rising junior looking for college

College Search & Lists
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<p>I want to major in Electrical Engineering
I’m a guy from Taiwan studying in the US</p>

<p>sophomore grades:
English (mainstream, not ESL): B-
Honors Geom: A+
Honors Chem: A+
ESL History 1: A
Health & Human Spirits: A-
Orchestra
fall: soccer
winter: swimming
spring: life guard training (red cross certified)</p>

<p>9th grade in Taiwan I did like over 10 majors, all As</p>

<p>btw, I studied 10th grade in Taiwan as well, and repeated it in the US</p>

<p>Taiwan
Awards</p>

<p>10th Grade
1st Place in Sho-Wo National Debate Competition
1st Place in Cheng Kong Senior High Debate Competition
Role Model of the Class
Representative of School for Teenager’s Day National Chinese & English Speech Contest
Representative of School for China Radio National English Contest
Top Six in Middle School Education Cup National Debate Competition
9th Grade
5th Place in Taipei English Speech Contest
1st Place in School’s English Speech Contest
1st Place in School’s Chinese Speech Contest
Mayor’s Award </p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>10th Grade
Debate Team (Captain of class of 93)
Debate Club (President of class of 93)
Director of Cheng Kong Senior High Debate Competition (Vice CEO)
Student Council (Class representative)
Class Leader
Teacher’s Assistant (Math)
Teacher’s Assistant (English)
9th Grade
Science Lab Club (President)
Bridge Club (President)
Teacher’s Assistant (Science)</p>

<p>Community Service</p>

<p>10th Grade
Student Service/Discipline Team</p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>10th Grade
Handing out trophies, certificates, Medals for Taipei Middle Education Sports Tournament</p>

<p>The US
Awards</p>

<p>10th Grade
AMC 10 School Winner Pin
AMC 10 Honor Roll of Distinction
AMC 10 Certificate of Distinction (AIME Qualifier)
AIME Certificate of Participation
AIME School Record Holder (5/15)
Honor Roll all Three Terms
Head of School’s List all Three Terms</p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>10th Grade
Model UN Club
Debate/JSA Team
Class of 08 Executive Committee
Orchestra (Piano & Percussion)
Soccer Team
Swimming Team
Life guarding</p>

<p>Community Service</p>

<p>10th Grade
Dining Hall Service
Peer Tutoring </p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>10th Grade
Peer Tutoring </p>

<p>my list:</p>

<p>reach: Princeton, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Cornell
Match: Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern,
safety: U Mich, UIUC, </p>

<p>Any suggestions on college choice? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>by the way,
I got 5 on AP Chem (self study)
and 800 on SAT II CHem</p>

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<p>Northwestern is a match? UMich is a safety?</p>

<p>Might be a little too early to say that.</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins?</p>

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<p>so your suggestion is?</p>

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<p>For EE CMU would be a reach, UMich might be a match, not a safety. Your stats are OK but you need a hook, bc now you look like everyone else.</p>

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<p>master in Chinese+English Debate?
Besides that I seem like a typical asian</p>

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<p>It’s a great list of top EE programs. You obviously did your homework. Why did you not include Berkeley? Take a look at Rice. Michigan and Illinois might be more difficult to get in than you think.</p>

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<p>oh, b/c Im an International student from Taiwan; seems hard to get into UC Berkeley (they have more than enough asians already and don’t like international students)
new list?
Reach: Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Cornell, RIce, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern
Match: Carnegie Mellon, UMich, Georgia Tech
Safety: UIUC, Penn State (I go to school in PA)</p>

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<p>suggestions?</p>

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<p>lolll, bump!!</p>

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<p>SAT 1s? Unless you’ve already mentioned them.</p>

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<p>well, I’m a rising junior…so I haven’t taken SAT I yet</p>

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<p>suggestions?</p>

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<p>…bump…</p>

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<p>Maybe look at RPI as a match/safety. Besides that, it’s a fine list and wouldn’t worry about it too much before taking SAT.</p>

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<p>what’s PRI?</p>

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<p>RPI - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The first engineering school in the country.</p>

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<p>I would suggest you consider any of the five service academies</p>

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<p>what’s that?</p>