GPA: 3.99/4.0 APs: - Psychology: 5 - Lang: 5 - Calculus BC: 5 - Calc AB subscore: 5 - Statistics: 5 - Music theory aural subscore: 4 - Music theory non-aural subscore: 4
Classes I will take this year (senior): AP Physics C AP Literature AP U.S. Government College Math Web design
SAT: 1520/1600 SAT subject: Math 2c(800) Chem (730) planning to take lit this October In-school ECs: Captain/founder of basketball varsity (3 yrs) Most valuable player-basketball(3 yrs) Player of the Tournament-basketball(3 yrs) President/founder of Amnesty International club (2 yrs) Member of NHS (2 yrs) Member of school ensemble club, piano player (2 yrs) Writing Center student tutor Teacher’s awards in: AP Psychology, Sports Psychology, AP Calculus, American Literature, Music Ensemble, Computer Science, English 10, U.S. History, Music Ensemble, Computer Science
Head of School Commendation (2 yrs) A Honor Roll (3 yrs)
Music: Associated Board of Royal School of Music (ABRSM) Exam Grade 5 in both Piano Playing and Music Theory Concert Headliner for 2 consecutive years (traditional instrument)
Has several internship experiences Composes music pieces for school clubs/church Went to a mission trip to the Philippines Raised approximately $1,000 USD for sexually molested Philippino kids A female international student from an overrepresented area in Asia Recs: Teacher recs- Confident / Outside: Getting a rec letter from a professor from my dream school (Duke)
Prefers mid-sized schools; countryside/city doesn’t matter; Literature major
Other than institutions that admit solely on stats and extend that policy to international applicants, what would be a safety for a US applicant is a match for you, what is a match for a US applicant is a reach for you, and what is a reach for a US applicant is a super reach for you.
If you are attending a high school where there are many international students, and where the guidance counselors track admissions results for international students separately from US applicants, your own guidance office can probably give you better advice than we can.
Talk with your parents about the money. If they can be full pay or nearly full pay, you will have a lot of decent options for a literature major.
LACs might be good options as well. Colby and Gromek come into mind.
And an Asian with high stats considering a Literature major is certainly unique enough to warrant an extra look from an adcom. Not a guarantee of admission by any means but you could be enough of a unicorn to catch someone’s eye.
I’m guessing Gromek is Grinnell with a typing error.
Female, right? Open to the women’s college experience? I would suggest Mount Holyoke College as one comfortable with international students and has an outstanding English Language and Literature Department.