<p>Hi!
I'm an international student who applied HMC as Early Decision 1.
I just got an e-mail from HMC saying if i haven't submitted video interview for early decision, please do so by December 1st via MYCOLLEGEi (recording and sending a 4-min videoclip).
I'm just wondering whether I should or not, cause I've read some comments in previous post saying interviews might also have a bad effect :-(..</p>
<p>Oh, also, do they send notifications out by e-mail or mail? </p>
<p>GPA: unweighted - over 3.8/4.0 (can't really remember :b)
weighted - 4.01/4.0 (including 12yr first sem, it's over 4.2)
ACT - eng 33 reading 29 math 36 science 34 (composite 33)
SAT2 - Math lv2 800, chem 770, bio(M) 720
AP/IBs - AP CS 4, AP macroecon 4, AP calc BC 5, IB s chem 6
and taking AP lang&comp, AP microecon, IB H bio, IB H math, IB H spanish next yr.</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
Participated in South East Asia Mathematics Competition as a representative of my school
Web club - 4 yrs
Help and Information club - 4 years (2nd yr as treasurer, and 3&4th as president)
NHS - 1yr
Taught Indonesian workers in my dad's company Korean for last two summers
Junior Varsiy Touch Rugby - 1yr
Popular Musician Union - 1 yr (member/performer)
Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asia School (Varsity) Mathematics - 2 yrs
Church service clubs...etc</p>
<p>I’m guessing you’re a Korean in Indonesia (or some other south east asian countries)
I’m Korean too
To make things short, YES!
To be honest, you’re not the strongest applicant, but with those stats added with ED and female-advantage, you have a very high chance</p>
<p>By the way, I’m confused about the video interview thing too. But, I decided to do it.
Dear people, should I try to speak cool or rather just extremely standard, you know, the monotonous interview tone. Neither would really be faking my attitude.</p>
<p>well, you taught korean, so obviously you’re a korean
and you did some Southeast asian activities.
I wouldn’t have been convinced with just the fact that your dad’s workers are Indonesian, though, cuz there are a lot of southeast asian workers in korea. Not meant to be offensive if I sounded so.</p>
<p>I know!!
actually i’ve been exchanging emails with a korean in HMC
and he says there’s only 6 (hopefully he’s wrong)
that’s like 1~2 per class!!</p>
<p>6 for the whole school?
there’s like 80~100 per class in my highschool.
well… at least the school’s nearby LA so that we can have Korean food once in a while:D</p>
<p>you’re so right. I am so gonna make an Asian food club and buy ingredients from LA and cook food at school.
By the way, do you have facebook? If you do and if you don’t mind, send me your name and school via private message and I’ll friend you right away. If you want to be careful, which I understand, I’ll send you instead</p>
Not meant to be offensive if I sounded so.</p>