Decision: Accepted
CAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (Single Seating); 2310 (Super Score)
ACT (breakdown): N.A.
SAT II: US History-710, World History-770, Math -750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N.A.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N.A.
AP (place score in parenthesis): N.A.
IB (place score in parenthesis): 42/45
Senior Year Course Load:English L&L HL 6, Physics HL 6, History HL 7, Economics SL 7, Mathematics SL 7, Spanish SL ab.initio 6, TOK/EE(History) 3.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top in Subject IB History HL (11th, 12th Grade), Top in Subject IB English Language and Literature A HL - (11th, 12th Grade), Top in subject in World History K12 (10th Grade), Top in subject in Honors English 10 K12 (10th Grade), Top in subject in Developmental Psychology K12 (10th Grade), Top in subject in Digital Media Production K12 (10th Grade), Top in Subject in Geometry K12 (9th Grade), Top in subject in Computer Media Production K12 (9th Grade).
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Midshipman Education Officer (Singapore Navy Officer Cadet School; internal government “prefect equivalent”)
-NS Men Crossroads Founder (Employment Search and Further Studies Help website for Singaporean equivalent of “Veterans”)
-History Bee Organization (helped promulgate competition throughout Singapore for a time)
-NZ Youth Leadership Summit Singapore Coordinator (acted as regional coordinator)
-Short Term Exchange Program Manager (Liaised with Auckland International College to create a short term exchange
program between Singaporean students and AIC)
-Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Promoter (Helped promote award throughout Singaporean schools)
-American Capitalism (edX) / Homer at Troy (edX) (Online academic courses)
-Auckland International College School Prefect
-Peer Mentoring Program Leader (Duties included planning and running weekly support and acclimatization
workshops for Year 11s new to the school and country)
-Swim, Swimming and Shotokan Karate (Senior Varsity Swim Team member. Completed Auckland Harbor Crossing.
Practiced karate since 9 years old and obtained black belt (1st Dan) in 2014.)
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring English.
Volunteer/Community service: Not a volunteering/service sort of guy…
Summer Activities: Just…having fun in general?
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 for all.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10 (Physics Teacher)
Teacher Rec #2: 9-10/10 (History Teacher)
Counselor Rec: 7/10
Additional Rec: N.A.
Interview: 9-10/10 (Went very well)
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: History and International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): N.A.
Country (if international applicant): Singapore
School Type: American K12, IB
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: M
Income Bracket (Parents retired, my own personal income): 20k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Naval Officer (Second Lieutenant) from the Singapore Navy despite living most of my life overseas.
Reflection
Strengths: SAT 1 score, decent IB scores, consistent academic standards throughout highschool, essays, interview, coming of age from nervous conscript to outstanding Naval Officer.
Weaknesses: SAT 2 scores, IB could’ve been better.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Academically consistent and competent, Lifelong emphasis on sports and physical training, and Accomplishments in leadership development - Prefect, Peer Leader, outstanding Naval Officer.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted into UPenn
General Comments : Applying for uni as a conscript and while in Officer Cadet School wasn’t easy (Spent 5 days out of 7 in camp), but in the end my greatest obstacle became my one defining hook.