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<p>Where do i stand for college? </p>

<p>Hi. International Student from Singapore here and i would really appreciate some help for my stats and chances of getting into Duke, Columbia, Johns Hopkins or University of Chicago. </p>

<p>School and Academics-related
-3rd Junior College in Country(ranking)
-Predicted grades 4 A's for a levels(Biology, chem, maths, economics)and top 10 percent of cohort
-4 Science Research Attachments ( all with recognised institutions, one with National University of Singapore)
-Science Competitions ( UNSW, Rio Tinto)- Distinctions for 3 years
-Elective Subjects: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
-National Biology Olympiad: Gold
-a few other awards in primary and secondary school
-Programmes such as life sciences</p>

<p>ECs
-Golf (Took part in National Tournaments and Country Club Medals and won 2)(Executive Committee)
-Judo( Took part in National Tournaments, got top 10 every year)
-School's track and field won 2nd for 100 m for 2 years
-Student leader</p>

<p>Work Experience and Community Service
- 3 Service Learning Projects( Organised 2 Major events involving majority of school)
- 2 Hospital Attachments
- Volunteers Actively (once every two weeks for three years) with an NGO and a hospital </p>

<p>Took Dec 05 SAT 1
got 2190
700 math
800 critical
690 writing
Taking SAT II Bio Chem Maths</p>

<p>i'm not really sure cos i heard that international students have a hell of a time trying to get in. and my SAT scores are low compared to many of the ppl here.. grateful for help!</p>

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<p>Haha more and more singaporeans in this forum! </p>

<p>Okay, relax. It's not THAT hard for internationals to get into colleges - provided you don't need aid. And since you are a Singaporean and looking at your academic ECs, I guess you're not applying aid and probably going for a research scholarship with say A*Star. </p>

<p>Academically, your profile (less your SATs) is probably above the average Singaporean applicant pool. Actually, your SAT isn't bad either, just that Singaporeans tend to score ridiculously high on SATs so in comparison yours don't look grade. I suggest you retake it and bump up your Math to 800 (which you noe you're capable of so long as you don't make too many careless mistakes), and probably try to break 700 for writing, then your SAT I will be very competitive. </p>

<p>But anyway, don't be too worried about SATs. I don't think they matter much so long as you have decent enough scores - and yours is definitely more than decent. </p>

<p>ECs wise, yours look rather unique actually. I mean like, GOLF? </p>

<p>With decent essays and recs, I'll say you'll get into Chicago, JHU and Duke. Columbia is a long shot for you, just as it is for most people - but it's always worth a try.</p>

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<p>Hey woebegone. thanks for the help. got reassured. btw which jc were you from?. I'm from VJC</p>

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<p>Hmm you have great stats... but keep in mind US admissions is so unpredictable... apply to some good safeties</p>

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<p>No prob. I'm from RJC. :)</p>