Cornell, Georgia Tech, UIUC, UCLA, Purdue... Please chance

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi Guys,</p>

<p>Please take the time to chance me I wanna major in computer science</p>

<p>I scored a 1960 (680CR, 690M, 590W) on my SAT which may seem low for Americans but as I am international that score was in the 85th national percentile in my country. </p>

<p>Demographic: Female URM
Unweighted GPA: 3.85
Top 10% class rank
SAT Math I - 710
SAT Math II- 630
-International Academic Decathalon 4th place regionally
-School IT award
-School Computer Science Award </p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:</p>

<p>-Varsity Basketball(4 yrs)
-Varsity Soccer(2 yrs)
-Varsity Athletics(3 yrs)
-Varsity Cross country (2 yrs)
-National team for bmx</p>

<p>-Drama Club(Backstage) (4 yrs)
-Homecoming Committee(seniors only)
-Class Vice President (seniors only)
-School Newspaper editor and chief(2 yrs)
- Model United Nations(4 yrs + have won Best Delegate and Resolution) </p>

<p>-Internship at a law firm in summer 2013
-Internship at a tech firm in summer 2014 </p>

<p>-Started some fundraising initiatives for charity plus participated in marathons/triathlons for money</p>

<p>My essays are quite strong or so I have been told. Please chance me.</p>

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<p>Cornell and GA tech reaches for you.</p>

<p>UIUC is definitely doable, and Purdue is probably a match. And UCLA is hard but also doable. .</p>

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<p>BUMP </p>

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<p>UCLA is a reach.</p>

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<p>What country are you from?</p>

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<p>How are you URM? URM usually applies to American kids.</p>

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<p>no it applies to everyone. </p>

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<p>Cornell, Georgia Tech, and UCLA are reaches</p>

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<p>UIUC computer science is a reach as well.</p>

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<p>@meriks, URM “usually” applies to American kids because the schools are trying to attract URM kids with good stats, who can qualify for federal funding. Federal funding comes from the US government. I was the recipient of URM funding, back in the day, and that was how it was explained to me by my scholarship office.</p>

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<p>Internationals are applicable for federal funding at some institutions through FAFSA</p>

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<p>@Bored1997‌ I am from Uganda, also thank you to everyone sharing their opinions they are much appreciated please keep posting </p>

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<p>@TechCrunch because of your unique origins, good ec’s URM, you have a chance at UIUC, but the stats for international admissions at GTech and UCLA suggest you will have a hard time there. Purdue is a solid shot.</p>

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<p>FAFSA Is for citizens and green card holders. Are you a citizen?</p>

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<p>Re FAFSA
To be eligible to receive federal student aid, you must:</p>

<p>Be a citizen or eligible noncitizen of the United States.
Have a valid Social Security Number. (Students from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau are exempt from this requirement.)
Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate, or have completed homeschooling. If you don’t, you may still be eligible for federal student aid if you were enrolled in college or career school prior to July 1, 2012. Go to <a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/eligibility/basic-criteria”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/eligibility/basic-criteria&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.
Be enrolled in an eligible program as a regular student seeking a degree or certificate.
Maintain satisfactory academic progress.
Not owe a refund on a federal student grant or be in default on a federal student loan.
Register (or already be registered) with Selective Service, if you are a male and not currently on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Students from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau are exempt from registering; see <a href=“http://www.sss.gov”>www.sss.gov</a> for more information.)
Not have a conviction for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid (such as grants, loans, or work-study). If you have such a conviction, you must complete the Student Aid Eligibility Worksheet to determine if you are eligible for aid or partially eligible for aid.
Many types of federal student aid, such as the Federal Pell Grant or subsidized loans where the government pays the interest while you are in college, also require you to have financial need. Additionally, once you have a bachelor’s degree or a first professional degree, you are generally not eligible for Pell or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG).</p>

<p>Other requirements may apply. Contact the financial aid office at your college for more information.</p>

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<p>Both of my brothers are in the states in university now and recieved financial aid through FAFSA </p>

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<p>BUMP</p>

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<p>FAFSA does not give money, it is an online application to determine if a person qualifies for aid through the federal government . The FAFSA acronym is: Free Application for Federal Student Aid for US citizens. So, Unless your brothers are citizens or permanent residents, they can’t receive US backed aid without being a citizen. The school may have funded them but not the government.</p>

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<p>BUMP</p>

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