Success Stories
2022-2023 University Admissions
Student Success Story
12th grade at U.S. High School, admitted to UCLA
Ginnie (Grade 12, U.S. High School)
Offer
- UCLA (2021 U.S. News #20)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (2021 U.S. News #30)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2021 U.S. News Ranking #47)
Overseas U.S. High School to Online All A's GPA 4.2
Audrey (11th Grade, U.S. High School)
Offer
- New York University (2023 U.S. News #35)
- UIUC (2023 U.S. News #47)
International Schools Unable to Offer AP Course Admitted to Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins
Lorenzo (11th Grade, International High School)
Academic Background
Lorenzo is an 11th grader at an international high school in Shenzhen, China, with a GPA of 3.5 and a lack of access to Lab Science courses.
Lorenzo took AP Biology, AP Computer Principles, and Animation Design at SMOA and successfully raised his GPA to 4.0+.
Regular middle school to US high school, to build academic foundation, GPA 3.6-4.1
Evelina (9th grade, Chinese school)
Evelina comes from an ordinary middle school in China. Her curriculum lacks internationalization, and her transcript and GPA are not competitive. At the same time, she needs to adapt to full English teaching and build her academic foundation. Enrolled in 9th grade English Literature, Animation Design, and U.S. History at SMOA and successfully raised her GPA to 4.1.
Canadian high school, plus AP course, 4.3 GPA, joint application to top U.S. and Canadian universities
Emily (Grade 11, American High School)
Offer
- University of Pittsburgh (2023 U.S. News #62)
- University of Connecticut (2023 U.S. News #67)
Canadian high school, plus AP courses, GPA 4.95, applied to prestigious universities in UK, US and Canada
Hua (Grade 12, Canadian High School)
Academic Background
Hua studied in a Canadian high school in Grade 12 and took many AP courses at SMOA, and GPA was the highest among the graduates, with 4.95.