<p>Hey guys, I just EA the U of C as well as Boston College and wonders my chance of getting into. First of all I am a native Chinese and just transferred to a US private high school in LA. I took a SAT test and got a really bad score 1950(700,620,630. I am overconfident in my math and didn't review anything before the test and got a poor 700) I'll retake the SAT in December.
I'll take the SAT2 math2 and chemistry in November, and hopefully get perfect scores.
No AP classes in China as everyone is enforced to take exactly same classes, and I got a 3.77/4.00 GPA(unweighed) in China (trust me or not, the courses are ten times harder than US advanced classes)
I'll take the TOEFL in November. I don't know how much I can get but I think it won't be too bad as I can communicate with others without difficulty. (except my poor pronunciation at first, which is developing fast, hah)
My father is a owner of a company of more than 1000 workers and my mother is an owner of another smaller company.
My AP tests:
AP calculus BC 5
AP calculus AB of the BC 5
Chemistry 5
Physics C Electro 4
Biology 2
The biology was really a hurt, but that's because I don't have time preparing for it -- I took the AP tests just because one day I wake up whimsically and I bought 6 barron books to home school them in only two months( I dropped English Literature and English Composition after stuck to them for ten days.) In addition I had to take Chinese classes in the day.I forgot to bring my calculator in physics test and left many questions blank, which accounts for my 4 on my strongest subject. (I explained it in the application.)</p>
<p>My 12th grade curriculum in US is:
Advanced Chemistry,
Calculus BC,
Creative Writing, English 4(senior),
Film2:Great Films,
US history,
an independent study of puritanism.
Don't ask me why I took these classes. My high school is very small, and I don't have many options. (At first I intended to take courses in a nearby college, but because it already started, I can't enroll in.)
I guess my 12th grade GPA will be 4.00 as these classes were really easy( I only got 85 on my English class, but my English is developing amazingly and I am very confident of getting A)
Recommendation Letter:
One is from my history teacher. She wrote that how I knew more about US history than my classmates and how she enjoyed my debates with others. (I intend to study history in the university.)
Another is from my chemistry teacher. He wrote that if others work on a test for an hour and got a 60, then I can finish it in twenty minutes and earn a 90.( I am careless and hardly ever get every questions right)
My extra-curriculums:
varsity soccer.
dota (a competition video game very popular in China) player and I got a champion of local match with my friends in China. Actually after took the ap, I dropped off from my high school and was so completely concentrated on playing it from May to Aug that I forgot I have a SAT test on October
member of City Hero Program, which is a community service that develops leadership and communications.
guitar player.
translate essays for the dota forum of Super Gamer website in China.
get a job as a typer in a summer in my father's company.
clean the beach on weekends.
exchange to the US
representative of my school in Math League of California.
walk for the funds for AIDS
raise money for UNICEF on festivals</p>
<pre><code> Honors:
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<p>Second prize in general science in China (regional)
first prize in English composition in China (school)
AP scholar (regional)
Outstanding Student since 9th grade to 11th grade in China (school)
These honors are not convincing,hah -- I am notorious for not working hard in China.
My essays are great, so I don't think they will hurt my chance.</p>
<pre><code> Can anyone help chance me? Indeed I am quite confident before my SAT score turned out to be a nightmare. :(
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<p>Thanks for reading!!!</p>