<p>South Korean studying in Canada (no canadian citizenship)
IB Diploma Candidate at one of the best IB schools in the world (or so they say…I don’t believe them lol)</p>
<p>GPA: 99% (but this is using our school criteria, which requires us to use only 5 top marks; if I average everything, its 97%)
Rank: 1/130 or so
SAT: 2240 (M 800 R 710 W 730)</p>
<p>Work Experience
Heritage Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) Program July 2006 ~ August 2006
- One of the 20 high school summer research students at the University of Alberta
- currently working in Dr. K. Ming Chans laboratory at the Heritage Medical Research Center
- Area of research: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Neuroscience: the changes in motor cortical excitability caused by transcranial magnetic stimulation are studied
- must deal with patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Tutoring September 2004 ~ Present - Help a grade 10 student with all subject areas
- Help a grade 9 student with mathematics and science
- Helped elementary and junior high English as a Second Language (ESL) students with English
Translation April 2006 ~ May 2006 - translating English to Korean for a publication of Alberta Economic Development
Note: Being an international student studying in Canada, it is illegal for me to work at a public place. HYRS is an exception because it is considered a summer program.</p>
<p>Volunteer Experience
Canadian Blood Services Youth Committee June 2005 ~ Present
- ambassador
- volunteered at various booths
Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society (NABIS) Youth Committee April 2006 ~ Present - act as the School Liaison between NABIS and volunteers at Old Scona
- call in-school meetings, supervise all volunteers and help them with their tasks, take minutes, and communicate with the President of the NABIS Youth Committee
- helped organize the 70s Night Fever Roller Disco Event
Edmonton Korean Roman Catholic Church January 2003 ~ June 2004 - served as an altar boy
- helped the priest with the mass
Edmonton Korean Language School September 2002 ~ June 2003 - volunteered as an assistant teacher
- helped students with their homework assignments, helped mark exams, read to students, etc.
Many other school volunteer opportunities such as the Open House and the Registration, as well as various walks and runs such as the MS Walk</p>
<p>Leadership Experiences
Canadian Blood Services Youth Committee - Vice President of Operations
School Liaison of the NABIS Youth Committee April 2006 ~ Present
- described previously
Co-founder/Vice-President of the School Mathematics Club September 2005 ~ Present - registered students to mathematics competitions, organized mathematics club meetings where I taught students basic mathematics skills helpful for mathematics competitions
APEGGA Edmonton Science Olympics team leader April 2006 ~ May 2006 - organized team meetings
School Representative at the Alberta IB Conference October 2005 - attended seminars and participated in discussions about pros and cons of the IB program in Alberta as a representative of Old Scona</p>
<p>Other Extracurricular Activities
School Varsity Basketball Team 2003 Season ~ Present
School Instrumental Band September 2001 ~ Present
School Drama Production Orchestra January 2005 ~ Present
School Newspaper The Criers Grade 11 Reporter October 2005 ~ Present
School Debate Club September 2004 ~ Present
Edmonton Mock Trials April 2006
Gala Français French Competition April 2006
School Awards Committee Member October 2005
Various mathematics and sciences competitions</p>
<p>Honors / Awards
Grade 9
- 2004 Edmonton Junior High Mathematics Competition Invitational 2nd place
- 2004 Science Olympics 2nd place in Edmonton (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- 2004 Kumon Math Challenge 4th in Canada
- 2004 Stop Racism Poster Competition 3rd in Edmonton
- 2004 School awards (Honours, Top 5 Academic Award, Art Award, Wellness Award)</p>
<p>Grade 10
- Alberta High School Mathematics Competition Part I Top 50 (invited to Part II)
- Canadian Open Mathematics Competition Top 25%
- Gr. 12 Euclid Math Competition Top 25%
- Gr. 11 Fermat Math Competition Top 25%
- Gr. 11 Hypatia Math Competition Bronze Standard
- National Michael Smith Science Challenge 1st in Alberta
- APEGGA Science Olympics 2nd in Edmonton (1 gold, 1 silver)
- School awards (First Class Honours; Highest Achievement Awards in Biology 15B, Chemistry 25B, French 20B, Mathematics 20B, Science 10B)</p>
<p>Grade 11
- Alberta High School Mathematics Competition Part I Top 50
- Alberta High School Mathematics Competition Part II 13th in Alberta
- Canadian Open Mathematics Competition Top 25%
- Gr. 12 Euclid Math Competition Top 25%
- Gr. 11 Fermat Math Competition Top 25%
- AIME Qualifier
- APEGGA Science Olympics 1 gold
- Basketball Tournmanet Team Allstar
- School awards (First Class Honours; Highest Achievement Awards in Art 20, Chemistry 20B, French 30B, Mathematics 30B, Physics 20B, Social Studies 20B)</p>
<p>Other Abilities
Trilingual Korean, English, French
- fluent in both speaking and writing with Korean and English</p>
<p>I am thinking of applying to
Harvard - ED
Caltech
MIT
Stanford
Princeton
Cornell
University of Toronto
McGill University
University of Waterloo</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for replying. =)</p>