Indian International Applicant!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi. I am an international applicant from India and I'd love it if you could help me get an insight on whether I have a decent chance of getting into the colleges I have applied to. I have read all the college profiles and compared them to mine but the statistics are mostly for domestic students. I have applied for Economics within the Liberal Arts and Sciences schools in all of the colleges. Feel free to post a link to your chance threads. Even though I'm no expert I can still give you an opinion. If any sort of information I should have provided in the thread is missing, please tell me. Thank you. Also, I already got accepted into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign but the universities I have listed are all better.</p>

<p>Colleges:
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Middlebury College
New York University
Northwestern University
University of California: Berkeley
University of California: Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St Louis
Wesleyan University</p>

<p>Academics:
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[<em>] SAT I: 2040 (Critical Reading – 630, Mathematics – 780, Writing - 630)
[</em>] SAT II: Mathematics IIC – 790 and Physics – 730
[<em>] Rank: 6/161 (Top 5%)
[</em>] Grades: Rising graph since junior high and straight A's in the current semester.
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Economics (Most competitive class in high school.)
[</em>] Major Awards:
State Topper for Trinity College, London Examinations for the Bass Guitar in Grade 4
State Topper for Trinity College, London Examinations for the Bass Guitar in Grade 1
Distinction in Trinity College, London Examinations for the Electric Guitar
School Prefect – One of the 5% in a school of 1600 students.
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<p>Extracurricular:
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[<em>] Western Instrumental Music Society (President) - Play the guitar, bass guitar and keyboard.
[</em>] School Band (President) - Played and won at various competitions, concerts, etc.
[<em>] SPIC MACAY (Treasurer) - Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth, it is an international organisations with chapters in many of the universities I am applying to.
[</em>] Theater Club (Treasurer) - Served as the musical director and actor in various plays.
[<em>] Economics Society (Senior Member) - Helped with symposiums, research work, etc.
[</em>] Soccer Team - Part of the team only in junior high.
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<p>Job/Work Experience:
Investment/Brokerage Firm (Summer Intern) - Helped with analysis, data interpretation, etc.</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
Peer Training (Senior Member) - Anti-drug, time management, stress management, anti-bullying, etc.</p>

<p>Essays/Recommendations:
One essay spoke about my passion for music and what I learnt from it.
The other spoke about why I want to do Liberal Arts and Economics in specific.
Recommendations from Economics and Mathematics teachers were hopefully decent as I have done some projects, surveys, internships, etc. and have constantly good grades in the subjects.</p>

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<p>Are you asking for financial aid? I think these schools are need-aware.</p>

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<p>Fellow Indian here. Good profile!</p>

<p>Colleges:
Carnegie Mellon University - match/reach
Cornell University-reach
Middlebury College-reach
New York University-match/reach
Northwestern University-reach
University of California: Berkeley-reach
University of California: Los Angeles- match
University of Chicago-reach
University of Pennsylvania-reach
Vanderbilt University-match/reach
Washington University in St Louis-match/reach
Wesleyan University- reach</p>

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<p>@greennblue
No financial aid.</p>

<p>@aniruddhc
Thank you.
UCLA’s probably the university where I have a fair chance of getting in then.</p>

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<p>@aniruddhc
Can you please not leave me in the dark by a Match/Reach.
Are NYU and CMU really a reach or a match?</p>

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<p>SATs are too weak for CMU.</p>

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<p>Since you’re not asking for FA, you might just be able to get into Berkeley since they’re kind of short of money now.</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon University Reach
Cornell University Reach
Middlebury College Match
New York University Match
Northwestern University Reach
University of California: Berkeley Match
University of California: Los Angeles In
University of Chicago Reach
University of Pennsylvania Reach
Vanderbilt University Reach
Washington University in St Louis In
Wesleyan University In</p>

<p>:) not asking for financial aid is a major plus, since most colleges want diversity which an international gives and if he can afford himself then there’s nothing better… so you will get into some of your reaches as well</p>

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<p>@Speedyz
Would you say getting into Liberal Arts Colleges is easier as an international student not applying for Financial Aid?</p>

<p>Also, my interview with Middlebury went really well.
Does giving an interview really matter?
Will it decrease my chances of getting into college?</p>

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<p>yeah since they need the diversity and they need the money… so yeah I’d say you have a pretty good shot :)</p>

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<p>Hello. fellow indian and musican here. </p>

<p>Awesome stuff! Did you send a music supplement?</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon University: Low reach
Cornell University: Mid reach
Middlebury College: Mid reach
New York University: Match
Northwestern University: Match
University of California: Berkeley: Match
University of California: Los Angeles: Match
University of Chicago: Low Match/Low Reach
University of Pennsylvania: Low Reach
Vanderbilt University: No idea
Washington University in St Louis: Match
Wesleyan University: No idea</p>

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