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please suggest any other schools that would be a good shot to take.

The first thing you need to know about me is that I am from Bolivia. I am a 17 year old male. I am planning to study in the field of Engineering.
GPA: 3.9 unweighted
4.25 weighted
Class rank:1 (class of 30)(private school)

SAT Scores: retaking it in oct. and nov. aiming higher)
Verbal: 600 (English is pretty hard for foreign students)
Math: 750

SAT II: will be taking them in Dec.
Math IIc: 650-750 estimates
Physics: 650-700 estimates
writing: 570-650 estimates

Full IB diploma candidate taking the following courses:
(IB grades are out of a 7 range. following grades are teachers projected grades)
IB English A1 HL(6)
IB Spanish A2 HL(6)
IB History HL (5)
IB Computer Science (7)
IB Chemistry (6)
IB Math Methods (6)

Extracurricular:
CAS activities:
About 300+ hrs. in the last 4 years including 6 different help groups. MIMA(medical group aide for indigenous people without any resources), Khanarrancho(english aide for poor indigenous children), ciudad del niño(orphanage), Infante(orphanage), San Simon(English teacher for children that live with parents in jail), HABITAT.


Varsity teams:
Soccer(9,10,11,12)
Volleyball(9,10, captain 11, captain 12)
Track and Field(9, 10)
Basketball(9,10,11,12)

Student Goverment: Founder and President.(started in my senior year)
Drama club: founder (12)
Chess club: 12)
SAT Prep: founder(12)
National Honor Society (9, 10, 11, President 12)
Model UN: (9, 10, 11, 12) nation wide merits in (9, 11, 12)

would have joined more extracurriculars if offered. I had to start most of them.

Golf: Junior category (16-18 years)
local city (pop. 500, 000)ranking: 3
national ranking: 5
countless awards in national competitions.
I had the opportunity to represent Bolivia in international competitions.

I am receiving a private tutor for SAT II prep. About 12 hours a week for the next two months.


Please feel free to post any comments or suggestions. It would be a great help.

I doubt many Bolivians go to hyps or highly competitive schools. Does that increase/decrase my chances?

By Nngmm (Nngmm) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 09:05 am: Edit

>>I doubt many Bolivians go to hyps or highly competitive schools. Does that increase/decrase my chances?

It does increase your chances, as schools are looking for diversity. Your ECs look great, and you have planty of them. If your SAT II scores will be in 700s, it will help a lot. You may want to take TOEFL as well. Make sure to show in your app. that you are passionate about things you chose to do. Maybe ask someone from one of those volunteer groups for the "extra" rec. letter.