u/Prestigious-Bus9207

for discussions… guys i did SO BAD on the mcq i flagged like 20 questions 💔💔💔 and WHAT THE FLIP was that fricking tea saq omg i yapped nonsense abt trade routes??? 😭 help

hihi! other than chancing im also very open to any other advice on anything that i could possibly do as a junior 💔 ik there isnt much time left but js thought id put it here

background:
female, asian, international 😭 (canadian high school chinese citizenship)
intended major: linguistics anthropology
my high school doesnt post any school record but id say kids are pretty smart, around 50% of the population is asian loll
no legacy no nothing

academics:
- gpa - my school doesnt calculate gpa! but i predict my average to be a 94 - 95? i tried those gpa calculators online and got a 3.95 so i guess thats that
- sat: 1530 but im aiming for a 1550
- ap: my school only offers 3 aps so i took the one related to my major. i self-studied for 7 more (5555544) and will get the ap capstone diploma by senior yr

awards:
- harvard international review silver
- john locke essay prize - shortlist recognition (politics)
- social justice watcher - shortlist x2 (2025 fall & spring)
- waterloo pascal & cayley math contests - distinction
- ap international scholar
- ubc minienterprize case competition top 10 finalist

ecs:

• youth ambassador for my school board
  • president of 97 youth ambassadors
  • head of the orientation department, enacted the policy to host orientations in languages other than english

   

• publication: chinese immigrant teens & sense of belonging in canada
  • 102 survey responses + 8 interviews

   

• vice president of a debate ngo
  • served 5,800+ students across 6 continents historically
  • i relaunched the program after the former president graduated (expanded executive team, adding public speaking classes)
• school magazine club president
  • the first ever magazine in our school + student voices reflected
• writing - self publishing my prose collection + have a portfolio
• 1 of the 80 youth advisories for our national police office
• scouts youth leader
• speech clinic volunteer
• secretary for another debate ngo
• secretary for a health awareness ngo
• co-podcaster for an ngo abt mental health

thats it!! if you read the whole thing thank you soso much i hope your ao3 never crashes :) plz gimme realistic chancing and have faith that WE will make it 🫰