Caltech for International Student Help

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<p>Hey, I would like to know what are my chances of get into CalTech/MIT, I am Brazilian..</p>

<p>SAT score: 800math/750cr/700</p>

<p>EC´s: Tennis(good), Model United Nations, Math Olympics</p>

<p>My grades are kind of 8,5 in Brazil it is good, but my first bimester was not very good some issues with tennis, so I have gotten 7 in maths, chemistry, physics. But in the second one I have gotten 9,66 maths, 9 chemistry, 7,4 physics:(. </p>

<p>100 hours of volunteer, excellent recomendation letters and essays. I know calculus.</p>

<p>I also would like to know one more thing, I am on my freshman year, my school doesn t offer the IB nor the AP(brazilian school), but have a school that is kind of 1 hour far that offers the IB, do you think that I should change of school? Does the IB REALLY help? What can I do to improve my curriculum? Are my grades too low?(Because in Brazil, I am in a hard school and 8,5 put me in number 3 of 66, should I change of school to delete this low grades, and get high grades on IB?) Do the transcript of grades counts a lot? Will tennis help me to get into or I should focus more on the academic way?
Please tell me if you are familiarized with admisssion for international students</p>

<p>Thanks guys, please help me</p>

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<p>Why nobody answer me?</p>

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<p>You should do tennis if you want, but your grades are far more important for Caltech admissions. </p>

<p>US schools don’t really care about the IB program. It’s only useful to the extent that it proves you really are taking rigorous courses. If the school you’re at now is challenging, there’s no reason to change.</p>