Do I have a chance to get into an Ivy League?

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<p>Hi.
I've already asked in "international students" but I think that I might get more help here.
I'm from Poland and I was thinking about studying in USA. I was thinking about Ivy League, because only this universities in USA are both need-blind and full-need for international students, and I'm not able to pay any fee that's like 20000 or 30000 dolars.
I'm an illustrator, I've got strong portfolio and I think I'm really good in what I'm doing. I also speak german, I'm intrested in politics and history.
I know I can prepare really good for SATs, still I'm not sure if I've got any chance to get into Yale or Princeton because of my grades. Basically, in Poland and many other europeian countries grades doesn't really count (sure they something about student, still good grades are not really important when applying to university) - what counts are exams like matura (exam after high school in Poland), or some other, depending on country. What's worrying me is that my grades are really not good, I was really focusing at other things - like drawing for example. I also don't do sports or volunteer work, yet I've got few months of practice as an animator in big company and a few months of work in McDonalds in summer.</p>

<p>So, my question is - do you think I've got chances to be accepted to Ivy, or I'm just gonna waste (well, not really waste, but I could use it for something else) my time - and money - preparing to SATs and TOEFL?</p>

<p>Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>from what i have heard, im not sure if HYP are need blind to international students. im not sure though</p>

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<p>Harvard, Princeton and Yale are 3 of 6 universities in USA that are both need-bling and full-need for international students.</p>

<p>I still need some advice, so if someone’s got something interesting to say, I would be very grateful. :)</p>

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<p>My son had the highest grades in his high school AND perfect test scores (ACT 36.0, PSAT 240) plus leadership roles in extracurriculars and noteworthy community service work. He was turned down by Yale and Princeton. There were many others like him. Plus the standards are even higher for international applicants – you really need to be among your country’s handful of very best students to have a chance.</p>

<p>Medium grades and no volunteer work will almost certainly not get you accepted. If your art portfolio wins national awards, you might have a chance.</p>