<p>hey there
i am a year 19year old male from singapore currently serving the first year of my 2yr conscription
i am interested in computerscience , business
preferably i would like to go to harvard,mit,princeton and schools on the east coast over the westcoast </p>
<p>i was in year 11 last year(retained). however i took the cie alevels by myself as an private candidate studying for it by my own and scored A<em>A</em>A*A respectively for Math,Further Math,Physics and Chemistry.
i have yet taken my SATs yet but i am expecting to get 800 for my math 700for critical reading and probably 600/650 for creative writing. i plan to take SAT subject test for Math 2,Physics and either chemistry or world history and would hope to score 800s for them.</p>
<p>academic results
good progress award in year 9(2010)
top 25% in year 10(2011)
retained in year 11(2012)
top 10% of my cohort during year 11 (2013)</p>
<p>more info about myself
i am the founder of a local business in my country creating ear pieces(custom in ear monitors)
and i also know some programming
i am quite an computer geek</p>
<p>MY ECs
i am a member in the track and field team and in the uniform groups im secondary school(2&4 yrs respectively)
i have been awarded a rank attainable only for a few cadets who demonstrate leadership skills and knowledge
in year 11 (2012) i was a member of the bowling reserve team
member of the arts council
economics subject representative
and i actively participate in school events
in year 11(2013)
i was a national education ambassador
vice president of the national education ambassadorial group
member of tennis
i clocked in about 90hours of community work during year 7to 10
and about 60hours during year 11(2013)</p>
<p>PLANS
try to win some awards in mathematics competition such as national maths olympaid
and australian mathematics competition
take part in robotics competition( i am good at things like that and i enjoy creating electronics)
probably get an internship in an IT company
take more courses related to computer science</p>
<p>what i am writing for my essay
-how i was demoralised by the bad results in year 10 and resulted into me getting off form in year 11(2012) and realised how much time i wasted and decided to buck up in year 11(2013) by juggling between school work, ECs , alevels , community work and realised that i just have to step up whenever i encounter failure and not just let failure set me back helpless like what happened in year11(2012)</p>
<p>thanks for your help and please do guide me in what more do i have to do to reach my goal</p>
<p>ok, You have good chances, just remember that the acceptance rate for internationals in elite schools are below 10%… finally i think you should avoid stating achievements in your essay, try being completely you…GOOD LUCK</p>
<p>Your essay topic sounds kind of boring. That’s what struck me about your post. Talk about something interesting, something that you have experienced that no one else in this world has ;)</p>
<p>I agree with AmericanHopee. If you want to stand out against international students, you HAVE to be different. An essay of that content will not make you stand out. Im sure you’ll find something much more unique to speak about. You said youve been conscripted? Talk about that and link it to your goals in some way!</p>
<p>You are from Singapore…a very hot country (climate wise)…and you prefer East Coast (which is very cold in the winter) over West Coast (which has very mild climate year round)…interested in computer science and business…</p>
<p>…it seems you have no idea what you are talking about. Do you even know where Stanford is located? or UCBerkeley? To be frank, if I were you…I wouldn’t even bother to apply to Stanford with your credentials…only the BEST of the BEST from Singapore with the HIGHEST academic/extracurricular achievements should be applying to Stanford…</p>
<p>…I’m afraid you will get a succinct REJECTION. Sorry.</p>
<p>@gravitas2
2:08AM
i am interested in computerscience , business
preferably i would like to go to harvard,mit,princeton and schools on the east coast over the westcoast</p>
<p>You are from Singapore…a very hot country (climate wise)…and you prefer East Coast (which is very cold in the winter) over West Coast (which has very mild climate year round)…interested in computer science and business…</p>
<p>…it seems you have no idea what you are talking about. Do you even know where Stanford is located? or UCBerkeley? To be frank, if I were you…I wouldn’t even bother to apply to Stanford with your credentials…only the BEST of the BEST from Singapore with the HIGHEST academic/extracurricular achievements should be applying to Stanford…</p>
<p>…I’m afraid you will get a succinct REJECTION. Sorry.</p>
<p>i am sorry what i meant to say is that do i stand any chance in getting into any of the school i mentioned above and that i do prefer the east coast over the west coast but it will not a deciding factor
and does wining awards such as gold medal and higher distinction in a national olympaid and australian mathematics competition help?
cam you give me some advise in how i can improve my cv
thanks</p>