Can anyone give me some advices?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Thanks in advance. I'm a Vietnamese student, and I'm still not sure about where to apply. Can anyone give me some advices?
This is my profile:
-I'm Vietnamese. Living in Vietnam
-GPA: Our scoring system is different from yours
My GPA is about 8/10. Class rank : 1 & 2 through out senior high
-Class vice president, Moderator of an English forum.
-Work experience : I work for my uncle's gas store every summer ; Waiter at a bar for about 4 months. 10 hours a week.
-Toefl Ibt 110/120
-SAT I 2080
-Haven't taken SAT II yet, but I'm taking Math II, Math I and Physics this October. (Should I take both Math I and Math II ???)
-Desired career: Business administration or Construction/mechanical engineering
-I just want a good school with a lot of financial aid.
-This is my skool list:
Boston University
Boston college
Colorado State University
Cornell University
MIT
Princeton University
Stanford University
Truman State university
Tulane University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Washington University in Saint Louis
Wesleyan U</p>

<p>I got some of these schools from counselor-o-matic. If you can, please suggest me some other good skools.
OK, can anyone give me some advices?
Oh yes, can anyone tell me what is this activity called:
I often download paper models of ships, tanks, airplanes,...from the internet, print them out, advertise on the internet and sell them ( Don't care about copyright) Business is really good. Should I mention this in my application? Is this work experience or social activities?</p>

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<p>I don't have much advice, just don't take mathI & mathII. for the colleges you're considering just take mathII. good luck!</p>

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<p>"I often download paper models of ships, tanks, airplanes,...from the internet, print them out, advertise on the internet and sell them ( Don't care about copyright) Business is really good. Should I mention this in my application? Is this work experience or social activities?"</p>

<p>No, don't mention that. Other than it being illegal, it's not an EC or anything. </p>

<p>MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Wash U, Cornell are all out of your league since you're seeking financial aid. I don't know much about the others, so I can't say.</p>

<p>Being an international student seeking aid is going to make it more difficult to get into selective schools, so I suggest adding less selective and more generous colleges to your list.</p>

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<p>Because most top schools only have 100-150 international students (in a class size of roughly 1,000-1500) you're at a HUGE disadvantage. And your scores really aren't high enough to get you admitted into the top of your list. You'd be overreaching if you lived in the US.</p>

<p>Wesleyan, WashU, Cornell, MIT, Princeton, Stanford and all need to go.</p>

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<p>Hmm..thanks very much...
Anyway, do you think my EC and work experience is enough?</p>