<p>Hi, thanks for taking the time to read this guys. I am a Canadian testing my luck with US schools. I live really in the middle on nowhere, Northwestern Ontario and the closest "city" is Winnipeg, which is 700km away. My school hasn't sent or tried to send anyone to Ivies for years so I am not very sure of my chances.</p>
<p>Test Scores
* SAT I (breakdown):2250 (M: 800, W: 720, CR: 730)
* ACT: Did not take
* SAT II: Math IIC (800), Physics (800), Chemistry (780)</p>
<p>Academics
* Unweighted GPA: 4.0 (96-97%)
* Rank: 1/226
* State: ON, Canada
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Chinese
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: 90k-ish (just a guess)
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really
* Essays: Pretty bad; not a very good writer (sounds more like a science lab than a personal essay)
* Recs: Really good; since I'm the first student at my school attempting Ivy in years, they have been all very supportive (i used my Math, History teacher)</p>
<p>Awards/Achievements
* Twice COMC Provincial Champion, Fermat Provincial Champion (142), Perfect score for Hypatia
* CMO - 19 (9th in Canada)
* AMC - 127.5
* AIME - 11
* USAMO - 13
* "Potential" Canadian IMO candidate this year (attended summer and will winter IMO training camp)
* Regional Science Fair category winner
* Won several local piano competition scholarships
* Represented Northwestern Ontario in Ontario Piano Competition twice
* Band Rookie Award
* 4th in Regional Badminton Doubles</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
* Student Council (9-12)
Positions: President (12), Treasurer (11), Grade 10 Representative (10)
* School Council (11-12)
Positions: Student Representative (11-12)
* Math Club (11-12)
Positions: President, Founder
* Senior Concert Band (9-12)
Positions: Low Brass Section Leader (12), Band Executive
* Badminton (9-12)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
* Teach Piano (2 hours per week)</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
* Superior Science Summer Camp (1 summer)
* Chippewa Summer Camp (1 summer)
* Breakfast Literacy Club (10)
* Recognized City Volunteer (participate in helping Canada Day, Kite Festival)</p>
<p>The schools I'm trying are:
* Yale SCAE
* Harvard
* Princeton
* UP Wharton
* MIT
* Columbia
* Dartmouth
* Cornell</p>
<p>As for my safeties, I'm just using several Canadian schools that I'm pretty sure I can get in. Thanks!</p>