Chances for Princeton, Dartmouth, Washington University at St. Louis

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<p>Hi, I'm an international applicant from India, planning to attend college in Fall 2011. My intended major is Political Science, with concentration in International Relations.</p>

<p>What are my chances for the following universities ? (All RD)</p>

<p>Princeton
Dartmouth
Washington University at St. Louis
Cornell
Amherst
Middlebury
Vassar
Williams</p>

<p>Here is a little bit of information about me to help you chance -</p>

<p>SAT1: 800M/790W/650CR (Taken just once yet, plan to take again in Dec 2010)
SAT2: 800 Physics/ 800 Maths II/ 800 Chemistry</p>

<p>Male, Indian(Asian?), Applying for financial aid</p>

<p>Academic Achievements:
1. Recepient of Singapore Airlines Youth Scholarship 2009 - One of the 16 students chosen from all over India after three rounds of selection to study in Singapore for junior and senior high school years on complete scholarship.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>(2008) Amongst top 120 students from all over India chosen to enroll in VMC classes for Science and Maths for academically gifted students in order to prepare them for the JEE(Joint Entrance Exam to India's MIT- IIT)</p></li>
<li><p>(2008) Amongst top 750 students from all over the country to be awarded the prestigious lifetime government scholarship NTSE after two round of written exams and one round of interview.</p></li>
<li><p>Recepient of School Scholarship Award that covered my entire tuition for high school in India.</p></li>
<li><p>Recepient of Blue Blazer Award for being a school scholar consecutively for four years.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Non Academic Achievements:
1. Model UN - 8 MUNs including 6 international MUNs (Been a Secretary General once, Chair twice, and Ambassador once)</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Students' Council - Elected General Secretary by an electorate of 860+ students, my heaviest commitment for the last two years, organised a plethora of events in school.</p></li>
<li><p>Microsoft Regional innovative Students’ Conference, Malaysia, 2009 - Amongst the 16 students selected by Microsoft from 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, to attend the first ever Microsoft Regional innovative Students’ Conference. I was selected on the basis of a paper I submitted on revolutionising the education system using technology, plus my involvement in online forums discussing the drawbacks of modern education system. As such, I was completely sponsored by Microsoft to travel to Kuala Lumpur, and stay for 5 days at Le Meridian Hotel, where the conference was held parallel to the Microsoft Regional Innovative Teachers’ Conference. </p></li>
<li><p>World Youth Climate Conference, Mexico, 2010 - Based on my paper on Singapore’s Climate Change policy, I was chosen to represent Singapore at the World Youth Climate Conference in Mexico, in June 2010. I was invited to present my paper in front of delegates from all over the world, and as such I was sponsored by the organisers as well as my school to travel to Mexico, and stay there during the length of the conference. </p></li>
<li><p>World Scholar's Cup - Silver Award</p></li>
<li><p>Global Challenge Award - Working on developing a technology to fight climate change with the help of team members from Israel and Malaysia, and Harvard student as our mentor.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Community Service:
Quite a fair bit, but nothing outstanding except this Stand Up Take Action(SUTA) against poverty campaign that am organizing to raise funds and generate awareness for the UNMDGs.</p>

<p>Other Information:</p>

<p>I did my Grade 9 and Grade 10 in a high school in New Delhi, India. I sat for CBSE Boards Examinations at the end of grade 10 and scored an aggregate 94.8 %, with A1 grades for all of my five subjects. After that I moved to Singapore, currently living all by myself in a hostel, and wiill be writing my GCE A Level Singapore-Cambridge Examinations in November 2010. Im also doing a 2nd year Electrical Engineering Module on Semiconductor physics and pn Junctions at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (quite exclusive, done by only 2 students in my cohort of 860+ students).</p>

<p>I can demonstrate proficiency in three languages based on test scores - English, Sanskrit and Hindi.</p>

<p>Now my cause of concern is that I have always been primarily a Science student; however at the end of Junior year I had this revelation! and decided to go for political science. i can probably demonstrate my passion for the subject, however I'm still worried because my academics have been too science focused. </p>

<p>I need opinions, advice, suggestions anything.</p>

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<p>My SAT1 Score is 2270 800M/790W/680CR</p>

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<p>Do you need aid?</p>

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<p>you need to raise your cr sat score to around 750 first</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say you need it to 750, but at least a 720.</p>

<p>Since you are international, the selection process is a lot harsher. Other than that, you seem great. However, make sure you “stand out” in you essays.</p>

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<p>Yes, I do need aid, and I am aware that it’ll hurt my chances severely.</p>

<p>I’ll be taking my SAT1 again in December, and hope to hit a 750+ for CR.</p>

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<p>No, the schools you are applying to are all need-blind. The problem is that most US colleges have a very limited amount of financial aid for international applicants, so if you did need, which you do, looking in to U.S. schools is not a very good idea.</p>

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<p>As far as I’m aware, only Princeton, Dartmouth and Amherst are need-blind. </p>

<p>I get your point about limited funds available, though I was just looking for opinions on admission chances. Thank you anyway.</p>

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<p>EDIT: You are right.</p>

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<p>Not for internationals. All are need-aware.</p>

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<p>The competition from India is brutal, all of these shools will get thousands of applications from Indian students with great stats and accomplishments and they will each take a few. You need to find a way to differentiate yourself from the crowd.</p>