<p>Hi, I'm new here. I'm an international student from Mauritius. I've read a bit through the other threads- and wow, the students have really impressive cv's..</p>
<p>I just got my sat 2 results..
SAT 1; 740 (M), 730 (W), 680 (CR)
SAT 2; 700 maths 2, 770 physics, 730 chemistry</p>
<p>extracurricular
girl guides - 6 years
chinese dancing - 13 years
modern jazz- 2 years - participated in the opening of the Indian Ocean Games, participated in numerous concerts; including one to raise funds for the tsunami victims
karate- 6 years, brown belt; national kata champion in 2004, several times vice champion
5 years horseback riding</p>
<p>At school;
student council- 5 years; treasurer, secretary
athletic team- vice captain in 2004, captain in 2005
cross country team
swimming team
member of science club
organised fashion show to raise funds for school this year
finalist in national writing competitions</p>
<p>hmm, I can write and speak four languages; German, French, English, Creole, and I have some knowledge in Mandarin.</p>
<p>hmm, I've always been among the first three in my class, and I attend one of the best schools in the country, but we don't really have ranks... so, I don't really know.. Actually, we follow the English system; O levels, A levels..</p>
<p>I know that several students are currently studying at Harvard- but the island is so small- I don't think many apply:P</p>
<p>I dunno, if u disregard ur nationality (which is usually the case), ur SAT's r extremely low. If u wanna get into Harvard i suggest retaking the SAT1's and really studying. But each case is different and it has to do with an abundance of factors. U could of course get in, it is highly likely so keep ur hopes up and keep trying to ameliorate ur scores.</p>
<p>Colleges only have a certain amount of international financial aid, so that limits the no. of international students they can admit. Although some colleges, like Harvard and Penn, say they have no quotas for intels. </p>
<p>Depending on their international pool, my guess is that they admit 1 or 2, at most 3, from one country.</p>
<p>No one on this board knows what they're talking about, so ignore any and all responses about international admissions.</p>
<p>But the advice about raising SAT scores was good.</p>
<p>What are your passions? Work on developing those. And expand your college search. Why do you want to go to Harvard? Would you choose the school if it were not Harvard?</p>
<p>are those SATs really <em>that</em> low? Going off college board, you have your middle 50% as being 700-800, so okay, you're not going to shake the foundations of the admissions office with those SATs (but then again, 2400 won't do that alone also) but your hardly going to be put in a pile with a post-it saying "SATs way too low" </p>
<p>Also, If you have O Levels, GCSEs, AS Levels, or whatever, the SATs become of less importance. They know our courses are nothing like theirs and conseqently, its pretty hard to get a great score, seeing as we still have to study for our own country's qualifications alongside the SATs.</p>
<p>I can't really say about chances, in much the same way that noone here can really give an acurate 'chance'.</p>
<p>Read: A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges by Michele Hernandez (former Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth), page 225.
Sorry, my post should have been clearer: for those who apply for significant amounts of international financial aid, admission is limited to about 1 or 2, at most 3 from one country. This is my guess.</p>
Please! "extremely low"???? Most people, would LOVE to have 2150s. Sure, a 2150 may not be an 'auto-admit' score (and these days, even 2400 doesn't equal guaranteed acceptance), but they are quite competitive. I think some people on CC need a reality check.</p>
<p>I'm going to retake sat1 in december- I'll really try to do better this time.. actually our syllabus isn't the same, especially for the sat2 subjects, as ladylou mentioned... so I hope that the sat 2 scores will be ok if I can raise the sat1 ones..</p>
<p>we had a private councellor talk to us at school, and he said that for those with UK public examination results SAT II become quite insignificant, because basically our GCSEs ect.do the job of comparing us to other students in the nation, and rid the problem of 'grade inflation', so yes, if you have 800 it's great but doesnt really show much more than you studied for the SAT ontop of A Level, which many students simply do not have time to do.</p>