<p>Believe it or not, I will have 18 AP(about ten 5s) scores by June…
and will probably have 9 SAT IIs.
I now have three 800s on SAT II.
English lit has been my worst experience since I’m not good at English.
But…
I got
BBBBAC
soph GPA(Top tier 25%)…yes…
C was caused by a big skip from French I to French III honors(a bad idea)…</p>
<p>GPA has risen, and now I’m getting all As.
but soph GPA just kills me.</p>
<p>Would my academic credential be insufficient to Harvard Yale or Princeton
just because of my soph. GPA?</p>
<p>You seem like a mold of the brand of students that take too many APs over their heads and get a bad GPA in return. Though it’s too early to judge you without looking at your ECs, essays, actual GPA, and the rest, I’d say you have a bad chance for HYP.</p>
<p>1) GPA on 4.0 scale= around 3.8
2) Course rigor(takes IB)–>I taught APs by myself.
3) ECs–>Africa related stuff…
West Africa Research Association at Boston University
Student Council
Model UN officer
Amnesty International VP
New England Korean school-TA
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge-Tutor
Embassy(Chile,Philippine,China) internship in South Korea (Every summer)</p>
<p>Environment…
My Boston high school is…Jesuit school.
90% Whites… good private school.
I’m South Korean citizen without a green card.
I’m going to migrate to Africa from next year…
I will be attending a British school in AFrica…
and will conduct research with professors in universities there,
and will do volunteer works and other social works in Africa.
I will be staying there for 2 yrs.</p>
<p>I am fluent in Korean, Japanese, and English…
and pretty good at French…(AP level)
and would love to double major in economics and African studies in college</p>
<p>OP is an international student from Korea – who has been attending school in US. I think the competitiveness of the international pool is extremely tough and those grades are going to cause you a problem.</p>
<p>sorry – cross-posted.</p>
<p>I think your grades the next two years will really make the difference. If you can do really well, you might be ok – but, again, the international aspect really throws a wrench in the works.</p>
<p>I think you need to make sure you have some schools that you apply to a level or two below the Ivies.</p>
<p>hsmomstef/// I called Harvad admission today, and what they told me was that they look at internationals by the high school they graduate from…not by nationality…so I will somehow be half-Korean, and half-African, I think.</p>
<p>that is good – applying as an international is such an unknown!</p>
<p>Personally – I think you sound like an outstanding student. You clearly have initiative, persistance and you are clearly a risk-taker. All these are things that top schools like to see. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, you can’t predict how the next two years will go – but I would suggest that you follow your dreams. If you are planning on going to Africa because that is something you want to do, then go. If you are planning to go because you think it will give you an edge in admissions – don’t go (it doesn’t sound like this is the case).</p>
<p>Do check with the school in Africa and see how they do at placing kids in US schools – and keep in mind that college counselors at international schools may not be entirely familiar with US school admissions, so keep lurking at CC.</p>
<p>You have a good chance. Though I won’t elaborate, because admissions are seemingly random and chances are basically meaningless, as proven by this year’s comparison. </p>
<p>You have a solid GPA with ECs and probably an AP National Scholar. I would apply for a lot of safety schools. Good Luck.</p>