HYP..? You know what to do.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there,</p>

<p>I'm an international (I know, ouch, my chances at anything just got lowered by about 50%) looking at applying to HYP etc.</p>

<p>I'm not going to flood you with too many statistics, but instead give you a glimpse at kind of an odd situation:</p>

<p>My SAT score is 2400. My GPA is a neat 4.0.</p>

<p>BUT...</p>

<p>I really messed up in about 9 classes throughout my high school career. I failed a few and made Ds in others. I took an extra year, though and sorted that all out, taking classes as far back as Gr.10, and got all As and A+s in the classes that I bombed earlier. The 4.0 GPA doesn't take into account the classes that I did badly in, but instead the improved mark.</p>

<p>So how will this reflect on me when applying to top schools? </p>

<p>If it counts for anything, my guidance counselor likes me and is willing to vouch for me.</p>

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<p>Bottom line is, your GPA isn't 4.0. Everybody's GPA would be a 4.0 if they just cut out those bothersome classes they didn't do well in. </p>

<p>So yes, it will hurt your chances. Those Fs might even kill them. Without any more information, that's all I can say.</p>

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<p>But the thing is, I didn't just cut them out. I re-took them and got a great mark in them.</p>

<p>Thanks for the response though.</p>

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<p>I'm not sure how colleges will look at the fact that you had to actually take an extra year of school to make up for a multitude of poor grades that you made in earlier years.</p>

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<p>International admissions are even crazier than domestic. Especially if you need aid. At my school 1000 internationals applied and only 90 got in, of those half enrolled.</p>

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<p>I'm not sure either! That's why I'm asking. :P Actually, I'm just asking out of some kind of obsessive compulsion. I'll be applying either way.</p>

<p>@ haru: That's interesting. I've been trying to find statistics on applying vs. admitted internationals to top schools. </p>

<p>Where do you go to school?</p>