<p>I am a international applicant and applied American colleges this year. Can you all just tell me your opinions on my chances?
Here is my stats
GPA 4 out of 4
SAT 2210 math 800 cr710 wr700
subject math1 800 math2 800 physics700
51st International Mathematical Olympiad Honorable mention
1 silver and 2 bronze medals from National Mathematical Olympiad
Regional and State Mathematical Olympiad Champion
almost 80 mathematical medals
School Checkers champion
School chess third
Member of the volleyball team and won silver medal from school volleyball contest
Best student of the class for 4 years
National Youth Federation ''leader student'' award
Many other minor awards</p>
<p>EC
Math Olympiad Club member
IMO training
Member of the Student Government
Many community service activities 100+ hours
Many other clubs</p>
<p>One problem - FA!!! family net income much below than 10000 a year. Therefore, I need a lots of, lots of aids.
Applied to:
Harvard College
Amherst College
Princeton University
MIT
Dartmouth College
Wesleyan University
Middlebury College
Hamilton College
Williams College
Cornell University</p>
<p>I know that as a international applicant wanting a substantial FA, my chances are slim. However, can you share your experiences? Do you know any other students who got into these universities? Also, will my math medals and scores boost my chances. I am female, by the way from Mongolia.</p>
<p>International + financial aid= you need luck.</p>
<p>First, are there a lot of applicants from Mongolia? If yes, your chances are hurt.</p>
<p>Second, are the colleges looking for applicants from your country/region? If no, your chances are hurt again.</p>
<p>Third, because you need financial aid, you have to be absolutely stellar. </p>
<p>Finally, how competitive are applicants from your country? If Mongolia is like China, the answer is extremely competitive (probably isn’t too competitive, but I don’t know if they’ll compare you to just Mongolia, or the whole of East Asia). </p>
<p>Now that I got that out of the way, I do like what you have, especially the IMO part (I’m an IMO participant myself, so I’m biased. By the way, what question did you get a 7 on? Q1 or Q4? Q2 and Q6 were impossible). You have good numbers, but the non-math scores aren’t too amazing. You’re probably one of the top ten Mongolian applicants, so you’re bound to get in somewhere. However, because of the financial aid part, no one can really chance you. For some reason, I see MIT taking you, because they look for your kind (don’t take my word, though). Hamilton will probably take you, too. The rest…who knows?</p>
<p>I do know a girl in MIT that has stats pretty similar to yours. However, she was fully funded, so she didn’t need financial aid.</p>
<p>None of us can evaluate your chance of admission because you are an international applicant who needs a lot of financial aid. Every college and university in the US is a “Reach”.</p>
<p>Sorry. But that is the plain and simple truth.</p>