Guru Will Chance You for Top Tier Schools

collegereally
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:24:46 +0000

International- (Korean, international school in China)

SAT: 780math 710writing 700reading T2190

SATII: 800MathIIC 800Chinese 630Chem (not sending chem)

GPA: 3.12 weighted (very low because i didnt do any studying until last year; it’ll be raised to 3.3)

NoRank

Courses:
(2 year courses)
IB English A2 HL
IB MANDARIN B HL
IB ECONOMICS HL
IB MATH HL
IB CHEM SL
IB PHYSICS SL

NOT A DIPLOMA CANDIDATE

ECs:

Performing Arts (2 years): band member, first chair, first chair in “international band competition among asian international schools”, jazz band first chair

Model UN (4 years): delegates in various conferences, some very hard, looking to be a chair next year

Habitat for Humanity, Campus chapter (4 years): 2 years as regular member, junior year as executive board member, senior year nothing

Prevent-AIDS-club (no name) (3 years): co-founder in sophomore year

Soccer Team (3 years): 2 years in JV, not sure about next year though

Intern (2+ years): Market research in China for a tiny Korean company

Intern2 (< 1year): JUCCCE intern - worked with a lot of ivy grads

Major: hotel management for nyu///business/management/marketing OR industrial engineering

OTHERS:

very fluent in Chinese, (had the HSK of level 7 when i was in seventh grade, going to take it again next year for level 10, 11 highest)

essay-not an unique topic but “very intriguing”- according to my counselor

killer recs because i’ve been sucking up for a while now

NYU (SCPS-hotel management) -ED
Emory
Wake Forest
UMich
USC
Case Western Reserve
Georgia Tech
UIUC
UWisconsin-Madison
UWashington-Seattle
Indiana University
Syracuse
HKUST
NUS

PS: Any suggestions on colleges that are appropriate to my profile?