Chance an impecunious international?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender : Male
Nationality/Ethnicity: Korean(oh dear), lived in Sri Lanka for the last 10 years
Financial aid: Yes(oh dear)
Grade: 12
Intended Field: International studies, political science, religious studies</p>

<p>Tests:
SAT I – CR 780, M 770, W 680(8) Total 2230
SAT II – Maths II, Physics, World History in December, probably 750+
Edexcel GCE O level grades: 8A 1B 1C(C for literature)</p>

<p>Essay: the Counselor said my first draft was fantastic, my peers call it perfect, while I think it's rather cliche and optimistic</p>

<p>Academics:
Class position: No exact figures, but 1st out a class of 27 for most of the time, occasionally 2nd
Full Scholar (Grade 9~12)
Highly Distinguished in the Commonwealth Essay Competition (Grade 10)</p>

<p>Leadership:
Captain of School (highest position among the prefects)
Prefect (Grade 11 & 12)
Choir President (Grade 12)
Secretary of TFC (Teenagers For Christ: Youth Group of the Korean Church in Colombo) for 1 year
President of TFC for 1 year</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Took part in 2 school concerts and 1 school play
Took part in Colombo Model United Nations (Grade 9 & 11)
Former member of the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (Viola)
Learnt piano for 11 years
Leader and bassist of a rock band called “Reverse”
Former drummer and Leader of TFC Praise Team
Basketball squad member (Grade 9~12)
Debating club member (Grade 10 & 11)</p>

<p>Service:
Honestly hardly anything except for Church activities, spent 6 hours every Sunday for 2 years</p>

<p>Colleges: Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Colgate, Grinnell, Oberlin, Macalester</p>

<p>I do realise that the list is VERY top heavy, but this is because I need FULL financial aid(My parents' annual income is <$25,000) and those colleges are most likely to give it.</p>

<p>If you know any college that is a match/safety for me and has financial aid for international students, please please enlighten me about it.</p>

<p>Thank you already for reading my humble CV and thanks in advance for anyone who will chance me.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump?</p>

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<p>ok, so without wanting to sound harsh, i think your ecs are below average for ivies. i mean the rest of your application is really good (even tho 27 seems to be a very small class, do you have classes in your country or years- i first misunderstood “class” as my actual class, but it is the number of all students that are at the same age as you)
wow, how did you get such a high cr score, and such a low writing (i mean, it´s still more than many can dream of, but that´s unusual ^^)
anyway, i can only speak for the ivies, i don´t know enough about the others to tell you, but i think if your essays show real passion in one of the ecs then you have a good shot to get in at least one ivies (and since this is probs harder than getting in the other schools, you should be in there too)
chance me back, please ^^
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/815773-international-princeton.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/815773-international-princeton.html&lt;/a&gt;
thanks, and good luck</p>

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<p>it’s going to be very very very hard to be honest…while if you were american you probably would have a very decent shot, the international status will hurt you. The students that are applying to those schools from abroad are probably brilliant i.e more than a perfect gpa and perfect score.what about your toefl scores those are important i believe. i would encourage you to look at Uchicago, Duke, and Cornell they have great financial aid and a little easier to get into–i would also apply to al 8 ivies just because they all have amazing financial aid and im sure you’ll get into at least one. Apply to the top 15 schools and you’ll hopefully be into one</p>

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<p>Chance me back</p>

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<p>Considering your parents’ $25000 annual income as your only source, what will be your maximum estimated financial contribution.</p>

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<p>efc doesnt work bc it’s based on here in the US</p>

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<p>^^^
EFC works for internationals also. The higher the EFC, the greater the chance of admission of an international. Because financial aid is so competitive for international students, a greater contribution would surely help at ‘non-need blind’ schools.</p>

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<p>I think the maximum EFC could be $5000. Does that help a lot?</p>

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<p>In colgate macalaster </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/817211-chances-non-stanford-hopkins-cornell-columbia-schools-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/817211-chances-non-stanford-hopkins-cornell-columbia-schools-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>As well as oberlin and most likely amherst</p>

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<p>Willketchup is simply incorrect. Those schools have very little money for intnls and will only give that much aid to a few Koreans each year. The competition for those seats is brutal.</p>

<p>There are no safeties for a Korea needing an almost free ride. The ivies will be near impossible–they will get Koreans with extreme accomplishment and national awards.</p>

<p>Use the search function here to find lists of schools that give money to intnls. Focus on those with low Asian populations in places like the Mid West and South for your best shot.</p>