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<li>DO NOT ONLY apply to Stanford.</li>
<li><p>DO NOT ONLY apply to Stanford.</p></li>
<li><p>Increase your SAT.</p></li>
<li><p>Choose MORE universities to apply to.</p></li>
<li><p>Evaluate yourself according to this VERY ROUGH guide:</p>
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<li>Go on Google and search [University Name]+[SAT], and choose the about.com link.
If you are 100 points below the 25th percentile -> Do not place too much hope
Below 25th percentile -> TOUGH TOUGH DREAM (0.5% chance)
25th percentile ~ Average -> TOUGH DREAM (1% chance)
Average ~ 75th percentile -> DREAM (3% chance)
75th percentile ~ 100 points above 75th percentile -> MATCH (10%~40% chance)
100 points above 75th percentile and above -> LOW MATCH (>50% chance)</li>
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<p>^The above rough guideline is harsh, because you’re an international student. It’s really competitive!</p>
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<li>“I am the only international member of an environment protection organisation, that was started up by a friend in India, and has expanded across many states there. I have helped expand the organisation internationally by bringing it to Bahrain, and i hope to have it expand across the Middle East.”</li>
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<p>Nice activity!</p>
<p>Conclusion:</p>
<p>There isn’t much I could say…your ECs look nice, but you should talk more about the most IMPORTANT ones so that people can evaluate better; also consider trying the ACT (Please do a MOCK before entering the actual!). I would HIGHLY SUGGEST you to avoid non-Score-choice universities if you’re planning to use your SAT scores, especially if you improved by like 800 points.</p>
<p>Additionally, @PurePhysics, ive improved by nearly 200 points every time i redo the SATs Practice Tests. Im currently at 2120. So i do believe, that getting to 2300, or even 2400 in the time of a year is very realistic</p>
<p>I hate to be the Negative Nelly here, but a practice test is nothing like a real test. I’d say take the SAT several times so that we’d be able to accurately chance you. I also say please, please, please apply to safeties, as it is very unlikely that you’d get in due to your GPA and scores. But, don’t lose hope. You EC’s are solid.</p>
<p>@arro not necessarily, blue book practice tests (which should be the only practice ones the OP should be doing) have legit questions and are pretty much what the test will be like on test day.</p>
<p>While that’s true, I tend to score higher on the book practice tests, than in real life. I’m only saying this from my experience and that of other people I know who used it. But, you are right that it is legit because the book is made by College Board. I just feel like the questions are easier than the real SAT, though.</p>
<p>I go to a learning center thats called Sylvan that both teaches me to do well in SATS and gives us past SAT papers for us to be tested with. Why isnt that like the real tests? Although yes GPA i know i have to improve.</p>
<p>Hey there!
Ur ECs look great but I’m not sure about ur GCSEs and ur sat score…I would like someone to tell us whether universities in the US (such as Stanford) give more weight to the SAT scores or to one’s GCSEs or GCEs?</p>
<p>I also did my GCSEs last year (in Dubai) and got 7 A*s and 2 As, yet I think universities such as Stanford are ‘out of my league’ but that’s partially because my ECs aren’t that great (student council member, won a few competitions in the environmental club and a couple of stuff like that…)</p>
<p>Anyway, i guess what really matters now is ur A-levels and ur SAT scores. I hope u do well in them.</p>
<p>Oh and just a suggestion…have u tried looking for universities in the UK? A lot of my colleagues are applying there, thinking they have better chances…though I’m not sure how true that may be</p>
<p>@heythatsme yes I am applying to both UK and US too and youre GCSE scores are amazing! I really do hope its just SAT and A levels they look at, because i didnt take my gcses as seriously as i should have.</p>
<p>It is possible to increase your SAT drastically, but only in within special circumstances.</p>
<p>I’m heavily noted at school by my fellow peers and teachers for raising my PSAT 64 points in one year (158-222, or in SAT format, 1580-2220), but it’s insanely hard for most people. </p>
<p>I was able to do it due to several reasons,
Freshman year, I had barely passed (2.0). And, Sophomore year I actually gave a **** and got all As (4.0).</p>
<p>2) My family is insanely educated in general, my father had gotten a perfect math SAT, Grandmother perfect GMAT, she owns an SAT prep course, etc.</p>
<p>I digress; it is possible to drastically raise your GPA a sufficient amount, but it will take a lot of work (because you already do well in school). </p>
<p>Good luck, but seriously, think of other Universities. You may find something that you really like!</p>
<p>@UCschoolsftw thanks a lot for reassuring me that it can be done. I believe i can boost my score up as well. Also, yes i do do SAT practice tests and revise from some books like barron.</p>
<p>Also, you should seriously consider taking the ACT in addition to the SAT- in my experience, many people do much better at one test compared to the other (no clue why), and it may end up being that way for you.
In terms of your chances- remember that many applicants with absolutely perfect stats and extracurriculars are rejected from Stanford, and much of the decision is a game of chance. I would recommend applying to a number of other selective schools, as well as some safety or match schools that you would like to attend. Also, make sure your essay really shines- Stanford puts a lot of weight on the essays.</p>
<p>@oboesapien unfortunately the ACT is not available where i live. There is only one American curricular school and they only allow their students to apply for the ACT. so taking it, is pretty much not a option.</p>