<p>Good evening everyone,</p>
<p>this is my first posting on this board after I already read lots of very informative and interesting things here. It's a gift that a source like this with such active members exists!</p>
<p>I am not one hundred percent sure yet whether there is the slightest possibility for me to get into one of the previous mentioned colleges: Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale or Princeton.
I come from Germany and I am not that familiar with the "exact" admission requirements (of course I read every bit of information I could get hold of but its still a little strange for me since Im German), so I would be very, very grateful if you could give me some advice if there is the slightest chance for me to get in.
Here are my stats:</p>
<p>**Academic achievements<a href="Please%20note%20that%20I'm%20just%20able%20to%20post%20my%20German%20equivalents">/b</a></p>
<p>GPA: 1.0 (which is the very best one you can reach in Germany)
Class Rank/Size: 1/110
Courses (We dont have AP/Honour-Courses but are enabled to only choose 2 advanced courses:</p>
<ul>
<li>Advanced History</li>
<li>Advanced English</li>
<li>Physics </li>
<li>Biology </li>
<li>Mathematics</li>
<li>German </li>
<li>Social Studies</li>
<li>PE</li>
<li>Music (until 12th grade)</li>
<li><p>Religious education</p></li>
<li><p>Got the Great Latinum with the best mark possible</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Im taught in all these courses for 4+ years (in Germany we finish school after year 13). In Mathematics e.g. we dont differentiate between Calc and other things, we do all of it.</p>
<p>SAT, SAT II, TOEFL
I didnt take these yet, which is another reason why I ask you to chance me. I just want to get an idea whether its worth the try, effort, energy and money, or if you are able to say in advance that my chances are very very low.
I already started practising and Im very confident about it. I dont have problems solving the tasks.
I planned on taking the SAT II in Biology, World History and Latin which are all subjects Im very, very familiar with.</p>
<p>ECs
- School Government
- School Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief, Photography, Lay-Out)
- Founder of Political Education Club at school
- Giving lessons for children in a special school
- Participating in School Orchestra (for four years)
- Horseback-Riding for 13 years
- Basketballteam for four years
- Consultant on a German website for teenagers with personal problems </p>
<p>Honours</p>
<p>School Award for academic and cultural achievement
Award for outstanding achievement in Physics
Statewide Short Story Competition
Latin competition of my Federal State</p>
<p>Things I dont know where to fit them in</p>
<p>Holiday Academy Economics and Management
Internship in Physics Institutes of well known German University + Fraunhofer Institute of Lasertechnique </p>
<p>Part-time jobs
Working in a company of networktechnique and telecommunications (I scripted their onlineshop-system and take care of it)
Working as a professional model (would it be wise to mention that? would that be rather a plus as an unusual thing or a minus?)</p>
<p>Recs
My headmistress is British and Ive already had her as a teacher. Weve got a very good relationship so I guess she knows how to work a recommendation.
Same with the two teachers. They know and teach me for several years.</p>
<p>Well, thats everything I can come up with right now.
I know that it would be very helpful for you if I could give you information on my test scores. I would have done them already if I wasnt unsure about my chances of getting admission in general.</p>
<p>So I would be very, very, very grateful for everyone who could give me some advice on this issue. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>