<p>Hi, I just received my final grades for my junior year. They turned out not as good as I expected and I am really worried right now. I hope some of you can tell me if I am on the right track.</p>
<p>Background: Male. Southeast Asian. A junior from a competitive New England boarding school.</p>
<p>SAT I: 2140 (640 CR 800M 700W) - will take it again in fall
SAT II:
-Math 2: 800
-I'm taking US History and Physics next week - expecting to get 800 for both</p>
<p>Classes:</p>
<p>Sophomore Year: GPA = 3.72/4 unweighted (school doesn't weigh GPA)
-ESL I (English as a second language - required for new international students): B
-Biology: A-
-Honors Geometry: A+
-ESL II: A-
-Physics I: A
-Honors Precalculus: A</p>
<p>Junior Year: GPA = 3.78/4
-Calculus BC: A
-Foreign Policy: A
-American Lit: A-
-Chinese I: A
-AP US History: A-
-AP Physics C: B+</p>
<p>Senior Year:
-AP English Language
-AP Economics
-AP Env Science
-Multivariable Calculus
-Introduction to Philosophy
-Eastern Religions
-Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms (Music class)</p>
<p>Class Rank: probably top 10%
Solid Recommendations</p>
<p>Activities:
-Model United Nations, Habitat for Humanity, Debate Team, School Newspaper, Math Team, Court House
-Sports: JV Cross Country, JV Nordic Skiing, JV Track & Field
-Plus: I'm organizing events for poor children in my country and fundraising for a public library over the summer</p>
<p>Schools I hope to apply to are:
-Yale
-UPenn: Huntsman Program
-Columbia
-Duke
-UChicago
-NYU Stern
-CM Tepper School
-JHU
-Amherst
-Swarthmore</p>
<p>hmmm…
Well you are an international student and at a challenging boarding school, so i’ll give you a break on your grades. But your SAT score needs to be way higher. The percentage chance of admission jumps from like 6% to liek 12% from SAT scores of 2100’s to 2200’s. And if you are realyl gonna work hard, then your chances will jump from 6% to 20% if you can get 2300+.
Your EC’s seem to be pretty weak… Ivy leagues and high colleges need to see ap assion for something. Do you have any awards or competitions that show your more than a kid who takes ahrd classes and goes to a competitive boarding school? Face it, what makes colleges such as Yale AWESOME, is the student body it encompasses. They want amazing kids, kids who will not only succeed in the academic environment there, but also kids who are passionate abotu the studies they pursue. It’s too late now, but here is what I think</p>
<p>If you’ve only taken Chinese I, what language will you use for Huntsman? They almost never accept those using a native language and want you to come in pretty accomplished in your target language.</p>