chances...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>As everyone here seems to be an expert on the college process, I'd really appreciate any feedback that I could get on my chances as an international applicant at:</p>

<p>Harvard EASC
MIT
Caltech
Stanford
Princeton
Brown
Wellesley
JHU
yale</p>

<p>wesleyan
harvey mudd
bryn mawr
mt. holyoke
swarthmore</p>

<p>AN OVERWHEMLMING THANK YOU!!!</p>

<p>Overall GPA: unweighted: ?? (around 3.9); weighted: 4.2
SAT I: Math: 800; Critical Reading: 780; Writing: 680 (←newest scores not out yet)
SAT II: Chemistry: 770; Molecular Biology: 770; Math IIc: 800
Current Courses:</p>

<p>External grades:
AP European History 5
AP US History 5
IB Higher Math 7</p>

<p>IB diploma-
SL:
Mandarin A1
English A2
French B (extra subject)
Further Math
HL:
Chemistry
Biology
Physics </p>

<p>Activities:
• Model United Nations, Model NATO (Grades 9-12)
• Newspaper:
• Journalist, Editor-in-chief, (2005-2006)
• 2003-2004 French Girl Scouts GCB (adventurous spirit! French 2, only non-native speaker in group of 30 girls)
• Scouts: venturing crew secretary
• National Honor Society
 Officer
• Junior Math team competition; 22nd individual, 2nd team
• Summer 2004: English tutor- instructed class of 4 elementary school English beginners during the summer, structured own courses
• Student Council Rep 2004-2005, 2005-2006
 Special Committee (meetings with headmaster every month) for direct contact and representation of HS student body
• Speech and Debate 2003-2004, 2004-2005
• Volunteer at pediatrician clinic summer 2004
• Decorated/painted history classroom mural
• ECHO club head
• Summer: volunteer at World Youth Day with the World Youth Alliance
• Stem-cell conference and Physics conference at European Parliament</p>

<p>Music:
• Brussels International Youth Orchestra
 2003 Orchestra Giovanni festival in Italy
 2003-2004 concerts at BOZAR, Brussels
• International Honor Orchestra 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 1st violin
•• Violinist in Advanced Strings and Select Strings
• Orchestra independent study (concert participant)
• 2003 Recorder Quartet in the school Amnesty International CD
• Piano solo award at Solo Ensemble Festival 2004, 2005
• String Trio for a Zambia service project
• Piano competition semi-finalist (Rotary Breughel)
• Honor Society Charity Concert, Piano</p>

<p>Theatre:
• MS play “The mouse that Roared”
• Sound technician for the Talent Show
• Assistant Stage manager in the HS play “Departures and Arrivals” by Carol Shields
• Poster Designer for “Departures and Arrivals”
• 2004 HS play “Pride and Prejudice”
• ISTA participant (International Schools Theatre Association Festival)</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
• 2002-2003 MS Academic Achievements award (Medal in all subjects)
• Honor Roll (B average) and Head’s List (A average) (Grades 9-12)</p>

<p>Recognitions:
• Nominated for Global Young Leaders Conference and People to People Future Leaders Summit
• 2003 & 2004 International Citizenship Award</p>

<p>Lived in three regions: North America, Asia, Europe</p>

<p>Languages spoken: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, French,</p>

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<p>If you're not applying for financial aid, I'd say you have a very good shot at all of the schools on your list. If you're applying for FA, it's a lot more competitive, so I'm not sure.</p>

<p>I think colleges will be very impressed by your grades because your courseload is very impressive, especially that 7 on Math HL. Taking three IB sciences is very difficult, as I know from experience (the Group 4 project was a beast with three sciences :eek: ). Needless to say, your ecs are also excellent. </p>

<p>Truly excellent essays should get you into many of the schools on your list.</p>

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<p>Aren't the applications reviewed under a need-blind policy? In that case, the fact that you are applying for financial aid should not have any bearing on your chance of acceptance.</p>

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<p>Admissions usually are not need-blind for internationals.</p>

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<p>Ah, pardon my ignorance. I didn't read very carefully.</p>

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<p>I forgot this :P
GENERAL
Asian Female
Private High School
Belgium</p>

<p>I printed out this report on the williams admissions process and it said basically that everyone has good grades nowadays, but that really isn't enough...however, too late to change EC's!</p>

<p>About the FA: good point, I've been really talking to my counselor a lot about Stanford's policy + my chances of getting in...apparently at my school a coupla years ago our valedictorian who was amazing (and asian female as well) didn't get into stanford with similar grades, while this track start with a 2.9 GPA and who'd never taken any AP/IB courses in his HS career got in. With a hefty scholarship. <em>sigh</em></p>

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<p>Sports are pretty big at Stanford. He must have been good though</p>

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<p>Question: why is there a red star next to the status of this thread?</p>

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<p>Good chance at non-Ivies, iffy at Ivies... but you already know that Harvard doesn't really care.
Good. Violin and Piano. You really seem the consummate Asian. I'm just piano and 2 clarinets. <em>curls up into a corner</em></p>

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<p>The red star means you posted in this thread.</p>