<p>@paul2752 what do u think of my chances in general?</p>
<p>UCB will be full pay at $60k ish but you may qualify for some federal funding. Full costs, however, won’t be covered because the Feds don’t give out full rides. </p>
<p>Lose the attitude: you plan on taking the SAT and ACT “and will not accept anything below full.”<br>
It’s good that you will try, but it’s bad if you think that you are too good for it.</p>
<p>My son is at an elite university and says that some students are so “full of themselves” that their arrogance backfires on campus and they wonder why they can’t make friends or get along with their roommates.</p>
<p>Oh and don’t pad your ECs with things done before 9th grade, unless it made international headlines, because it makes it look like you’re stretching for ECs.</p>
<p>The way competitive admissions usually works is they will give a score to your academics (which are great), and they will give a score to your extracurricular activities, based on whether you have won any national or international awards or just local awards during high school (9th-12th grade). If you could pull off another big national or international award or competition win this year, that would help you a lot. Consider that even if you were absolutely perfect, any university with about a 6% acceptance rate is a reach for anyone, because they reject thousands of perfect applicants just because of sheer numbers. It’s like playing the lottery. When you say “etc.” I assume you’re just going by the US News rankings list for national universities, which doesn’t show much thought for what is really the best fit for you. Consider what it is you really want to study and what type of place you want to live (business, engineering, science, big city, college town, snowy place, beachfront, etc.), and then select some universities with high-ranked programs of interest that are not so competitive to serve as your safeties. Also look into attending a university in Sweden if you enjoy your exchange there.</p>
<p>Berkeley should be high match to low reach. Rest are reaches for <em>everybody</em> You’ve a decent shot at Penn. Not so much at Harvard and Stanford. Frankly, they’re in a league of their own.
Thanks for chancing me!</p>
<p>UCB: match
Harvard: reach
Stanford: reach
Penn: reach</p>
<p>You’ve got fabulous stats, and if your 11th and 12th predicted are strong too, you’ll have no problem. I’m assuming your CGPA in 9th and 10th was 10/10, if you’re from CBSE?
Ivies and Stanford are basically reaches for everyone because of how unpredictable admissions can be, but you’re a very competitive applicant, and that SAT is nothing to scoff at!!
All the best!</p>
<p>Chance me back please?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1712279-chance-an-international-for-nyuad-uchicago-grinnell-carleton-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1712279-chance-an-international-for-nyuad-uchicago-grinnell-carleton-will-chance-back.html#latest</a></p>
<p>@mommyrocks thanks! What do you think about my chances for d above colleges?
@Shystarryskies Thanks! I was in ICSE till 10th, now im in CBSE…wbu? I`m assuming ur from India too? </p>
<p>UCB–high match
Harvard-- mid/high reach
Stanford–mid/high reach
Penn–reach (unless you ED)</p>
<p>Harvard/Stsnford: Reach (for everyone)
UCB: Match
UPenn: Guessing here but low reach</p>
<p>@ShaunakK98 - as a US citizen, you’ll be evaluated as a US applicant, not an international, which will greatly increase your chances.</p>
<p>As others have noted, if you’re looking from aid, you’ll get none from the UCs.</p>
<p>As far as your chances - if you can present yourself well (which you failed to do in your initial post), and come across as an interesting person with a promising future, you will be a competitive candidate at all of these schools, including Harvard and Stanford. Note that most competitive candidates do not get accepted to any one given top-tier school, but most will get accepted to at least one of them.</p>
<p>@kinaralah @Gumbymom thanks 
@BldrDad I`ll definitely be working very hard on my application essays…I didnt understand why the UCs wont give me aid?
Thanks alot for your help :)</p>
<p>@ShaunaK98 - It’s because the University of California system has very little money available for financial aid for non-California residents. Harvard and Stanford offer excellent aid- the amount you will be required to pay depends on your family’s financial situation. Try out their net price calculators if you want to get an idea of how their aid plans work.</p>
<p>Hey Indian friend! I totally relate to how you feel, I moved to United States in my sophomore year. I would say you have a pretty good chances for both ivy leagues and others that you mentioned. You are a very solid applicant in my eyes, but again I don’t have the eyes of an admissions officers so don’t rely on me. Could you chance me back? I just have one thread post for Harvard Thanks and Good luck!</p>
<p>@BldrDad oh got it…thans alot for ur help 
@Harvardreamss thanksss and i chanced u back! :)</p>
<p>I’m not sure exactly how being an international applicant affects your chances, so I’ll just evaluate your app as if you were a US applicant and you can put the appropriate spin on my guesses. Your social work seems to be the hook of your application. I would certainly recommend taking the SAT again, or taking the ACT, this spring or next September/October (Personally, I had a lot of growth from when I took my SAT in the middle of my Junior year and the ACT October of my senior year and it made my ACT scores completely outshine my SATs).</p>
<p>I’m sure you’ll find the Subject tests to be no problem.</p>
<p>UCB looks like a high match (they’re more stats-oriented than most schools so there’s a risk of a little trouble here if you don’t improve you don’t see better scores)
Harvard - mid reach
Stanford - mid reach
Penn - Low reach</p>
<p>Thanks for chancing me btw good luck!</p>
@ShaunakK98
You desperate idiot.
‘I plan to give SAT Subject Test for Physics and Maths next year and will not accept anything below full…’
Get a bloody life.
You’ll get into Florida Institute
Be happy.
bump!
Not meaning to be rude, but you don’t give your SAT, you take it. Why do you, or any other HS kid want to know your “chances” from others who have never been tthough the college app process themselves? Do they know something you don’t? Ugh.
@BldrDad - Sorry, but even a US citizen will be evaluated as an international applicant if they attend school outside the states. For financial aid purposes, US citizenship is a lifesaver (allows you to be eligible for need-blind FA and federal grants), but from an admissions standpoint the university reads your application along with those of all applicants from your country of residence. Applying from India, I’d imagine @ShaunakK98 will have quite a tough time of it. Most international applicants have very strong portfolios-2250 to 2300 SAT with advanced study in several subjects-and the admission rate for internationals tends to be 1/2 or 1/3 of the overall rate.
Source: International applicant myself, discussed the matter with my counselor some time ago.