Chances as international student

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>From Germany: </p>

<p>Scores cr 790 m 790 w 750
Grades: 1,0 which is probably top 1%
SAT 2(Math 2 and Physics) hoping 800 </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: </p>

<p>3 years of boxing
Created and acted in 3 short films
Chosen among 200 hundred people to take part in a documentary
about jewish and muslim teenagers
Lead role in school theater play
Performed three times with my sketch group in school
Tutoring for disadvanted kids I know (so nothing offcial)
4 weeks of volunteering at a homeless shelter
Recently saxophone</p>

<p>And here’s the thing:
I will try to bring some of those things into my application, since I probably cannot
list them as extracurriculars (however they were very time consuming)
Learned polyphasic sleeping, speed reading and currently learning to lucid dream
Buddhist meditation </p>

<p>Work experience:
half a year mcdonalds
before delivering newspapers for 1,5 year </p>

<p>I would say recommendation from teachers really good,
but counselor average </p>

<p>One more thing:
I heard that Amherst primarily looks at grades and scores. Is this true?</p>

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<p>come on, no one? :(</p>

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<p>Hello delusionalyouth,
Your grades are very impressive and should warrant serious consideration from Amherst or any other top-tier school. You are to be congratulated on your hard work. I’m only a Dad, not a college admissions counselor, so I can’t say whether your scores and resume are sufficient for admission at Amherst. My daughter has grades almost exactly the same as yours and applied ED. Although she was “deferred” in Early Decision, she still hopes for RD admission. I’d certainly urge you to take a shot.</p>

<p>good luck and regards,</p>

<p>lowdenf23c</p>

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<p>long bump</p>

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<p>Great chances. <em>Biased opinion</em></p>