Chances for international to reach schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone at CC,</p>

<p>I'm a male high school student living in Sydney, Australia, Australian citizen</p>

<p>My profile</p>

<p>GPA: no real equivalent in Aust, but we have rank -
Rank: 2/125
SAT I: Math: 770 Writing 760 CR: 750 Total: 2280
SAT II: Math Level 2: 780 Biology E: 770</p>

<p>I go to a selective school, which is a school where you have to pass an exam to enter, don't know the equivalent in US (it'd be nice if someone informed me on this)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Student Representative Council President
Da Vinci Decathlon Team, State finalist
Australian Sustainable Living Competition finalist
Australian Biology Olympiad Exam, High Distinction, finalist
National Mathematics Competition, High Distinction
National Science Competition, High Distinction
National Geography Competition, High Distinction
National Economics Competition, High Distinction</p>

<p>Part of school Rugby 1st Team</p>

<p>Community Involvement:
100 hours Bowden Brae Retirement Village</p>

<p>Thought up and organised the Schools-for-Schools program, where high school students visit local primary schools, to help primary school kids entering high school in answering any questions they have about high school.</p>

<p>Could you please state your opinion of my chances, plus any advice on how I can improve my chances. eg. higher SAT, SAT II, etc.</p>

<p>I am applying to the following colleges:
UC Berkeley
UCLA
MIT
Yale
Stanford (dream school)</p>

<p>Thanks for everyone's help and I hope you all get admitted to your dream schools.
Soroush King,</p>

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<p>Sorry, I forgot to mention, I'm also fluent in Persian and Japanese. Persian from my heritage, Japanese from four years of study and self study.</p>

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<p>If you were a California resident, you would be a shoo-in for the UCs!
I'm not too familiar with international applicants, though, but you have very nice SAT scores and rank =)</p>

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<p>bump ~~~~~~~~~~~</p>

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<p>thank you ls47xx for the comments, can anyone else chance please?</p>

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<p>daily bump</p>

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<p>Is there any particular reason no one replies to my chance thread? Wrong format?</p>

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<p>okay I'll chance you....<em>sigh</em>....</p>

<p>UC Berkeley 5%----your not in US or CAli !! plus I bet u need F.aid
UCLA 5%---same as above + and u need wayyy better recs
MIT 10%...ur recs are all prizes..a bit crap :(
Yale 10% --wayyy better recs needed
Stanford (dream school) 10%---at least u have a chance, get better recs or all the international spots will go to the asians. have u seen their stats? take notes!!!</p>

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<p>thanks for the great advice - less prizes, more ECs</p>