<p>Hey CC Community, this is my first ever post so bear with me if I sound too noob-ish and generally doe-eyed.</p>
<p>I'm a rising senior, going into my last year in A-Levels (Senior Year basically) at an English-medium school in Pakistan. This school is nationally recognized and very competitive sending around 10/12 people to Ivies and Oxbridge every year. I have an ambitious college list (still open to changes!) and I'd love to get opinions on where I stand and which areas I can improve on.</p>
<p>My college list is:
1. Columbia (ED)
2.Stanford
3.Harvard
4.Princeton
5.Yale
6.Uchicago
7.Georgetown
8.Northwestern
9.UCLA
10.UC Berkeley
11.USC</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT: 2320 (800 CR 770 M 750 WR 10 essay)
GPA: Don't have GPA but British system conversion to GPA is such that if you get 9 and above A* out of 10 O-levels, it's close to a weighted 4.0 GPA, so yeah got 9 A* and 1 A in O-levels. Have yet to receive to A-level grades but predicted grades are 4 A's out of 4, hence a 4.0 GPA.
SAT II: N/A
Course Load: A-level History, Physics,Economics,Maths-Physics and History are the toughest A-level subjects currently. Also part of a quasi-Honors class known as Global Perspectives and Research which was only offered to 20 of the best students of the class and is offered to very few schools worldwide.Very rigorous class.
Class Rank: Don't have rank anymore but I think top 5%. Came 1st and 2nd 8 years in a row till Freshman Year, though I don't if that counts.</p>
<p>Subjective:
EC's: Debate Team: 9th to 11th Grade. Currently Captain of the school team.Twice a nationally ranked debater; lead the U-17 team to 3rd in National Championships, 1st in a huge Local Championship and shortlisted for the National Debate Team.
Done a bunch of Declamation Contests as well, though no real success.
School Clubs: History, World Affairs and Economics Club: Won a few awards in them
Outside School Drama Production: Organized and acted in independent student-run play- spent an excess of 200 hours in it- all proceeds from the play were given to charity ( We thought it would be a different way of fundraising)-Part of my community service as well.
Community Service: The play I helped organize as well 60+ hours at a local school to help special children
Work Experience: 10th Grade- 50+ at a vocational training center
11th grade-Summer before Senior Year: 150+ hours at a fantastic company which really gave me the freedom to follow my passions. Set up a online marketing strategy for one aspect of their business, worked on groundbreaking solar and business innovation projects and helped to monetize an app with 22 million downloads.</p>
<p>No Essays or Teacher Recommendations yet.</p>
<p>Hook: Dad did undergrad at Columbia (Primary legacy).</p>
<p>I've bared out the fruits of my current high school career, and I would love to hear back from you guys!</p>