u/amaiipuff

Be kind :(

Intended Major: PSIR — Spring 2027

student from a 3rd world country, south america, school in poor area but extremely competitive

(no IB, no APs, no Honors, no nothing)

TOEFL 100 hopefully (mine js expired I had a 92, im taking it on wednesday im going for a 100-110)

SAT 1450 hopefully (had a 1250 june sat, retaking on august)

GPA 8.921 / 10 (would it round up to 9?)

Class rank (top third) 160 / 517

3rd semester in law school now but im applying as a freshman.

(Got a rec letter from my Korean literature professor and my Constitutional law professor)

Most relevant ECs (We didn’t really have any opportunities):

Intern in a law notary

Shadowing and assisting lawyers

Research about illegal mining in my country with a college professor

Research about Illegitimate appropriation of public space with 2 different college professors

Research and ethnographic work about high school dropouts in the alternative education system CEBA (like adults who didnt finish regular HS, teen mothers and young delinquents who go to high school at night)

International research about women’s rights in Afghanistan

Joined two intl youth orgs abt education rights and opportunities (wrote the whole bylaws for one of them)

Founded a vlog were we speak abt human rights, education, hunger, mental health, politics, etc

And right now im working on some real law cases for a lawyer (I do his work lolol) and im planning to open my own law page to take cases by myself

Mid ahh ones: coursera certificates on business law by ucsb, global diplomacy by Ulondon, Korean politics by yonsei (also their korean language courses), google leadership certificate, currently completing a Yale university politics course

I have my own study vlog on twt and got a brand deal with a study app w over 1M+ downloads
Manage Social media for GOSS: Girls only study space w 3400+ members

etc etc

What do yall think? What should I improve?

Be kind :(

Intended Major: UD for PSIR — Spring 2027

student from a 3rd world country, south america, school in poor area but extremely competitive

(no IB, no APs, no Honors, no nothing)

TOEFL 100 hopefully (mine js expired I had a 92, im taking it on wednesday im going for a 100-110)

SAT 1450 hopefully (had a 1250 june sat, retaking on august)

GPA 8.921 / 10 (would it round up to 9?)

Class rank (top third) 160 / 517

3rd semester in law school now but im applying as a freshman.

(Got a rec letter from my Korean literature professor and my Constitutional law professor for other unis since yonsei doesnt accept rec letter)

Most relevant ECs (We didn’t really have any opportunities):

Intern in a law notary

Shadowing and assisting lawyers

Research about illegal mining in my country with a college professor

Research about Illegitimate appropriation of public space with 2 different college professors

Research and ethnographic work about high school dropouts in the alternative education system CEBA (like adults who didnt finish regular HS, teen mothers and young delinquents who go to high school at night)

International research about women’s rights in Afghanistan

Joined two intl youth orgs abt education rights and opportunities (wrote the whole bylaws for one of them)

Founded a vlog were we speak abt human rights, education, hunger, mental health, politics, etc

And right now im working on some real law cases for a lawyer (I do his work lolol) and im planning to open my own law page to take cases by myself

Mid ahh ones: coursera certificates on business law by ucsb, global diplomacy by Ulondon, Korean politics by yonsei (also their korean language courses), google leadership certificate, currently completing a Yale university politics course

I have my own study vlog on twt and got a brand deal with a study app w over 1M+ downloads
Manage Social media for GOSS: Girls only study space w 3400+ members

etc etc

What do yall think? What should I improve?

Hello my first SAT was the june one, I didn’t do quite good (got a 1250). My last and final attempt will be the august one, so now I’m looking for some recommendations about study material since Im aiming for a 1400+ or a 1500.
I practically already exploited the free options (khan academy, question bank, bluebook practice tests), I think I kinda master Desmos... I could improve my RW and so on. The thing is that I would like to buy some study program for the SAT, it can’t be the Princeton Review one because that’s like 2k+ and I’m a broke university student 💔 I was thinking about oneprep but I’m not sure, I accept any recommendation or suggestion

Hello! I didn't really know there was a reddit community for this; I wish I had known this earlier. Anyways... I have been applying to PSIR/PSIS in both yonsei tracks ever since 2024 when I was in high school (did not have IB program), I applied for Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 and did not apply for Fall 2026, as I decided to have time to reflect and improve for now Spring 2027... (Also for KU, Ewha and HUFS this time). Currently, since im class of 2024, I am studying law at the top 1 university in my country. rn im about to finish my 3rd semester/1.5 year of a 6-year program. I did not know if I was still allowed to apply as a freshman (Fall 2025-Spring 2026; I still did apply as a freshman), so I asked and they firstly said yes, but now that I ask, they do not give a clear answer other than "applicants must choose their eligibility based on the guidelines; therefore, read the guidelines." I am scared that the reason they might have been rejecting me is because of this? I do not wish to transfer any credits or apply as a transfer; I'd gladly start over as a freshman (also bc my uni grades are not that good bc of serious mental health issues + it being the top 1 uni really is challenging).
Also before I didn't have an SAT score (it's not a common test in my country), but I do know, and I've decided to retake it in august since I didn't get a good score in the june one (1250 as my first SAT; I've been 2 years out of high school, and I had to balance studying for the SAT with uni coursework lol). I'm aiming for a 1400+ this time, so hopefully I make the cut with that. I also have to retake the TOEFL since the one I took in 2024 specifically for the application is about to expire. I'm aiming for a 5.5 on the new scale? like a 110/120? since last time I didn't study at all for it and got a 92...
I would love some feedback :(. My ECS are not that good and each time I applied, I've tried to improve them, being this time where I feel they are stronger(?) (joined 2 youth orgs and made the bylaws of one of them, attended the intl seminar of Dr. Song No talking abt Han Kang where at the end I engaged with him and got a pic w him too, started an online study group/blog where I even got a big brand to sponsor, doing the yonsei online coursera and other courses, staff at a girls only study space community, etc), and Im also actively trying to improve them (please help) Also I got 2 recommendation letters from my university professors (one is from my constitutional law prof and the other one is from my Asian Cultures/Korean literature prof) but I don't know how to submit them for UIC or the regular intl track... I emailed them both, and UIC hasn't answered, and RegTrack literally ONLY said, "You cannot submit the recommendation Letters."

Idk what else to do; please, I'd love some feedback, stats that got you into any of these programs, more ecs... :( Seriously, I don't know what else to do and I do not want to fall into the cliche of "oh its my dream school" but it really is and im desperate

EDIT: For high school I was really good, I had a 9/10 GPA or a 4.0, I was the only one in my class to get into the top 1 uni; so idk what else...

EDIT 2: They FINALLY gave me a clear answer, and yes I can still apply as a freshman

I know scores are not out yet but I feel it's gonna be wild
aight its over, see yall in august

Hi guys, I barely use reddit but I am now bc Im kinda desperate, Im a sophomore in uni (graduated in 2024 so I have forgotten lots of stuff I learned back in HS), im at the top school of my country studying law (I'm not from the states, english is not my first language), and I decided to register for the June SAT since Im planning to restart everything and study abroad (not in the states). I've been studying with Khan Academy and I did this practice test (glad I decided not to take the May one). I recently found out abt Desmos and I've been trying to learn how to use it (watching the tutorllini playlist lmfao). With only 3 weeks before the exam Im scared, I didn't really have time to study or do practice tests bc uni takes all my time, midterms are this week and im taking 6 classes which is diabolical btw pls dont ever do that, but after this week I will completely focus on the SAT so PLS im begging yall to drop the best tips, practice tests, websites, pages, etc. Idk if there is a thread dedicated to it, as I said I barely use reddit so im sorry if yall find this annoying :(.

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