Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Claremont McKenna College
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<p>Hey guys. Second post at CC :)</p>

<p>Im a brazilian white male, and might apply ED I. </p>

<p><em>I attend to a VERY rigorous private school, that ranks in the top 1% of schools in Brazil</em></p>

<p>GPA - estimated 3.3 for high school average (currently at 3.5, but grade 12 is very demanding)
SATs - 730 CR/ 700 M/ 710 W
Top 10% ranking within school</p>

<p>Languages:</p>

<p>English
German
Portuguese (duh)
Italian
Spanish</p>

<p>Activities:</p>

<p>Semester-long exchange to Canada (grade 11)
Founded an educational NGO (grade 12)
Marketing VP at a Junior Achievement mini company (won 2nd best in Latin America, grade 11)
Graduation committee (grade 12)
Yearbook committee (grade 12)
Piano/Music Classes (grade 9-11)
Brazilian Youth Parliament winner and participant (grade 12)
Best short movie award (state wide, grade 11, directed) </p>

<p>Expecting very good recs. Will require some financial aid. Expecting major in Econ. </p>

<p>PS. The brazilian system does not allow us to chose classes in high school. We have to take every single academic class possible. While on my exchange to Canada I took English 11, Bio 12, SS 11 and Pre-Calc 11.</p>

<p>Thanks! </p>

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<p>You have pretty great ECs, but unfortunately, the good ones are all in grade 12, which is a little suspicious. </p>

<p>Being an international and requiring fin aid pushes your chances down. They aren’t need blind for internationals. </p>

<p>I say, other than the fin aid and international, you have a pretty good chance. I suggest aiming for the Seaver rather than any fin aid. </p>

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<p>You have good EC’s and SAT score, but your GPA is lacking. Average Unweighted GPA was 3.87 which would make it a low reach. </p>

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<p>@Woandering‌ Thanks for your reply! I need to do a certification of finances to apply, so I can’t not pursue need aid… I guess a lot of my ECs are in grade 12, but the yearbook/graduation committees are grade 12 only. I should probably make that clear in my app so I don’t look opportunistic lol</p>

<p>thanks again</p>

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<p>@Gumbymom thanks for your answer! You can’t really compare GPAs for different educational systems, and I hope they take that into consideration (which I think they do). I am going to take some subject tests to offset that low GPA :)</p>