JHU, MIT, Penn, Columbia, UCB, Duke, UCSD...

<p>Applying for: Engineering (BME for JHU)
ED: JHU</p>

<p>I am an international student (korea) living in china
not applying fin aid.
SAT I:
May 2005 : 630 (V) 740 (M) 710 (W) - total : 2080
Oct 2005 : 740 (V) 760 (M)) 660 (W) - total : 2160
Composite: 2210</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math level 2: 800
Chemistry: 800
Bio M: 780</p>

<p>GPA - 3.86 uw (A- ~ A), A's in math and sciences.. but B- in physics (freshman year)
and i never took a physics course after that.. but took IB bio HL and chem HL instead. took hardest courses possible (all IB, 4 HLs, 2 SLs in junior+senior yr), can't take 3 sci's becase of scheduling problems</p>

<p>ECs:
varsity bball (captain, starting guard)
varsity vball (starting hitter)
habitat for humanity fundraising committee member
coaching bball for elementary kids
ballers inc (basketball club) - founder
computer overclocking / cooling (former webmaster of community)
interact (community service)
and also for summer.. i attended this medicine summit at jhu during the summer after sophomore year.. </p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
English Proficiency Test for International Students.. finalist
Essay contest for international students.. 1st place</p>

<p>Essays are decent.. not mind-blowing, but also not generic
recs are exceptional..GC personally told me</p>

<p>The only thing im concerned with is that i dont have any internships related to engineering.. i couldnt find any here in china
Chances..?
thanks!</p>

<p>msmandoo:</p>

<p>UCB: Slight Reach (Engineering, out of state)
UCSD: Safe Match (Engineering, out of state)</p>

<p>thanks a bunch.. how about some other schools?</p>