<p>I have near perfect grades, a good SAT score, national merit, difficult courses, etc. However, I have fairly pedestrian extracurriculars. On paper, I look like a run-of-the-mill "well-rounded kid." Music, newspaper, tutoring youths, summer research, etc. As we all know, top school want people who excel in a particular area, not jacks of all trades.
The one thing I <em>may</em> have going for me is that I love languages. In addition to English, I am near-fluent in French and functional in Chinese. I am also learning some Portuguese, and this summer I will be learning Hebrew. However, with the exception of the French National Exam, I don't have any awards to show my proficiency. This could be a problem, I know.
How impressive would these languages look for Ivy League schools? The only language above that I have a background in is Portuguese (my mother is from Brazil).
I know that people like the teen polyglot Tim Doner are way more impressive than me, but coupled with my stats, could it be good enough?</p>
<p>Also, I want to go into the sciences, so would this look unique? Or would be irrelevant because schools want pure science people? I plan on double majoring in Biology and Chinese.</p>
<p>Lol I thought you were going to say you hadn’t taken any languages.</p>
<p>No that’s really good.</p>
<p>That’s great 
I think some Latin would help as well, especially since Latin roots are very common in the sciences.</p>