average stats for admitted internationals

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>hey everyone, i'm just trying to get ballpark figures/average type of extracurriculars for SUCCESSFUL international students that have gained admission to schools in the US.</p>

<p>i've tried individual common data sets, and although they were useful to some point, i'd really like to see some info for only intls. since that isn't listed on the sets.</p>

<p>if anyone has any info on the following schools, it would be greatly appreciated!
here's the list: boston college, tufts, william and mary, UVA, american, george washington, emory, boston u, USC, UCLA, stanford, penn, claremont mckenna, and wake forest.</p>

<p>i know the list is kinda long but i'm trying to keep my options open. again, thanks a lot!!!</p>

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<p>It would vary widely on where you're from and if you need aid.</p>

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<p>I don't know the stats for the schools you're interested in, but for UVA, you can email an International</a> Student Ambassador who would be able to give you more information about his/her stats and stats of others at UVA.</p>

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<p>Check out my stats in the first page of "class of 2011 from Nepal.." thread....</p>

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<p>Good old copying and pasting:</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>Fee Waiver Used?: no</li>
<li>SAT I (by section): 690/670/670 = 2030/1360</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 720/720/620/420 (hahaha)</li>
<li>ACT:</li>
<li>APs: Self studied 2 because school offers 0. Took them in another country.</li>
<li>IBs:</li>
<li>GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: No gpa</li>
<li>Rank: Top 10% out of 450 (top 5% for the first 4 years of hs, top 10% for my 5th year)</li>
<li>Senior Yr Courseload: (National curriculum.. took bio/chem/phy/calc/stats.. no english.. I was quite worried that not taking eng would make me weak.. so I selfstudied AP english)</li>
<li>Number of Apps from Your School: to the US, like 20+</li>
<li>Other stats: Awards in school - mostly academic awards</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>ECs listed on app: Soccer all through HS (MVP in 1 year), HFH, Girl guides brownies leader, lots of other things, nearly all of them w/ leadership positions (pres/founder, co-capt, co-pres, secretary)</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: only volunteering</p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): North korea/south korea divide, diarihea (sp?!!?!?!). I liked them but they were kinda rushed. I think they really represented ME. I didn't show anyone though..</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: So bad.. My teachers didnt know how to write recs since they've never written one for US colleges. My teacher showed me one and it had 2 sentences. My other teacher who knew me for 2 years (also my soccer coach for 1 year) wrote a good one though (i think?) - wrote about my enthusiasm in biology/research</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Generic. Said stuff about my service to the school. He hardly knew me because he was the vice principal.. We dont have counselors here.</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any):</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: New Zealand</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Korean</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Hooks: None</li>
<li>Strengths/Weaknesses: Good grades, ok ECs, lots of leadership; bad SAT scores, mediocre applicant, might've sounded boring on paper?</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Wouldn't have a clue</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: International applicant.</p>

<p>Accepted to: Penn (waitlisted then accepted), Carnegie Mellon (w00t!), UVa, Boston U, Rochester (scholarship), Northwestern, UMichigan (priority waitlist, then accepted).</p>

<p>Rejected from: UChicago, Johns Hopkins, UC San Diego, North Carolina (chapel hill).</p>

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<p>NoFX, have you applied for FA?</p>

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<p>2030 accepted to Penn? Congrats!!</p>

<p>Did you apply for FA? How much (almost self-funded / nearly a full ride)?</p>

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<p>Many of us have completed stats profiles (view someone's public profile > additional information > stats profile). Those might be interesting for you.</p>

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<p>
[quote]
APs: Self studied 2 because school offers 0. Took them in another country.
State or Country: New Zealand
Ethnicity: Korean

[/quote]
</p>

<p>I think that substituted for the SAT score.</p>

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<p>I didn't apply for FA.. the Rochester scholarship for international students was $24,000 in merit money! (i strongly suggest others to apply. an excellent college for sciences).
and yes I did have horrible SAT scores!! i mean 2030 and 420! ick lol.
However, I was very strong in school, getting constant 1st prize awards throughout HS.. And I made most of my extracurricular opportunities offered to me, and went one step further by stepping out of school and spreading out to the community (girl guides, found HFH at school). And in most (or all?) I had leadership positions in my co curriculars..
I just always looked for opportunities outside my school (such as taking APs in aussie).
Good luck to you 2012 guys! :)</p>

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<p>thanks :)
which school will you attend, by the way?</p>

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<p>Thanks NoFX :)</p>

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<p>I will be attending CMU for a unified biology/psychology degree + biomedical engineering.</p>

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<p>High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.39 (after junior year)
Class Rank: 1
Class Size: 400</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 740
SAT I Critical Reading: 780
SAT I Writing: 710
SAT II U.S. History: 740
SAT II World History: 720
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Physics: 780</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Teaching AP Computer Science
Leadership positions: Captain/Founder of Science Bowl, Captain/Founder of Math Team, Captain of Programming Team, Captain/Coach of Ultimate Frisbee
Volunteer/Service Work: 150+ hours at local library
Honors and Awards: Intel ISEF, various science fair awards, first place Science Bowl DC
College Summer programs: Summer Science Program - Ojai</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Princeton University, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Attend</p>

<p>Hope this helps.</p>

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<p>

lolz, a SATII of 420??</li>
</ul>

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<p>Damn, someone got lucky!</p>

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<p>Have a look at my stats profile if you're interested, we did a thread like this earlier as well, just do a quick search. I think we had many responses on that thread...</p>

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<p>Kaushik! Nice to see you back on...are you in your sunny locale?</p>