<p>Hi, I would like to know if I have a fair chance at the college I want to go to. I wish to do a double major of classics/russian with econs/finance/accountancy. One problem is that I am a international student, so I don't have a GPA. My school system follow the A levels.</p>
<p>GPA: ?? I took the O'levels 2 years ago. A max score is 6 (the lower the better), my score was 10. In my country, the ranking of pre-university schools is very obvious. Out of the 2 best junior colleges in my country, one is dubbed the "ivy league machine" because it is the high school with the most number of students going to the ivies in the world. My school is ranked 5/6th so I have no idea how that will affect admission. My grades were average last year (average in my school - slightly above a pass) but my grades are around the top this year (my school counts ranking as a part of the entire school) Oh yes, and I haven't studied history in the past 4 years. I am a geography student :/ My only excuse for my poor grades last year is that I only considered studying in the US this year. In my country, only the results of national exams count, so I didn't bother to make much of an effort last year :(</p>
<p>Recommendation: Don't talk to my teachers much. I do contribute a lot during class discussions, but I'm pretty sure it wont be fantastic :(</p>
<p>Extra-curricular: err weak? Not much of a leadership position, I am the student reading ambassodor of my school and president of the reading club... Erm, I learn japanese outside of school (2nd year of study), planning to take the JLPT exam at the end of the year (won't be in time for admission com to see my results) and ran a few marathons. Oh and I am volunteering at a home for 6 months. </p>
<p>SAT: did it once. reading: 750 math:650 writing: 590. Will be taking it again in june. Pretty sure I can pull math and writing up,currently attending a SAT prep course.</p>
<p>Enough about the long winded explanations, onto the colleges of my choice:</p>
<p>1) UPenn: (for wharton)thinking about doing early decision. However, my A level results only come out in Feb/Marchn :( and a few posters said that it's not that great...</p>
<p>2) Uchicago: pretty cool school :) scared about the essay though</p>
<p>3) Umichigan: for their business school</p>
<p>4) uvirginia: business school</p>
<p>5) wellesley college: i already spent 10 years in a girls' school. Don't mind spending another 4 years in one.</p>
<p>6) Dartmouth: lol if I can get in. Their choose-1-sem-off system is pretty cool. enables you to get a cool internship</p>
<p>Not sure if I'm overreaching myself here. I want to go the US cos I can study classics and/or russian, which is not offered in my country. There is no way my parents will be willing to pay 50k a year to let me study these subjects alone, so I have to study a "practical" subject too.</p>
<p>My only criteria for a uni is opportunities in school, good internships, and a good business/econs faculty. Cost should not be a problem. Please recommend me some other unis as well! Thanks! :) </p>
<p>ps. I am Chinese. Is that a factor?</p>