Dear readers, I have a very important question about applying to the US. I’ve read all pages about the things I need for US uni, however I’m still really worried about “what if?”. So I wanted to ask someone who is experienced with US admissions/US student what are my chances of getting in. I want to study Business and I want to do real estate development in the future as my profession. I’ll be 17 this year, I’m from Poland and I started studying in the UK in Septmeber 2014 therefore I don’t have my GCSEs.
Here’s the most important info about me:
- I’m doing 3 AS levels and I’m predicted A in Economics, A in Maths and a B/C in History.
- I’m currently doing DofE Gold Award
- I signed up for EPQ (I’m researching about how the construction of the houses in the UK changed through last 100 years)
- I’ll take 2 SAT Subject tests (World History, Maths Level 2)
- I’m studying for SAT and ACT, my first try is in June and I aim for a minimum 2000 SAT and 31 ACT (only predictions)
- I’m studying IELTS and so far all my scores (practice) were between 9 and 7 (lowest was 7 in writing)
- I do volunteering in a local kindergarten
- I’m in schools basketball team
- I do gym for over a year so I’m well built (shows I care about myself, not just study 24/7)
- I have an architecture blog and a fashion blog
- I own a real estate company (set it up by myself) that buys foreclosure properties, renovates them and sells afterwards (so far I’ve earned enough to pay for one year at the university)
- back in Poland in my final year I won an English olympiad therefore I could enter any secondary school I wanted to and I was awarded with an outstanding grades diploma
- I have a 2 week work experience in a real estate company (developing hotels and business buildings)
- attended business meetings for a week in my dad’s friends real estate development company
I’m planning on visiting these universities during this summertime (except for FIU as it’ll be too much travelling) But the university I dream most about is UCLA, I want to become a Bruin since I was 10…
Overall I’m really in love with the US, I’ve been there 11 times already (once in California, 9 times in Florida and once in Washington DC) and that’s definitely the place where I want to live. However even though I have my strong points I have some weaknesses (3 AS subjects not 4 and predicted C/B in history (I was doing chemistry before but I found it too difficult for me so I dropped it)). So please be honest and I’ll really appreciate all opinions and tips on my chances of getting in and what to improve. Thanks!