<p>You’re doing the right things. There’s a great interview with Scott Clark (Yale adm.officer, google it), paraphr: In our minds there isn’t much difference between straight As, and a few Bs.close paraphr.</p>
<p>Keep kicking ass in school, and try kicking a whole lot more. Take the hardest classes and crush the expectations that are set for you.</p>
<p>Your scores are top flight, your grades look competitive, an arts supplement is a tip, ORM possibly a tip in the other direction. (Hey dude, I’m Asian too…That’s the reality of it.)</p>
<p>Like I said before; increase what you’ve been doing, and hope for the best.</p>
<p>Some criticism though…You mentioned an art supplement.
If it’s music, it had better be of the quality that would get a record label interested, if it’s art, it had better be exhibit quality…You get the idea.</p>
<p>50 hours of Com. Service? …Eh… </p>
<p>“Culture Club” president? </p>
<p>I would emphasize being the captain of varsity swimming/nat’l art awards.
Swimming is a beastly sport (I hate, hate, HATE the IM…) and being the captain of a swim team is no joke. It shows depth of commitment.
The nat’l art awards for an Asian that is clearly excelling in his (her?) math/sciences shows breadth of commitment.
Play up that DEPTH and BREADTH of commitment and excellence, keep rockin’ school, and you can apply with confidence.</p>