<p>Hey, I am a student from Germany and dreamm of going to college in the US
I've spent my junior year in Nebraska and got great grades. </p>
<p>GPA (Unweighted): 3.846 GPA (weighted): 4.308
Courses: AP Biology, AP American History, AP Human Geography, Spanish I, English 11, Honrs Precalc</p>
<p>I mean it is just one year but my grades here in Germany are pretty good, too, although I like the school system. In my grade i guess i am between 1-6 out of 86 (we dont have class ranks). i am going to a gymnasium where just the best third of the students goes to.
if i would translate my report card, i would probably have a GPA of 3.7 for the last three years here.</p>
<p>when i was in the US i took some test:</p>
<p>ACT - comp.: 30
English 32
Math 30
Reading 27
Science 30
Essay 08</p>
<p>AP
US History 4
Biology 5
Human Geo. 5
German :) 5</p>
<p>SAT
Reading 650
Math 680
Writing 560
Essay 07</p>
<p>Languages:
German (Mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Dutch (basic) i live right next to the Netheland
Latin (4 years in school but i forgot it all)
Spanish (basic)</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities/Work:</p>
<p>2006 - 2008, 2010-2011 Dodgeball (once a week)
2009 JV Track and Field
2009-2011 Intramural Basketball
2006 - 2008, 2010-2011 School Choir (once a week)
2009 -2011 working in our public Library (volunteer)
2009-2011 working for my exchange organisation ( leading seminars, preparing exchange students) voluntary
2006-2011 babysitting
2009 - 2011 working for the public theatre in my city, checkroom, doorman (paid)
2009 - 2011 tutoring younger students (paid)
2010 -2011 being part of our youth city council (elected)
starting sept. 2009 : active member of the german social democratic party (has about 25% of the votes, second biggest party)</p>
<p>I am living in a small town (30.000), so there isn't much to do and it's not common in Germany to wind prices and get awards.... (i don't have any)
i will go to a one-week political camp this summer and i'll try to win a one-week journalism-workshop sponsored by our government this summer.</p>
<p>Now the colleges i want to apply to:
Stanford
Brown
Johns Hopkins
Tufts</p>
<p>I want to study International Relations and Chinese.</p>
<p>my father is a teacher and i have 2 younger brothers who will go to college one year later so i cannot afford tuition and so forth. the most my parents could pay would be about 8000$ a year including evrything.</p>
<p>I guess i am a dreamer but is it really hopeless? do you know any alternative colleges or a way to improve my chances?</p>
<p>Thank you very much</p>