Hi! I’m an international applicant from the UK and thinking of applying this fall. My top colleges are NYU, BU, Northeastern, UC Berkley, UW Seattle, UCLA and University of Orgeon. I’m also applying to UK unis so if i dont get into good US unis i will be attending a UK uni (so that’s why im only applying to top schools).
school: private christian co-ed boarding school in UK
race: white female
GCSEs: 7 A*-A, 2 Bs
A levels: Maths, biology, economics and predicted AAA, might be self-teaching AS further maths, hoping to get A/B
GPA: estimated UW: 3.94, W:4.19
SAT: not taking, only applying to test optional schools (i need to focus more on a levels and i took a practise test and i got a really bad score)
ECs
business related (what i want to major in)
-ran a youtube channel w/over 250,000 views +made it into a business
-marketing and finance intern at a big film company
-currently a social media coordinator for a NGO that connects communities in the COVID-19 Pandemic
-microsoft STEM student challenge finalist (national competition)
volunteering/jobs
- Pinsent Masons virtual work experience (Law)
- 70+ hrs community service: animal shelter volunteering, retail assistant
- waitress
music
- school orchestra and choir, 5+years
- lessons in singing, cello and piano
- piano (Grade 6) and music theory (Grade 5) ABRSM music exams
- choir and orchestra performances in London concert halls and around Europe
- music tech club
sport
- club cross country/track athlete
- school cross country, track + netball teams
- a couple RYA sailing awards
random
- DofE bronze
- 7 years of girl guiding
- navy cadets
- random clubs like Biology society, science club+oxbridge economics
- classics school prize
- about to start a course on intro to English common law as i want to go into law after my undergrad
I know its harder to get into US unis as an international student so would this be good enough to get into some top unis?