<p>Bump bump beep</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>I think you’ve got a pretty solid shot at most of those schools. You seem very competitive. Just make sure your essays show personality…you can be the valedictorian with a 2400 but at some places (especially like UChicago), that doesn’t mean anything if you’ve got the personality of a rock.</p>
<p>See? I’m glad someone agrees with me. There are some students in my class with absolutely stunning GPAs and SAT scores, ranking above me, but they are basically a machine, memorizing info and spitting it out.</p>
<p>I’m really basing my chances on my letters of rec, video supplements, and essays</p>
<p>thanks for replying!</p>
<p>bummmmmmppp</p>
<p>Above average scores, GPA, and rank. You also have good extra curriculars but since you didn’t elaborate too much (not that you really had to), I’m going not going to go out of my way to say they’re amazing (although, for all I know, they could be). Here’s the gist of what I’d think…</p>
<p>Dartmouth- high match/low reach
Uchicago- high match/ low reach
WashU- high match
Rice- ???
NYU- low match
Brown- low reach</p>
<p>You have really great chances and, among the schools whose statistics I actually know fairly well, I wouldn’t be surprised if you got into at least three. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks!! I appreciate the individual college chancing!!</p>
<p>I guess I should elaborate on my ECs a bit:
Varsity swimming all four years (captain Junior and Senior year)
SNHS VP junior, Treasurer Senior (didn’t go for President because I realized finance is my future passion)
NHS
English Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta (no officer positions)
Science Bowl
Cinematography: many many many projects in this and independent work with a teacher over summer, plus doing videos for other sports team after recognition (sometimes I get paid hehe, I do it for free though).
Math tutoring in school</p>
<p>I really wish I had time for more ECs in school but being captain in a sport really takes up a lot of time…especially swimming and a large team…</p>
<p>Volunteer: local organization for elementary kids learning math and english (tutor)
state college (teaching olympiad math to 7th/8th graders, and translator for website and newspaper)
a bit under 200 hours put on resume, but overall, over 250 hours of volunteer service (too scattered)</p>
<p>any new comments will be appreciated!
bump!</p>
<p>UT and McGill : you’re in. So congratulations 
As for the others: you’re a good match on paper for most but they’re so selective that you should consider them wild cards. Schools with admission rates below 30% are too unpredictable, especially for internationals who need financial aid. Is there really no way for you, as a minor who grew up in the US (legally I assume?) to apply for a green card?
NYU is the closest you are to an admission, except their financial aid tends to be lousy except for the students they really want (and there’s no way to predict whether they’ll really, really want you.)</p>
<p>Yeah, you should see American immigration laws. Been here for so long and paid so many taxes I could buy a Yacht and pay for 4 year college…
I heard a funny quote that it’s easier to get a greencard here by being an illegal immigrant than a temporary resident, which makes no sense BUT IT’S SO TRUE. I’ve participate in my community WAYYYY more than a lot of my “greencard” friends. Sorry, I’m very angry about this…hahaha but yeah I heard international students who need money have it tougher.</p>
<p>Then again, wouldn’t colleges offer me aid because my family lives in the US? So they aren’t actually paying to another country, but can still include me as international in their statistics. </p>
<p>I’m a Canadian citizen too…so am I actually international? I’m the closest to being American…
REALLY…12 years. no greencard. what do I have to do…find the cure for cancer or something?</p>
<p>but I appreciate your thoughts! I hope some others will be able to comment on this “confuzzle” as well!</p>
<p>You’re A high match for all of your schools based on the stats that my school provided, your grades and SATs are really good. The only one that i’m a little iffy about is Uchicago but you should be able to make it.</p>
<p>Uchicago had a high ea application number this year but I am still crossing my fingers! I feel like I wrote a great supplement essay</p>
<p>You don’t really have much to worry about. With stats like yours I would feel comfortable applying to any Ivy League school.</p>
<p>Very Competitive applicant</p>
<p>Hey thanks for chancing me!</p>
<p>Dartmouth - low/mid reach (it is for everyone)
Uchicago - low reach/high match
WashU - high match/low reach
Rice - high match/low reach
NYU - you’ll be accepted here
Brown - low/mid reach </p>
<p>The ivies are as expected; they are reaches for everyone. I think you’ll get accepted to one of them (maybe both). WashU/Rice are high matches… you’ll get accepted as long as your essays are solid. NYU is for sure though in my opinion.</p>
<p>Guys I really appreciate the optimistic comments. really puts some stress off and just makes me relax.</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch !!</p>
<p>You should defitnitely get in NYU and a low Ivy with your stats overall. I agree with others - Uchicago is the toughest. Write stellar essays - that will set you apart. You have a decent chance - go for your goal.</p>
<p>Good luck! Predictions?<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1587931-can-anyone-play-game-predictions-my-list-test-your-prediction-skills.html#post16670942[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1587931-can-anyone-play-game-predictions-my-list-test-your-prediction-skills.html#post16670942</a></p>
<p>Thanks! Yeah Chicago will be a rough one bit I think my essay on the mantis shrimp was pretty good if not great, bit who am I to judge.
I’ll get on your chancing now</p>
<p>If your family has lived in a state for most of your life, you could be considered in-state for admission and tuition purposes at public universities, but it depends on the state (NYS, Michigan, California, Texas, have policies whereby attending and graduating from high school could suffice to qualify for in-state tuition for example). Check it out. You have to look for it on every university’s website.</p>
<p>Being an international applying for financial aid makes admission very very very hard. Only 6 universities in the US admit internationals without regard for their financial need. All other universities factor financial need into their admission criteria, meaning the more money you need the more exceptional you need to be.</p>
<p>With your stats, you automatically qualify for the UAlabama’s scholarships, but you need to apply NOW (both to the school and the honors college), which means full tuition. There are also competitive scholarships to complete that. I think you should apply if you want to go to school in the US, just to have an alternative. Apply now because at the end of the week it’s over.</p>
<p>Yeah the 6 need blind schools are super awesome and I’m applying to some of them. I need a moderate/not much amount of financial aid so I hope they don’t take that too much into consideration. </p>
<p>If I do get rejected from all the US schools, I’ll just have to go back “home” to canada and leave my 13 years behind…</p>
<p>Can anyone else talk about this? Int and fin aid?</p>