Help with ED: Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, Columbia

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT's
SAT 1: 720 CR 800 M 780 W 2300
SAT 2: Math 2: 780 Bio-E: 800 US History: 780 Korean:800
PSAT: 219 (qualified but no greencard or citizenship so can't get it)</p>

<p>No ACT</p>

<p>AP's so far.
US Hist: 5
took AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Music Theory this year, waiting for results</p>

<p>GPA:
Total Academic GPA: 4.18
Total Academic Nonweighted GPA: 3.92
10-12 GPA: 4.26 , NW: 3.89</p>

<p>Next Year Schedule:
AP Econ/AP Poli Sci
AP Stats
AP Physics
AP Calc BC
English 4
Wind Ensemble
Marching Band</p>

<p>Took spanish classes at Irvine Valley College: Spanish 2: A (Took spanish 1 and 2 at school)
Will start summer Spanish 3 class at IVC in a few days.</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar Honor (likely)
National Merit? (qualified.)
5th and 6th place in regional FBLA Business Communication
Magna Cum Laude for 4.0 and higher for 3 years.</p>

<p>Activities:
9th grade: National Young Leaders State Conference.
Concert Band. Switched from flute to Oboe.
Chinese Chess Club. Marching Band. (Flute)
T.A at local church Korean School.</p>

<p>10th grade: Symphony Orchestra (school) principal oboist.
Wind Ensemble Principal Oboist.
United Way Club, FBLA, Marching Band (Saxaphone)
Oboist at local church 2nd service orchestra.</p>

<p>11th grade: Wind Ensemble Oboist.
United Way Club Board Member.
FBLA member.
Band Executive Council (club) Officer of Finances.
Oboist at local church 2nd service orchestra.
Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Oboist.
Marching Band (Sax)
SCSBOA wind ensemble(all southern california) Principal Oboist-worked with Dr. Frank Ticheli</p>

<p>12th grade (this year):
United Way Club Board Member
Band Executive Council (club) Vice President
Oboist at local church 2nd service orchestra.
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra Principal Oboist.
Marching Band Saxaphone Section Leader.
Principal Oboist Wind Ensemble (school)
likely Principal Oboist in school Symphony Orchestra.</p>

<p>Summer 2009&2010
Summer Internship at a well known advertising company.
Rec included</p>

<p>Something about myself:
I am an average south korean student, staying in california.
I have abroad residence experience: India for 4 1/2 years (2nd grade to 6th middle)
Came to USA in middle of 8th.</p>

<p>Would I have a chance if I ED any of the four schools mentioned?</p>

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<p>Do you need financial aid? Three of these schools are not need blind to internationls. The 4th is incredibly competitive for Koreans given it’s Korean president.</p>

<p>What is your rank? Are you taking SAT again to raise CR?</p>

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<p>I agree with RedRoses. I had a friend who was also an international student (Chinese, though a citizen of Canada). Chicago waitlisted him, saying that he was exactly the kind of student they wanted but that there was too little financial aid for international students. They told him to try and transfer in next year.</p>

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<p>i think i need some unfortunately, since my family isn’t extremely rich…</p>

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<p>Then you really can’t apply ED, accept maybe to Dartmouth. However with a below media CR score and no exceptional EC, it would be very, very tough.</p>

<p>As an international needing aid, and one from a country that sends many applicants, in addition to the ivies you need many schools on your list where your stats are at the very top of the applicant pool. You will need to apply to more schools than American students do because finding money as an international is especially tough right now.</p>

<p>There are only 6 schools need blind to internationals, down from 9 a couple of years ago. With endowments down, there’s less money than ever for your pool.</p>

<p>If you are female, take a look at Smith and Mount Holyoke. Post on the international board here for more suggestions of schools known to give aid.</p>

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<p>In addition to what Redroses said, in addition to FA issues, college admissions for international student is also harder because you are sort of competiting against students applying from your native country, and a good number of colleges only allot a certain number of spots in the freshman class to internationals. Don’t underestimate the potential difficulties. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>thank you for the replies.
i didn’t know i was in a disadvantage… but i guess i am.</p>

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<p>Being an International student is tough, but your extracurriculars seem like a " typical" asian candidate.</p>

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<p>I think Dartmouth is the only one that is need blind for Internationals so it might be the only one to look at.</p>

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<p>I had a friend who was in almost exactly the situation you were in this year, and he got rejected into many top schools. (ended up choosing between Berkeley and NW) </p>

<p>Though normally i’d recommend ED to Columbia, i don’t know how that would apply to your situation.</p>

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<p>As others on this thread have already stated, if you need financial aid, Dartmouth is the obvious choice.</p>

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<p>You have a very good application, just be sure to get good recommendations and write a killer essay. Be careful about EDing though, thought Im sure that you have already heard that.</p>

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