Chanes? MIT, Caltech, Berkeley? Aiming a bit too high?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i am an international student from egypt currently living in kuwait.
Here are my stats:
SAT 1330 (800M 530V)
TOEFL 273
I am a junior and i am taking my SAT 2s in math IIC phy and chem at the start of next year. i expect to get 750+ in all of them
finished my AS and currently doing my A-levels
at my IGCSE's my grades were A* in maths, chem, phy, accounting, arabic and geography. I got A's in biology and english language and english literature.
by the end of my senior year i will have accomplished
A level in maths, chem and arabic.
AS (Advance Subsidary) in physics, furhter maths and geography.
My predicted grades in all of them are A except a B in chemistry.
throughout high school i have gotten a's in all my subjects except two B's in english and a B in art.
EC's and Leadership roles:
Model United Nations
Debate Team
Varsity Soccer
Rugby Club
Student Representative Council
Vice Captain of house (hopefully captain next year)
interschool swimming competition
Head of Quiz team four years in a row
participant in school assembly three times and in school productions twice
Help once a week for two yrs at the school's disabled students section</p>

<p>All these are the ones i am currently doing in my junior yr and will hopefully continue in my senior yr in addition to the hope of being a prefect next yr.
I also gained third place in a national maths competition where more then 250 students take place.
had work experience at a well know plastic factory
How do u rate my chances at the following schools:</p>

<p>MIT
Stanford
Caltech
Berkley
Cornell
Carnegie Mellon
U of Illinois Urbana
Purdue
Georgia tech</p>

<p>Feel free to add other safties and matches
thanx a lot</p>

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<p>MIT - huge reach
Stanford - huge reach
Caltech - huge reach
Berkley - reach
Cornell - reach
Carnegie Mellon - slight reach/match
U of Illinois Urbana - match
Purdue - safety
Georgia tech - match</p>

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<p>Increase your verbal score and focus on doing well on the SAT II's</p>

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<p>Aren't there TOEFL requirements at these schools? I thought at least 290 was necessary to be considered.</p>

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<p>No way. the highest toefl requirement in any university is 250. and about my very low verbal score, i wont even need putting it on my application in some universities such as MIT and Caltech, which dont require SAT scores for internationals. i have a year to go. What should i do to increase my acceptance chances at MIT and Caltech?</p>

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<p>I get confused between the computer based on non-computer based versions of the TOEFL, sorry. If there is no SAT required, than do you need to take the ACT?</p>

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<p>Baghdady-</p>

<p>Well your college board report will show your SAT I score to MIT. I suggest you take your SAT I again, and prepare for the Writing test. One reason, Caltech doesn't exempt internationals from taking any SAT I test. Same case for UC Berkeley, Cornell, and Carnegie Mellon.</p>

<p>Good Luck!!</p>

<p>EDIT: Yes, no need for writing. Just take the new SAT and try to get a high score (>2000).</p>

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<p>get a better verbal score, that will kill you at most all of them.</p>