First of all, I am Chinese citizen but I go to a us boarding school. I am part white (middle eastern)and part Asian. I belong to a minor ethnicity in China.
Language: English, Chinese, French, Uyghur
I applied to Modern media and culture and middle eastern studies.
My sat I is 2230 Cr-720 Math-760 Writing-750
My sat subjects Math L2 800, Us history 690(Im not so happy with this)
GPA- 4.45/5 weighted(my school just changed it to weighted this year, which made everything very frustrating)
AP: AP US5, AP Ab and bc5, AP music theory5, AP English language 5, taking AP English lit, AP Econ, AP stats, AP physicsC this may.
Rank: top 4%
Awards: AP scholar with distinction, national Latin exam summa cum laude two consecutive years, school awards on music theory, physics H, french2, Latin2.
EC:
I am a professional producer. My movie got released in China in 2014. I am developing a new movie on Tibetan culture right now. I also work as an actress.
I have been singing for very long. Well-trained in piano and flute and guitar as well. I do recordings in studios.
I founded this organization that help Syrian refugees in Turkey. It is a NGO now. I go there every summer as volunteer.
I am dance and chorus lead in high school music theater.
I am doing independent research on Cold War Films with a Professor.
I am varsity tennis player.
Commonapp essay:9.5/10(everyone loved it. They think it was amazing…I take 0.5 off because I found 2 tense mistakes)
Supplement: 9/10 I don’t talk so how much admissions would like it, but I did put my heart out there. I believe it shows that I am interesting: i talked about my heritage having a grandfather from Kashgar and being descendent of Russo-Uzbekistani immigrant. And how I want to combien middle eastern studies and modern culture and media to make good films that deliver improtant message to people and show them that the Middle East is a beautiful and culturally-rich place but not just as a war zone.
Recs: one from English and other from Physics. They both love me! I would give it a 9/10.
Counselor Rex: 8-9/10? I don’t think she knows me that well…but I do show academic strength and good EC activités.
Hook: first generation college? Multi-racial?
Weakness: I don’t think my test score and gpa are that outstanding from a Chinese pool…
Additional: a rec from my voice teacher; a movie link of the movie I produced; a Lana del Rey song I covered.
Please feel free to share your opinions. I know this is a rigorous process.
I sincerely hope that everyone who is going through the same process the best of luck. I am not a person who only cares about grades. I always believed that finding myself is more important. I try to experience as much as I can in the things I am passionate about.
