<p>I am a Romanian high school student. I study at the best high school in town.
GPA : 9 / 10.
SAT I: 2280
SAT II: (Bio, Chemistry, Math 2, French, Physics, Spanish): 800
SAT II German: 770
SAT II Korean: 740
TOEFL:118
AP ( Chemistry, Psychology, Calculus BC, Spanish/English/Frech Language, Latin, Biology, Physics) :5 </p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-I know 14 languages (self-studied for 11)
-I am a writer; I have published 2 books
-I have won some national drawing contests; third place in an international contest.
-I've been working as a translator for a couple of months (that's how i payed for the tests).
-I had volunteered at a local hospital ( 800 hours) and at Red Cross ( 2 years). </p>
<p>I should also add that i need a scholarship. My familly can't help with the money. My dad died a few years ago and I had to move in with my grandma because my mom is an alchoolic.</p>
<p>So, what are chances for : Ithaca College, Trinity College, University of Richmond, Oberlin College, Bucknell University, U of Southern California, Middlebury College, Johns Hopkins University, Washington University in St Louis, Cornell University, Pitzer College, Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University, U of Pennsylania, Brown University, Yale, Harvard. </p>
<p>@Luiza123 - your academics will get you noticed at any of these schools. Coming from a country that may possibly be underrepresented in applicant pools might help too (interesting note - Harvard had 6 students from Romania last year, but only 3 from Russia - I wonder why?).</p>
<p>You obviously have some exceptional talents and you should make every effort to distinguish yourself from the rest of the international applicant pool.</p>
<p>Regarding financial aid: There are six colleges in the US that with need-blind admissions for international students that also meet full demonstrated financial need. There are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth, and Amherst. There are also numerous colleges consider financial aid in the admissions decision but meet full need for those they admit.</p>
<p>There are also many colleges (the majority) that give little or no aid to internationals.</p>
<p>My recommendation: apply to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Amherst (and MIT if it interests you). You will have a shot at all of them if your essays and recommendations are strong. For the remaining colleges on your list, research their financial aid policies carefully.</p>
<p>Pay close attention to financial aid deadlines. Most of these colleges will require the CSS Profile be submitted, Princeton has its own online form but it much of the data can be imported from the CSS Profile.</p>
<p>I generally offer discouraging advice to international candidates but with your academic record, if you submit strong applications, I would think you stand an excellent chance of being accepted to at least one college that will meet your need.</p>
<p>@Luiza123 - Someone posted a list that could be useful to you:</p>
<p><a href=“To all international students asking for huge amounts of aid - International Students - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1698406-to-all-international-students-asking-for-huge-amounts-of-aid-p1.html</a></p>
<p>Keep in mind this is for liberal arts colleges, not national universities. The schools I listed about are still your best bets for financial aid if you can get accepted to one of them.</p>
<p>Hello fellow int student. Congratulations on your achievements!
If you need full cost aid, things will be very competitive, but your linguistic prowess and international level art award despite your family situation will be very attractive! Also as @BldrDad said you coming from underrepresented country will give you small advantage. I hope that you get in at least one or two of them(I will be surprised if you won’t)</p>
<p>I also recommend you to look into some safeties that will offer generous scholarship based on test score and GPA, like Florida International University, U of Alabama, or Howard University. </p>
<p>Bucknell is the outlier - its vibe is very different from the others, perhaps the closest would be Trinity. However it seems to me that Trinity gives most of its financial aid to internationals who are athletes. Also, apply to 1-2 women’s colleges - Bryn Mawr and Barnard for instance are near/in major cities and in close consortium with coed colleges (Haverford and Columbia, respectively).
I second applying to “automatic merit” universities as a precaution. </p>
@Luiza123 Hey I saw fhat you’re from Romania. Do you by any chance know the Colegiul National Elena Cuza? Do they ever send kids to the Ivy League universities or to Oxbridge? Thanks!
@MartinTiriac2307 Stop bumping these old posts and make your own.