I don’t think most people here could give you a satisfactory answer. Your resume looks impressive, but very few of us are familiar with international admissions. It will help once you’ve taken a standardized test.
Thanks!
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@ivystateofmind
Your transcript so far is very impressive, and you have great potential. However international admits have a hard process to acceptance into the elite schools especially the ivy league.
I would suggest you start early and create clubs and community service programs in your city. With some creative EC’s , a high GPA, and a 34+ on the ACT, you will be well on your way towards admittance to one of the ivy.
Thanks for the advice!
you should know that just “joining” many clubs don’t help you at all. Try to become the leader of few clubs than to become the member of many clubs.
I wish i could but unfortunately we dont have leaders at clubs just members and the teacher
I agree with what everyone else is saying. You have good ECs and if you get those scores, then you (in US terms) should be a really competitive applicant. I don’t know much about international, though, but I do know that international is competitive. Just keep up the good work and see if you can do anything that shows leadership.
Thanks a lot!
Note that ACT 34 Is around SAT 1540. You need to have at least a practice score to get chanced. The difference between ACT 34 and SAT 1200 is too big for chancing as anything can happen.
I think she meant 1500, not 1200. Your chances of getting admissions into the top colleges are very good as others have said, you’ll have an advantage applying as a female into engineering and math programs, and it’s possible being from Greece could be also be an advantage as most international students come from East/South Asia . However financial aid for international students is going to be the tougher part. While many colleges will not give much aid for international students, some of the highly selective ones may, so check the colleges you’re interested in to confirm. And some colleges are what’s called need-aware for international students, meaning that they will look at your ability to pay when making admissions decisions.
I meant 1500 i just have edited my thread once already and cant change it. I typed 1200 accidentally
Ill check the colleges before applying, because without financial aid theres no way i can make it. Thanks for the information!
@ivystateofmind Harvard publishes a list of international student enrollment at http://worldwide.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/worldwide/files/2014-15_international_enrollment_school_country_fromoir.pdf It shows 6 students from Greece enrolled at Harvard College. As Harvard College is a four year school, that indicates that less than 2 students a year are accepted from Greece. Stats are presumably similar at comparable US highly selective schools that provide financial aid for international students. The take away is that you need to stand out as one of a handful of the most outstanding students in Greece to have a chance. Good Luck.
OP, as stated by many posters, you are competitive and qualified applicant so far, but you still have 2 1/2 years before applications are due and many things can change. You are on the right track but you are also targeting very selective schools. Also you mention you are looking for financial aid. You should strike the UC’s off the list since they offer little to no financial aid to OOS/International students. Expect to pay $60K/year to attend not including travel expenses.
Right now focus on your EC’s and doing well in school. Prepare for the standardized tests and spend the next 2 years researching US schools that will be affordable. Also make sure you have some backup schools you would be willing to attend in your home country or consider Canadian/UK or other European schools.
Best of luck, stay off CC until Junior year and enjoy being a HS student.
Actually, since he is an international student, I think he is very smart starting early. Just make sure to also have some fun in high school. Remember, high school isn’t a 4 year prep class for college applications. If I were you, the main thing I would focus on is trying to create something big (a non-profit or a business) that had potential to continue to run and to grow even after you have left.
It looks like you’re on the right track for top schools in the US.
You have a lot of time- Keep working hard, stay involved in things that you’re interested in outside of school. You’ll do fine!
Thank you very much!
Thanks! You are the second person to tell me about the financial aid problem at the UCs so I guess my list is smaller now
Thanks for the advice! Ill probably give it a shot in the future