Hey so I’m trying to decide between the two majors mentioned above, hoping to ask for advice on my chances, and which one may be less competitive/better fit for me?
Demographics: Asian male, international, not applying for financial aid
SAT: 1530, Math II: 800, Literature 760
IB predicted grades 41/42 (or 44/45 including CAS and TOK)
ECs:
Founder/editor of student newspaper on Hong Kong economic and political affairs, supervised by a professor at HKUST.
Interviewed professors from local unis on current economic policy, especially with regard to the recent protests
(11/12th grade)
6 week internship helping a professor at Hong Kong University with his research on ‘Urban and Geographic Systems’, my work was mostly to do with economic development, regional cooperation etc.
Collated a ‘Pearl River Delta Database’ that is now published by the university
This guy also wrote me a rec letter
(11th grade)
4 yrs varsity basketball, also interhouse basketball captain meaning I coach younger players, organize tournaments etc.
200 volunteering hours teaching kids English at a local primary school
(11/12th grade)
Student Council (11/12th grade)
and some other clubs and stuff…
Awards:
Finalist (Top 10) in regional entrepreneurship competition
Some regional debating awards from World Scholars Cup
Not much apart from that…
Also I have a rec letter from my professor at Cornell Summer College
Would appreciate any thoughts/advice thanks!