<p>Hey guys. I'm not sure where I want to apply for early decision. Would my chances of getting in at Dartmouth be better than Brown or Columbia? thanks!!</p>
<p>Asian American male living in Hong Kong
British GCSE (freshman & soph years): English A+, Math A+, Music A+, Chinese A+, Co-science A+, Economics B
Full IB predicted 40/42 (before TOK & EE)
SAT: 2280 (M 770/ CR 760/ W 750)
SATII: MathII 780, Chinese 790, Literature 730</p>
<p>ECs:
Taekwondo - Black belt (since 13), official examiner for Hong Kong Taekwondo Federation, assistant teacher
Church - youth leader, worship leader, bible study leader
Varsity Tennis (3 years), captain senior year
Varisty Soccer (3 years)
Tutoring at local community center (~200 hours)</p>
<p>Employment:
Summer before senior year: Marriot Hotel, restruaunt & housekeeping (60 hrs/wk)
Summer before junior year: Ben & Jerry's</p>
<p>Other:
Junior year - (Co)Organized breast cancer charity dinner/auction that raised over $60,000 (& awareness)
Senior year - planning to (Co)Organize hepatitis charity dinner/auction similiar to previous one
Summer before freshman year: went to Cambodia on church missions trip, ended up getting heptatis
from drinking unclean water or something. Spent a month in hospital (but I'm ok now). Writing about the experience
for common app essay & it ties in nicely with the charity dinner.</p>
<p>Since Columbia and Brown are not need blind, you will have an advantage over applicants asking for aid. I think your chances are strong at Dartmouth, but stronger at Brown and Columbia.</p>
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Since Columbia and Brown are not need blind, you will have an advantage over applicants asking for aid.
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<p>Student states that he is Asian American. If he is a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, even if he does attend school in Hong Kong, is ability to pay will not be a factor as both schools are need blind to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents.</p>
<p>even though he's a U.S. citizen, non U.S. residents are considered international. so, he will have an advantage over students who are asking for aid.</p>
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[quote] Who is considered “international”?</p>
<p>All high school and university students who are not U.S. citizens, permanent residents, Canadian, or Mexican citizens should refer to the International Students Information Booklet for specific admissions and financial aid instructions.</p>
<p>Op is a U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident who is studying abroad. For FA purposes, he would be treated as any other U.S. Citizen permanent resident.</p>
<p>Student may have to fill out an International Supplement if he is attending a secondary schools using non-US educational systems. However, international schools using an AP curriculum exclusively need not complete this form.
It is also very possible that Op is attending a U.S. school in Hong Kong.</p>
<p>I've always lumped Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Penn together in terms of competitiveness. Based on their SAT scores/ acceptance rates, they all seem pretty similar.</p>
<p>If you are applying to the college of arts and science at Columbia, it's actually very selective, somewhere around 8-9%. However, the engineering school is much easier to get into, which balances out their acceptance rate. I know someone who was deferred -> rejected columbia for the college of arts and science and accepted RD Harvard, so I don't really trust columbia ED. My two cents =P</p>