Of course you wouldn't....

<p>... chance me if I didn't come up with the wise-guy title =D .... <em>wait, don't leave now</em></p>

<p>so here goes...</p>

<p>Race: not specified on app
Citizenship:- US, but living in Asia
School type- Private
Gpa- N/a
Rank- top decile</p>

<p>GCE O Levels- 8 As and 1 B
GCE A Levels - 4 As and 1 B / 5 As predicted
SAT- M740 W730 CR680 (dammit!) = 2150
SAT Subs- to take in Jan</p>

<p>Essays- good.. one very creative, the other quite down to earth, but both very personal
Recs- I know about one of my teachers' recs...it's very good.. the others won't be bad. Excellent Additional reference from a Princeton student, who stated, with examples, how I'm totally compatible for the princeton community
Optional- I conducted a research throughout highschool, that led me to work with a lot of people and kids in villages (met a nobel laureate, too), so I took a few of the photographs and printed them on the "what else would you like us to know" form.</p>

<p>EC's-
-Ranked best debater in the country ( it's a small country, heh, but pretty tight in debating)
- Member of the National Team for the World Schools Debating Championships (2008-USA and 2009-Greece)
-Founder and coach for our school's club (which also happens to be the only student-organization at my school)
-adjudicated at several schools AND universities =D</p>

<p>-Did my independent research....had to do internships here and there, and with the nobel laureate i told you about...
-published it in a national journal</p>

<p>-Columnist for that very same journal, writing about economics, politics and education.</p>

<ul>
<li>Played soccer on the school team, even at a national tournament.</li>
</ul>

<p>-worked as a web-designer for a US company for 2 years (job experience)</p>

<p>So that's pretty much all there is to say, I guess...</p>

<p>...so reassure me that I still have a fighting chance, guys =D!</p>

<p>Much depends on your hooks, uneverknow. If you are Asian, you will need either a very strong Legacy hook or donor potential with the Development Office (don’t underestimate this). Right now, it appears that you chances are lower than average. Test scores are below average. Your ECs (debate especially) might pull you up more than you think. A lot also depends on how you intend to market yourself. Read a book called “Getting In” for some ideas.</p>

<p>Good luck in your school search!</p>

<p>Oh, forgot to mention… I was valedictorian for the O levels batch… (since high school is divided between the o levels (grade ten) and A levels (grade 12) batches under the UK education system)</p>