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<p>Hey guys
I have just been rejected from Colgate ED-I . Should i apply to Bates?
I am an Indian citizen from India . I need Financial Aid . I can pay $6000.
My stats-
1430 SAT-I - 660V 770M
2170 SAT-II - 760 Math IIC 730 Math IC 680 Writing
277 TOEFL
94% in All-India CBSE-X Board Exams
As a result -
School Rank - 3/148
City Rank - 16/2500 approx
Currently my rank is 2/36(new school)</p>

<p>I have reasonable ECs
Editor of School Magazine for the last 3 yrs
Vice President of Debating
Quiz Team
School Band</p>

<p>My main hook is my music . I am holding a B.A diploma in Indian Classical Music (Tabla) . I am also sending a CD . The CD cover is a funny caricature of me . BTW musics a hobby . major is econ.</p>

<p>I have a unique essay . I have also included my poem at the end of it . I hope i look distinguishing enough .</p>

<p>Plz remember that i have been REJECTED for Colgate ED-I though everyone here told me that i was going to make it…</p>

<p>And if not Bates , then anywhere else!!!</p>

<p>PS - Fin Aid reqd</p>

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<p>I'm a first-year at Bates from NJ, so I don't know all that much about international admissions at Bates...but this is what the website has to say: <a href="http://www.bates.edu/FAQs-Intl-Students.xml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bates.edu/FAQs-Intl-Students.xml&lt;/a>. So it would seem your TOEFL score is a bit above average.</p>

<p>For a US student (again, that's really all I know about), your SATI is def above average, SATIIs look fine. The people in the Admissions Office would like your rank; the Tabla diploma sounds like it really could set you apart.</p>

<p>[Bates has an awesome econ department, I'd say it def helps set it apart from Colby and many of the other small, northeast LACs]</p>

<p>My biggest concern for you would be financial aid...it's def not right, but I know Bates isn't need blind for international applications.</p>

<p>Go for it; you certainly have a decent chance of getting in.</p>

<p>Also, you might want to post on
<a href="http://bates.dailyjolt.com/forum/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://bates.dailyjolt.com/forum/&lt;/a> there are a few international kids who regularly post on there. They could probably help you out more than me.</p>

<p>Other places to consider: Hamliton, Vassar, Bowdoin, Colby</p>

<p>Hope to see you on campus next year!</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>

<p>Jason</p>

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<p>I would also look at Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota - It has a great economics department and accepts a large group of international students every year.</p>