<p>I kid you not. You will find my credentials below.</p>
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<li><p>I'm from Tbilisi, Georgia. My parents are from here, I was born here and I grew up here.</p></li>
<li><p>I go to a private school here and am one of the three Georgians who have the full $21,000 financial aid package.</p></li>
<li><p>My school is small. 150 kids total. </p></li>
<li><p>The best universities past students have managed to get into are University of Chicago and Yale University.</p></li>
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<p>SAT I: 2150 superscore (2070 and 2120 seperately), with 650 reading, 710 math and 790 writing.</p>
<p>SAT II: Math level II: 660. I took more on January 28th but those will be posted 6 days after Hamilton gives me their answer.</p>
<p>TOEFL: 114, internet-based.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7, unweighted. My school does NOT weigh GPA, nor does it determine class rank. I have the highest credentials by far, though, from my class.</p>
<p>AP classes: AP Psychology and AP Biology in my junior year, and AP Literature, AP World History and AP Calculus this year.</p>
<p>Courseload: Currently the only student in the last 2 grades who has had 8 classes for every year in high school. My classes have been fairly challenging.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Varsity soccer at school for 4 years,was captain for 2 years. 2nd place winner at the annual Baku Soccer Tournament.
- Played for a team in the national Georgian soccer league for one season - was a starter. 3rd place winner in the National League.
- Chief editor for the newspaper for 2 years.
- One of the three creators/editors of the school yearbook for 2 years (two teachers and I did everything, worked on weekends, etc.).
- Captain of the QSI quiz bowl team, 2nd place winner in the CEESA-organized tournament in Ukraine (out of 10 teams).
- Member of the QSI student council (treasurer).
- About 50 hours of community service (orphan house visits and such).
- Varsity basketball for 4 years, captain for 2 years (2-time winner of the annual Tbilisi Basketball Tournament).
- Played in "The Wizard of Oz".
- Many academic awards that I have put in my application.</p>
<p>Essays: Nothing extraordinary, but I think my essays are solid.</p>
<p>Extra: I need serious financial aid (either need-based, which they will see that I need from my CSS profile and such, or merit based scolarships).</p>
<p>I do have a bit of hope hope to say the least, but do let me know what you think.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance.</p>