Any help for me please ???

International Students
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<p>I am an international student applying for Financial aid. What are my chance at:</p>

<p>MIT, Yale, Dartmouth
Bowdoin (ED), Vassar, Brandeis, Lafayette, Pomona
F&M, Hampshire, St. Lawrence</p>

<p>9th grade GPA: 8.0/10 (it's considered A where I went to)</p>

<p>My GPA in sophomore year was 9.2/10</p>

<p>Junior year GPA: 4.0 (unweighted, my school does not have weighted GPA)
No ranking but I think I am in top 5%</p>

<p>Repeating junior year to fulfill graduation requirement at a really rigorous private school (I changed school this year due to visa problem, long story)</p>

<p>Grarde this year:
AP Cal BC: B
AP Physics C:Mechanics: B,
Spanish 1: A+,
English 11: A,
Biology: A,
Choir: A,
Wind Ensemble: A.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Lit
AP Physics C: E&M
AP Bio
Spanish IIe
China/Japan (fall) + Economics (spring)
Choir
Band</p>

<p>AP Cal AB: 4 (Too bad)
AP Cal BC: 5
AP Physics C Mech: 3</p>

<p>SAT: 2000 (CR:600, M:740, WR:660) on a practice test, aiming for 2100 this Oct.
Bio M: 700 (should I retake ?)
Math II: to be taken in Nov</p>

<p>Extra curricular:
Soccer team of class: 6,7,8,9,10
Soccer Varsity:grade 11
AFCVN soccer club: grade 10 ( cannot continue due to moving to US to study)
News translator for Arsenal Fan Club In Vietnam: grade 8,9,10,11
Tennis JV ( varsity is super competitive, ranked 7th in the country): grade 11</p>

<p>Choir:grade 11
Piano class:8 years
French horn: 1 years</p>

<p>Young leader club:grade 10 ( cannot continue due to moving school)
CATCH program:grade 11
FIRST Robotics: grade 11 (cannot continue due to moving school)
Community service club: grade 11
Community service trip to Costa Rica: grade 11 (Feb 2009)</p>

<p>Awards:
Silver Medalists of National Spanish Exam: Grade 11
Semi-finalist of Cornell Essay contest: Grade 11
Best GPA at school : Grade 10
Best final exams record: Grade 10
First Prize at School's English Olympiad: Grade 10
Victoria scholarship: grade 10
High honor roll: grade 11
Best Physical project in Science Fair:grade 11
Highest honor in Chemistry:grade 11
High honor in Maths:grade 11
Nominated for National Honor Society: grade 11
Nominated for National Young Leader Conference: grade 11</p>

<p>Leadership: Head of School's Youth Union:Grade 10</p>

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<p>any suggestion for me please ?</p>

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<p>any suggestion for me ?</p>

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<p>can you guys help me please ?</p>

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<p>Do you need financial aid?</p>

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<p>Yes, I do. What are my chance then do you think ?</p>

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<p>Try making a new thread here: [What</a> Are My Chances? - College Discussion](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/]What”>Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums)</p>

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<p>I did but then one person told me to ask here because I am an international student. can you guys help me also ?</p>

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<p>As an international student who needs financial aid, there is no such thing as a “Safety” school. Every place in the US is a “Reach”, or possibly a “Match”.</p>

<p>You need to be absolutely clear about how much money you will have available to pay for your education, and you need to hunt down some schools that you can pay for without any financial aid. Those places may well be in your home country (or another country) rather than in the US.</p>

<p>If you are currently studying in the US, the best person to advise you on where you are likely to be admitted is the guidance counselor at your HS. That person also may be able to give you a sense of where your grades and test scores will be good enough for you to get the financial aid that you need.</p>

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<p>how about your personal suggestion ?</p>