<p>I posted a similar thread on Yale forum,
(I only updated and fixed a few..)
so if you have already seen my thread, feel free to skip it!</p>
<p>Like the title of the thread,
I would like to know my chances for Ivy Leagues in general..
I am not particularly looking for Harvard, Yale, or Princeton...
because I know there are many applicants who may be far more qualified than I am.
I am only putting these as my 'reach' schools, so as far as the Ivy League schools go, I would simply like to know if I have any chances for them.</p>
<p>And I would greatly appreciate it if you can consider my SAT scores around 2200+,
providing that I get it in October. Please do not mention my SAT score and rank
as the cause of lower chances. I would specifically love to know how my extracurriculars look in relation to the others. Thank you!</p>
<p>Gender: Female</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Asian (without US citizenship- applying as an international student)</p>
<p>Income: I do not know an exact amount but I do not think I need as much financial aid.</p>
<p>Location: NC, USA</p>
<p>High School: Fairly new (since 2007) and small suburban public highschool;
yet highly competitive with the only IB program in the county
(we have had quite a few that got accepted to IVY Leagues, MIT, CalTech, etc.)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9 (UW) 4.9 (W) (as of Junior year)
My projected GPA at the end of the senior year is 5.3 (W).</p>
<p>Rank: 32/327 (as of Sophmore year- junior year rank have not been calculated)</p>
<p>ACT: 27 (was required to take at school; took without any preparation; not planning to report this score or retake for a better score)</p>
<p>SAT: First- 1980 (760 Math, 590 CR, 630 WR with 9 on Essay) (Nov)
Second- 1970 (700 Math, 630 CR, 640 WR with 9 on Essay (Mar)
2030 with superscore;
Retaking in Oct this year </p>
<p>(I will be studying for SAT all during summer so hopefully it will go up as those two attempts were without any prepartion... do you think it might hurt that my score didn't go up second time? - I know now how naiive I was to take it twice without any prepartion thinking that it might go up...)</p>
<p>SAT II: Taking Physics & Math II this Saturday- expecting a fairly good score around 750 to possibly 800
(also thinking about taking US History and Chinese with Listening and maybe Korean with Listening in Nov)</p>
<p>Freshman: CP Band (for a year, could not take honors as a freshman), CP Gym (required, no honors level), English, Geometry, World History, Biology all honors; CP Chinese I (no honors level)- all high A's</p>
<p>Summer: Earth Science Honors with B (88) online</p>
<p>Sophomore: CP Band (one semester, still unable to take honors as a sophomore), CP Principles of Business (no honors level), English, Algebra II, Pre-Cal, Physics, Chemistry, Civics and Economics all honors; CP Chinese II online (no honors level), Chinese III honors online- all A's</p>
<p>Enrolled in all IB Courses (Junior ~ Senior)- English, Chinese, ITGS, Math, History, Physics, TOK, Music (have all A's except in English and History with high B's)</p>
<p>I will also be taking AP Psychology or AP Calculus during senior year as a fifth course online, outside the school.</p>
<p>*At my school 93~100 is A, 85~92 is B.</p>
<p>*I was so bummed that I could not make Junior Marshall because my rank dropped significantly due to all the CP courses I took that did not offer Honors level; but I did make A's in all classes with the exception of Earth Science; hopefully not making Junior Marshalls won't affect my chance as much..?</p>
<p>*I speak Korean and English fluently (bilingual) and will be studying Chinese and French.. possibly Spanish as well rigorously over this summer, at least Chinese for sure as I barely speak it as of now even after 3 years of studying at school.</p>
<p>*I have been playing Piano for years (at least 10) but I am not doing anything with it like tutoring so I am not sure how it will help; but I do play piano occasionally in Concert Band.</p>
<p>Hooks: none... not a first generation college go-er either; my dad went to Indiana University for Undergraduate and BU for Graduate school... my mom got a BA at one of the most prestigious school in Korea. No legacy as I am not applying for Indiana University or BU- Indiana University does not have as great of an engineering program and it is too expensive to live in Boston. Plus, BU does not offer any financial aids for international students.</p>
<p>Awards:
NC FBLA State Champion in Business Math (Sophomore)
NC FBLA State Runner-up in Personal Finance (Junior)
(- going to Nationals this year; hopefully rank 1st at Nationals)</p>
<p>Competed in Speech and Debate for 2 years- 6th place in Declamation at one of the tournaments
Went to Harvard Invitational (sophomore)- had to forfeit due to health conditions</p>
<p>Leadership:
Freshman VP (Student Council)
Sophomore Class Rep (Student Council)
FBLA Secretary
Interact ICC Rep
CCC Historian/Founder
NHS Treasurer</p>
<p>Other EC:
Speech and Debate (Freshman and Sophomore)
Student Council (Freshman and Sophomore)
BETA Club (Sophomore, Junior and Senior)
Interact (Sophomore, Junior and Senior)
Mu Alpha Theta (Sophomore, Junior and Senior)
FBLA (Sophomore, Junior and Senior)
CCC (Junior and Senior)
NHS (Junior and Senior)</p>
<p>Concert Band (Freshman~Senior)</p>
<p>Youtube Channel with videos on Academics and organization</p>
<p>Internship during Senior year</p>
<p>Volunteer:
Animal Shelters
Tutoring in Math
Elementary School Festivals with Children
5k run</p>
<p>Summer:
usually spent at summer school (not for a remedial but to get ahead)- summer before Freshman and Sophomore
did not really do anything over the summer before junior year though :(
this summer (before senior year) I am trying to do/find internship</p>
<p>Teacher Rec: I have no idea how it will turn out because I do maintain good grades but I missed school a lot this year (8 days) and I fell asleep during class a few times;
My Physics teacher taught me for 3 years before IB and through IB and is also my EE advisor
My relationship with math teacher was not so good.... but it has been getting a lot better lately
My ITGS teacher taught me before IB and is also an advisor for FBLA so he knows me very well</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: I have no idea on this either.. but my counselor is not particularly fond of me- I asked her to change my courses during Freshman and Sophomore year quite a few times and she did not like that; and on top of it, we have had a situation where my parents and the principal had to be involved.. It turned out good for me personally as I got what I needed/wanted but I am not sure how she thought of it.</p>
<p>Possible Major: Engineering- bio, architectural, chemical/Animal Behavioral Studies/Veterinarian Medicine/Robotics</p>
<p>Essay:
Probably be about how my dog have changed how I perceive the world and affected my career interest
(I only got him last Nov so it will clearly show how it changed my view)- animal behavioral studies or vet medicine or bioengineering for animals, etc.</p>
<p>Weaknesses that I can think of:
No sports- although I did speed skating, swim, and play tennis, I did not play for school, just as a hobby
No job- unable acquire a job with my VISA
Not a junior marshall..... :(
no improvement on SAT Score- but will be improved for October</p>
<p>Strengths that I can think of:
all IB courses
specific goal (career/major)
bilingual- I am sure there are plenty of people out there who are bilingual so I don't think it will be much help...
If I successfully learn Chinese/French/Spanish, etc. over summer, I think it can be my major strength
Youtube Channel- if I can make it popular, I can declare it as my "paycheck"</p>
<p>*I am not taking TOEFL because most schools that I checked with do not require TOEFL for a student who has studied in the US for 3+ years. (it will be 5 years for me including my senior year and 4 without senior year) but if I ever get enough time, I might as well just take it...</p>
<p>Targeting Schools: Ivy League (reach), UNC Chapel Hill (match/safety) NC State (safety) U of Rochester (match/reach) Vanderbilt (match/reach) U of MN (match/safety) etc.</p>