International from Beijing, AMC perfect score, IMO alternate , chance me at T10?
Demographics:
- Chinese international
- Beijing, top-tier international school (RDFZ-affiliated)
- Full pay
- No hooks
Intended Major: Applied Mathematics / Computer Science
Academics:
- GPA: 4.0 UW (IB system, predicted 44/45)
- SAT: 1570
- Coursework: IB HL Math, Physics, CS; SL Economics, English, Mandarin
- TOEFL: 119
Extracurriculars:
- AMC 12 perfect score, AIME 11
- IMO China team alternate (trained at national camp)
- Math competition coaching for junior students, 2 years
- Founded coding club at school, ~25 members, organized regional programming competition
- Research project on optimization algorithms with local university professor, paper under review
- Debate team captain, won regional tournament
Awards:
- China National Math Olympiad, bronze medal
- AMC 12 perfect score
- IMO alternate (national team selection)
- School academic excellence award
Schools:
Reach:
- MIT
- Stanford
- Caltech
- CMU SCS
- Princeton
Reach:
- Yale
- Columbia
- Penn
- Cornell
Target:
- Berkeley CS
- UT Austin CS (honors)
Safety:
- University of Waterloo
- Oxbridge (backup plan, parallel apps)
ngl international acceptance rate is brutal and my list is reach-heavy. math and CS credentials feel solid but worried about how much that matters when 40k+ internationals apply. be honest about my chances.
#chanceme#applications#12th-grade
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