<p>I am an American living in London and go to a top private British school
currently in Y12 or junior year
GCSEs were
English Lit A
English Lan B
Maths A
Statistics A
Physics A
Biology A
Chemistry A
Geography A*
Spanish A*
with speaking A
French B
with speaking A*</p>
<p>These GCSEs I have discovered are equivalent to a 3.93 GPA (unweighted)
ACT: 31 (tutoring for 5 more months until next test date)</p>
<p>ECs:
County lvl swimmer 3 years
tennis 10yrs
silver and gold duke of edinburgh
Advanced scuba diver with 4 specialties
help disabled people learn how to scuba dive (2 years)
Envision club (raise awarness and money for charities)
did a photograph sale and raised (equivalent of) $300 for children in need
prefect (equivalent of school council)
spanish exchange</p>
<p>what are my chances for the following:
UPENN
Brown
Stanford
Northwestern
Wesleyan
Tufts
Washington U in St Louis
Emory
Vanderbilt
Boston College</p>
<p>You’re a very unique applicant, which helps distinguish you from the thousands of all the american applicants. However, note that the ivy leagues accept many foreign students each year. I’d say you’d have a good chance at Boston, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Tufts, and WashU. But the ivy leagues are tough for everyone, even with a strong and unique application. To strengthen your app, I’d recommend entering some competitions and adding an awards/merits section to your app. Good luck!</p>
<p>Does your school weight your GPA?
Your ECs look nice, and will really help you. I think you have a very, very good chance at Wesleyan, Tufts, WUSTL, Emory, and Boston College; however, Vanderbilt, UPENN, Brown, Stanford, and Northwestern are unpredictable. I would try gaining some award sand getting an ACT of at least 34, which would help your chances immensely.</p>
<p>GPA is an american system so it is not offered at my school. however it ranks in the top 50 in terms of GCSE and A level results for the UK (both of these exams are national and are taken by all students living in the UK) thanks for the replies!</p>