Chance an international?

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<p>Hey everyone, I'm an American living in Germany, and because my counselor has no clue about American universities, I have a hard time guessing my chances. I've really started to love Tufts and I guess I could say it's my top choice now (although it hasn't always been, but the more I learn about Tufts, the more I love it!!). So please be honest and tell me what my chances are!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Rank: 5/50
GPA: over the last 2 years (German "Kollegstufe", these are the years that German universities look at): 3.6 using WES' conversion table
from 9th-13th grade:2.9 UW, 3.1 W
I failed 10th grade, something that is fairly common in Germany (about 20% of my class failed a year), but since then my grades have been above average.</p>

<p>SATs: 2010 (780M, 600CR, 630W - note that I don't go to an international school and that all my classes (besides foreign languages) are in German)
Math II: 710
Bio E: 710
German with Listening: 780. Damn you careless mistakes -.-</p>

<p>Classes in the "kollegstufe"
12th: 1st semester/2nd semester
English (LK = advanced level. students pick 2 of these): A/A
Math (LK): A/A
German: A/B
History: B/B
Social Studies: A/B
French: A/A
Ethics: B/A
Biology: A/A
Chemistry: A/A
Drama: A/A
Sports: A/B
Art: A/B
Psychology: A/A</p>

<p>13th: 1st semester only
English (LK): A
Math (LK): A
History: B
Ethics: B
Biology: A
Chemistry: A
German: A
Drama: A
Sports: A</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<ul>
<li>"Schule ohne Rassismus - Schule mit Courage" (school without racism - school with courage): group that organizes anti-racism events for all classes</li>
<li>Anne-Frank-Ambassador (my school is called the Anne-Frank-Gymnasium): we teach the students about Anne Frank's life in their first year at our school</li>
<li>Drama
-Tutoring younger students in English and Math
-Yearbook
-class representative</li>
</ul>

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<p>Addition: My GPA after the year I failed is 3.5</p>

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<p>I don’t believe anyone can calculate chances from the info given in a typical post, but I’d say you have an interesting story. I know Germany grading can be quite different from what is typical at a US high school and I think anyone can understand that you had special challenges. I spent five years in Germany when I was in my 20s and found it quite challenging to be immersed in the language and culture. I thought my German was pretty good, but I spent my whole first week having to learn the names of all the gadgets in a typical architectural office. It was exhausting!</p>

<p>In any event you have good scores, not impossible grades, and you should have plenty of material for good essays. Good luck!</p>