My Chances for Harvard (Economics, Psychology, or Biology Major)

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Filipino
Race: Southeast Asia (Philippines)
Location: Immigrated to Canada
School: Public (Competitive) – Gifted Program</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>Unweighted Grades
Grade 9 – GPA: 3.8
Grade 10 – GPA: 3.9
Grade 11 – GPA: 4.0
Grade 12 – GPA 4.0</p>

<p>Upward Trend (Ref. to Essay Topic)</p>

<p>Standardized Testing - Retaking</p>

<p>SAT (I):</p>

<p>2200</p>

<p>SAT (II)</p>

<p>World History: 750
Biology M: 730
Math I: 720</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities – In Order of Importance</p>

<p>Environmental Organization – 3 Years
-Financial Director
-Representative
-Conceptualized, and Co-Planned two concerts for environmental awareness, handling over 10,000 peoples (Guests include: David Suzuki, Steven Page, Frank de Jong)
-EcoSchools – Silver Award 2007
-Implementing renewable resources on my secondary school, making it the first school in my country to implement renewable resources.</p>

<p>-The aforementioned organization was once a club, and in 2 years it had become government and school board funded. Now it deals with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of renewable resources a year.</p>

<p>District School Board – 2 Years
-School Representative for the District School Board Student Council
-Ambassador for District School Board Trustee
**
Youth Involvement Organization – 2 Years**
-Editor-In-Chief</p>

<p>-The aforementioned organization is a Canada-wide youth news provider. I am the Editor-In-Chief of the main chapter of the organization.</p>

<p>City's Youth Cabinet (At City Hall) - 3 Years
-Voting Member
-Representative</p>

<p>Model United Nations – 2 Years
-Founder and President</p>

<p>Junior Achievement - 1 Year
-Founder and Student Coordinator of Program at School</p>

<p>United Speakers Club– 2 Years
-Co-Founder and Vice-President</p>

<p>Thinking Club (Psychology, Philosophy, Anthropology) – 2 Years
-Co-Founder and Co-President</p>

<p>Choir – 2 Years
-Bass Singer
-Soloist</p>

<p>Free the Children– 2 Years
-National Conference Attendee
-Member</p>

<p>DECA Club – 2 Years
-Provincial Competition Qualifier
-Member</p>

<p>Youth Advisory Group - 2 Years
-Member
**
Investment Club – 3 Years**
-Placed Top Three in School Investment Competition
**
Other Clubs:**
-Film Club - 3 Years
-Go Club - 3 Years
-Table Tennis Club - 2 Years
-Chess Club - 2 Years
-Anime Club - 2 Years
-School Newspaper - 1 Year</p>

<p>Programs:
-Placement Program at a Global Human Resources Outsourcing and Consulting Firm
-Gifted Program (Gr. 4-12)
-Leadership Program (Summer)</p>

<p>Essay Topic:
I had a medical disease and parent and close relative had cancer.</p>

<p>*Please note that I will not be including every single one of my EC's to admissions.</p>

<p>Change the above title to Penn, Ahaha.</p>

<p>Yeah. A college like Penn would REALLY hate a "Why harvard?" essay.
I hope no one out there messed that up, though every year...people continue to amaze me..</p>

<p>far-reach i guess</p>

<p>I think you have a chance at Harvard and Penn.</p>

<p>I hear you hear a lot of things c0v.</p>

<p>i am in grade 9 and i live in Vancouver.
I am doing JA right now.</p>