Chance international student on the verge of applying :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently in my senior year</p>

<p>International Student from Iraq. I am of Kurdish background but have lived in both Iraq and Iran (multi cultural background)</p>

<p>Studying with a governmental scholarship at an international private school. I joined in grade 5 and studied from zero english for only 6 years, accelerated and have studied grade 2-9 in only 4 years.</p>

<p>High school is difficult.
Unweighted GPA is 3.72
Rank: 1/43</p>

<p>AP classes are offered in senior year only.
Senior year courseload: AP Calculus, AP Physics , AP Chem, AP Mechanics, AP English Literature, AP Computer Science and AP psychology(self-study)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2050/ 780 Math, 660 CR and 610 W</p>

<p>SAT II: Math II: 750
Physics: 710
Chem 730
US history and English Literature(self study. to be done in January)</p>

<p>6 IGCSE exams: 3 A's and 3 A*s
AS Math with A/A (going to finish A-level also)</p>

<p>ECs: too much
Internship
Magazine Editor
volunteer to teach two summer schools
tutoring on weekends
fund raising projects
Head of Academic, Discipline and Sports Dept. throughout high school
Basketball Varsity team
Others and all adds to more than 2000 hours of community service</p>

<p>Essays: Very good content
Recs: very good</p>

<p>What are my chances to Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, Uni of Wisconsin-madison, boston university, northeastern university, Virginia Tech and Drexel University for Electrical Engineering</p>

<p>Please chance me realistically and I will chance you back.
Im counting on you guys</p>

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<p>Stanford: Reach (I wonder how much can valediction help when the GPA is a little low for Stanford)
Berkeley: Match-high match (can you pay full freight?)
UCLA: Match-high match (once again, can you pay full freight? Both Berkeley and UCLA are very expensive, much more so than if you got into Stanford)
UMI: Match
UWI: Match
BU: Match
NEU: Match
VA Tech: Low match (I think VA Tech will weigh your GPA upward since they use weighted GPA)
Drexel: Safety</p>

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<p>Yes. I have a governmental full scholarship so money wont be a problem.
Will that considerably increase my chances?
and will the fact that I will probably be the only Kurdish student there help me?
besides, my GPA isn’t bad since im taking 7 AP courses in one year</p>

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<p>In that case:</p>

<p>Berkeley: Match
UCLA: Match</p>

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<p>Bump!!! Anyone else :)</p>

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<p>Bumpppp!!!</p>

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<p>Com’on, 361 views and only one chancer! PLEASE HELP ME</p>

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<p>I understand you want more than one chancer; even a veteran chancer on CC must still be taken with a grain of salt.</p>

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<p>Your good for most schools except UCB and Stanford. You could add more reaches to your list, and if possible- retake the SAT score (it’s good considering that english isn’t your first language). Are you applying to Oxbridge and LSE as well?</p>