Demographics
- International student
- Private British school, IB curriculum used
- Asian & Female
Intended Major(s) Economics & Psychology
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
- Unweighted HS GPA: 3.8
- SAT Scores: 1380 first try, 1500 second try
Coursework
IB courses: HL Math AI, HL Economics, HL Psychology, HL Indonesian, SL English, SL Biology
(my school only does IB, so this is the maximum number of courses I can take, but I did 10 GCSEs in my sophomore year)
Awards
- Math UKMT Bronze
- A lot of MUN awards
- John Locke Essay Comp. Economics category, High distinction (5% of shortlisted candidates out of 20000 total applicants)
- Varsity sports MVP
Extracurriculars
In school:
- MUN club executive team, I teach the club every week & organise conferences
- Head of School House: organising assemblies & competitions
- Varsity sports team captain
- Rock Band & Choir
Outside of school:
- Interned for a ministry
- Summer school for economics
- Taught underprivileged kids music and organised for them to perform in multiple school events
- Volunteer staff for largest investment club in my country
- Taught refugees from the Middle East how to do MUN & raise money for them to compete in conferences
- Passion project: used behavioural economics to increase number of applicants for a learning center for underprivileged children
Cost Constraints / Budget
Short answer: No budget
Longer answer: I am applying for scholarships, but external ones only. Therefore, financial aid will not be considered in my applications. Also, even if I don’t get the scholarships, I can still go to any university of my choice; my parents have agreed to fund my university tuition.
Schools
Note: I’m doing no safeties- all of my backup options will be in the UK so we don’t have to consider it here.
Here is a list of schools I’m currently looking to apply to:
- NYU Shanghai campus (ED) - I’m applying for this campus because I want the chance to learn Mandarin.
- Georgetown (EA)
- Umich (EA)
- Notre Dame (RD)
- Barnard (RD)
Based on my profile, I would appreciate suggestions on universities to expand my list. Thank you!