International CHANCES for Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Yale and Wiilliams

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hi guys</p>

<p>I'm currently a SENIOR in Canada at a huge public school
we sent one to harvard 5 years ago? but not many got accepted in US in the past 3 years (not many applied)</p>

<p>so here you go~!</p>

<p>most rigorous course, but school offers no AP/honour
gpa for junior year--93.25/100
gpa for midterm of first semester in senior year--95/100 (projected)</p>

<p>SAT 2170 (690 V 800 M 680 W)
SAT II man 800, chem 740 (will this one seriously hurt my chances?)</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE</p>

<p>-Hospital gift shop cashier (350 hrs)
-math and english peer tutoring at school (3 yrs, 1 hr/week)
-2006 Political Campaign canvassing (20 hours)
-2006 Junior leader at Canadian girl guide (50 hour)
-2007 Web journal Editor, translator,regional representative and curriculum leader for an international NGO</p>

<p>-2007 summer: volunteered in a rural village of China as a teacher, (also did community work, )this is with the same NGO i mentioned above</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE</p>

<p>2006 math club president
grade 11+12 Treasurer of Student Council
grade 10-12 Editor of school yearbook
grade 10 -12 Activity Coordinator of school Ambassador committee (multicultural club+assisting new immigrants in our school)
grade 12-Quadrant secretary of City school board's student council (it's a big thing, i suppose)</p>

<p>AWARDS RECEIVED</p>

<p>2005 Cayley Math Contest School Champion, 7th in Canada
2005 American Math Contest School Champion, 3rd in Ontario
2005-07 American Invitational Math Examination Qualifier
2006 American Mathematics Competition grade 10 division, School Champion, perfect scorer of 2006, 1st place in Ontario</p>

<p>2006 USA Math Olympiad Qualifier</p>

<p>2006 DECA York Regional Competition, MMS, Third Place (overall)
2006 DECA Ontario Provincial Competition, MMS, Top 20 (written exam)</p>

<p>SCHOOLS I"M LOOKING AT:</p>

<p>Williams
Cornell (ILR, then CAS)
U penn (wharton then CAS)
dartmouth
yale</p>

<p>don't worry about safeties, i have plenty of Canadian universities for that=)</p>

<p>can you guys suggest any other schools for me? I will be majoring in math/economics/finance</p>

<p>Oh and by the way, here's my hook:</p>

<p>Chinese female! hurray! lol!</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>Cornell-match
Williams-match
Dartmouth-middle in match and reach(it has a really selective choice among internationl zone)
UPenn: Wharton-reach
Yale-reach for everyone(No one knows who will get admitted, though above 2300 and some ECs, or 2200 over and spectacular ECs have much more possibility)</p>

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<p>thanks jamesyhr</p>

<p>so do you think i should retake my sAT I or SAT II chem?</p>

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<p>Also i received 3rd place in Toronto in Commonwealth essay competition 2007, if that helps
( i hope that compensates for my low SAT I writing section…)</p>

<p>i will be retaking SAT I or SAT II this december, which one do you guys think is more important?</p>

<p>Will any schools i mentioned above look at January score as well?</p>

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<p>At Cornell and Penn you can only apply to one school…</p>

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<p>ok so let’s say i apply to ILR @ Cornell and Wharton @ Penn
what do you think my chances are?
thanks!</p>

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<p>you can actually apply to a first and second choice school at cornell… i have a relative on admissions</p>

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<p>Oh ok, but you definitely can’t at Penn…</p>

<p>Williams: Slight Reach
Cornell ILR : Match
Penn’s Wharton: Reach
Dartmouth: Slight Reach
Yale: Reach</p>

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<p>If you were domestic, you’re almost in at all, but international will hurt a lot.</p>

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<p>You are an international Chinese Female from Canada. </p>

<p>Williams : unlikely.
Cornell (ILR, then CAS) : possible / high-match-ish
U penn (wharton then CAS) : Wharton- no ; CAS-reach
dartmouth : unlikely
yale : good luck!</p>

<p>Have you considered UChicago for econ? I think you’ll have a decent chance there.</p>

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<p>hi mrclassicfreak</p>

<p>why is Williams unlikey? can you recommend a top LAC that’s likely for international Chinese females from Canada?</p>

<p>also do u think raising SAT will help?</p>

<p>i only applied for those that give fin-aid to internationals, so UChicago is not on my list even though i know its super good</p>

<p>thanks for the feedbacks!</p>

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<p>Cornell = rare aid for ints</p>

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<p>really?</p>

<p>but does my being Canadian (YES!!!) make things better?</p>

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<p>Williams–Slight REach
Cornell (ILR, then CAS)–Match
U penn (wharton then CAS)–Slight Reach at Wharton, match at CAS
dartmouth–Match to Slight Reach (closer to Match in my view)
yale–Slight Reach</p>

<p>Other schools to consider:
Georgetown (but not SFS), Columbia, Brown, Chicago, Stanford (chance at this school as an econ major–but probably slight reach), NYU (Stern) for finance</p>

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<p>thanks!!!</p>

<p>another question:</p>

<p>I just took my SAT in Canada today…does anyone know if Canadians are supposed to get a DIFFERENT SAT paper than US students?</p>

<p>because I went on to the SAT section of this board and everyone is talking abt things i didnt see on my exam@@…</p>

<p>i didnt get the wrong paper, did i???</p>

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<p>^there’re different slightly versions of SAT paper..</p>

<p>Most Colleges are need blind for Canadians.. so technically they are need blind towards you guys.. but I think it’ll be competitive.. Which Canadian doesn’t want free (well, almost free) in the US</p>

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<p>yeah but the school she is applying to are some of the best in the nation and they don’t care about poor/rich ppl</p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

<p>A lot of people have told me that Williams is super competitive; one person even told me that it is more competitive than Harvard…</p>

<p>How competitive is it? Can some one give me some details? I’ve googled the ranks and stuff but it doesn’t seem THAT scary@@</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>It should be the fact that lots of people are taking advantage of the need blind policy</p>

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<p>AHHH!!!</p>

<p>now it all made sense lol</p>

<p>thanks!</p>