<p><em>looking for second opinions, incase you chanced me on the NYU forum...not too much Chancing traffic there</em></p>
<p>Country: Saudi Arabia
School Type: Private (One of the top 5 schools in the Middle East)
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern+African+Southeast Asian
Gender: Male
Financial Aid: NO</p>
<p>Languages Spoken Fluently: Arabic, English, Bahasa Indonesia</p>
<p>UWGPA: 3.806</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: Excellent, but one of my 3 teachers I chose for reccomendations lacks extensive english skills, but you could tell it was straight from the heart and a bit wacky (he said I was handsome ! )</p>
<p>Exact Rank: 2
2/35
ACT: None</p>
<p>SAT I (best scores):
CR 580
M 570
W 570</p>
<p>TOEFL iBT: 103/120</p>
<p>SAT II: None</p>
<p>Potential College Major: Finance</p>
<p>AP's taken: None offered at my school</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
1st Semester:
Math (Calculus)
Probability & Statistics
Islamic Studies
Arabic
English
Physical Education
Physics</p>
<p>2nd Semester:
Math (calculus)
Islamic Studies
Arabic
English
Physical Education
Chemistry
Biology</p>
<p>*Please note that students do not select schedules or courses...exactly like elementary school :/</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
-Founder,President, School's Honor Society (12)
-Finance Editor, School's English Magazine (11)
-Treasurer of Student Council
-Class President (12)
-Chairman, Academic Reform Committee (12)
-Founder, Instructor,Stock Trading Club (11,12)
-Division II Basketball (9) Runner-Up U16 City Championships, Starting wingman
-Legacy Corp., Financial Affairs Executive (9) {backpacks to mexico, school desks to kenya, opened a preschool in senegal}
-Saudi Student Club (9,10), Senior Member then Youth President (I had been a member for 6 years at the Hamilton branch, then Youth President)</p>
<p>-Family Responsibilities (10,11) : I had to look after my brother and sister as my mom took strong medication for her chronic stress problems. In addition to moving to a new school, my mom's conditions limited how much I could participate in extracurriculars.</p>
<p>Achievements:
Outstanding Achievement (9) x 3
Vincent Massey Service Award (awarded once a year, must benominated by atleast 3 teachers)
Financial Management 10/20 Achievement Award (top student)
Honor Student (9,10,11,12)</p>
<p>Volunteering:
-Tutoring
-Jeddah Flood Disaster Relief Campaign, Co-Founder, Director
-College Admissions Information Campaign (informed student body about process, selection, choices, testing, etc., also distributed brochures from institutions, including NYU Abu Dhabi).
-Disaster Relief Campaign for Pakistan Flood victims</p>
<p>Other:
-Worked for 7 weeks at a large Middle Eastern Investment Bank (summer 2010) (unpaid)</p>
<p>Please keep in mind that I moved to a new school in grade 9,10, and 11. This explains my more visible participation in 11th and 12th grade. My move in grade 9 and 10 was due to the academic structure in Alberta (Grade 9 is considered Junior High School), wherein I graduated to the first year of highschool (grade 10) in Alberta. I moved to Saudi Arabia in grade 11 due to the conclusion of my father's studies.</p>
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<p>Questions:</p>
<p>-I have letters of recommendation from 2 grade 10 teachers in Canada...is there a way to share them with the NYU admission office? Its from my social studies (really good recommendation) teacher and my financial management teacher...my common app recommendations are excellent, but the only weakness is that the evaluators themselves lack english skills that would make them killer recs...but overall decent...</p>
<p>-Seeing that Financial Aid does matter for international admissions, does it mean there's more leeway with the SAT I score?</p>
<p>-For my common app essay, I chose to talk about women's rights in saudi arabia. I think I did good for the supplements :S What do you think about the common app essay topic?</p>
<p>-Does geographical diversity affect admission chances? As in, if NYU has a lot of applicants from foreign country X, and little to no applicants from foreign country y, does an applicant from foreign country y have an edge?</p>
<p>Thank You!</p>