Chance an International Student please :)

a1dude
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 01:27:39 +0000

Hey guys, I’m a high school graduate about to join the Singapore Armed Forces in February for two years of compulsory military service. I am applying to the USA and Canada next year and asking for a deferral. So please chance me so I can have a better idea about my chances at my favoured colleges :)

I’m applying to study Economics at the following schools for now:

Stanford (super reach I know)
Northwestern
UCLA
UMich
USC
UCSD
NYU
BU
UToronto (Canada)
UBC (Canada)

• IB

Completed IB Diploma in May 2013
Scored 38/45 Points

7 in HL Economics
7 in HL Physics
5 in HL Math
6 in SL Theatre
6 in SL Spanish ab initio
5 in SL English

+2 bonus points

• SAT Reasoning:

2210 (one sitting)

CR 770
M 740
W 700

• SAT Subjects:

Math IIC 770
Physics 720

• IGCSE’s:

7A*'s, 2A’s

• Extracurriculars:

Acted in three school theatre productions over junior and senior years
Played the bass drum in school drumline in junior and senior years
Performed in annual school rock show in junior and senior years
Danced in various school cultural shows over sophomore, junior and senior years
Played in varsity basketball team in sophomore and junior years

Attended Model United Nations conference in the Hague, Netherlands in junior year
Served as journalist for annual school business & economics magazine in junior year
Served as member of school yearbook business committee in junior year
Achieved the Gold Award in the United Kingdom Mathematical Challenge in junior and senior years

Completed Engineering Design course at Columbia University Summer Program for High School Students during the summer between sophomore and junior years

• Volunteer Work:

Organized and conducted a week-long service trip to an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in junior year
Facilitated horseriding for mentally and physically disabled children at a horseriding centre during weekly for a year during junior year
Supervised and taught kindergarten children at a day care centre in freshman year weekly for a year during freshman year
Member of Akanksha global concerns group which raises money for the education of slum children in India, during sophomore, junior and senior years

• Work Experience:

Was employed in the project management division of ABB’s Pulp & Paper business unit for three months after graduation from high school
Completed a paid internship in the retail banking products division of Standard Chartered’s consumer bank during the summer between junior and senior years
Was employed as a part-time service crew member at a bakery called Baker & Cook for three months after graduation from high school

• Recommendations:

Strong recommendation from my Economics teacher
Strong-moderate recommendation from my Physics teacher
May send in a strong recommendation from a Columbia professor from Columbia summer program

• Essays

Haven’t completed them yet, but the plan is to write about my forthcoming experiences in the army

• Other:

Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Indian
Nationality: Singaporean
School Type: Large private school in Singapore with 3000 students, full IB

• Ability to pay full tuition

Thank you guys so much! :)