<p>Hi, I am a Junior in a really competitive NY high school, and I really want to get into a foreign school. I am opened to really anything, but have heard of (in specific), St. Andrew's and McGill, but I know they have large American populations, and I would prefer to be put in more of a foreign setting (if that makes sense). I know that my gpa of around 3.3 is not that impressive, but I hope that my heavy course selection will make up for it. I have also heard about UCL, and King's College, so please let me know of any other foreign schools that would accept me. Thank you.</p>
<p>Unweighted grades:</p>
<p>Middle School:
Earth Science R - 92
French I - 93</p>
<p>Freshmen Year
English - 93
History H - 92
Algebra I R - 91
French II - 90
Biology H - 84
Spanish I - 99</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
English - 91
World History AP - 94
Geometry R - 93
French III H - 90
Chemistry R - 90
Spanish II - 93</p>
<p>So Far Junior Year:
English AP - 87
American AP - 88
Algebra II Trig H - 80
French IV College level (Acts like an AP) - 88
Environmental AP - 90
Spanish III - 90
*My average for the last quarter (weighted was 94.35)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
President of Human Rights Club
Treasurer of French Club
Go to retirement home at least once a week
In the high school orchestra
In National Honors Society</p>
<p>SATs
Math: 650
Writing: 700
Reading: 600
* Going to take them at least two more times</p>
<p>SAT II
World History: 800
* Going to take more</p>
<p>AP Exams
World History: 4
* Going to take 3 more this year</p>
<p>You would be accepted immediately with all of the classes you took and the SAT score you obtained. </p>
<p>One problem might be the fact that they teach in English AND Spanish. So, you may get a professor that teaches in Spanish the whole semester and one that teaches only in English. Seeing your courses, I can tell that this might not be a big problem for you since you took Spanish consecutively.</p>
<p>Be open to other suggestions, too. I’m sure there are other foreign schools around.</p>
<p>American University in Paris, American University in Madrid, American University in Bulgaria… also, do you ned financial aid? If no, you can get into most of the schools of Australia and New Zealand, too</p>
<p>I’m from England, and it really depends on what you want to study, because in England you have to apply to a certain course,you don’t declare a major during school, so different schools have better programs for you depending on what you want to study. I haven’t looked much at unis here, as I want to go to the States, but from general knowledge, none of these are in the top tier of unis here un England, but they are all (I think) part of the Russell group, which is the 20 best unis in England, effectively the only ones worth the name here… but if you tell me what you want to study I could help you more …</p>
<p>Unweighted if an above 90 is an A (assuming) then here’s how it breaks down</p>
<p>*Not counting middle school and assuming you grades are the same for the whole junior year, as well as that your classes are worth all the same credits</p>
<p>Freshman
4+4+4+4+3+4=23
23/6=3.83
OR
4+3.66+3.66+3.66+3+4=21.98
21.98/6=3.66</p>
<p>Sophomore
4+4+4+4+4+4=24
24/6=4.00
OR
3.66+4+4+3.66+3.66+4=22.98
22.98/6=3.83</p>
<p>Junior*
3+3+3+3+4+4=20
20/6=3.33
OR
3.33+3.33+2.66+3.33+3.66+3.66=19.97
19.97/6=3.33</p>
<p>(3.33+4.00+3.83)/3 = 3.72
OR
(3.33+3.83+3.66)/3 = 3.61</p>
<p>Your GPA is much higher than your giving yourself credit (assuming all under the *)</p>
<p>Also weighted ofcourse will be much higher but I’m not calculating that for you</p>
<p>I am Canadian, and very familiar with the schools there.</p>
<p>The top 3 schools are:
McGill
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia (Vancouver)</p>
<p>But frankly with a GPA of 3.3, you probably wont get into McGill or UofT and you have a slim chance at getting into UBC. Canadian schools do not take extracurriculars, course difficulty or SAT results into account during the admission procedure.</p>
<p>Although Expensive, if you are looking for a true international experience, I would suggest the American University of Paris, or one of it’s companion schools. It is expensive, but students and faculty come from around the world, and only 1/3 at the most are american. In addition to the paris campus, there are campuses in Sharjah, Beirut, Rome, Cairo, Kabul, Bishkek, Madaba and the list goes on. You could travel all over the world while completing a degree.</p>
<p>I am Canadian, and very familiar with the schools there.</p>
<p>The top 3 schools are:
McGill
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia (Vancouver)</p>
<p>But frankly with a GPA of 3.3, you probably wont get into McGill or UofT and you have a slim chance at getting into UBC. Canadian schools do not take extracurriculars, course difficulty or SAT results into account during the admission procedure they also only look at grade 11 and 12, but mostly only 12.</p>
<p>Although Expensive, if you are looking for a true international experience, I would suggest the American University of Paris, or one of it’s companion schools. It is expensive, but students and faculty come from around the world, and only 1/3 at the most are american. In addition to the paris campus, there are campuses in Sharjah, Beirut, Rome, Cairo, Kabul, Bishkek, Madaba and the list goes on. You could travel all over the world while completing a degree.</p>
<p>I recommend NYU Abu Dhabi! It’s a selective American university, but it’s located in UAE. I have a friend who goes there and he really loves it! It’s free for all 4 years and it’s extremely prestigious as well. It’s a branch of NYU, so you’ll be familiar with the American system, but also located in a foreign country (which I assume you’re looking for).</p>