I am an international student of Indian origin but studying in Dubai ( UAE) . I plan to apply to all Ivies and Stanford as well. . . No really great records in EC’s but want a career in Psycology .
Stats : SAT - 2367
TOEFL - 117
GPA - 10.0/10.0 ( IN GRADE 10 , 11
OTHERS :
2 PUBLISHED BOOKS - writting is my passion …
Often take part in voluntary social service
Sports : Swimming - State level
Lawn Tennis - District Level
I NEED FINANCIAL AID
I frequently have been told that i have no chance of getting anywhere , but still is there any possibility ??? Should I even apply ? What are my chances ?
TOEFL won’t matter, as long as you have 100 there’s no difference between 104, 110, and 117.
10/10 CBSE is basically impossible so they’d probably check to see if this is legit.
Published books would need to be referenced (ie., adcoms will check with amazon india to see if it’s offered, if there are sales, if it’s self published or by a reputable publishing house… self published via kindle with lots of sales is also good.)
The problem is that you don’t seem to have matches and safeties.
In addition, applying to “all ivies” means you don’t understand that each American college has a “personality”. You need to understand “fit” better - find a copy of the Fiske Guide, Princeton review’s best colleges, Insider’s Guide to the colleges… and start reading.
Any college that admits fewer than 40% students should be considered a reach regardless of scores and GPA.
If you have high financial need, apply to Berea.
Please explain that SAT score. Is it a projected score, or a real score you received? What was the CR/Math breakdown.
All the Ivies and Stanford give good need based aid BUT their acceptance rates are collectively less than 10% meaning that 90% do NOT get accepted. In the 90% who do not get accepted, there are plenty of extremely well qualified students.
In addition, it is speculated that the acceptance rate for international students is actually closer to 5%.
You need to add other schools to your list.
Once you get a real SAT score, it is possible you would qualify for decent merit aid at some schools.