Am i good enough??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Im an international student from Pakistanand thinking of applying to America for my undergrad. But the thing is i cant afford the eduaction and ill probably need full financial aid which makes matters difficult. i plan to do engineering(electrical or mechanical). Here are the universities i am looking to apply to:</p>

<p>Lafayette college
Union college
Trinity college
Washington and Lee University
Tufts
UPenn</p>

<p>My stats are:
Given my O levels 5 A's and 3 B's (A's in all physics,chem,maths and english though)
Given my As levels 3A's,physics,chem,maths)
Sat 2150(750M, 700 in both english sections)
Top 2% of class. The school does not have a GPA.
The grading system of school is very tough( the exams are made tougher than the actual O and A level exams)
Looking to give my Sat2(physics,chem,maths2) in Jan, probably get 800 in each(750 min)</p>

<p>EC: not too many, went to india for a essay writing competition,Hiking(does it count?), a good table tennis player (2nd best in school), helped in organizing events in school (farewells) taken part in model making competition of WWF and a science fair.Tutored my brother and his friends maths and the science subjects.(My school does not have any clubs so thats why they are missing).Done some community service 50(if standing outside a mosque and checking people by hand to prevent a terrorist from getting in, counts as one) about 50 hours. Was part of organizeing committe of big protests(10000 to 25000 people).</p>

<p>Essay will be pretty good</p>

<p>Recomendations: they will be very good. My physics teacher is head of a department at a university in my country and he will write a good recomendation for me(a plus point?) as my strongest subject is physics.</p>

<p>So thats about it. Please reply and also give advice about any other university i should i apply to.</p>

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<p>Hi Ali. Getting aid for any international student is extremely difficult so don’t hold out to full aid. Do understand that the need for full aid is going to hurt you greatly. Having said that, your stats are fine. I think you’ll get into your first three schools in that list without too many issues (not sure about the kind of aid you’re gonna get). Penn and Tufts are tough schools to get into so I’m not going to say much about that. Another school you should consider is Rice. They have a fantastic engineering program.</p>

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<p>Know about Rice but will i stand a good chance for it considering the amount of aid i require and my stats?</p>

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<p>fair enough. your stats are fine to be honest. I’m a student at Rice and your stats fit in somewhat. the aid is going to be tough anywhere you apply so my best piece of advice is just apply to colleges that you would like to attend and give it a shot. you won’t know till you apply.</p>

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<p>Thinking of applieng to Yale aswell, will it be slightly easier for me to get into it if im appying for engineering as it is not actually renowned for it. And doo i stand some chance of getting into it</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>