<p>So I'm a little bit lost, maybe somebody could suggest some more American schools for me to look at?</p>
<p>I am hoping to go into a combination of business and film... weird I know... or just business. I am from Canada, hoping to attend US schools. I would love to stay west coast (as I am from Vancouver) but it hardly matters. I would need full financial aid, which makes things harder. Below are the schools I have already looked at.</p>
<p>USC, NYU, Brown, Cornell, Michigan, Boston University, UCLA, and a few others.</p>
<p>My Credentials:</p>
<p>SAT 1810 <em>But just in grade 11, definitely improving this</em>
Full IB
Predicted scores between 38 and 42
Captain of sports teams
Created and lead a bunch of clubs
Actively involved in my community- coaching, volunteering, etc.
Play instruments</p>
<p>Any responses are appreciated!</p>
<p>Full ride for an international with an SAT of 1810 and no ‘hook’ or special curb appeal (URM, athlete, national- or province level awards) is a major stretch. Even if your SATs was significantly higher - say 2100 - it would still be a major reach.</p>
<p>None of the schools you listed are likely to admit you and many are notoriously expensive and not generous with financial aid. Brown doesn’t offer a business major, by the way. Where else have you applied? Look at the Common Data Set for each school (google it) to compare your stats to those of admitted students. (Section C). If you are looking for a full-ride, you will need to be in the top 10% academically of those students accepted to the school.</p>
<p>Sorry to be discouraging about this - fortunately, you have many good options in Canada.</p>
<p>Just in case you think M’s Mom is just one voice or a hater, she’s neither. I agree with you that needing full financial aid will make things hard–it makes them all but impossible. Then there’s the matter of your academic record, which would make it difficult to get into any of these schools if you had the money for full pay.</p>
<p>Based only on what I’ve been told by people in the business, film is a very broad industry where your alma mater can matter very little compared to the work you’ve done and the people you know.</p>