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<p>canadian here!</p>

<p>basic info about me:
korean-canadian (canadian citizen)
male
junior</p>

<p>SATs:
SAT I - taking this coming october (im not predicting anything)
SAT II - Bio (Gr.10) 800, Chem (Gr. 11) 800, Math IC (Gr.11) 800</p>

<p>School (public):
im not too sure about how the canadian system works, but according to past trends, its been 86+ is a 4.0 (says so on wiki too)
taking the toughest courseload
-soph 4.0
-junior 4.0
-IB: Econ SL 7, French SL 7
- number-wise, my average for junior year is around 92%</p>

<p>ECs (i like to go deep not wide):
Clubs
enough :)</p>

<p>Volunteering
- KCCA-korean canadian children's association (a summer camp for adopted korean kids into canadian families-REALLY devoted to this) (4 years)
- Habitat for humanity (3 years)
- North York Harvest Food Bank (2 years)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (2 years)</p>

<p>Others
- School Newspaper (Sports editor - 2 years)
- Bronze Cross
- Piano (8 years)
- Track/Field team (gr.10) - intramural 100m champion for grade 10</p>

<p>Academic achievements:
Grade 9
- English Essay Contest sponsored by The Korea Times Daily (2nd place)
- University of Waterloo Math Contest (Top 25%)</p>

<p>Grade 10 (my bio dominant year):
- English Essay Contest sponsored by The Korea Times Daily (1st place)
- University of Toronto National Biology Competition-most prestigious bio competition in canada (top 1 percentile)
- Korean Proficiency Test (Level 3)
- University of Waterloo Math Contest (Top 25%)</p>

<p>Grade 11 (my chem dominant year):
- University of Waterloo Math Contest
- University of Waterloo National Chemistry Competition (Avogadro Exam)-most prestigious junior year chem contest in canada (45th out of around 6000 internationally)</p>

<p>Grade 12 (next year):
- preparing for the International Chemistry Olympiad training program
- plan to apply to the mentorship program at U of T</p>

<p>Essay:
- not sure</p>

<p>Recommendations:
- Sunnybrook hospital doctor
- Few teachers</p>

<p>thanks peeps. please critize, compliment anything u wish</p>

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<p>There is no EA at princeton only ED. Its hard to evaluate w/o SATs and intended major. Does your school rank?</p>

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<p>@mikenthemadddog66: sorry bout that...i ll change it in the topic
btw, my intended major is molecular bio
and nope my school does not rank, although i really wish it did...
thanks for ur QUICK reply</p>

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<p>looks awesome to me - I don't think you'll have a problem with the SAT - you have two chances before the ED deadline</p>

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<p>@sl8r000: thanks thanks</p>

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<p>can anybody else recommend me any improvements (which im sure i need)?</p>

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<p>depending when canada determines its IChO team before admissions time: make the IChO team.</p>

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<p>Is there a reason you took Math IC instead of Math IIC?</p>

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<p>@FOOLONTHEHILL161: im pretty sure that they dont make the decisions by admission time :(
@quirkly: nope no reason, i dont really discriminate between the science SAT IIs, i couldve just as well taken physics or math II... but is there a reason u ask? does it hurt to take math IC instead of Math IIC?</p>

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<p>Math I: Math for poets and writers; Math II: Math for real people (jk :p) The Math II exam is too easy a test and I wouldn't exactly say it hurts.... but a Math I 800 won't impress the admissions counselors at all, especially since you've done all those math contests.</p>

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<p>Although the Math IIC is graded on a MUCH easier curve, it tests more advanced math, and I think if you're looking into engineering or anything like that, you'll want IIC.</p>

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<p>Whoops, edit to my last post, I meant the Math I exam is too easy a test. If you have time, take the Math II, but don't fret if you can't.</p>

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<p>thanks to both of u
@quirkily: im not really into the maths or engineering, more on the lines of biological sciences</p>

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<p>am i disadvantaged in any way by being a canadian citizen?</p>

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<p>Yes. International applicants have much more competition than do Americans.</p>

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<p>nvm i found out the answer myself...
@11argon: sorry but where did u get ur information? cuz on the princeton website i found this is the FAQ (<a href="http://www.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/u/brief/5QandA.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/u/brief/5QandA.htm&lt;/a&gt;) -->
Q:Are applications from non-U.S. citizens treated differently in the admission process?</p>

<p>A:No. All applications are considered in the same way, regardless of students’ citizenship or in what parts of the world they attend high school.</p>

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<p>I'll answer your above question - top schools like Princeton have stringent quotas for how many international applicants they'll accept. Then, combine this with top-notch students from all over the world and you'll be facing crazy competition in the pool.</p>

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<p>top schools? harvard doesnt put a quota... can u direct me to where u found the information about princeton setting a quota?</p>

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<p>Look, I don't see why you're getting so defensive when you posed the question about being international in the first place.</p>

<p>Sure, colleges proclaim themselves to treat internationals in the same way as they do native applicants, but how does that explain the low admissions rate of the former? It's not like the international pool is waaay weaker than the native one. Why don't you check out the international forum some more? I'll see if I can find some statistics if you want to keep debating.</p>

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<p>whoa, calm down there. at the time i posted my question, i didnt know that princeton had already answered my question in their faq. read a few posts back and i already said that i found out for myself. seriously, calm down... i was just trying to get right information, not a debate.</p>