<p>I'm an international high school sophomore. I've got all A's as a freshman, been school prefect, class president, won debates, won international, national and vernacular writing contests, won every MUN I've participated in, quizes. I'm the school topper in Olympiads and I'm involved in social service. I have a National Award and play chess as a hobby (not professionally, self taught). Won state awards for drawing and painting. My GPA is 4.0 (or CGPA -10) ie around 95-99%. Can speak two languages (vernacular) excluding English fluently. I'm from India and my school doesn't have Advance Placement classes or any such facilities for college admissions. I gave a mock SAT and got 1618 without any preparation or extra effort. We do not have ACTs in India, nor any research opportunities. I think I can get 2200+ in SAT if I study for it. Can anyone please tell me if I can get into Harvard or any other Ivy with the above record. (Consider a SAT score of 1800+ at the moment). Please do answer. (Recently shortlisted for an International Poetry Fellowship)</p>
<p>I just posted this on another thread and thought you should read it</p>
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Can you get in? Sure, but as you can see, only 20 students from India are currently at Harvard College, meaning Harvard Admissions accepts about 5 students from India every year. Those are your odds. </p>
<p>I’m sure every college has a similar pdf that tracks their international students. It may not be as readily available and accessible as Harvard’s, but it’s something that Admissions Offices at every college keep track of. Bottom line: When applying to colleges as an international student, you have to throw a very large and wide net because your odds are NOT the same as those for US students.</p>