<p>Hello all! I'm Emma... and I may be a future international student from Finland! I've lived in America for 11 years, and I look forward to coming back after the last 2 years in Finland. So I graduated high school in the US already, and I'm graduating from a Finnish school in May 2010.</p>
<p>About Me:
First generation college student
European (Finnish) ancestry: caucasian
Finnish citizen
English is mother tongue</p>
<p>US High School Stats:
{GPA:} 4.0 UW
{Class Rank:} 1/175
{ACT:} 33 composite (34 E, 31 M, 33 R, 32 S, writing 9)
{Classes:} Honors English (3 years), Honors History (2 years), Honors French, etc.
(I took college prep/honors classes, but I graduated early at the end of my junior year so I didn't get to take AP classes.)
{Extracurriculars:} Marching Band (3 years), Symphonic Band 1st chair (3 years), Pep Band (3 years), SSA Choir (2 years), Musical Tech Crew (3 years), Giving Clarinet Lessons (2 years), French Honors Society, National Honor Society (4 years), Students Against Drunk Driving member, Regional Art Competition 2nd & 3rd place, Scholar Award (all As), Valedictorian Award.</p>
<p>Finland International Baccalaureate (IB) Stats:
{Predicted Grades:}
English A1 HL-7
Economics HL-6
Psychology HL-7
Mathematics SL-7
Biology SL-6
French B SL- 6
EE/TOK: not graded yet
Total: ~40/45
CAS: translating service for school, French exchange program, writing for school newspaper</p>
<p>Colleges:
Brown
Yale
UPenn
Wellesley
Barnard</p>
<p>I'm wanting to apply to top schools, but my family is absolutely broke... so I need to apply for financial aid to be able to come to the states. How do my grades look for those schools? My ECs are NOT spectacular, as I was from a pretty small school where I didn't have the opportunities for Math Olympian, w/e. I DID do a lot, but I don't know if it's enough. :/ As I said, I AM an international student, so I really don't know how that will affect my chances in the US... and I would hate to waste more money in applying to schools where I have no chance of getting accepted and getting financial aid. **I COULD retake the ACT (I originally took it in April 2008) and I think I might get a slightly better score, but I need to register BY TOMORROW! I need to know how much one or two more points would affect acceptance! **I will also take suggestions for other schools that would suit me! Thanks for all the help, guys!</p>
Great. Are my grades good enough that I could still apply and have a fair shot? The international status will obviously deter me from getting accepted… but do they think I’m “smart enough” to take me? So confused…</p>