chance an anxious international?

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<p>Hi, im an international applicant who just moved to the US an year ago from Indonesia. Ive applied to U Penn(Wharton), Columbia(Engineering), Cornell(Engineering), Stanford, Yale, NYU(Business)</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>SAT MATH : 740
SAT WRITING : 750
SAT READING : 730
SAT TOTAL : 2220</p>

<p>SAT II ---> Math Level II : 800
Physics: 790</p>

<p>My school doesnt provide rank or GPA, but most of my grades are A, including honors/IB/AP classes....my UW GPA comes out to be about 3.82</p>

<p>before moving to the US, in the first semester of my Junior year, I took 6 IB Classes- Math, Phys, Chem, Econ all Higher Level, and English and Hindi Standard level, i got As in all of them</p>

<p>AP SCORES : AP CALC BC = 5 , AP PHYSICS C (Mech) = 5, AP MACRO ECON = 5 (ALL SELF STUDY)</p>

<p>SUBJECTIVE : -All 4 years of Debate, won awards at many tournaments, including state level, was vice Captain.
-Helped organize funfairs to raise funds for Tsunami victims in Indonesia; I was in charge of the student group that led this effort (This was when I actually was living in Indonesia)
-Visited a bunch of orphanages in Indonesia and helped make renovations
-Leading role in 10th grade annual school play
-Captain of School Science Team; won 3rd place at a citywide science fair
-Have national level awards for mathematics...I took an exam administered by the university of Cambridge in UK, and I got the highest score in that examination in Indonesia, so I got an award for that</p>

<p>Possible Hook ? : International student, NOT ASKING FOR FINANCIAL AID, lived in 3 different countries, India, Indonesia, and USA...wrote about this in my essay...I guess I played the diversity card well, hope that helps...emphasized international upbringing in the essay amd why diversity matters to me etc....</p>

<p>Do I have a good shot at Stanford?</p>

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<p>Yes you do!</p>

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<p>umm, chances guys?</p>

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<p>do I know you? =)</p>

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<p>but Id say you have a pretty good shot.....just for the record..hehe</p>

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<p>Not asking for financial aid. As long as you can afford it, I'd say thats a pretty good hook. You're also very international, and have a very good SAT score. You definitely have a great shot.</p>

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<p>great! I too am taking IB HL's and AP's and independent study of Physics C.</p>

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All 4 years of Debate, won awards at many tournaments, including state level, was vice Captain.

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You moved from indonesia to the U.S. 1 year ago and you've been 4 years in Debate? I never knew indonesia offered debate tournaments (I wish my country did)</p>