Chance me for internationally need-blind colleges?

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<p>Hey. I'm applying to colleges that are need blind for internationals (so HYPSM + Amherst) and, whilst I know they're damned hard to get into, idgaf, but I would love to hear your opinions. </p>

<p>Academics:
Top-5 British private school, 2013 candidate
My admissions councilor told me not to convert my grades to a GPA because she's sorting out the transcript stuff herself, so I can only give my predicteds.
Predicted IB grades:
Math HL 6
Geography HL 7
English HL 7
Economics SL 7
French SL 7
Physics SL 4/5/6 (the teacher's a walking disaster but probs won't predict me less than a 5)</p>

<p>SATs:
2040
Math II 620; Eng Lit 750; French 700</p>

<p>ECs:
3-4 hours weekly Chamber Choir, Gospel Choir
Will direct a play next year
Senior editor of creative writing magazine
Published in said creative writing magazine
Highly commended economics essay in a national competition
Played various sports, but since we don't have girls teams for them (basketball, volleyball) should I put them on my transcript? They're a time commitment...</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Member of a choir group that sings at old people's homes and primary schools</p>

<p>Recs/Essays:
Can vouch that recs will be excellent. I'm also quite confident about my essays.</p>

<p>Miscellaneous:
Trilingual
International student
Will need medium to high financial aid</p>

<p>I'll probably major in econ, though I have literary and more generally sociological interests as well, hence why I'm not staying in the UK for college...</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>P.S. could you suggest some safety schools?</p>

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<p>Those schools are unlikely with your scores. They get tens of thousands of apps from intnls as the need blind schools, and take relatively few. Add on that they get plenty of quality apps from the UK, so they are highly unlikely to admit you with stats below their average and no stand out EC or academic awards.</p>

<p>There are no safety schools for intnls needing aid. Some less competitive ones known to give generous aid to intnls are Grinnell, Colgate, Bates.</p>