<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am an INTERNATIONAL student from Taiwan (an important fact to mention) educated in Wisconsin & Maryland from 6th - 11th grade. Now, I am a rising senior seeking colleges >_<.</p>
<p>General:Asian female from Taiwan</p>
<p>Stats </p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 Unweighted. 4.57 Weighted.
AP : the school that i attended for my freshman & sophmore years didn't offer AP courses, but I took the most challenging classes possible
Junior Year - AP Chem, AP World, AP Lang, AP Calc AB, AP psy (self-studied), AP Chinese
(waiting for the scores, expect all 5's/4's)
: Senior Year - AP Physics B & C, AP Gov, AP Music Theory, AP Eng Lit, Multivariabe Calculus.</p>
<p>Rank: Our School doesn't Rank, should be in the top 5%</p>
<p>Standardised Testing: </p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT II: Math II - 800; Chemistry - 800; World: 720; Bio: 730</p>
<p>EC's/Awards:
-founder & president of Science Olympiad; received ~15 medals at the regionals & state & nationals level
-active participant & secretary of mathletes; qualified for AIME
-active participant of Student Modeling a Research Topic (a club that researches about proteins etc)
-active participant of Chemathon, a competition sponsored by the U of MD
-Vice-president of Science National Honors Society
-Treasurer of Math Honors Society
-Member of National Honors Society</p>
<p>Research:</p>
<ul>
<li>interned at the Biochem department of U of Wisconsin Madison
-won a local sciecne fair with that project
-participated in Intel ISEF but didn't place
-interning at another univerisity this summer & will enter Intel STS</li>
</ul>
<p>Factors that I value:
-in desperate need of financial aids....
-would like the college to have a good science/bio program because I love math & sci
-prefers schools with internship/research opportunities
-since I live in MD, i prefer the the colleges in the new england, even the midwest area
-prefers collegetown/suburban/(but not TOO urban) area
-prefers diversity (with a relatively high percent of asians)
-willing to work hard; doesn't party much
-prefer small/medium classes with lots of guidance from professors </p>
<p>Schools that I am considering:</p>
<p>Reach: Swarthmore, Harverford, Wash U</p>
<p>Match: Wellesley, Smith, Oberlin, Carnagie Mellon, Wesleyan University</p>
<p>Safety:.......???</p>
<p>Please correct me if I miscategorized my schools... I only used my ACT score to group them... ^ ^ll...</p>
<p>Thank you so much!!</p>