<p>I’m an international student (UK citizen, half white half asian, born in Hong Kong, living in Singapore).</p>
<p>SATs: 1940/2400</p>
<p>630W
690M
620CR</p>
<p>GPA: My school doesn’t do GPA… but I got straight As on my A-levels and 5 A*s, 5 As, 2 Bs on my GCSE exams (don’t know if you guys know about British exams…)</p>
<p>Extra curricular:</p>
<p>Career shadowing at a dental clinic
Travelled to Cambodia to build houses for a poor and work at an orphanage in 2006
Travelled to the Thai Burmese border to help finish a kindergarden at a refugee school in 2007.
Will be travelling to the Philippines to work at an orphanage April 2009.
Stage coordinator twice for our school pantomime
Formed my school’s first volleyball team (though I was only part of that in grade 9 and 10)
10 years of piano - reached grade 6 out of 8 from the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
3 years of theory of music lessons outside of school - reached grade 6 out of 8.
Ran several fundraising events at school to send dental supplies to a school in northern India.
Prefect of a 7th grade class in my junior year
Head prefect of the 11th grade in my senior year</p>
<p>Also, do you think I’ll be able to get any merit based financial aid? Thank you.</p>
<p>chris</p>