<p>@2018RiceParent Thanks so much! Those were some helpful tips!</p>
<p>I think my IB score is decent: tentatively I will be predicted 43/45(40/42). This could vary between 42-44/45 but that’s still a good range, I hope.</p>
<p>In my school everyone is only allowed to take 3HLs so I think there’s no “hardest course load” but I do take some ‘difficult’ subjects so it should be alright. </p>
<p>I don’t think I can do much about my activities now so I’ll work on my essays :)</p>
<p>Unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to visit many schools so I’ve been relying on CC and the schools’ website to get a sense of what I like. I’ve definitely narrowed down my list since my first post. Currently, I’m thinking of applying to 11 schools: Stanford, NU, UChicago, Georgetown, Duke, Dartmouth, Columbia, Harvard, UC Berkeley, UMich Ann Arbor, WashU in St Louis. It’s still a long list but I think from my research I’d be quite happy to attend any of these schools so it’s alright to spread out my chances. </p>