Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Barnard College
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<p>Hi guys! Would really appreciate if you could see if i’ve got any chances at Barnard. It is among my top 5 colleges in my list so… </p>

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<li>International Student in UAE </li>
<li>School curriculum: IB </li>
<li>Ethnicity: South Asian </li>
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<p>Received official IB scores:

  • Economics HL: 6
  • Business HL: 6
  • English HL: 6
  • Biology SL: 6
  • French ab initio: 6
  • Maths SL: 6
    -Bonus: 2
    Total: 38</p>

<p>Community service: +150 hrs
Volunteer at:

  • Operation Smile (also involved in long term project)
  • Animal Sanctuary
  • Pakistan Association
  • Support a reader
  • Dubai cares
  • School library </p>

<p>ECs:

  • Boxing
  • Bowling
  • Photography
  • Spanish language
  • Music lessons
  • Fitness program</p>

<p>Other:

  • Editor of school’s newsletter </p>

<p>Leadership role

  • House Captain </p>

<p>SAT General: 2010
SAT 2: (not so great but i’ll be doing them again in January if that helps)

  • Math 2: 650
  • Biology E: 630 </p>

<p>Awards: School level only

  • Academic achievement award in Economics </p>

<p>Strong recommendations//</p>

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<p>I think you can be a strong applicant. If you don’t mind me asking, do you need financial aid? Since Barnard is need-aware for international students.</p>

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Chance me?

International Student in India

  • School curriculum: IB
  • Ethnicity: Indian

GPA: Rougly 3.9-4.0 (my school does not calculate it)

Community service: +150 hrs
Volunteer at:

  • Operation Smile
  • Dam project in India for displaced victims
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Dance and theatre teacher for underprivileged
  • Founder of arts non profit The Dream Project and Foundation
  • Independent organizer of cancer seminars

ECs:

  • Light and theatre set design - worked on Asia’s first production of Sunshine on Leith
  • Marathon running
  • Dance: Dancer on scholarship, train more than 10 hours a week in jazz, ballet, contemporary and Bollywood
  • Pianist, Keyboard and Tabla player
  • Mandarin, Italian and Arabic self-study
  • Zumba: I’m one of India’s youngest instructors
  • Co-founder and editor of my school’s magazine
  • Member of Relay For Life organizing committee
  • Head of Registrations for TEDxYouth@OIS
  • Blogging

Leadership role

  • Founder of Dream Project - school’s first ever charitable theatre festival where I directed and supervised 6 plays and raised 100,000 rupees
  • Zumba classes
  • Self initiated runner
  • TEDx

Internships:

  • Digital Media Associate with The Indian Economist
  • Social media manager with V Designs, India’s first vegan firm
  • Overseas internship with Sudar Global FZE in Middle Eastern trade, did a lot of writing

SAT: 2190 superscore
CR 710 M 740 W 740
SAT II - 710 M2 720 Spanish Reading

Awards: School level only

  • Highest academic achiever in grades 9 and 10
  • Winner of TOEFL India Learners Awards- top 10 from all students in India receive a grant of $7000
  • Outstanding in community service
  • Outstanding in English HL
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Jazzdancer – I think that you are highly likely to be admitted to Barnard – the only problem is that you are an international applicant. Do you need financial aid? As you know, Barnard is not need blind for international students. Even if you do need aid, I think that Barnard would definitely want to admit a student like you – but their decision for could be impacted by their financial aid budget.

But basically you seem like exactly the type of student Barnard loves to have – strong academics, dance/music EC’s, strong writing skills, EC’s that demonstrate leadership, initiative, community involvement … what’s not to love?