International student finishing high school in China. Chance me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I'm an international student and am going to be a Junior in High School next year. I am very interested in pursuing my undergraduate studies in the States. My major is somewhat undecided right now but I'm swaying towards either Economics or Business at the moment. I have read a lot of "chance me" threads and am astounded by the vast competition I am facing, especially since my grades aren't nearly as high as the majority of the fellow posters here. However, I am a very spirited student and pursue my interests rigorously and whole heartedly. I would appreciate if the more experienced members could chance me for any and/or all of the following schools:</p>

<p>New York University - (Dream School)
USC (CAS not Marshall) - (Second Dream School)
University of Chicago
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
University of Texas - Austin
Southern Methodist University
University of California - Santa Barbara & San Diego
Lehigh University
Boston College
University of Maryland - College Park</p>

<p>Ethnic Background: Indian
International School Location: China
Previous countries of residence: India and Brazil
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, and learning Mandarin Chinese</p>

<p>Freshman Year (9th Grade) GPA: 3.33
Sophomore Year (10th Grade) GPA: 3.30</p>

<p>For Junior Year I decided to take the very rigorous and notorious IB Diploma program. Keep in mind that the final IB scores out of 7 for all my classes are only determined at around January 2012. My courses and predicted grades for Junior were as follows- </p>

<p>Higher Level:
Film - B (5-6 IB Score)
Biology - B+ (6 IB Score)
Economics - A+ (7 IB Score)</p>

<p>Standard Level:
English - B+ (5-6 IB Score)
Math - B+ (5-6 IB Score)
Spanish - A- (6 IB Score)</p>

<p>Mandatory Classes:
TOK and Extended Essay</p>

<p>I achieved Honor Roll for Junior Year. These grades may seem rather mediocre but the rigor of the IB diploma is extremely exhausting and these marks are far above the average. </p>

<p>SAT Score- 1900, however I am planning on taking it again this October for the last time.
No SAT II's or ACT taken. Are SAT II's REALLY that necessary?</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (this is where I excel):</p>

<p>Habitat For Humanity :-
-2 Habitat for Humanity trips, one to Bangladesh and the other to Thailand. Plan on taking another trip this coming academic year.
-Founder and President of Habitat for Humanity Club.
-Internship during Summer 2010 for Habitat for Humanity China and Internship starting again in 2 weeks for the same group. </p>

<p>Other activities :-
-Part of a DJing group in Shanghai and I DJ on occasion at events.
-2-years of Roots & Shoots.
-Founder and President of Film Club.
-Founder and President of Comedy Club (we do stand-up comedy).
-School Treasurer for student council the coming year.
-Internship during Summer 2009 for a Psychologist back when I was "sure" I wanted to major in Psychology.
-2-years of Junior Varsity Rugby
-1-year of Varsity Track & Field
-2-years of Model United Nations and 3 conferences so far.
-Active screenwriter and filmmaker. Made 3 films so far and have about 7 screenplays.
-Helped organize the Shanghai Student Film Festival (S2F2).</p>

<p>Thats all I can think of for now, I haven't started typing my final resume yet. Any tips for how to go about my senior year and currently what my chances are? Honest feedback is very appreciated. </p>

<p>Thank You,</p>

<p>openbook 94</p>

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<p>SAT II’s are mostly necessary for the Ivy league colleges. You are pretty well rounded, BUT i would show more consistency with the sports and try to get better grades in the IB’s (it might seem like you did the best, but thats not the case). Get your SAT score up too and you will have booked your place in NYU. University of Maryland is always looking for a diverse student body, and you pretty much fit the bill for them.</p>

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<p>are you sure about me having a good chance? At least for NYU and USC i hear they are looking more for the person as a whole rather than just academic merit.</p>

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<p>Lehigh - match</p>

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<p>good to know, thanks creamania. are you a current student at Lehigh? I just visited 2 days ago and it’s a remarkably beautiful campus. any NYU CAS students know if i’ll make it?</p>

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<p>Hate to do this but… Bump</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at UMD, University of texas, and some others. Try to get straight A’s. Its cool you live in china! Chance me?</p>

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<p>A lot of those schools look like big reaches. UM and maybe UI along with one UC are the only ones where I can say u have a decent chance.</p>

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<p>Do you need financial aid? NYU provides essentially none.</p>

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<p>Fortunatelly I dont need aid. And username29, do nyu and USC really seem like huge reaches :/?</p>

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<p>Also would you happen to know the high school grade requirements for u of t Austin?</p>

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<p>Bumpbumpbumpppp</p>