read, reply and get candy.

<p>hello folks. i am doing this just for fun (as i have one and a half year time until i have to go through the infamous application process)…but still. opinions will be honored!</p>

<p>i am currently attending a private all-girls school in Austria. i am (forcibly) taking twelve different courses. all of those are (as my teacher told me) equivalent to AP courses.
i get straight As in every subject (apart from PE,…but i’ll exclude that because i think its not a subject but a form of torture :P) i am top 2% of 150 and the best student in my class- 1/20.</p>

<p>additional stuff i have done (i do not really like the word extracurricular activities…it freaks me out)

  • economy course
  • law course
  • social week
  • piano
  • choir</p>

<p>additional stuff i will do:

  • take university courses here
  • japanese course
  • russian course
  • ancient greek (By self-study)
  • college-level mathematics (By self-study)…just for fun. </p>

<p>competitions i have participated in:
-language competition (top 4 of the country)
-maths (second place)
-latin (this autumn)</p>

<p>i plan on taking the SAT. it doesnt seem to be too difficult (i have a practice exam book at home and the questions are rather simple?)</p>

<p>i know this doesnt tell you much, but i am really intelligent. no, and not conceited at all :smiley: …i just know what i can and what i can’t do (i can’t turn a somersault). i sometimes solve problems in maths very very fast and then my teacher has to think about five minutes about what i did and why i did it. i also learn very fast etc etc.
so hm.
i have a few questions.</p>

<p>when i apply to a college/university in the US, can i major in more than two subjects?</p>

<p>i’d like to become a mathematican, astrophysicist and journalist. what courses should i take for being qualified to work as the latter?</p>

<p>would i have chances when i applying to the ivy league? (actually, if you tell me No, i’d still try.)</p>

<p>forgive me for spelling mistakes.</p>

<p>can i major in more than two subjects: yes, at your own risk
what courses should i take for being qualified to work as the latter: you’ll know when you’re older
would i have chances when i applying to the ivy league: everyone has a shot at ivies</p>

<p>I would recommend Northwestern University in Evanston, IL… they have a world renown journalism program.</p>

<p>“everyone has a shot at ivies”…Completely false. Very few people can be competitive for the Ivy Schools. As one from overseas, it is more difficult to gain admittance, but obviously not impossible. You seem to stand as good a chance as many other international applicants.</p>