<p>Colleges of Interest:
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Princeton
4. All other Ivy league colleges
5. University of Chicago</p>
<p>I have currently finished my first year of the IB diploma programme in Finland and I am hoping to apply to some fancy American universities :D. I'm going to graduate in 2013, and I'm applying in fall 2012. Also, nobody has given me any predicted grades YET, nor have I done the SATs YET, but I'm pretty sure that I have rather accurate estimates.</p>
<p>Background</p>
<p>Status: European (I think you call them Caucasian, but not sure) Male
Country: Finland
School Type: Large public with an IB department</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I: M800 CR750 W750 (M=maths, CR=critical reading, W=writing)
SAT II: Physics780 Chemistry780 MathII800
GPA: 6.3 (on a scale of 1-7, not sure if weighted, because I don't really understand that thing with weighted and unweighted GPAs)
Rank: Not available (we don't have ranks, but I'm pretty sure if I ask for one they'll give it to me, and it will be something along the lines of 3/30)</p>
<p>Senior year course schedule and predicted grades:
IB Chemistry HL - 6
IB Physics SL - 7 (did this as my anticipated subject, i.e. in one year, I'll receive the grade on 6th of July, IB which should be a 7)
IB Maths HL - 7
IB English A1 SL - 7
IB Finnish B HL - 7
IB Psychology HL - 7</p>
<p>Swedish from the national side curriculum - 6 (on a scale of 1-7, I will receive my final grade before the application, so don't count this as a predicted grade, but as a final grade)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
1. Voluntary work in the Heureka science center (basically what I do is stand in there and help people and explain which showpiece does what and also answer any general questios, like where is this exhibition or the WC etc.). I do this about two times in a month.
2. The organisation and conduct of math, physics and chemistry tutoring sessions (2-3 hours each) for younger students of our school. I do this every time before the exams, that is five times in a school year, and so about every 1.5 months
3. Karate 2-3 times per week. Won some medals when I was young, but I doubt that it counts, since universities seem to care more about achievements in high school.</p>
<p>Other things which might be taken into consideration in the admission process:
1. I'm going to attend a mathematics competition for Finnish high school students (I suppose you could call it the Finnish national championship :D), and I'm planning to be at least in the top three. I might also then have the possibility of attending the IMO (International Mathematics Olympiad), but I won't stand a chance there :D, although I might receive some sort of an honor sertificate if I manage to solve one problem.
2. I'm sending my extended essay (a piece of academic work which we have to complete in order to receive the IB diploma, I did mine in mathematics) to a competition organised by the Finnish academy for the best academic work amongst high school students, and I'm planning to again be in the top three (of course I'll do all I can to receive the first place, but I can never know about the mood of the guy who is going to decide it :D). Unfortunately the winners will only be announced in March 2013, so I'm not sure if I can use this in any way.
3. IF I, my supervisor and some other person of authority will consider my extended essay very good, I will send it as a supplementary material (by the way, do you think this is a good idea?).</p>
<p>Hooks: None</p>
<p>By the way, could you also tell where do you get the figures from? I'm just really curious :D.</p>