Chance me... thanks. :) Exeter, Andover, Lawrenceville, Milton, Hotchkiss, Deerfield

jason4 · 10-21-2009, 04:52 PM

Hi.

Schools I want to get into: (in order)

1. Lawrenceville
2. Andover
3. Hotchkiss
4. Deerfield
5. Milton
6. Exeter

Applying for FA- may/may not get a scholarship- but either way still needs full/partial scholarship

Race: typical common asian US born citizen (born in america, asian parents)

Background: father is a professor at well known univ (top 50), both parents have Ph.Ds and father has multiple degrees in english, + his major (idk if this matters, but they asked this on the pre-registration form)

School: unknown public school

Languages: English= first language, common asian language = second language <fluent> (native asian language)

Academics: mostly 98-100 percents grades in the past 3 years, lowest grade= B+ in vocal music and music history + Phys.Ed... rest = A's/above

Attended an asian language school from Kindergarten, and achieved highest student awards, etc... (mostly generic, inter-school awards)

currently aiming for a black belt in a martial arts (will recieve mosty likely in fall/win of '10)

Top 1% in school

Perfect math standardized test scores, advanced english scores.

1940 in SATS-700, 610 reading, 620 english

Taking a formal algebra I honors+Plane Geometry this year.

Taken informal Algebra I & II course (through a computer program called Acellus- used for home schooling)

Teacher Recs: Oustanding- top student in all classes

-"advanced intelligence programs" for 8 years...

EC's:

first chair in county band this year for clarinet, placed last year for clarient in county and region band.

first chair in school ensemble

3 years clarinet

9 years a second asianic nguage + Spanish II honors next year

JrNYLC program

CTY- highest math class program

County Math Team

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

ETC:

- studied PreCalc, Algebra I & II, geometry, Pre-Alg

-quota of 30 Community Service hours this year at a senior center

Yeahhh.... im a very typical asian candidate T_T

give me the cold facts please. no sugar coating. any chance at all??? good 80%,average 60%,ehhhh 30%,keep on prayin.... u know

thanks. god give me grace. amen.

jason4 · 10-21-2009, 04:53 PM

Also:

more EC's:

newspaper+literary magazine+yearbook clubs

Obviously · 10-22-2009, 05:21 PM

What grade are you applying to? I'll make a rough guess and say 10th or 11th, but who knows. I didn't see it, and it might be in there, but I'm blind.

Good luck with asianess (Yes, I know this isn't a word).
Being smart is good... if you get a 95% on the SSATs you'll be competitive for your ethnicity, but so will tons of other Asians. I noticed you said, yes... typical asian applicant. This means you need to do something that STANDS OUT. There's tons of other "perfect" asians like you, so really ace your interviews and treat your essay like your last chance at getting into the school. Or maybe think of it as writing the best essay of your life, or dying. Picture yourself out of body as a URM or something, whatever. Be yourself, make yourself shine, and make the admissions officers have you begging to come to their school. You have a chance, I can't tell you the percent chance because I am not an admissions officer, sorry. But you have a chance, you can determine if it is a big one, a small one, etc. by your essays, interviews, and whatever else is "personal." Good luck!

jason4 · 10-22-2009, 05:34 PM

Im applying for 9th.

My essays are considered "wonderful" and "outstanding" by my teacher but so is everyone else whos applying. So... :T

Im hoping to nail the interview though.

Obviously · 10-22-2009, 05:38 PM

9th? Genius! ;P

Oh, well that's good with the essays. Hopefully the admissions officers will say the same things to.

Again, good luck with the interview!

karenasaurus · 10-31-2009, 12:13 AM

hahahahah you definitely sound like the perfect Asian applicant.

I'm almost positive you'll get into at least one of your schools.
WEELLL
As long as you don't screw your interview totally up.
chyeeuh

jason4 · 10-31-2009, 04:51 PM

thankss

*BUMP*

Vincent96 · 11-13-2009, 03:40 AM

Wow, nice. Did you get into any of the schools? I'm also asian- parents and born US. Chance me too please! I'm applying as a Freshman in the Fall 2010-2011 year.

Parlabane · 11-13-2009, 07:59 AM

Great grades - check
Academic potential - check
Your basic ECs - check
Sports - minus
Recommendations (if they say you're more than just a smart, disciplined kid) - check
Recommendations (if they come across as positive, in a cookie cutter way) - minus
Essays (if you have something genuinely interesting/unexpected to say) - check
Essays (if you have something typical and expected, however well written) - minus
Interview (if you're a surprising breath of fresh air) - check
Interview (if you come across as highly coached with packaged answers) - minus

Based on what you've said about yourself, I read "really smart kid, somewhat well rounded, nothing unusual though, would get A's here too, but not sure if he'd add anything special.

Try to find a few things that are truly unique about your background and let them be your hook in your essays / interviews etc. The biggest challenge of being the next perfect Asian applicant is NOT to "read" that way.