cyanide60

Highschool Overall GPA: 3.73 (unweighted)
SAT: 2240 (math:800 critical reading:800 writing:640)

AP Exams:
Calculus AB: 5
Calculus BC: 5
World History: 5
Language & Composition: 5
Literature: 5
Chemistry: 4
Psychology: 5
Biology: 5
Chinese: 3

SAT II:
Math Level II: 800
World History: 800
Chemistry: 790

Community Service:
G9: 47 hours
G10: 83 hours
G11: 80 hours
G12: 80 hours

Others:
-Student Council President
-U16 Track & Field Team
-U16 Boys Basketball Team
-U20 Boys Basketball Team
-U20 Track & Field Team
-U20 Boys Volleyball Team

-Failed a subject (Mandarin) in freshmen year and repeated the next year.

I'm a student in Hong Kong. I'm fairly confident with the University of Hong Kong if I can work hard enough, but I'd also love to know if I have any chances in getting into awesome schools in the states. I had UC Berkeley or Stanford University in mind- though I'll never be confident on those... lol

I want to know the best school I might be able to get into according to the data above, and the chances? Thanks a lot!

EngiWanaB

I think you can get into Berkeley. I don't see Stanford- I don't think anyone gets into Stanford nowadays lol.

AwesomePrussia

You have a good chance at Berkeley. Stanford is difficult to get into, but apply anyway.

cyanide60

Alright, thanks guys. Are there any schools that you guys know of that are harder to get into than Berkeley but easier than Stanford? This is simply out of curiosity. Thanks again

cyanide60

Bump. :P I appreciate all of you though. (:

ChadVene

Are you looking for any school in particular? Any preference for east/west coast schools? Is financial aid a factor? Stanford is a reach, but you're most likely in at Berkeley, although they tend to offer internationals less FA.

cyanide60

Ah I tend to prefer schools located around the West coast.
Financial aid is wanted but not needed.

whenhen

You won't get financial aid at Berkeley. If you want to major in the sciences, Cal Tech and Harvey Mudd are both fantastic. The other 3 Claremont schools are excellent (you can't get into Scripps because of your gender). Reed is also great for the extremely intellectual students. If you're looking for a larger school, why not apply to UCLA, UCSD, and/or University of Washington? All three are excellent schools with tons of internationals.

Although only Cal Tech and Harvey Mudd are more selective than UC Berkeley, all the schools listed above will give you a great education both in and out of the classroom.

EngiWanaB

Well, what schools you're looking for kind of depends on your major, but in general the best schools on the east coast are Stanford, Caltech, Berkeley, UCLA, USC.

cyanide60

>whenhen- I'll add Harvey Mudd to my wishlist for now, despite the low chances I may have. thank you

>EngiWanaB- I'm thinking of a math major (applied mathematics). I'm also interested in Literature and World History though... yeah I know, I'm pretty indecisive at times :P

ImSoAmbitious

UCLA and UCD UCSD should be good. Caltech, and some good Lacs are also available. USC is also good.

Murphy600

Are you Chinese? Only a 3 on AP?

EngiWanaB

If you're interested in literature or world history, caltech is not the place. Are you able to go out and visit any of these schools? I'm sure that would help you make a better choice.

cyanide60

>ImSoAmbitious thanks for the advice

>Murphy600 in fact I'm Japanese. I'm surprised I got a 3... I can barely speak lol

>EngiWanaB I'll really have to make up my mind... but in that case, I guess I'll be searching for colleges that are great to study literature in.