<p>I am an international undergraduate applicant. I am applying to Swarthmore for ED II. What chance do I have?</p>
<p>-GPA: 4.0 (out of 4)
-GCE A-level with 3 A*s and 1A
-Rank- top 10%</p>
<p>SAT- CR 570 M 800 W 600
SAT II results awaiting
TOEFL (iBT)- 109 </p>
<p>-President of a club and organized a national level activity under that club.
-School Prefect
-Various scouting activities
-Volunteered in Red Cross for a month
-Currently gaining teaching work experience at a GCE A-level institute
-Active member of 3 organizations
-various national level and international level prizes</p>
<p>I am also in need of huge financial aid.
Please chance me and lemme know of any of my shortcomings and advise me to apply or not to swarthmore.. please!!</p>
<p>Man ,you are 100% if English is not your 1st language…otherwise your sat cr and writing will cost you the place, the financial aid ,is a completely different thing,it has nothing to do with your grades,except if you are an extremely exceptional candidate with outstanding performance… Your Essay ,will be a significant factor as well as the way you will be describing your ecs…:)</p>
<p>thanks for your thread…yes, English is not my 1st language…does this mean that I am considered for my CR and Writing SAT scores??
I also think that I have done quite a good job describing my ECAs but I’m not quite sure about my essay…</p>
<p>evzonas: OP’s CR and WR are given the same weight as those of any other applicants’. Granted this background will be taken into context, there are many, MANY international applicants with English as a foreign language that score higher than 600 on both CR and WR. </p>
<p>OP: you have a shot as does everyone else. Your GPA and ECs are certainly good but I’d try to raise that SAT score if I were you. I think Swarthmore is need-blind to international applicants as well, so no disadvantage there. I’d say you have a 50-60% chance in EDII.</p>
Your Essay ,will be a significant factor as well as the way you will be describing your ecs…:)</p>