Environmental Studies

Student Zeng, Hangzhou

1500

SAT

115

TOEFL

37/42

Admissions

UC Berkeley Emory University UNC Chapel Hill University of Toronto University of Waterloo

Final test scores: SAT 1500, TOEFL 115, predicted IBDP score 37/42
Admissions: UC Berkeley, Emory University, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and more (the high school’s only Berkeley admission, setting a record for high admission with a low IBDP score)

Planning began in the second semester of grade 11
- A student at an IB high school in Canada
- A late start that required efficient execution
Summer school
- Helped the student gain admission to Cornell University’s summer school
- Helped obtain a recommendation letter from a professor
Activity design
- Helped plan environmental club activities at school
- Showed a sustained passion for environmental science
Distinctive positioning
- Helped the student combine environmental science with sustainable business
- Designed a unique interdisciplinary application path

Admitted to Berkeley with an IBDP score of 37, breaking the “scores are everything” mindset and showing the power of personalized planning.