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<p>Hi everybody!</p>

<p>I am actually in the USA for a year as a Foreign Exchange Student in WV. My home country is France. I decided to apply for different colleges like HYPSC, NYU, W&L and Mcgill (in canada). I would like to know, if according to you, i could be accepted in one of them </p>

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<li>French Baccalaureat with for average A</li>
<li>2 C's, few B's and the rest A's during my years of High school in France</li>
<li>In the Top 7 from my High school in France during 3 years over 80 students</li>
<li>GPA in america: 4.145/4.145 (Straight A's even in English 101 and calculus)</li>
<li>1' of my high school in America over 175 students</li>
<li>Speak English/French/Spanish Fluently</li>
<li>SAT (january) : 1840 (CR: 580; M:680; W:620)</li>
<li>SAT II chemistry : 670</li>
<li>SAT II Math II : 580</li>
<li>TOEFL: 102/120</li>
<li>Letters of recommendation PERFECT (I saw them .. and they describe me like the best student ever)</li>
<li><p>Letter of Recommendation from the Governor of WV</p></li>
<li><p>3rd best archer in France in 2009</p></li>
<li><p>Manager of the basket ball team of my USA high school</p></li>
<li><p>Excellent interview with P, Y, W&L</p></li>
<li><p>Good interview with H</p></li>
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<p>Thanks a lot for your help :)</p>

<p>ArtemisF</p>

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<p>SAT is low for H imo. Though the archery (which I really want to learn…) may make up for that.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much you made my day after this very low SAT score … thanks a lot :slight_smile: and archery is really cool :)</p>

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<p>wait…</p>

<p>Am I reading this right - you only spent 5 months speaking english before taking the SATs? If so, those marks (CR/W) are pretty remarkable.</p>

<p>If my French is bad and I have misread, sorry :)</p>

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<p>@Idiosyncra3y = You understand very well french. I am in the USA since 5 months and on the January SAT I score a 1840. Do you think I have chances to go in HYPSC, W&L, NYU or Mcgill?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot</p>

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<p>Hey luceverita!</p>

<p>Thanks for your opinion I know that it will be hard but I still have a little bit of hope…</p>

<p>PS: I didn’t know for the french thing in CC … sorry :)</p>

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<p>And you haven’t been learning English in France at all?</p>

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<p>Yes I did learn english in France but when I arrived in WV 6 months ago, First I couldn’t understand anything and second I had a bad writting and speaking skill … :)</p>

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<p>I think you’re in at McGill. Your SATs hold you back for Harvard, but your TOEFL might make up for it. I agree that a 580 after 5 months is excellent.
Your SAT IIs might need some pushing as well…</p>

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<p>You are not getting into any of your schools listed except McGill.</p>

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<p>

The problem is that your school is really bad.
English 101 is not a hard class at all!
It is the most basic!</p>

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<p>Lol i know that it is not a hard class but apparently for WV it is one of the hardest class of their entire High school … so you don’t think i am in for all my universities just for Mcgill ? do you think that Mcgill is a good one? Do I need to keep hoping for an ivy or according to you it is not possible ?</p>

<p>Thanks guy for all your answers :)</p>

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<p>

You are fine, you have impressive class rank, great GPA, great ECs…
Your SAT scores are pretty low for most of the Ivies.
Your problem is that since your SAT scores do not correlate with your rank, your rank does not get its spotlight (adcoms will assume grade inflation)</p>

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<p>Are black internationals considered URMs?</p>

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<p>I am a white french man … And what “Adcoms will assume grade inflation” means ?</p>

<p>Thanks !</p>