Asian URM Looking for a Chance

<p>Oxymoron? Maybe. True? Absolutely.</p>

<p>Hello College Confidential Members! I’m looking to be chanced for Princeton. Tell me your thoughts!</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Filipino
Race: Southeast Asian (Philippines)
School: Public – Gifted Program
Location: Canada
Future Major/Minor: Business Administration/Psychology</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>Unweighted Grades
Grade 9 – 3.8
Grade 10 – 3.9
Grade 11 – GPA: 4.0
Grade 12 – GPA 4.0 (Canadian Avg. 85%+)</p>

<p>Standardized Testing</p>

<p>SAT (I)</p>

<p>Mathematics: 700
Critical Reading: 750
Writing: 740</p>

<p>SAT (II)</p>

<p>World History: 800
Physics: 750
Math I: 740</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities</p>

<p>District School Board – 2 Years
Student Trustee
School Representative for the District School Board Student Council
Ambassador for District School Board Trustee</p>

<p>District School board’s Environmental Flagship Project – 3 Years*
Project Manager
Public Relations Director
Financial Director
Representative
Conference Speaker (Invited and Spoken Twice)
Featured in Media Multiple Times.
School Board Environmental Award - Silver Award 2006, Gold Award 2007</p>

<p>Junior Achievement – 2 Years
Vice President of Information Technology Services
Recipient of Website of the Year (2007) and Company of the Year (2007)
Student Ambassador</p>

<p>City Hall’s Youth Advocacy Program – 2 Years
Director of Communications and Media
Member of Multiple Committees</p>

<p>Youth Involvement Inc. – 2 Years
Editor-In-Chief</p>

<p>Youth Parliament of Canada – 1 Year
Senator Nominee</p>

<p>Model United Nations – 2 Years
President</p>

<p>Public Speaking Club – 2 Years
President</p>

<p>Thinking Club – 2 Years
Co-President</p>

<p>Investment Club – 3 Years
Placed 2rd in School Investment Competition</p>

<p>DECA – 2 Years
Provincial Competition Qualifier</p>

<p>Choir – 2 Years
Lead Baritone Singer
Operatic Singer</p>

<p>Homes For Humanity - 1 Year
Volunteer</p>

<p>Other Clubs:
-School Newspaper
-Film Club
-Table Tennis Club
-Go Club
-Animation Literacy Club</p>

<p>Sports Teams:
Rugby - 1 Year
Rowing (Hobby) - 1 year</p>

<p>Misc.
Published poetry and artwork in two anthology books
Wrote and directed a movie screened at an annual art festival.
Exhibited artwork in museum
Won a national artwork contest
Made and aired a foreign trade and economics commercial on national television.</p>

<p>Recommendation Letters:
School Superintendent
Director of School board Environmental Program
Provincial President of Junior Achievement
City Hall Official</p>

<p>Essay:
In regards to a medical disease I had and how it pushed me to make the most of my life while I was still here and to improve the quality of life of this earth and all its inhabitants.</p>

<p>*I and the organization are dealing with hundreds of thousands of dollars in renewable energies and are working together with multiple schools, school boards, and companies to provide schools with renewable resources (solar panels, wind turbines) to offset their greenhouse gases and create extra revenue for the school board. Extra revenue is mainly put towards scholarships for environmentally active youths.</p>

<p>ooohhh impressive ecs </p>

<p>i say in - but really, who am i to tell… </p>

<p>i hope u get into the college of ur choice!</p>

<p>What makes you think that you qualify as a URM?</p>

<p>He’s a Filipino. The Asians you see in the best schools are typically Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. </p>

<p>I think you have a good chance. But fyi you can’t major in business here.</p>

<p>haha dont forget those indian asians!</p>

<p>Nice ECs man.</p>

<p>awesome. if your RECs and Essays were good i think u should be in.</p>