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<p>I'm a student from Singapore, going to take my A levels this Nov. </p>

<p>My predicted grades for A levels are AAB/A and my SAT l score is 1680/2400 (I'm retaking it next year, hopefully I'll be able to get 2000 and above). </p>

<p>I'm in the committee of my orchestra in school and I've done quite a lot of community services, I've taken part in science competitions (Singapore youth science fair 2006, Ngee Ann Biotech fair 2006 and Singapore youth Olympiad (Physics) 2006 and I'd also taken part in Singapore Youth Festival and won a silver and bronze for orchestra. </p>

<p>I plan to study physics or geophysics in university and plan to get PhD in astrophysics or physics. This is a list of universities I'll apply to:</p>

<p>-UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB
-Columbia university
-University of Wisconsin--Madison
-University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
-University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
-University of Washington
-Purdue or GA tech
-UNC at chapel hill</p>

<p>Please tell me which schools will I have a high chance to gain admissions to, thanks! :)</p>

<p>P.S I'll also like to work in US after my graduation, probably California. Probably work as researcher or professor in universities. Pls tell me is it possible, thanks!</p>

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<p>If you have not done so yet, read through everything (and I do indeed mean everything) at [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.state.gov/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.state.gov/) Then make an appointment with the counselors at the advising center in Singapore [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Singapore]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Singapore) They have a lot of experience helping students like you find good places to study in the US.</p>

<p>It is very difficult to get a working visa to stay in the US. It is somewhat easier (but still very difficult) for people who have Ph.D.s in scientific or technical fields and multiple years of post-doctoral research at internationally recognized research institutions. Once you reach that level, the job market is truly international, and the US would not be the only place you could find meaningful work. This kind of program would take 12 to 15 years. By then, who knows where the job you want will actually be!</p>