Help, what am I looking at?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey there, I am currently an IB student at an international school in Germany. I am US citizen but I have lived in:</p>

<p>US (9 years)
Belgium (2 years)
Italy (2 years)
Germany (5th year)</p>

<p>So I am basically an international student with a global perspective. My question is how am I doing for applying to the US?</p>

<p>My stats:</p>

<p>Classes: </p>

<p>HL: Chem, Bio, A1 English
SL: Math, German B, Geography</p>

<p>Last semester (Junior Year) I pulled an overall 37 points, and my predicted grade will probably be looking at around 40 points. My gpa last semester was around 4.5 (they only gave me weighted). </p>

<p>EC:
Varsity Basketball (5 years)</p>

<p>Model UN (chair) (2nd year): I have attended conferences in
-Lisbon, Portugal
-The Hague
-NYC and met the new general secretary </p>

<p>Student Council (5 years, positions: Junior and Senior Secretary and Treasurer and I will probably be President Senior Year)</p>

<p>DJing Team ( 3 years now)</p>

<p>I have 200+ community and service hours
I have done many other SMALLER extra cirricular however the ones on top are my main ones. </p>

<p>I aiming to score around a 2000 on the SAT (havent taken it yet, but practice tests give me that range) </p>

<p>I am taking physics 1 college leve dual credit this summer (junior summer) </p>

<p>Awards:
9th: Student Leadership, Most Improved Player (bball), Student of the Year
and excellence awards in single subjects</p>

<p>10th: Just excellence awards in single subjects</p>

<p>11th: Excellence awards in single subjects + Student leadership award</p>

<p>This summer I attended People to People Future Leaders Summit on Law at George Washington.</p>

<p>See there is only so much I can do at my school, where as many students in the US can go to so many different clubs within their community and do things such as research and all these programs. Being in Germany, my oppurtunities are very limited. So I have done a lot of what I can. Also doing the IB prevents you from doing so many EC activities, however, I think the ones I do are strong ones and reflect good characteristics, plus I believe I am all rounder</p>

<p>I know a lot of kids that apply to IVY league schools have millions of EC and high SAT scores, but funny enough they still get rejected. I do not know how IVY league schools admit students, so I was wondering if people could give me some feedback. </p>

<p>so yea...any constructive criticism would be helpful ^^</p>

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<p>I don't think you would be considered an international student so that's a good thing. If you are aiming for ivies, your sats should be around the 2100s-2200s for you to be within a good range. These schools really like to see that you have a commitment and passion for something. From your stats, I'm not really sure what you're interested in...political science? International relations? Physics? It's rather hard to tell so I would definitely try to shine in a specific area.</p>

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<p>I go to Yale Club events in DC, and heard two things from the President that made a difference to me, on his admission:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>It's a grab bag after a very short while (everyone chuckled)</p></li>
<li><p>They want people who will live up to the <em>ideal</em> of the college. If they think you have it in you to give them a good name, etc. etc., rather than just have given yourself a HS ego boost with all your stuff and then just stop there.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Even then, though, among this tier, even that's increasing...</p>

<p>Hope this helps in any way.</p>

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<p>hey im planning on doing med, so most likely pre-med, and the post above...didnt really help =P but thanks anyways ^^</p>

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<p>With a 2000 SAT you will not be looking at ivies or the level below. You present as an affluent, W. Europe based kid with all the advantages of private programs yet your scores are mediocre.</p>

<p>There's always self study if your school doesn't have enough. There is nothing ivy here, the global advantages your parents gave you are the luck of birth, not the kind of make it happen myself stuff that gets poor kids with a 2000 in at times.</p>

<p>You are up against kids who have a 2300 SAT after 2 years in the US with non english speaking parents.
USC level schools should be guideline for a reach.</p>