chance me for CAS!

Genre
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:11:28 +0000

I just applied today to CAS! Chance me? I think NYU is my number 1 school right now!

Major: Economics

Boarding School in Pennsylvania
Asian
Location: CT

Test Scores

SAT: 770 M, 660 CR, 680 W (2110 all 3) (1430 on 2)
SATII scores: 790, 750
ACT: 32

Classes/GPA/Academics

No Ranking

Sophomore Year: GPA (3.06…Long Story, more about this later).

Junior Year: GPA (3.90)

Senior Fall Midterm- (4.34 at Term end)

Senior Year Schedule
AP Microeconomics-A
AP Macroeconomics-A
AP Statistics-A
AP Chemistry-A
Pre-Calculus Honors-A
English Electives-A-

Also taking Calc I at UConn this coming summer.

Extracurriculars:

Varsity Hockey All 4 Years (TAKES UP ALL OF MY FALL AND WINTER, no time for other ECs)- Ranked Top 10 Hockey Teams among Independent Prep Schools

USA Hockey 1992 Birth Year Select Festival Camp in Rochester NY and St. Cloud MN- (Ranked as number 5 defenseman in the East coast in 2004,2005,2006).
Invite to tryout for Japanese U-16 National Hockey Team.

International Club- Executive Member and Country Representative- 3 years

BBoying/Breakdancing/Hiphop dance club- Founder/President

Won tons of bboying crew battles/showcase battles/1v1 battles in NYC/Japan

FBLA

Summer Internships at Yachiyo Corporation in Japan
Short Internship at a Investment Firm (Hedge Funds, Public/Private Equity)- 2 weeks
Volunteer work at Church
Volunteer coaching for club hockey teams.
Princeton University Select Hockey Camp 2007
Boston University Select Hockey Camp 2006

Story:
I came to this boarding school in Pennsylvania as a recruit for hockey. Known for having the best hockey program in the state of Pennsylvania, people from all over the world (as close as Pennsylvania and as far as Russia, Czech Republic, Canada…etc) are recruited there regularly. In 2004, I was selected as one of the top six defensemen in the Mid-Atlantic Region (NY,NJ,PA,MD,DE) and was asked to play in many showcases. This continued until 2006 and I moved onto the new school. I had high hopes of being a pro, the first Japanese NHL hockey player. My focus was always on hockey, I had very little interest in academics. I was heavily recruited to many schools/semi-pro junior leagues, and I knew at that time that I would go to college for hockey. Then during my sophomore year, disaster happened. I had a season ending injury, and I required surgery. My grades at the time weren’t absolutely atrcoious, however, my surgery required routine check ups back home in Connecticut, I missed tons of school due to the fact that I had to travel home every week and my grades dropped horribly. Not only that, recruiting stopped, I was depressed and was a horrendous mess. I then soon realized that I need to change my focus from athletics to academics. Ever since then, my academics and attitude towards school have improved dramatically. I still play hockey now, but doctors say that my wrist will never heal fully and that I shouldn’t play much longer. (Hell, I need extended time to write in-class essays because I get such bad pain in my wrist). Therefore I am NOT interested in playing hockey in university. And of course…NYU do they even have a hockey team? lol

Misc.

Essays: Really Strong
Recs: Amazing

Hooks:
I think I’m pretty damn unique compared to some of the other asian applicants. Will that make me stand out over the other (I play piano, I play violin, I’m in the asian club) asians?

Thanks.