Please chance me at Emory :]

<p>Here's my stat :)</p>

<p>Korean-Canadian, 1.5 generation immigrant. (I'll be the first in my family to attend an AMERICAN university if I make it. My parents both had university education, however, just not in the States - my mom is an anesthesiologist (MD) and my dad is a psychiatrist (MD PhD).) </p>

<p>I'm going to be in grade 11 in September 2009. I'm planning to apply for early decision in November 2010 to start my first year in September 2011.</p>

<p>School grades (grade 10):
- English (enriched) 86
- Math (enriched) 95
- French 93
- Science 92
- Music (strings) 96
- Music (band) 96
- Careers 97
- Civics 85
- History 91
- Chemistry summer course (grade 11) 90
* First semester average: 91
* Second semester average: 95</p>

<p>Next year courses (grade 11):
- English (enriched), expecting 85+
- Math, expecting 95+
- French, expecting 93+
- Physics, expecting 93+
- Biology, expecting 93+
- Music (strings), expecting 96+
- Music (band), expecting 96+
- Music (repertoire), expecting 97+
* I have a spare because I took grade 11 chemistry in grade 10 summer. Does that affect anything? *</p>

<p>Extracurricular & Awards:
- Yearbook committee (grade 11 head of photography)
- Music Council production member
- Stage Crew member
- Supporting People Around the World club member
- Jazz Band bassist/pianist/percussionist
- Concert Band bassist/percussionist
- Gauss Math Contest distinction award
- Pascal Math Contest distinction award
- Galois Math Contest distinction award
- Cayley Math Contest distinction award
- Sun Life Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge
- Canadian History World War I Letter Contest</p>

<p>Volunteering Experiences:
- Hockey camp junior instructor for two summers
- Habitat for Humanity
- Evergreen (planting trees, flowers, etc.)
- Daily Bread Food Bank (sorting food)
- Second Base (painting recreation room for homeless teenagers)
- Street cleaning in Toronto when the city workers were on a strike
- Peer tutoring math and music (cello)
- Teacher's assistance in French class
- School New York music trip bassist/pianist</p>

<p>SAT (here's my weak point):
I'm taking my first one in this November and once again (if my November score sucks) in December. I have formal exam anxiety... but well, I have to go through this. My practice test scores range from high 1900s to low 2200s. I'm just practicing and practicing to pull this up to a stable 2200.</p>

<p>I know that this chance-me threads are kind of overflooding the forum... but I really want to know if I can even dare applying to one of my top choice universities.</p>

<p>Thank you so much :]</p>