Clueless international student

[expo86]

<p>Hi, I'm a student from the UK looking into Ivy League universities, particularly Harvard, but I'm not sure I have much of a chance.</p>

<p>I just took my SATs, and I didn't do too great:
Critical reading:670
Math: 570
Writing: 620</p>

<p>I'm hoping to raise all those scores to somewhere in the 700s, but do they allow for concessions if you're an international student? I only had two days to revise and my school doesn't provide any SAT help. </p>

<p>I am an IB student, predicted 40 points
I don't have any honors because the UK isn't as big on them, but I also don't really know what they are.
I have a wide range of activities.
My counsellor and teacher's references will (hopefully) be good
And my essays might okay.</p>

[exultationsy]

<p>They allow for some concessions for international students whose first language isn’t English, especially applicants whose high school’s language of instruction isn’t English. There is not quite so much leeway, I think, for students from the UK/Canada. I’ve only ever told one person on this forum that they were so hopeless that they (she) shouldn’t bother applying. That’s because I think there’s rarely harm in giving it a shot. That said, as it seems like you can tell, anybody’s shot at Harvard is slim, and yours is rather slimmer than most.</p>

[Niniko123]

<p>How did u manage to get a higher score in Reading and in Writing than in math ? Math is the easiest (for me and I think for most) :)) Not improving your math is like a missing a train cause you’ve slept 2 minutes more :D</p>