<p>yup i have cbse scores, i will send them…and about the ap’s …i’m self studying them, they dont offer ap classes in my school</p>
<p>@sohamc,</p>
<p>I do not share what school my son attends. But suffice it to say that it is a top BS. </p>
<p>DS is an int’l student w similar academic stats as yours, plus MUN & other strong EC’s, played high level sports, lived in different countries, upper 90’s SSAT scores and an exceptional writer. He still did not get accepted into every school he applied to AND he is full pay. </p>
<p>I just want to temper your expectations, as you are an int’l student requiring full FA and applying to some of the most competitive schools. Elite BS in the U.S. are not int’l schools the way BS in other countries (e.g., Switzerland) are, and int’l students in the U.S. are generally regarded as full pay cash cows.</p>
<p>@Gmtplus7 is correct. It is generally more difficult to get into boarding schools as an international student. To be honest, a domestic student with your credentials is what I would consider “likely”. There is lots of good stuff in your app, but it’s common stuff. Good grades, good test scores, nice awards in good EC’s. And even though BS are now accomodating int’l students, they really do have to be either exceptional or full pay and slightly less than completely stellar. But things have changed and it’s possible you will be accepted with full FA. Good luck and everything will be revealed on M10.</p>
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<p>sohamc - Don’t be so quick to dismiss the opinion of a two-year veteran of this board, especially one who has taken the time to respond to your thread (twice). The reality is that many, many excellent candidates are denied admission at these schools every year. At every school but Andover, needing financial aid stacks the odds against you. Not so at Andover . . . but the odds are already stacked against ANY applicant to Andover. It’s just that hard to get admitted!</p>
<p>You are, without doubt, an excellent candidate. That gives you a chance of admission . . . it just doesn’t give you a guarantee.</p>
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<p>thanks for ur opinion. i just wanted to know whether it is possible or not for an int’l student to get FA in the top BS of us. i mean has it ever happened (once or twice or many times)??</p>
<p>and to get in what exceptional skills/achievements those students showed??</p>
<p>I suppose I should rephrase a bit. As you can probably tell, I find you to be an amazing applicant. But these people are correct; guaranteed admission is non-existent. I said “pretty much guaranteed”, but a better choice of words would be that you have an exceedingly impressive application, and I’m sure that you would perform wonderfully at a school such as Phillips Academy. But, Andover is still Andover. Nothing is set in stone in such a competitive applicant pool. But, I think that, if you haven’t already applied, you be just the sort of amazingly talented student they would be looking for.</p>
<p>And yes, international have entered top schools from foreign countries with FA, but it’s like getting, say, the Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. Only applicants that are truly mind blowing get it. There are really no guide lines of how to reach such a powerful level achievement;think of a kid like Jack Andraka or Babar Iqbal. Both are modern child marvels, and I’m sure you could say the same about the kids who get all they need in your situation. Still, as I said before, I believe you should apply if you haven’t already. Good luck!</p>
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<p>it wasn’t my intent to dismiss ur opinions. i respect them.
my only question o u and others is is it possible for an int’l students to get in these schools with full fa? has it ever happened or continues to happen? is there any use even applying then?</p>
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<p>thnx again. some people in this thread have said that it isn’t possible for an int’l applicant to get in top us BS with fullFA . and you have said that andover does accept such students.</p>
<p>whom to believe?( not as if i am doubting the credibility of opinion of either side)</p>
<p>Yah FA and scholarship = two different things, I forgot.</p>
<p>@sohamc,</p>
<p>Yes it is possible for an int’l to get full FA, but it’s rare. More probable to get limited FA. </p>
<p>You need to also consider the number of slots for Juniors. Andover has space for approx 20 new juniors, exeter approx 40 new juniors. These are TOTAL juniors. You need to divide that number in half to calculate the number of boy slots and girl slots. Then you need to consider that some of the slots will be for day students, as there are a finite number of beds in the dorms. Then, on average, less than 10% of the students are int’l. </p>
<p>The math does not paint a pretty picture for int’l applicants for that grade…</p>
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<p>Well, you definitely have ZERO chance of being admitted if you don’t apply . . . so if it’s something you want, then you should go for it!</p>
<p>But . . . and I think this is important . . . you should not let your life revolve around it. Pursue all the opportunities available to you where you are now, and go forward with the expectation that you will be staying in India and must make the best of it. If you then get the happy news that you’re actually admitted to a school in the U.S., than that’s fantastic! But if you end up not being admitted, you’ve still made a great life for yourself where you are.</p>
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<p>+1 –> A really thoughtful and well written post!</p>
<p>Wait did you not apply then? It’s past the admissions deadline to apply… Please tell me you applied :(</p>
<p>@pxAlaska - yes i did apply…but i was thinking wether it was any use applying</p>
<p>Whether it was worth it to apply? Well, none of us can tell you if you’ll get in. You’ll know that soon enough.</p>
<p>But even if you don’t, having gone through the application process will help you tremendously when it comes time to apply to college . . . really! The experience you’ve had will make college applications infinitely easier. That probably doesn’t make you feel any better right now, but you’ll appreciate it in a year or two.</p>
<p>If you don’t believe me, go look at the college side of the forum where the kids are panicking about every little detail of their applications. Compared to them, any of you who’ve applied to boarding school, whether or not you got in, will be “old pros” when it comes time to apply to college.</p>