Help: International student

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am an international (Korean) student looking for some advice. What are my chances at the Ivies and some other schools? Please, I need as many opinions as I can get.</p>

<p>Please remember that as an international student, my chances are significantly reduced. (Most colleges' acceptance rate of international students are about 10% of their total acceptances if I am not mistaken.) Not to mention that most Korean students have stellar grades and SAT scores. (This is where being asian is a disadvantage.)</p>

<p>Also, please don't sugar-coat anything - that would only falsely get my hopes up...</p>

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<p>Reach: Harvard (like any asian...), Princeton, MIT, UChicago, UPenn, Stanford, Amherst
Match: UC Berkeley, UCLA, Rice
Safety: NYU, University of Minnesota, University of Texas Austin</p>

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<p>If you could take the time to answer any of these questions, you would instantly be characterized as a kind and awesome person by me. No but seriously, I need help.</p>

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<p>Rice: Reach (but lower than Amherst or U Chicago)
UT-Austin: Low match/Match
UMinn: Safety
NYU: Match
UCLA: Match
Berkeley: Match
U Chicago: Reach (can you write stellar essays?)
MIT: Reach
Princeton: Reach
UPenn: Reach
Stanford: Reach
Harvard: Reach</p>

<p>If you really want a school that understands limited ECs try McGill (tuition there is major-sensitive, though)</p>

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<p>How long have you been going to that school in Germany? Have you learned any German, or any other European languages from living there? The fact that you already know English, Korean, Hebrew, plus possible other languages can be a plus. It adds another interesting dimension to what a usual Korean student would have. </p>

<p>If you school does not offer any interesting ECs or clubs, how about starting one? That is the leadership/initiative opportunity that they are looking for. I think your school is the perfect setting for it, plus make sure your guidance counselor provide a good high school profile (translated into English) for AOs.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Hi ognopgod, (thats hard to spell)
To answer your questions, I’ve been going to this school since freshman year (three years now). I learned french but only two years. I can barely speak and read. </p>

<p>What I’m concerned about is that even though I have some unique characteristics, will those be enough to surpass others with captaincy in four clubs, three varsity sports, AMC and AIME winners and etc.?</p>