Do i have chances??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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<p>Koreal male (International)</p>

<p>school: a very ver competitive private in alabama (i came to us 2.5 yrs ago)
SAT 1 : v. 620 m. 800 = 1420
SAT 2 : math2c 800, physics 750, writing 680
ap : apush 4, calbc 5, physics b 4
senior course: journalism, multivariable calculus, differential equations, ap physics c, ap statistics, ap economics</p>

<p>major ecs:</p>

<ul>
<li>Go (a sort of asian chess..i did bunch of activities such as translating Go book into English, won nat'l tournaments, internet go club presdient, etc...but i m not sure if it really helps or not...)
-class president(9th), Korean culture inquiry club president(9th)
-asian music club president(11-12th), math club president(12th)
-baseball(10,11,12)
-participated in school drama(10)
-nat'l tour guide in Korea for visitors(11,12)
-honored reporter of Korean newspaper in Englsih version for teens(11,12), school newspaper reporter and photographer(12)
-dorm proctor(12), usher of graduation(10), school tour guide(11,12)
-english letter interpreter in World Vision(11,12) and lots of community services..</li>
</ul>

<p>etc...
my essay is about Go... people say it's very good...</p>

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<p>oh forgot to mention.. i m applying ED 2...</p>

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<p>and GPA is 4.15... any opinions??</p>

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<p>kdw:</p>

<p>Your "stats" look fine for Swarthmore. They'll cut you some slack on the Verbal SATs since you've only been in the country for 3 years.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I have no idea how to evaluate international student chances. In many ways, it is a separate admissions track from the US students, so the same "odds" don't really apply.</p>

<p>My hunch is that the admissions track for overseas internationals is highly driven by a small number of high schools that have relationships with, and routinely send students to, elite US colleges. As my daughter put it, "why accept a student from a small school in Nepal, when you know that the two or three students you accept each year from the most presitigious Nepal boarding school will be hand-selected as the best students in the country and very well prepared?" Makes sense to me.</p>

<p>I have no idea how they chose among international applicants in US schools.</p>

<p>All you can really do is give it your best shot and see what happens.</p>