Hungarian-American IB student learning Chinese

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>haha... just wanted to catch your attention... but it is true</p>

<p>I am an IB junior and will take the SAT on January 28th.
female, 1st generation Hungarian, US citizen</p>

<p>PSAT/NMSQT: 97th percentile, 207, probably will get National Merit Commended Student?
72cr, 62 m, 73 w</p>

<p>freshman year:
All As, pre-IB classes (7 classes total)</p>

<p>sophomore year:
As except 2 Bs in physics and trig (11 classes)
AP European History: 4</p>

<p>last semester:
All As (7 classes) including AP US History and AP English
IB elective: Psychology</p>

<p>senior year: APs in all the other subjects that I haven't taken APs in yet</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95 uw, 5.14 w (for sophomore year, dont know for last semester yet, should be around 5.50 now)</p>

<p>My school's ranked in top schools in nation by Newsweek. Public, magnet school.</p>

<p>EC:
freshman-
Law Explorers, by Holland and Knight Firm, best opening statement award
John Knox- retirement home
Relay for Life- raising $ for American Cancer Society</p>

<p>sophomore-
Speech and Debate- 1st place extemp at local, semifinalist international extemp at state
Chinese School- 3rd place Storytelling Festival
John Knox and Relay for Life
Sugar Shak- entertainment for Head Start kids
Student Government - sophomore class secretary</p>

<p>Summer: Volunteered 100 hours at orphanages for the disabled in China
Presidential Volunteer Service Award</p>

<p>Now, I am sponsoring an orphan I met in China.</p>

<p>junior:
Founded Mock Trial Club at my school (sophomore year really).
President of mock trial club
IOC (organizes Sugar Shak) parliamentarian
Student Gov- class historian
John Knox and Relay for Life
Speech and Debate- 3rd place debate at local, best novice international extemp at state
NHS
Chinese school- 3rd place Storytelling Festival</p>

<p>so what are my chances?
Georgetown (SFS) is my first choice, also considering Harvard, other Ivys, UChicago, Vanderbilt, Berkeley, Stanford, Amherst</p>

<p>I want to major in International Relations with a focus on .... what else? China</p>

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<p>Bravo for U!!! haha it's nice for me to see someone (other than asians) who are interested in chinese culture. I will keep my finger crossed for you man all the way.</p>

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<p>thanks for the encouragement... b/c i'm really freaked out about this whole college thing</p>

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<p>Matilli53:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCB: Safe Match</p>

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<p>no, i'm in florida....
but i'll definitely consider Berkeley more seriously now</p>

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<p>well, not so fast, even though your stats and activities show that you're a match for UCB, you'd only be a sure bet if you were in-state. since you're in florida, out-of-state applicants have a harder time to get into top UC's. if you can really knock em dead on your SAT's, your chances will increase exponentially, and we're talking like 2150+... so good luck with that</p>

<p>as far as stanford goes, write a stellar essay. sounds like the chinese thing is really cool, and they'll eat up anything that sounds personal and near and dear to you. you have 11 months until that is due for you, so take your time and really put your effort into that one</p>

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<p>sunkist16:</p>

<p>thanks for the advice... looks like stanford will become my second choice... </p>

<p>SATs are my weakest area, hopefully i'll be able to bring them up... my PSAT improved by 500 points since freshman year... i hope i didnt reach my intellectual limit!</p>

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<p>Matilli53:</p>

<p>UCB: Match (out of state)</p>

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<p>white person who knows and speaks chinese?</p>

<p>I smell a hook</p>