Hi guys! I just finished my apps and I was wondering if you could chance me for my schools. I am an international IB Diploma applicant. Thank you!
ED 2 to Vassar
Brown
Georgetown
George Washington
UChicago
Carnegie Mellon
NYU
BU
Johns Hopkins
UCB
UCLA
Yale
Northwestern
UPenn
I did not apply for financial aid either.
Objective:
SAT: 2170 CR: 720 M: 750 W: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/140
AP (place score in parenthesis):NA
IB: Predicted 40-42/45
Senior Year Course Load: Language and Literature HL, French SL, Math HL, Biology SL, Economics HL, Psychology HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Global Citizen’s bronze and silver (working towards gold), academic achievement award, runner up in district spell bee (freshman year)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Published short story writer in literary journal, Multiple MUNs, Student Council, Lion’s Club Secretary, Orchestra (flute first chair), Interact (Rotary) Club Secretary, Head of events for carnival, organized village school athletics meet, researched and published psychology experiment findings (legit work in the field), School editorial board, prom committee, hypnotherapy level 1, debate team, MUN Secretariat, and a gazillion more
Job/Work Experience: Intern at advertising agency
Volunteer/Community service: Directed and scripted a play for underprivileged children to raise funds for education, Enrolled children in slum areas in school, tree plantation drives, organized rural school athletics meet, taught local workers English.
Summer Activities: One on one experience with multinational head of treasury
Essays:
Common app I wrote about a metaphorical place of comfort- It’s fairly decent. Supplement essays are also fairly good.
Teacher Recommendation: I haven’t really seen them but I have been assured they are excellent
Counselor Rec: 9/10
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
School Type: Boarding
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
I’ll chance back! Thank you guys
You SAT isn’t too impressive but it’ll do for some of the schools you listed (but definitely a disadvantage when applying to ivies, Uchicago, and such). Your ECs and volunteer work are better than average and show schools that you have character. I would highly recommend retaking the SAT or ACT if you have time, because your standardized test scores are your only main weakness and will hurt you. You’re pretty much in to Georgetown, and similar schools. But your chance for ivies don’t look too good but still possible. You have a good chance for ED. Best of luck and please do change me back on my thread!
@outlooker thank you I know they’re a bit low for ivies; I mainly want to get into Georgetown and Vassar- I’m an international- do I still have a good chance? thank you chancing back
Oh I didn’t see you’re international. Being international is a disadvantage. Are you applying for financial aid or are you a full pay student? That matters a lot if you’re international. I think your chances for Ivies are very low indeed. But you should have a good chance at Georgetown if you’re a full pay student.
I think that you are a competitive applicant at any school that you apply for. Obviously, schools will be looking for different types of people. One example is my school. I live in a very suburban area near New York that particular universities tend to embrace while others tends to shy away from. My school’s valedictorian and salutatorian were both rejected by Brown, yet were both accepted by Cornell. Some schools tend to be subjective towards international students while others like to take more in. It all depends on the school. Looking at your scores, you meet all of the criteria to have a shot at any school. Your SAT score is good and could be supplemented by a strong SAT II score in your area of interest. Your ECs are phenomenal. I don’t want this to be offensive, but your ethnicity may be the only part of your application that can hurt you. These days, schools are looking for hispanics or african-americans and, at times, are willing to reject an Asian candidate that may have worked harder than the Hispanic applicant. I really hope that doesn’t offend you in any way, but that’s something that I’ve noticed and would like you to be aware of. Other than that, your application is excellent. Chance me back! http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1726742-do-i-have-any-chance.html#latest
@vortex275 thank you haha I know Asian is a disadvantage which is so unfair because I’ve worked so hard for this. My SAT II scores are okay (above 700) though not phenomenal. (I had to take them in subjects I’m not pursuing cuz they don’t offer eco or psych). Thanks for the input. Chancing back
I really think you have a good chance, with the only thing that may need improvement is your SAT score. I know colleges really like IB as a rigorous curriculum so that definitely helps you there. As for your extracurriculars and service, those are very impressive as well. Unfortunately the Ivies are really weird about who they accept so it’s hard to tell on that but I think you have a great chance on everything else!
Vassar - High match
Brown - Reach
Georgetown - High Match/Low Reach (Very familiar with Georgetown as my mum teaches there and I’ve met a looot of students who were less impressive applicants than you)
GW - Low match
UChicago - Low reach
Carnegie Mellon - Reach
NYU - High match
BU- Low match
JHU - High match
UCB - Low Reach
UCLA - High match
Yale - Reach
Northwestern High match
UPenn - Reach
Seem to be a very strong applicant, but you can never be sure with ivies and other top schools. Your grades and test scores are v. solid and your EC’s seem pretty great. Chance back?
Vassar - Match
Brown - Reach
Georgetown - Math
GW - Reach
UChicago - Match
Carnegie Mellon - Reach
NYU - Match
BU- Match
JHU - Match
UCB - Match
UCLA - Match
Yale - Reach
Northwestern High match
UPenn - Reach
Try not to word things a certain way. It sounds weird, Best of luck. Chance me back please. xxx
Your stats alone would place you on the borderline bottom 25% of your Ivy and top school choices. Add on the fact that International applicants tend to be extremely qualified, you’re most definitely at a disadvantage just because of your location. Your ec’s are interesting however, which might give you a leg up but nowhere close to a hook.
ED 2 to Vassar: No idea sorry :stuckouttongueclosedeyes:
Brown: High Reach
Georgetown: Low Reach- Match without international status considered
George Washington: Match
UChicago: HIGH reach
Carnegie Mellon: Reach
NYU: Match
BU: Low Reach
Johns Hopkins: High Reach
UCB: Reach
UCLA: Match
Yale: HIGH high high Reach
Northwestern: High Reach
UPenn: High Reach
I wish you the best! You are well-qualified and am sure you will succeed regardless of the institution you choose.
Chancing back