Chance me! (Hopefully for the last time haha)

[Jayster007]

<p>Hi guys; hopefully this’ll be my last thread. If for any reason you know me in real life and you manage to discover who I am from the information posted below, please for the love of all that is holy, keep your mouth shut ;)</p>

<p>Demographics: Asian, NJ, 1st Gen immigrant
Sex: Male
Rank: HS doesn’t rank
Need financial aid.
Polysci/Economics Major
ACT: 34
Hooks: None. Except possibly the fact that my grandpa served as the Chinese ambassador to Rhodesia/Zimbabwe during the Rhodesian Bush War a few decades ago. I wrote my Brown academic interests blurb about how my grandpa met Robert Mugabe and Ian Smith, how his stories greatly influenced my interests in polysci especially to someone with a different philosophical perspective, and how a Brown education will prepare me to follow in his footsteps.
SATIIs: Bio 740, Chinese 790, US History 780
APs: Calculus AB- 5, US History- 5, US Gov + Politics- 5, AP Scholar with Honor
Senior Year: AP Macroecon, Stats, Environmental Science, English Lang/Lit, Spanish</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.24
Unweighted GPA: 3.889</p>

<p>Awards:
Perfect Attendance (4 years)
Honor Roll (4 years)
AP Scholar with Honor
National Latin Exam (numerous awards)
National Honor Society
International Championship of High School A-capella (made it to regional semifinals, competing soon)</p>

<p>Significant ECs:
Student Gov: Student Body President (Present)
Student Gov: Student Body Vice President (2009-2010)
Student Gov: Student Body Recording Secretary (2008-2009)
Marching Band <a href=“4%20years”>2010 USSBA State Champs, Northern States 3rd Place, Section Ldr</a>
Transition Project (Leadership and community service)
Freshman Orientation
Model UN Head Delegate (4 years)</p>

<p>Community Service:
225 hours as a Chinese School teaching assistant
Numerous hours spent with children at the YMCA
Numerous hours with SC raising money for the Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund (buying Christmas presents for children with cancer)
Teens Talk about Racism Leader (NJ conference)
Numerous hours with my band raising money and donations for the Center for Food Action
Homeless shelters in NYC
Giving tours around the school, helping freshmen, etc</p>

<p>Work:
Japanese Restaurant every weekend as a waiter, professional position
Tutoring
Playing with my band at cafes and birthday parties to raise money </p>

<p>Music and Cultural ECs:
President and Founder of Chinese Club (4 years)
Latin Club Corresponding Secretary (4 years)
Multicultural Task force (4 years)
Concert Choir <a href=“4%20years”>Numerous Awards at State/National level</a>
Wind Ensemble <a href=“Clarinet,%20Guitar,%20Piano”>Numerous Awards at State/National level</a> (4 years)
Varsity Choir (audition only acapella group): Senior year
Guitar Club (4 years)
Improv Club (4 years)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
English Teacher and AP Gov Teacher, focusing on my abilities as a student and as a leader. They both know me well and can tell great stories.</p>

<p>Interview:
Solid. Relaxed. Lighthearted. Got all my points across.</p>

<p>Essays:
CommonApp- Risky, but I think it’s pretty good. Ppl had mixed opinions.
Short Answers- Great
Supplement- Great</p>

<p>Thanks in advance =D</p>

[Jayster007]

<p>Hey Mr. Fuzzy, let’s play horse. I’ll be the head, and you just be yourself.</p>

<p>My grandpa blurb was written solely to highlight the origin of my Academic interests, as Brown required. It was approximately 300 characters in length. I wrote about myself in the commonapp essay, the first short anwser, and the supplement. Let me repeat that. I did not write one word about my grandpa in my supplement. Nobody is that stupid.</p>

<p>My 1st short answer highlighted how Brown’s open curriculum will help me develop my multicultural interests; my dream has always been to learn French and Japanese. By working at a Japanese restaurant, I started to pick up a bit of Japanese. </p>

<p>In fact, I didn’t even list the helping freshman thing and the perfect attendance award on my app; they’ll be covered by my GC recommendation.</p>

<p>And regarding this:</p>

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From all of your answers, I assume that you are of Chinese descent; I wonder, then, why you worked in a Japanese establishment; this seems to reinforce the negative idea many non-Asians have that Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people are “all the same” because you make yourself useful to any Asian culture. Need a Chinese tutor? You’re the man. Need a “Japanese” waiter? You’re the man. If you don’t want us to group you all together, then you had better play by your own rules. Were none of the Chinese restaurants hiring?

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<p>Wow.</p>

[bruno14]

<p>Jayster, chill on MrFuzzy’s comments. He’s a ■■■■■.</p>

[Jayster007]

<p>Thanks, Bruno. Sorry I took his comments personally; I usually don’t take crap like that from people :)</p>