Admissions (Stanford, CalTech,etc)

kisstheskyxx
Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:11:06 +0000

I’m an international student, attending a public high school in the States.
Currently a freshman (but I’m technically a Junior; graduating with the sophomore class)

I’m aiming for Stanford, Princeton, & CalTech but they’re all reaches…-_-;

I don’t have many special traits that really STAND OUT, like some of the other International Applicants.
For instance, I haven’t played the piano for 11 years and such, but I have been playing the clarinet for a couple of years now.
I was a finalist for 3 years now in the statewide math competition but I haven’t WON yet, which is a shame because it would look sweet on my resume.
I am on varsity swimming - two years now, 9th and 10th. I have some clubs with officer positions, but nothing too significant.

I translate for my church (Korean -> English), since about my 9th grade summer. I volunteered at a local hosipital, 60+ hrs last summer.

I’ve been to some leadership conferences - AMP Conference for Minorities.

My GPA is 4.0, along with plenty of AP Classes.

I don’t have any TALENT in much of anything.

If i can get about a 2250 ~ 2350 SAT score, 700~800 SAT II scores, and mulitiple 5s and such on the AP Exam, do you think i’ll have a chance at getting in at all?