<p>I go to a really competitive international school where academics are the only thing that kids focus on. However, it's known by us students that Ivies (especially Yale) don't like our school because <em>sometimes</em> a counsellor might tweak a few things on the transcript. I've lived in multiple countries but I spent most of my childhood in California and late middle school/high school in Asia attending international schools. </p>
<p>During my freshmen year I did the MYP (IB) program and got 6/7 in all my classes (but i got a 7/7 in PE woo!). From what I've heard, 5/7 or above in the IB translates to an A?</p>
<p>I'm currently a sophomore (I actually did sophomore year twice because I moved after sophomore year to a new school and I skipped 6th grade when I moved, so my parents thought that holding me back would be beneficial to my gpa?). My current course load and grades are:
Honors English: B+/A-
AP Euro: B (i know I can definitely raise this and I think I did well on the semester exam)
Chem: A+
Algebra II: B- (yeah i hate algebra but I'm really good at precalc/calc)
Mandarin: A
Public Speaking: A
PE: A+</p>
<p>Next year when I'm a junior, I hope to take:
Honors Precalc
AP US History
Some kind of honors english class
Honors Bio
AP Mandarin
AP Studio Art or IBSL Art</p>
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<li>This summer (after my sophomore year) I'm doing an internship at a biotech company, I'm kind of interested in going into science or maybe med school</li>
<li>I would be the third generation to go to Columbia, my grandpa was on the board for the science/arts school a while ago</li>
<li>I'm an asian female</li>
<li>I've been on varsity sports for all 3 seasons in my high school career (soccer, tennis, softball/track and field)</li>
<li>I plan on taking the SAT early junior year before they change it to the new one and also the ACT</li>
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<p>All feedback would be helpful!!</p>