<p>Profile
Ethnicity: Asian
Nationality: American
Location: Hong Kong
Type: International Student </p>
<p>Academics:
IB Diploma hard subjects. 4 highers as opposed to the Usual 3. 7 is the highest you can get
Chinese B higher 5
Bio higher 7
Economics Higher 7
History Higher 7
English A1 Standard 7
Math Studies Standard 7
Great School. Apparently we're on the G20 school list next year.</p>
<p>SAT I: 1320/2010
Verbal 650
Math 670
Writing 690</p>
<p>ACT 31</p>
<p>SAT II:
Literature: 690
Chinese: 800
Bio Molecular: 700
Math I: Hasn't come out yet. </p>
<p>No Class Rank.
I got an 80% average for the first 2 years and then I spiked to a 90% in Junior year. Right now maintaining a 93ish% I am explaining this in my additional info section.
I don't know how to calculate my GPA</p>
<p>Extra Curricular
Model UN: Beijing MUN - Human Rights Council, Seoul MUN - ICJ Judge, sort of president.
Youth Suicide Prevention Project - Outreach Coordinator
Junior Achievement Program - Production Team Member, Sales and Marketing Outreach
Piano - ABRSM Grade 8 Pass
Non-varsity Volleyball - Libero (We don't really have varsity here) </p>
<p>Community Service:
Caritas Hospital for the Mentally Challenged - Caretaker
Hong Kong Welfare Center - Tutoring Kids
Christina Noble Foundation - Volunteer in Vietnam
UNESCO - Volunteer in Laos </p>
<p>Jobs:
Wong's Textile Factory - Factory Worker (In Dalian China) 8am-10pm
Social Worker for a community in China 9am-5pm</p>
<p>Both Summer Jobs</p>
<p>Awards:
Honors in Fresh and Soph years
Honors with Distinction in Junior Senior </p>
<p>Teacher Recs: My teachers said that if I didn't get into college, it wasn't because of their recs
School Rec: I think my Counselor finds me funny? No idea. </p>
<p>Essays:
Common app about my role in my traditional Asian Family being the youngest and most westernize one.
Supplement about my experience at working in Wong's and how that motivated me learn more about ILR. Cornell because of the focus that it gives on China's labor market.</p>
<p>I would try to get your SAT score up a bit. Is CR weighing you down? Being an international is an added hurdle.</p>
<p>Also, not sure how you managed the factory worker job 16 hours a day. Maybe you can tie working conditions in such factories to your interest in ILR. Just a thought.</p>
<p>Expand the labor market bit. Talk about certain instances where you observed conflict or inequity. Talk about what skim-the-surface readings you then did about the Chinese labor market and how that affected your career outlook.</p>
<p>(Great IB scores btw. I’m in ILR right now, did IB in hs as well)</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! You actually have no idea how much this has helped me. </p>
<p>I was thinking of applying with my ACT score because my I actually suck at math. I only got a 670 because I busted my butt studying. My CR is usually higher, like on the 680-720 range, but I think applying with my ACT scores might me better. </p>
<p>Okay I’m gonna elaborate on my commonapp essay. It is about the clash of cultures, but I guess it’s different in that most of my family members are gunho CCP (my grandfather was pretty high up in the government during the founding days) and just dealing with that aspect is hard. Just being around constant communist propaganda (not how I’m describing it). Is that a bit better? or should I totally change it. </p>
<p>Blergh. Being International is a hurdle? I thought it was gonna help…</p>
<p>I also run MUN at my school now. That gives me a much-needed leadership position.</p>