<p>My IB grades: 43/45 (English HL - 7, Bio HL - 7, Chem HL - 7, Math SL - 7, JapaneseSL - 7 , Economics SL - 6, and an additional 2/3 points for TOK and Extended Essay)</p>
<p>My ECAs include:
- Starting a fund-raising T-Shirt Business at School
- Starting a Cricket Club at school
- School representative for a volunteer organization called 'Hands on Tokyo'
- Swimming Champ in several swimming competitions held a swimming club I attend in Tokyo - 3+ gold medals
- Cross-Country School Rep - silver medalist for two years.
- India Representative and Speaker in Japan - Cultural Exchange organization in Japan
- Piano Soloist
- School Representative for MUN events
- Volunteer at a poor feeding events - we cook, pack and distribute food to the homeless all over Tokyo. Over 200 Hours in three years
- Playing basket-ball with challenged children, Painting elders' homes, Volunteer tutor at school - Other community and Service. +100 hours for each </p>
<p>The limit is 10 activities on Common App so that is all I could add.</p>
<p>Summer Activites:
I was nominated by school to attend Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington DC. It was a 2 week program
I also attended the 2 month Stanford summer program where I took Human Physiology and Economics and scored A and B+ respectively.</p>
<p>Essay:
My essay is apparently amazing - Heard from two of my english teachers, a college guidance counselor, and other friends from school.
Its about when I failed a piano piece during a concert and then I felt like **** but then everyone thought I did well so I came up with a theory that failure is only relative. the essay title - My Theory of Relativity </p>
<p>Recommendations:
My recommendations are amazing too - The teachers have great impressions of me.</p>
<p>I feel like my weakness lies in my SATs scores but could you please chance me anyways. Thank you very much.</p>
<p>Firstly, Yes - I am the only school rep for Hands on Tokyo. The cricket club was a big deal because my school doesnt give a **** about students and what they want to do so starting something was very difficult. And the tenacity involved is reflected in my recs so forget that.</p>
<p>Secondly, I couldnt be bothered to explain every activity because I am not trying to advertise myself. I just wanted to get a general idea of what people will say.
Im not a dumb*** coz I OBVIOUSLY gave more detail on each one of them on Commonapp.</p>
<p>Thirdly, there is no correlation between IB grades and SAT. SAT is based on what you can do in a limited amount of time. IB grades are decided over the period of two years.</p>
<p>I already said - thanks for your feedback because I have a general idea of what other people think so theres no point commenting further- thank you</p>
<p>Im not denying I wont get it. I just want to see what OTHER people think so looks like the admin officer really NEEDS to see something in my essay or recs.</p>
<p>btw - its no ordinary cricket club - if you realllly want the details - I invite cricket players who happened to visit Japan or who are already in Japan - (so far only from the Japan national cricket team) - to come and talk in our school about their achievements and they also play with us.</p>
<p>But one thing though - I am really aiming for northeastern university - the 100% schol and I am not giving my SAT scores coz I am an int student.</p>
<p>Competition in the Indian pool is extremely competitive - your SAT is indeed a bit low for Ivy caliber schools. But you do have a chance at northeastern in my opinion.Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m going to be entirely honest. You stats are great. Like most applicants, you have the goods and now its just a matter of taking the chance. You have good scores, and you seem to have what I believe to be outstanding efforts outside of school in comparison to other excellent students. Don’t listen to the nay-sayers. Please be sure to apply to the school you have your heart set on because I believe you represent all that Ivys look for in high caliber students. Sorry if this was ranty, but I saw and was impressed by your resume, however partial others made it seem. Your SAT looks a tad on the low side. That may be an issue, but tests can’t rate character.</p>
<p>Your stats look OK but that’s about it I’m afraid. Cornell would be a mid reach and the Harvard and Stanford are a bit out of your league. I agree that it is strange for you to have such a high IB score and a low-ish SAT score but I’m not going to think about it too much as I don’t do IB. Try retaking the SATs and aim for a 2100+. You have a much better chance of getting into Northeastern or try NYU as I know someone with very similar scores to you who got in </p>
<p>By the way is there a work experience section on the common app? Or do you put that in extra curricular? What are you supposed to put in the awards section as I haven’t taken part in any Olympiads. I won a science prize once would that go in there or in the EC section?</p>
<p>Your IB Scores are extremely impressive. Those definitely stand out. You have a good chance if your gpa is also relatively high. But they are reaches for everyone nonetheless. But you have a chance and thats something to look forward to, good luck!</p>
<p>Is this a joke? Why is everyone being so negative about your chances? From what I can tell your academic stats are great, and your ECs are impressive. To me, starting a cricket club shows you’re not some academic-robot and have some passion for something outside of the classroom/volunteering.
Of course, all three of those schools are ridiculously selective (and your SAT is a bit low), but you stand as good a chance as anyone else in my book. If you retake the SAT, a 2200+ would boost your chances.
Good luck!</p>
<p>I completely agree with the last few posters- you have terrific chances, it sounds like. Your one weakness would be that SAT score, but it really isn’t unforgivable or anything- if you’re a junior, try to improve it, but if you’re a senior, I wouldn’t stress about it.</p>
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