Chances for a special case

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hi,
I just moved for India from 9th Grade ( Special Case) So right now I just finished 10th Grade.......So, I might be considered as low income, as my parents didn't have so much income in India and they have low income jobs here.
This year (Sophomore):
US History Final Grade A- (In my school, A- is 93% go 96%)
Honors Algebra 2 A (In my school A is 96% or above)
Spanish I Final Grade A (I know students take it in 8th Grade, but I know 3 languages from India).
Biology Final Grade A-
English 2 Final Grade B<br>
I took 4 electives which were Phys.ED, Health , Word Processing, Integrated Business Tech ........... Got A's in all of them.</p>

<p>GPA.....Weighted 3.97, Unweighted 3.86</p>

<p>I am really good at math so I am doing pre-calc online in summer.</p>

<p>Gave a practice SAT and got 700s in Math , 500s in reading, 500s in writing.
English is not my first language, so I will give TOFEL.</p>

<p>Next year I will take:=
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science
AP English Lang (Preparing for this in Summer)</p>

<p>I don't have extracurriculars yet, in summer I am going to do lab research, volunteering, working at science center.</p>

<p>What would you tell me to improve on?
Will they consider me and excuse me for my low SAT English scores??
Feedback appreciated.
Thanks</p>

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<p>It would hurt a lot if you didn't get a greencard. International admissions are extremely competitive. Sorry, I don't see you as a special case. There are plenty of international students within the US who apply. As far as I know, being low income does not help in admissions. What college are you applying for? If engineering, you'll need a close to 800 math score if you're international.</p>

<p>If you take TOEFL and score well, I think they don't care about your SAT verbal score. Work on your extracurriculars, too.</p>

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<p>bumper bummmpp</p>

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<p>It's a bit too early to tell. Will you be considered an international? In other words, will you have permanent residency status by then? If not, it will be a reach. You'll need to improve your ECs. If you get your W GPA up to 4.3+, you stand a good shot.</p>