Chances at Lafayette?

kim1g428
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 04:58:33 +0000

Hi all. I’m an international student living in Thailand. I’m South Korean, but I was born in Thailand. I’m trilingual, and I go to a private Christian school run under the American system. I will apply for Financial Aid, and I’m going to need a whole lot to afford it.
I will apply regular decision. Below are my scores and extracurriculars.

GPA(weighted):3.97 I don’t know my unweighted. I’m probably among the top 10 or 20 percent in my grade. My GPA does show improvement every year. I have 3 Bs and rest As.
TOEFL: 114 out of 120
SAT: (Math:710, CR:740, Writing:730)
SAT IIs: Physics:730, Chemistry:760
APs: Chemistry 5, Physics B 5, Statistics 4

Academic Awards:
Algebra I
Thai 3
Honor Roll 5 Semesters
Honorable Mention 1 Semester
AP Scholar Award

ECs:
Chess Club 3 years
Badminton Team 1 year (participated in Tournament)
Band 4 Years (Clarinet)
Co-founder of a literary/philosophy club
Church Chapel Team member 2 years
School Yearbook member
School Newspaper member
Played the piano at a charity concert (one time thing)

Non-academic Awards:
CMAC Chess Tournament Open Section 1st Place, Ages 15+ Section 1st Place
CMAC Chess Tournament Advanced Section 1st Place
IWICA Chess Tournament U18 Best Male Player
Bongcheon Chess Tournament three-way tie 1st Place
Bongcheon Chess League two-way tie 2nd Place
Prose Competition: 2nd Place
Poetry Competition: 1st Place

Volunteer Work:
Taught guitar to orphans at a local orphanage
Translated Thai, Korean, and English for a university research team during a engineering project
Tutored school work for two Korean students

I’ve written a good common app essay that’s been approved by many people. I have two decent recommendations. I will probably major in psychology.
I have yet to write the supplement essays.
I am most worried about the FA and that my senior year grades are not excellent.