Chance me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm going to apply colleges in early decision.
I really want to attend Harvard, Princeton, Columbia or Stanford.
What do you think about my chances?</p>

<p>Objective:[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300(800 math, 750s CR and W)[</em>] ACT:-[<em>] SAT II: 800s from MathII, Chemistery, Pyhsics and Biology[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~6/104[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): In my country there aren't any public schools which offers AP, honors or IB classes. Students take same lessons throughout high school.[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): [</em>] Senior Year Course Load:[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Math Olympiad silver medal, gold medal in Balkan Mathematics Olympiad, third rank and silver medal in National Math Olympiad in junior year, Ministry of Education Honor Award, a few AMC/AIME awards and gold medals and certificates from Cayley, Galois, Euclid math contest, silver medal in Mediterranean math olympiads, gold medal in national science competition(primary school)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): worked in a university as a summer research program attendant, developed own Android app, MUN, MUN club(founder), Math Club (Pre. since freshmen year), Disabled and Leukemia Patient Children Club (co-founder, VP), Leukemia Children Foundation member and contributor, MathLinks portal contributor, Business and Entrepreneurship Club(founder, pre), band(guitar), basketball in a private team as amateur player, published an article in an undergraduate level science-math magazine, going to publish a book in Turkish pertaining to inequalities in November, </p>

<p>also I took two undergrad lessons this summer from two universities
Algebraic Number Theory A
Introduction to Computer Engineering A[<em>] Job/Work Experience: worked in a university in junior year's summer, internship in a software company[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours of Disabled and Leukemia Patient Children Club Activities, 50 hours of working as a Leukemia Children Foundation Newspaper distributor and seller[<em>] Summer Activities: volunteer work and numerous summer math and science camps, summer schools[</em>] Essays: improving but good[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: not bad[</em>] Counselor Rec: great[<em>] Additional Rec: great (from two Professors)[</em>] Interview:-
[/ul]Other[ul][<em>] State (if domestic applicant):-[</em>] Country (if international applicant):Turkey[<em>] School Type: Public[</em>] Ethnicity:Turkish[<em>] Gender:M[</em>] Income Bracket: 20,000$[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[list][</em>] Strengths: SAT[*] Weaknesses: AP and IB</p>

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<p>I heard that, though I’m international and don’t have any AP’s or IB, I’m still eligible for Harvard or Stanford, nevertheless, my chance decreases somewhat. Another “rumor” claims that admission departments wouldn’t consider it because it isn’t offered by schools in my country. Which one is true?</p>

<p>Come on guys, I’m sure that you’ve helpful ideas.</p>

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<p>First, you are a very competitive student for many reasons.
Second, you can only apply Early Decision to ONE place, and of the schools you listed, only Columbia offers ED while Stanford, Princeton and Harvard offer a non-binding variant termed Restrictive (or Single Choice) Early Action.</p>

<p>Third, you are most certainly eligible for admission, as are those doing the Indian system, French system, British system, etc. Admission rates tend to be lower for internationals, at least at top colleges. Admissions committees consider your application in its full context - your school, your background, your family conditions, your personal adversity, etc, and make an evaluation of the quality of person you are and whether or not they feel you will thrive at their college.</p>

<p>And lastly, if you want to go to America, you’ll need a more diverse list of colleges, adding ‘safety’ and ‘match’ schools so you are sure to be admitted somewhere with a high probability. Given your family income though, you should be careful about where you apply in terms of availability of aid, while simultaneously keeping local options open.</p>

<p>I wish you the best!</p>

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<p>collegeconscious, thank you very much for your discussion, these tips about getting into college are significant for me.</p>

<p>And in addition, I’ve two or three months before submitting application. Thus, what do you guys think about my EC’s and Community Service? Are they sufficient? If they aren’t, I can improve it by working in a local hospital.</p>