Chance me for BPE at Stern!

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<p>Country: Bahrain
School Type: Private/independent
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern/Arab
Gender: Female
Financial Aid: Yes</p>

<p>Languages Spoken Fluently: Arabic, English</p>

<p>GPA: 97.2/100</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Excellent. One from school's principal, one from economics teacher/college counselor, one from English teacher</p>

<p>Exact Rank: 1
ACT: None</p>

<p>SAT I (best scores):
CR 740
M 710
W 740</p>

<p>IELTS: 8.5</p>

<p>SAT II: math 1: 680
Biology E: 710</p>

<p>Potential College Major: Business and Political Economy</p>

<p>AP's taken: None offered at my school</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
English
Arabic
Math (precalc)
Chemistry
Chemistry Lab
Business Economics
Religion
Social Studies
PE
Health
Computer
Art
College Prep</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
-President of Graduation/Senior Committee
-Editor-in-Chief of yearbook
-captain of volleyball team
-MUN: chair twice, delegate 7 times, organizer twice, with 3 awards on a national level
-3-week long internship with Bahrain mobility international (raised $1000 for physical rehab centre and fitted 6 public buildings with ramps)
-4-week intensive leadership course with inspirational development group as part of Crown Prince's International Scholarship Program
-selected as one of the top ten private school girls in the country for the Crown Prince's International Scholarship Program in terms of academics and English-language proficiency
-job as a cashier/sales assistant at a bookstore
-job as a camp counselor (helped teach foreign kids Arabic and helped with art)
-volunteer work with central blood bank (>100 hours)
-member of basketball and soccer teams
-active member of Toastmasters Bahrain
-honor roll 4 years straight</p>

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<p>Statistically, you are a very very impressive candidate for admission! Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>I dont know about your chances but I’m also applying there and I wish you the best of luck! Though, you look like a great candidate in my humble opinion.</p>

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<p>Hi sarahali, this is my 2 cents’ worth. BPE is a very competitive program which admits few students, so you might want to be certain that it is your no. 1 choice before applying. CCA, school GPA/Rank and SAT looks good :slight_smile: Only thing which might disadvantage you is the Math I for SAT II, especially because most courses in Stern are rigorous in the mathematical aspect (or so I have heard). Probably you might want to write a short note in Common App section to inform them why you did not perform up to your usual stellar standards in your Math I exam?</p>

<p>Just be sure that you have backup options for safety purpose. All the best for your application!</p>

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<p>SarahAli, you are a very good candidate, however the fact that you are requesting financial aid will hurt your application because NYU is unfortunately not need-blind for international applicants.</p>