Steer me in the right direction

<p>-Asian Canadian Male (First-gen college)
-need financial aid (income <60k)</p>

<p>GPA (UW): 4.7/5.0 (or 95/100)
Rank: 4/300
Most rigorous course load
Gr. 12: 78 in AP Lit right now, ugh, everything else is 90+, average is 90+</p>

<p>SAT reasoning (superscore, 2 tries): 2260
Critical Reading: 700
Mathematics: 800
Writing: 760
Best single: 2210</p>

<p>SAT subject tests:
Mathematics Level 2: 800
Physics: 770 (2nd time)
Chemistry: 790
Chinese with listening: 800</p>

<p>Got a 3 on AP Stats (SAT 3 days before and physics con same day)</p>

<p>APs this year (senior):
AP Calculus AB
AP Music Theory
AP Literature and Composition
AP Language and composition
AP European History</p>

<p>Awards (National level):
Top 25% in a dozen math contests (Gr. 9-10)
1st place Hypatia (Gr.11)
Honour roll for Fermat (Gr.11)
AIME (Gr.11)
Gold medal in COMC (Gr. 12)</p>

<p>ECs:
-member of math club (Gr.10-11), President (Gr.12)
-founder of of physics club(Gr.12)
-tutor students in math and science
-MOCP (Math Olympiad Prep Program)
-POPTOR (Physics Olympiad Prep Program)
-100+ volunteer hours
-Taught swimming and life saving
-4 years in High School Band
-RCM Gr.10 Clarinet
-4 years on School Badminton Team (Team doesnt have captains)</p>

<p>Essays:
-One about a math contest
-Another on life (unless the college requests otherwise
-decent</p>

<p>Teacher recs should be decent, but not amazing
Conselor rec should be really good
Peer rec (Dartmouth) is superb</p>

<p>Schools:
-All ivies - Yale + Rice
-Accepted to top Canadian university already.</p>

<p>If anyone can tell me why I got rejected Yale SCEA I would appreciate it.</p>

<p>I’m also trilingual (English, French, chinese) if that helps.</p>

<p>Ivies - reach for everyone
Rice - safety</p>

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