Chance a confused student again

shatterfire
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:27:48 +0000

(Reposted with additional information)

I attend a local school in Hong Kong , which means no AP courses and the GPA system would not be used. To what extent will this hurt my application?

Intended Major : Elec Engineering/Computer

(International Applicant, no green card)

Chinese (Hong Kong)
Male
Grade: Year 12 , (still have Year 13 to go)
School:Low performance Public High school (~1500) , students struggle to enter university , let alone Ivy League
Home:Upper Middle Class
Courseload: ‘Most rigorous’ is not enough. ‘suicide’ is more appropriate (juggling Hong Kong A-level , SATs and British A-levels at once)

GPA- No such thing
Ranking - 10/90

SATs:
Math I: 800
CR:730
Writing:710

Math II : 800
Physics : 790
Chemistry : 790

AP:
No APs , but does British A-levels count?
A-Level Physics - A
A-Level Chemistry - A
A-Level Biology - A
A-Level Maths - A
AS-Level History - A

ECS:
Committee of Student Council
Chief Editor of School Newspaper
Debating Team Captain
50 hours of community work
Worked as a computer repair technician

Awards:
Best student for English
Improvement Award from Year 12 to Year 13
Sports Day Gold Medal
Swimming Contest Gold Medal

Other :
-Very good Recommendation Letters
-Essays are decent
-Fluent English and Chinese
-No financial aid needed