Chance me, will chance back :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey I'm a student from Sri Lanka hoping to study engineering.
These are the schools I'm applying to:</p>

<p>Princeton
MIT </p>

<p>Lafayette
Cornell (ED)
Lehigh
UPenn
Tufts
Trinity
Bucknell
Harvey Mudd</p>

<p>These are my stats</p>

<p>GPA: School does not calculate.
Rank: 1/35
SAT1: Sat for the November Test. Expecting - Math 800 CR 750 Wr 750
SAT2: October Test. Math Level2 800 Physics 800 Chemistry 800</p>

<p>AP: School does not offer AP courses or IB Diplomas</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Pacific Children's Convention 2008,2003 as a Peace Ambassador and Junior Ambassador.
Was the President of the ‘Bridge’ Club an Alumnus of the Asian Pacific Children’s Convention.
Organized Community Service Projects for the underprivileged. ~200 hours of community service
Represented Sri Lanka at the World Youth Scrabble Tournament 2007 and 2009
School Scrabble Team Grade 6-13. All Island Champion. All Island Teams Champions
Student Chairman of the College Scrabble Club 2010-2011
College Senior Scrabble Team Captain 2010-2011, Team Member 2004-2011
Member of College Rugby Football Team U-16, U-18 2007-2009
Scouting:
Member of 42nd Colombo Scout Troop 2003-2011
8th Troop Instructor
6th Troop Leader, Wallabies Patrol Leader
United Students’ Circle – Assistant Secretary and Senior Committee member. Was in the organizing committee for the first ever Inter-School Acapella Competition
Sri Lankan Mathematical Olympiad - High Distinction
Australian National Chemistry Quiz - High Distinction
Institute for Examinations in English, Music and Speech –(Pregrade-Grade 9) – Written and Spoken English (Honors)
Placed 9th at the All Island CIMA Spellmaster 2011 from 7000 participants
Self taught Guitarist</p>

<p>*Applying for Financial Aid, Essays are ~okay, Recommendations are excellent.</p>

<p>Thanks :) Cheers</p>

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<p>Awesome EC activities. Grades appear to be great, but if this is just a local island school, the 1/35 is not as impressive to the colleges. If you’re going to a private or boarding school, then awesome job. As for the SAT and SAT2 scores, I can’t not see you getting in to almost all of your schools. However, with Princeton and especially MIT, it’s always a crap-shoot. You might get in with a 2000 SAT, or you might not get in with a 2400. However, with your extracurriculars and the fact that you’re from outside the U.S. and seem to speak fluent English, I see your chances of getting in at around 70% for Princeton and MIT, around 80% for Penn, Cornell, and Tufts, and around 90-100% for the rest. My dad went to Tufts and my mom went to Lehigh, and they had far fewer credentials than you. Times have changed, however. Chance me back at the Gtown, Yale, Emory, Chicago thread.
Best of Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks, helps a lot :slight_smile: Actually it is a GCE A/L class. You have to be selected for the Mathematics stream from your O/L results. So there are only 60 students in the whole school doing my subjects. My school is one of the mos prestigious schools in Sri Lanka.</p>

<p>and will do, goalstop.</p>

<p>Oh and my TOEFL score is 112/120</p>

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<p>Appying for financial aid decreases your chances but other than that it looks good</p>

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<p>accepted to Cornell CoE :smiley: ED woohoo</p>