<p>Background
I am Korean, I hav lived 13years in Korea, then I moved to Australian International school in Singapore due to my father’s job. In australian school, I suffered a lot in the beginning especially in year 10 due to the lack of English</p>
<p>SAT I Verbal 580 Maths 800 Writing 470
SAT II Maths Level2 800 Physics 770</p>
<p>GPA
Year 9 (KOREA) 4.0/4.0
YEAR 10 (Singapore) 2.0/4.0 (??? -_-;
YEAR 11 (Singapore) 3.8/4.0
YEAR 12 (Singapore) 4.2/4.0 (1st in 4 subjects 2nd in Physics)
Ranking in Senior year (1st or 2nd out of 60 students)</p>
<p>Awards
Australian Maths Competition 2002 Distinction top 4%
Australian Maths Competition 2003 Distinction top 2%
Australian Maths Competition 2004 Distinction top 7%
Computer Competition Credits top 11% 2002~2005
8 Principal Awards (Academic, getting 1st in subjects)
The most improved student (Principal award) in year 10
Representing my school for Business Global Competition (issued by Prime Minister of England)
University Admission Index (similar to SAT scores but for Australian Universities) projected 97 ~ 99.4% </p>
<p>Course
ESL (In australian system, if the student has not attended English speaking school for more than 5 years, he/she must take ESL in year 11 and 12)
Maths (1st)
Maths Ext. 1 (1st)
Maths Ext. 2 (Equal level to Further maths in A level (University 2nd year maths) (1st, 45% above the class average)
Software And Design (similar to Computer ap)
Physics (there is no Physics AP in Australian education system) </p>
<p>ECA
Translator in school
School Magazine Designer
Badminton
Tennis
Table Tennis</p>
<p>OTHER STUFF
consistently learning piano
Designing and managing a personal website (roughly 2500 members currently)
tutoring year 11 (Calculus BC and Physics)
50 hours of volunteering community services </p>
<p>Recomandation letters
from maths teacher (head of maths department)
from Principal
from English teacher
from Physics teacher</p>
<p>Finance
do not need at all… (wonder whether this helps or not…) </p>
<p>Alrite… these are my status…
here are few questions…</p>
<li><p>My SAT I scores are very low… especially writing scores…
would writing scores heart my chance? (How much will it be considered? (compare to Maths and Verbal Scores…)</p></li>
<li><p>I am ESL student… But Australian ESL class is bit different from American school’s ESL course, since we do all the subjects as what other studnets do, and compete with all of them as well. However the only difference is that in only ENGLISH class, we compete only within the ESL class. This face would heart my chance?, if i explain this?</p></li>
<li><p>Do not require any financial aid… This would help?</p></li>
<li><p>I want to study engineering… How competitive in these courses? Do you recommand me to apply the other majors first then switch later ?</p></li>
<li><p>FINALLY ! What is my chances ?
Thanks for spending your valuable time reading this…</p></li>
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