Getting into Reed... Feasible Or Not?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi everyone!
I am wondering if I can "win" a financial aid package from Reed. I am an international and Reed gives about 25 FA to about 200-250 applicants. Can I have one?</p>

<p>Profile
Gender: Male
Country: Greece
Ethnicity: White
Intended major: Neuroscience/Biology</p>

<p>Class rank: 1/100
GPA: 97%
SAT: 2090
-Math 800
-Reading 600
-Writing 690
SAT Subject Tests
-Biology M 750
-Math L1 730
TOEFL 111</p>

<p>-President of School's debate club
-Leader of the MUN Team - Ambassador (awarded as the best delegate of MUN 2010 in Greece)
-TaeKwonDo - 10 years, black belt, 1dandegree
-Member of the student government
-Selected to represent my school at the Annual Conference of Science and Technology, held in Greece
-Saxophone (beginer)</p>

<p>-Awarded 5 times from my school as the best student ;may always excell prize
-Awarded 5 times from the local community (actually by the mayor) for my grades in high school
*****Four independent projects in biology. 1 of them is really interesting = factors that affect the growth of certain species of protozoa, the study of their life cycles and their potential use in industry.</p>

<p>Community Service:
-Organized Charity Bazaars.
-Founder of the local Cleaning Team
-Distributed coupons for the MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION.</p>

<p>Work Experience: 6 summers worked as a car mechanic assistant</p>

<p>Also the courses I am taking this year (if that helps)</p>

<p>Maths (calculus + analysis)
Statistics
Advanced Physics (waves, motion of liquids and solids)
General Physics
Chemistry
Biology (Molecular and genetics)
Ecology
Sociology
Principles of Economic Theory
Greek Language
Literature
Ancient Greek Language
English
Religious
Contemporary History of the Modern World</p>

<p>All classes are very rigorous and are regulated by the Greek Ministry of Education</p>

<p>Also, I'll definitely (100% sure) get a 20.0/20.0 (A+) to all of them. </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>it depends on your essay :)</p>

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<p>By the way how long it should be? Are 600 words OK?
And what “double spaced” mean…? I really don’t know exactly.</p>

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<p>It depends on everything, not just essay.</p>

<p>“Double spaced” means a blank line between each line. It has nothing to do with length; it’s just easier to read.</p>

<p>I think predicting international admission chances when FA is needed is nearly impossible.</p>

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<p>I agree with Vossron. Much depends on whether getting a student from your country is a priority and whether you’re the best available. Then, on how much money you need. </p>

<p>International interest in US colleges is exploding, expect that schools will have more applicants each year for some time, so apply widely. And if you’re not applying this year, work on the CR score, it’s important that they know you can handle the heavy reading and writing.</p>

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<p>Thank you for helping me…
I think that my essay is EXCELLENT and they will love it!
Well, I woul’d be suprised if any other student from Greece will apply to Reed - oregon, small and most of all west/north America… And right now there isn’t any student from Greece in Reed… so I’ll take that as a (+)… and Reed seems to admire Greek Classics very much… which is a reason why I apply to Reed.
So Good luck to me AND
GOOD LUCK TO EACH OF U!!!</p>