Hi guys!I am a international students from Shanghai.I am planning to ed1 Emory.
High school:international private school
GPA(unweighted):3.75/4.0 (I usually get A in chemistry but last semester I got sick and missed exams so I got an C,my counselor will explain this for me.)
Class rank: top 10%
ACT: 32
SATII: math2 780 chemistry 750
TOEFL : 109/120 reading 30 listening 30 speaking 24 writing 25
Classes : I take A-level classes in Math, Mechanics, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics ( all A or B)
English, American History and Literature (ranked 1st of my class)
I will take AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics AP calculus in 12 grade (the school doesn’t offer AP classes )
Activities:1. the captain of school track and field team (9, 11, 12) won regional awards and hold the school record
2.the head of school magazine (10,11)
3.research in Chinese porcelain making
- internship at “Royal China” museum two summer
- do translation about Chinese ceramics for foreigners
-make magazines about the " porcelain capital of China" and the traditional Chinese porcelain making skills.
4.Volunteers: contacting people in America to donate used books to my middle school( a pretty poor school) and create a English Library for middle school students.( 100+)
5. Duke summer school ( credits earned)
My essay is about how I come left my hometown" the Porcelain Capital of China" to the metropolis-Shanghai. I write about how I appreciate the value that the porcelain heritage and its symbol that my hometown gave me and how I struggle to challenge myself and engage and help to build a better community at my school in Shanghai.
Please Chance me!Thanks to all of you!