HELP Chances for International student

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<p>I'm neither an American citizen nor do I live in America but I'm planning to go study in America for college
I'm currently a junior and my GPA's aren't so great- I get like a 3.0-3.3 (unweighted)- I'm working on it, trust me
TOEFL- 110
SAT's- 2200
What are my chances of getting into Georgetown? It's my first choice since I really want to get in International Relations.
What other universities do you suggest? </p>

<p>My specs aren't that bad as well. I've been in the student council, officer of the debate club, MUN delegate, etc.- or is it not enough?
I dont get so much support in my school because it's not an IB</p>

<p>PLEASE HELP</p>

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<p>Is your school an American school and you really got a 3.0, or did you convert it? A 2200 doesn’t mesh with a 3.0 (which means half B’s and half C’s.)
Georgetown is very difficult to get into and if your 3.0 is “real” I would say it’s out of reach even with a 2200 and good EC’s. Georgetown would expect mostly A’s or equivalent.
Good schools for international relations include George Washington, American, Tufts, Brandeis, Occidental (for the selective UN semester); Your SAT and TOEFL score are very competitive for these, but your GPA is the problem.</p>

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<p>@MYOS1634 sadly it is not an American school so I’m just doing the applications on my own. I get like an 86-88, the 3.0-3.3 is just converted to GPA
which of these schools have a high acceptance rate for my stats? What do you think about me just transferring after the first semester then? Or would that be a bit hard challenging on my part? Thank you for your reply!</p>

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<p>You must be doing the conversion wrong. None of these schools admit B students and B students rarely get a 2200 on the SAT.
A 3.0 in high school isn’t horrible, but it’s not “good” either. Top 50 Universities and LACs expect A students (and depending on how high or low in that top 50, a few B’s too, but only a few - a 3.0 would be half Bs with some C’s and a couple A’s, for instance).
A B could mean something like: the subject didn’t come easily to you but you worked very hard. Or: you didn’t do everything that was expected but you’re smart so you did just what you had to do for that B without breaking a sweat. Or: you’re a solid student, not exceptional but not obnovious and lazy.
In addition, weighted GPAs for good students can go very high: a B can be “weighted”, ie, if the class is advanced, or Honors/AP/IB level, it may automatically get +.5 or even +1 point added, so that a 3.3 would become a 3.8, a B+ would become and A-… or even a 3.0 would become a 4.0 (AP/IB only). if you got an A- you’d get 4.2 or 4.7 with the weighted average for that class. If you take a couple AP’s your GPA goes up fairly quickly.</p>

<p>It’s possible your Korean 86 does not have the same value as in the US. For instance, an 86 in Canada is a pretty good grade, equivalent to the value of an A- in the US. A British B is equivalent to an American A-, too (because the scale goes up to G or U). In India, a 70% in Standard X is a very good average.</p>

<p>Here are examples of schools where B students may want to go: Rowan, Luther, West Chester, Berry, Millsaps, Ole Miss, Carroll College of Montana, Pacific Lutheran, Western Washington University, Whittier, Centenary of Louisiana, Champlain, Westminster (Utah), Quinnipiac, UMass Dartmouth, Coastal Carolina University, University of West Florida…</p>

<p>All the schools I named in #2 would be matches for you if you had a 3.7+ GPA, perhaps down to a 3.5 (half As, half Bs) considering your SAT score and your ECs, but with a B GPA your choice of schools is going to be more limited. I’m pretty sure you calculated your GPA wrong though.</p>

<p>In most cases you can only transfer after your first year - you apply on the basis of your first semester grades and your early midsemester spring report. But it’s very difficult to transfer as an international, especially since there’s no financial aid (or almost none).</p>