Chance Me, Please! (International Student)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Schools: Lots of Different Schools, ex: NYU, Bryn Mawr, Duke, Washington University at Saint Louis, Indiana Bloomington (< the ones I am mainly hoping for)</p>

<p>Country of Origin: Kuwait</p>

<p>Financial Aid not required</p>

<p>Grades:
GPA: 3.66 (Weighted) (the low GPA is due to my freshman year. However I am in the IB Diploma program right now, so I hope that'll help)</p>

<p>IB Diploma:
IB English (predicted: 7)
IB Arabic (predicted: 6)
IB Business and Management (predicted: 6)
IB Environmental Systems and Societies (predicted: 6)
IB Math Studies (predicted: 7)
IB History (predicted: 7)</p>

<p>My grades while in the IB Diploma program have been very good. My non-IB classes that I have to take, as required by the government (Islam Studies, Arabic) have a big effect on my low grades. I'm hoping I can find a way to explain that to universities :/</p>

<p>SAT: 1740
Rank: My school doesn't rank</p>

<p>Merits:
High Honor Roll for two years
Awards for Best Historical Documentary
Won a local Short Story contest</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Tutored fifth- and fourth-graders (4 months)
Played Badminton (3 years)
Volunteered at an Autistic Center (2 weeks)
Green Initiative Club (1 month)
Film Society (1 month)
Art Club (6 weeks)
Science Fair</p>

<p>Work:
Worked in a hotel as a Receptionist and in the Human Resources Department</p>

<p>Major (double major):
English Literature
Anthropology</p>

<p>Recommendations:
School Counselor: Awesome
IB English teacher: (see above)
IB Business/IB Environmental teacher: Very good as well</p>

<p>I'm very worried about my SAT score. Definitely not as high as I would've hoped. Praying that the ECs and the IB Diploma manages to smooth things over. What do you think?</p>

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<p>Duke, Washington University at Saint Louis: very unlikely due to GPA and SAT score.
Bryn Mawr: Unlikely</p>

<p>Others I’m not sure.</p>

<p>What are your SAT Subject Tests scores, by the way?</p>

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<p>Didn’t take SAT subject scores. I’ve called all the universities that asked for them and they said that I would be fine. Bryn Mawr wasn’t very forgiving, though - you’re right, I mostly applied because I’ve been with that college for a long time.</p>

<p>I’m hoping the University of Michigan (which I’m also applying to) and Indiana Bloomington will accept me at least.</p>

<p>I’m also going to be applying to the University of Arizona, University of Iowa and Ohio State. Thoughts on these unis?</p>

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<p>Bump?
Please?</p>