Chance for Northwestern!

airplaneman
Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:11:20 +0000

Hey, I’m a male senior in an international school in Hong Kong.

Ethnicity: Chinese-Indonesian
Citizenship: Australian and British
I have lived in Hong Kong for 13 years.

Major: Engineering

SAT 1
2000 (600 CR, 760 M, 640W) - Just retook them. Going to be around 2100.

SAT 2
Chemistry: 740
Maths 2: 790

Straight A and A* in GCSE. I am taking the IB Diploma right now and I am predicted a 40-42 out of 45.
HL Chemistry - 6
HL Maths - 6
HL Music - 7
SL English - 6/7
SL French - 6
SL Economics - 7
TOK - 2/3

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Swimming (10 years)

Hong Kong National and Junior Swimming Squad

Represented Hong Kong at overseas meets

Nationally ranked 4th in Hong Kong

Team MVP 4 years in a row (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

ESF Best Male Swimmer Award 2008

High School Team Captain

International Honours 2010

Hold 10 interschool and school records

Finished 4th at Hong Kong Olympic Trials.

Piano (8 years) - plan to continue in university

Grade 8 with Distinction

Associate Diploma in Piano Performance from Trinity College, UK.

Regularly take part in local concerts, festivals and competitions.

Bronze in Composer of the Year 2010 competition.

Once played in front of a crowd of 5000 people

Violin (7 years) - plan to continue in university

Grade 8 with Distinction.

school orchestra, 1st violinist (6 years)

Orchestra has won three international awards.

ESF orchestra for 3 years.

Representative and opening act for my school in the International Conference on Climate Change Hong Kong 2007


Teaching English to mentally challenged and local non-English speaking students (2 years)
Service project of teaching English to local and disadvantaged students in Beijing (2008)
Runner Up of international business competition ‘Media-Saturn International Retail Management Competition’ 2010
Play in a band, Kiwi Pilot, as a keyboardist. We play in many local charity concerts to raise money, like Winterfest and Charity Rock Concert in our school (2 years)
Teaching piano as a private piano tutor (1 year)
HKAYP Bronze Award for community service (2008)
Junior Reporter for the Young Post in South China Morning Post, biggest newspaper chain in Hong Kong. Once aided for a live interview for Adam Lambert, American Idol runner up (2009)
Swimming coach. I have created my own swimming team in school and coached for two years (2009-present)
Australian Mathematics Competition Award (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
UK Mathematics Competition Award (2007, 2008, 2009 2010)


LEADERSHIP ROLES


swimming coach, high school swim captain
piano tutor
Stride for a Cure Project Leader (organized hike to raise money for charity)
Scott House Head of Action
Grade 6 student leader in the School Council
Grade 6, 8 and 10 Scott House Action Representative


SUMMERS STUFF


Oxford Royale Academy, 2010 (Medicine Program)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Summer Program, 2010 (Health Science)
Hong Kong University Summer Program, 2008 (Popular Music Composition)


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