*chanes* I know it sounds ridiculous..

Colleges and Universities A-Z Oberlin College
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<p>Hi, I am an int'l applicant from Asia.. </p>

<p>I know admission process is getting more and more unpredictable that it would be ridiculous to ask about my chances, but I need to be evaluated by people who do not know me personally and need to get advice from them, especially about those low CR scores..</p>

<p>my stats :</p>

<p>GPA 5.0 (private boarding school)
SAT CR 630 Math 800 WR 690 (12)
CR 630 Math 800 WR 790 (12)
SAT II USH 800 Math 800 Chem 800
APs Chem, Micro, Macro, English Language, Bio, Cal BC (all 5s) USH (4)
ECs working at my parent's underwear store, participated in business camp, guitar lessons,,
other pretty mundane activities..
Essays wrote about my father's underwear business and how I had changed my perspective
about him and his business, I tried my best to be humble and sincere
Hook(?) Both of my parents only graduated from high schools, my sister went to a<br>
vocational college in my country, have never lived outside of my country,
my dream is to be a film director</p>

<p>Personally, I think small liberal arts colleges like Grinnell and Oberlinare the right place for me because
I need to improve my English further (especially speaking..) and want to form myself as a liberal-minded, well-read, intelligent, and music-loving hippie. (I like rock bands from 60s and 70s like the Who, the Kinks, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors and so on..)</p>

<p>One thing I am quite worried about is my low CR scores..
I don't know why I so suck at solving a bunch of reading questions...
Since I have to apply for financial aid and I know that limited amount of financial aid for foreigners is quite competitive, I want to know that my CR scores do matter in my chances of getting in with the financial aid so that I can take SAT again in January if possible.. </p>

<p>Thanks for reading such crude English, by the way!</p>

<p>P.S.
I think there would be someone who would know me personally in this forum, but please,
don't let me recognize that you are the one!
It's embarrassing!! </p>

<p>I also posted this thread in the Grinnel College forum...</p>

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<p>I'm not sure about Oberlin specifically, but I do know that other LAC's look at CR scores for International applicants more carefully. Have you taken the TOEFL? These I believe are very important. Their website says, "We require you to provide standardized test scores, however, no applicant is ever granted or denied admission to Oberlin solely on the basis of test scores." So keep that in mind.</p>

<p>"I want to know that my CR scores do matter in my chances of getting in with the financial aid so that I can take SAT again in January if possible.." I don't quite understand what you're saying here. Are you asking if you should take the SAT again in January? I think that Oberlin superscores the SAT, meaning they'll take your highest score in every section of the SAT regardless of the date you took the test, to form your composite highest (super) score. If you think you could do better than 630, then I would advise you to try again. I'm not sure if you can test again in January and have those scores count for RD though. I'm not saying that they won't, I'm just not familiar with that element of the process.</p>