<p>I know middle eastern is white, but I feel like my life story would compensate for not having a perfect rank etc.Not every applicant has been through a revolution or evacuated on an aircraft carrier. Hopefully this makes me stand out.I also plan on applying through Questbridge.Will this make a significant difference with my admissions to Harvard , Stanford, Yale, Duke ....</p>
<p>3.95 Gpa
my rank slipped from 10 to 16 out of 570 Juniors (might slip more) top 3 %
Full AP schedule
Senior class president
President of science Research Club
VP of Neuroscience Club
VP of Hosa
Secretary of Science Honor Society
A Member of: Doctors without Borders, LEO, Interact club, Robotics and Engineering, NHS
Played football as a freshman
I made it in AP Competition Government (required try outs)
Top 10% in state math competition
I won third place in the state Neuroscience competition
1st place in HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) creative problem solving
My Biomedical debate team got 4th place in the HOSA Nationals competition in Anaheim , California against 48 states
730 on SAT chem ( Im going to take SAT Math II)
I haven't taken the SAT yet but I'm aiming for 2100+ or Take the ACT instead
and on top of it all I'm not Asian or Indian haha</p>
<p>I'm Lebanese currently living in Arizona and my life story is interesting. I was part of a revolution ,evacuated on an aircraft carrier and I've experienced many other unique scenarios .I'm shadowing a geriatrician in Lebanon this Summer and plan on attending summer programs with the universities here.</p>
<p>I’m a US citizen before anyone asks lol</p>
<p>Without the Lebanese refugee part you already have a qualified application(assuming you do well on those SATs).
It is a good hook BUT on one condition. Colleges can care less if you are a refugee and putting that on your application alone will be meaningless. You MUST show colleges that being a refugee has changed you as a person, changed your character, actions, values etc. This is what would make it a good hook, otherwise it wouldn’t matter. I recommend you write your essay about your life experience and that it has shaped you into, I don’t know, being a dedicated student who strives to brake through the barrier. </p>
<p>Goodluck, you sound like you have a good chance!</p>
<p>Thumbs up on the refugee thing. It makes you a very interesting candidate.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight guys. bump</p>
<p>It can be a great hook provided you write a great essay on it.</p>
<p>Dude you sound like the worst candidate ever. i think you should apply to your local community college. and dont bump ur own thread. flaming FTW</p>
<p>just kedding bro! ure gonna get in! ur story is good and we all know your smart as effe</p>
<p>Tehewikis advice is extremely helpful. Follow it carefully.</p>
<p>Adding your personal experience like revolution to your essays will be absolutely helpful.</p>
<p>Make sure the essay is compelling. If you didn’t have a unique refugee experience (the US takes a lot of refugees), it might not do much for you. Don’t write about it if you can’t produce an excellent essay about it. Definitely mention it, but it seems risky to me to use it as a theme in your whole application.</p>
<p>I know a lot of refugees because my wife is one, and based on what I’ve heard - they don’t get a lot of love from schools. There are very few scholarships aimed at refugees, and that probably reflects how much of a hook it would be.</p>
<p>Remember, being a refugee is something that happened to you. They aren’t going to admit you just because something happened to you. Make it more than that and abandon it if you can’t.</p>