Chance International student

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Im actually a US citizen who has been living in Kazakhstan for the past 8 years.
I attend an International school and most of my essays are about the diversity that I experienced there.</p>

<p>Stats
ACT : 28
SAT : CR 640, M 660, WR 570</p>

<p>Academics
IGCSEs, 3 As, 3 Bs
Predicted IB : 33 + 3bonus
IB Biology HL - 6
IB English HL - 5
IB Math HL - 6
IB Chemistry SL - 5
IB Economics SL - 6
IB Russian B - 6
Good Teacher Recommendations from Math and Bio teachers
Poor Counselor recommendation but mentioned all my ECs. He wrote that I was too aggressive under the "first words come to mind" section.</p>

<p>EC
Piano lessons for 7 years
Student Council 4 years (2 years as class rep and 2 years as executive/leader position)
MUN 3 years (2 years as member, 1 year as leader/chairperson)
Play the bass guitar in a band for 3 years.
Snowboard every season for almost 5 years.
Volunteered at a hospital for a couple of weeks.</p>

<p>I think my essays were strong, I mentioned my passion for medicine and engineering.</p>

<p>Applying to:
Cornell
Brown
MIT
University of California - Berkeley
University of Rochester
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Johns Hopkins University
University of Washington - Seattle
University of Virginia
Penn State
Northeastern University
Lehigh University
Purdue University
RIT
Syracuse University</p>

<p>I plan to take premedicine/engineering</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump</p>

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<p>I'd have to say very high reaches to Cornell, Brown, Berkeley, JHU, MIT, and reach to Lehigh as you're international.</p>

<p>Are you applying for financial aid?</p>

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<p>^ He is actually an American citizen (first line of his post) so you should not use international standards to judge him.</p>

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<p>Oh I sincerely apologize. I would still have to call those schools significant reaches because of your test scores though.</p>

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<p>No i am not applying for financial aid, but i think that Cornell is need-blind anyways. Either way I havent filled out any aid forms (FAFSA etc). I know that the top level schools are reachs but waht about UMich, URoch or UWash? I am very interested in University of Rochester and Washington. Thanks for the quick replies!</p>

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<p>oh, and I am worried about my counselor recommendation. my teacher recs are good but will a poor counselor recommendation play a big role?</p>

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<p>bumper bumper bumper</p>

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<p>bump bump bump.</p>

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<p>bump 10char.</p>

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<p>umich, still a reach.
fair shot at UW</p>

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<p>hey thanks for the reply! how about northeastern and berkeley?</p>