Inquiry - my chances?

Applying to College
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<p>Ok - to start the new thread off, i would like to introduce my self... i'm an international attending an internation school outside the U.S.</p>

<p>as far as i am concerned - although our school follows an American curriculum, i would say that our level of education is pretty high. i did not have very successive fresh/sophomore years but i'm recompensating for them this year and next year.</p>

<p>i'm assuming a cumulative gpa of around 3.4~3.5 (by the time i apply for college)</p>

<p>i haven't taken the SAT yet, but from practice tests my prediction is about 1250~1350.</p>

<p>EC: i have taken seriously a number of them - but for the sake of decision i will list major ones??</p>

<p>disaster relief in INDIA (two weeks) for Tsunami relief
Earthquake relief in TURKEY
(pure community service [in my area of residence] 10~15 hours per school year) * 4 years</p>

<p>i wont list school activities like sports, band...student council etc...</p>

<p>but having these factors and the fact that i'm a third cultured kid
lived in kenya, lived in turkey, lived in south korea</p>

<p>i know three languages... fluently</p>

<p>what would be my chances of going into top 50 unis and LAC's???</p>

<p>i am considering schools like johnshopkins, rice, emory, ucla, ucb, virginia, newyork university..and other schools...which schools would i have a chance of getting into...</p>

<p>could you specify life safety, reach..etc
thanks in advance</p>

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<p>connecticut college LOVES international students and would be a nice match/slight reach for you. a 3.5 gpa and a ~1300 SAT probably takes you out of contention for most top 20 schools, but there are some excellent schools between 20-50 that would love to increase their diversity, especially other northeastern LACs.</p>

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<p>tribal45:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>the SAT score seems to be slightly low for the new SAT and you should post your Toefl score if you want a better prediction.
If you have further questions, don`t hesitate to send me personal message in Turkish. I would like to help you.</p>

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<p>my toefl score is 277</p>

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<p>and my sat 1250~1350 score range is using the old sat </p>

<p>so 1800~ 2050 on the new sat</p>

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<p>Amazing! Try to get a Math score above 700. On your application, put your sport activities and the leaderships if you have any, along with your community service, and you`ll have a decent chance on each schools, you listed, maybe accept ucla and NYU. By the way, as far as I remember they would count your gpa on a 5.00 scale basis in Turkey.</p>

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<p>no - i went to an international school in turkey (not like robert college or uskudar american lisesi). the school uses a 4.0 scale</p>

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<p>but thanks for the advice - i appreciate it</p>