<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I'm an international student planning on applying to colleges in the U.S for next fall, I'm doing the SATs in October and November - it is a bit late, however, I am not done with my own country's university examinations and they are also important if I want to go to college in the States. I've signed up for Subject tests in French (Reading), Literature and Maths II, I'm not sure how to prepare for them and I do have limited time, does anyone have any tips? </p>
<p>Also, I'm planning on applying to these colleges:</p>
<p>Columbia
Harvard
Stanford
Princeton
Yale
Brown
Berkeley
UCLA</p>
<p>Of course, a strong academic record and high SAT scores are required at all of those, that's a given. However, I was wondering where exactly I stand on my extra-curriculars...here's a quick summary:</p>
<p>Debating team - 10th, 11th</p>
<p>Football team - 10th, 11th</p>
<p>Netball (kind of like basketball, but not) team, outside of school - 9th, 10th</p>
<p>Model U.N - 11th (this was a competition that you are only allowed to enter in once)</p>
<p>Founded, established and captained the Social Justice Club at my school - 10th, 11th, 12th</p>
<p>Selected for a competitive exchange program in France, 11th</p>
<p>Classical dance - worked with celebrated artists and danced at numerous competitions and concerts - I've been learning since I was nine, still doing it</p>
<p>Duke of Edinburgh Awards - an awards scheme for achievements in community service, sport and other extra curriculars, I've got a Bronze and am pursuing a Silver, should get it soon</p>
<p>Social Justice Initiative Leader - 10th - this was a role given to people at my school and at other schools in the country, it was run by an organization which came around to schools and asked them to select specific people to run activities for underclassmen</p>
<p>Community Service at Veterinarian - 9th, 10th</p>
<p>Am going to be involved with community Service at a nursing home through my school - 12th</p>
<p>Active member of my school's charity committee, regular organizer and participant of its multicultural festival and annual concerts each year.</p>
<p>Starting my own charity - a new thing, I'm creating a website right now and enlisting friends as volunteers. The foundations are still forming so I'm not inclined to describe it in detail, but I was inspired by a trip I went on to India, where I visited a school for the disabled children of workers, which also provided vocational training and work for elder disabled people - I'll be working with them and other schools. </p>
<p>Assuming that I have high SAT scores and good school academics, what do you think my chances are at these schools? I should probably also say that where I'm from, doing extra-curriculars during 12th grade is very uncommon, the exams in my country are very, very, stressful and difficult and most people drop everything to study for them. </p>
<p>Update: SATs - I have only got my regular SAT scores - 2360 over all - 800, 760, 800. Is that good enough? I seriously do not know, I wasn't raised thinking I'd go to Harvard one day, this was a decision made at the last minute. Subject tests are yet to be taken. </p>
<p>Other academics - I go to an elite school which has rigorous entry examinations. I'm at the top of my state cohort, in the top two percent, and generally get As. We do not have GPAs and do not calculate them, the people from my school who apply just give in school reports and our own university entrance results.</p>
<p>Thanks, any feedback is much appreciated.</p>