<p>I'm a senior from Hong Kong, currently studying the IB Diploma.
I do Higher Level: Econ, History, Biology
Standard Level: Maths, English, Chinese</p>
<p>I'm currently getting a 40 in IB (7 - maths and chinese, 6 - econ, biology, english, 5 - history, 3 points for ToK/EE)
SAT: 2010 (M: 700, W: 700, R: 610)
SAT 2: Chinese 800, Maths 2 700</p>
<p>Extra-Curricular:</p>
<p>Co-organiser of a school-wide talent show, raised HK$50,000 for a charity in India.
Head of Finance for Cultural Evening
Head of Finance for Student Government
School Prefect
House Captain
Varsity Soccer Captain
Other sporting events
etc..</p>
<p>I'm applying to 8 university's
Columbia, UPenn, UC Berkeley, USC, NYU, Emory, UCLA, Northeastern
Thinking about majoring in Economics
I know the Ivy's and Berkeley are hard to get in for anyone, but might as well try.
Any opinions about my university choices?</p>
<p>There are many high scoring students from HK applying to most of these schools, so the competition is particularly heavy.</p>
<p>Your IB and SAT scores make Penn and Columbia highly unlikely. Berkeley, UCLA and Emory are reaches, but more possible. I’d say you have a 30% chance at these 3. For NYU I’d say 50/50, and Northeastern is the only likely admit here.</p>
<p>If you really want a US school, I’d add some less competitive ones.</p>
<p>I would add a couple more high targets…GWU, U of Wisc Madison, U of Mich., Boston U., U Texas Austin, Ohio State, American U., and similar? Your critical reading is an issue, so do have a couple lower targets and another safety.</p>