<p>I'll be just very very grateful if someone will tell me how do I "look" compared to other students... Am I an applicant any school will consider? Or maybe should I save money and don't apply anywhere?
Please, please, please help me =)</p>
<p>So there ya go:
SAT I: haven't taken yet, let's assume I won't get lower than 2150 (I will learn :p )
SAT II: Math II: 800 Physics: 800 German: 680 (this june, first time, single sitting, don't plan to retake, will hide German?)</p>
<p>I dream to major in Areospace Engineering and would want to make it clear in my application, if applying to schools with that major (or maybe I should generally make it clear?)</p>
<p>High school record:
High school lasts only 3 years. We have grades in range 1-6. 1 is the worst, 6 is granted for excellence in subject beyond what is expected, so I believe both 6 and 5 translae to "A". We have around 11 classes a year, I'm in a class with math-phys-IT focus. School doesn't rank. Probably top 10%, maybe higher.
freshman year: average grade 5.0
math, physics, English lang.: 6
Bio, Polish lang., arts: 4
Other: 5
junior year: average grade 5.15<br>
math, physics, English lang., Geography: 6
Polish lang., Chemistry :( : 4
Other: 5
math, physics and chemistry taken on the "extended" level (in order to take 3 "extended" subjects I had to take chemistry with bio-chem profile class and it hurt my grade :( ) </p>
<p>Extracurricular activities:
* Gliding course & involvement with the local airport
(last holidays and current holidays, paid for it from my scholarship recieved at the end of middle school for being a valedictorian of sorts. Generally, allows me to learn how things really look, pick up bits of technical knowledge and lots of other stuff)
* Math Club (7 yrs)
* Moderator on the largest physics forum in Poland (2 years so far)
* Chemistry Club/laboratory (started this year with a friend, only we two are interested..)
* Self-learning Russian (and English! =) )
* Self-preparation for Physics olympiad, because school didn't teach me anything >.>, took part in both freshman and junior year.
* Class treasurer for 2 years (do you have class treasures in the US or should I write vice-president? Because it's almost the same I guess)</p>
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<li><p>One physics teacher from school (not mine) promised me to involve me a bit with local University next year (my senior year). Mainly laboratory, but I should also take part in some lectures held in English (we'll have Spanish students over)</p></li>
<li><p>will try to get some volunteering at local hospice during these holidays</p></li>
<li><p>would reading books in a foreign language be considered an EC? Reading how airplanes work? Building airplane models?</p></li>
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<p>Contests:
- Physics Olympiad/national IPhO qualification semi-finals(?), ~ 100 people across the country get there. (lacked only 6 points to make it to the national finals - should I mention it or ask my teacher to do so in rec?)</p>
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<li>some math awards (mostly Math kangaroo distinctions - are you familiar?) and some very minor Physics ones (almost nothing to take part in, to be honest...)</li>
<li>have some nice contests from middle school, do you think they will count?<br></li>
</ul>
<p>Background & other stuff:
Country: Poland
Income bracket: less than 10k a year, without financial aid won't do.
Raised by a single parent, not high income even for Polish standards, rather small city (120k), public school that very very rarely has anyone in any national finals (the last person was maybe a few years ago). No EC's offered at school, except for Math Club, Theater Club and Volleyball(?).
Received an Exchange Student from Germany in October, will go there this October (but it's only a week).
Next year I plan to take part in Chemistry Olympiad, and ofc Physics olympiad again (and this time make it to the finals, lol. But even if, it won't show up on my app, because the results are in March)</p>
<p>Now that I wrote it, it feels even worse :( Is there any chance for me or should I just give up...? :( If I have any chances are there any schools you'd suggest? (well, at least as a starting point)
Thank you a lot!!</p>