<p>Location: Toronto ON
School Type: Public (it's pretty small and in the west end of Toronto)
GPA: uhh not sure but I'm ranked in the top 1%, ~95%
Ranking: 2 or 3/300
SAT:CR 760 M 760 W 720 Total 2240
SAT II: Math II: 800 Bio E: 730 Physics: 740 (ughh I know T___T)
ACT: //
AP/IB:
took 6 pre-APs in grade 11
this year, taking AP: Chem, Bio, Calculus & Vectors, Advanced Functions, European History</p>
<p>Awards:
2011 Toronto Star High School Newspaper Awards 1st place
Shad/ RIM Entrepreneurship Cup 1st place for Web Design and 3rd place for Scientific Application
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver, working on Gold
Top 25% in all those Waterloo math contests
Top 1% UBC Michael Smith Challenge in grade 10
University of Toronto Biology Contest, school team ranked 3rd in Canada</p>
<p>Leadership:
Student Council (4 years), Publicity this upcoming year
Model UN (we host our own symposium and invite schools), Secretary General
Chinese Cultural Club, founder and President for 2 years
School Newspaper, in grade 10: featured columnist, in gr. 11 and 12: Editor in chief, layout Editor (lol two in one)
Amnesty International Club, Vice President
School Yearbook, 4 years as Layout </p>
<p>Community Service:
Volunteer at local historic site for 4 years
Volunteer at two hospitals
Volunteer for 4 years at Toronto Public Library in 4+ programs
Lab Assistant with a neuropsychology researcher </p>
<p>Other Notable ECs:
-I frequently write for a feminist magazine in Toronto
-I do some graphic design with mentorship from a graphic design studio in TO
-I'm on the executive committee of organizers of a semi-private University fair held in October for business students, with funding from the top business schools in Ontario (Schulich, Rotman, Ivey, Queen's)
-attended a math camp and a computer science camp at Waterloo, and Shad Valley in 2010
- I dance ballet, and Korean & Chinese traditional dance (we do concerts every year etc.)
- I have played the violin for 7 years now (woo so original :P)
- I play on my school's Ultimate Frisbee team
- I used to play competitive volleyball but stopped after it took up too many of my nights</p>
<p>Ethnicity: F
Gender: Chinese </p>
<p>Essay: I wrote about dissecting a human at Laval University and how it changed my outlook on life. I got great feedback from friends who said they got shivers from it, English teachers, and a journalist. </p>
<p>Why Columbia: I wrote about my love for libraries and reading and how much I love the library system</p>
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<p>Anything to share:
I did okay on AMC 12 last year, high enough to qualify for the next level and to be invited to Canada/USA Math Camp this summer (which I couldn't attend due to scheduling conflicts) and a private math contest at MIT which was held this past weekend (which I also couldn't attend due to scheduling conflicts...sigh my life)</p>
<p>Weaknesses:
I know my SAT score is on the low side..ick
I don't have spectacular awards.
While I love all my ECs and I do them for my own personal enjoyment, they don't show much in terms of direction. They're a bit scattered and all over the place, which kinda represents my own super diverse interests.</p>
<p>I'm hoping that since I'm a girl applying to Engineering, I might have an edge. But then again... who knows.</p>
<p>Do I have a chance? I'm ready for the brutally honest.</p>
I am from there :)</p>
I might make the trip out to mmun this year, but it depends on how busy I am before utmun and deca provs</p>