<p>Hello everybody!
I'm sophomore at a competitive high school in Germany. Our education system is totally different, so I'm a bit over-challenged with college selection.</p>
<p>My stats: GPA: 3.4, will definitely improve through grade 12 and 13 (calculated on WES grade conversion guide) Ranking: I'm ranked 1/60 in English and Latin. I suppose I'm in the top quarter overall (no official ranking)</p>
<p>SAT: no idea yet, bought some books for preparation some weeks ago ;) SAT Subject Tests: Latin, Biology and US History. Took some Preparation Tests and project my scores to be around 750, 720 and 720.</p>
<p>EC:
- student magazine: editor since 6th grade, chief editor since 11th grade
- student medical service since 9th grade (regular appointments to practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation, care for lacerations, etc.)
- library supervision since 5th grade
- tutor, 10th grade only (helped 5th and 6th graders to get used to their new school; we had discussions about drug abuse, alcohol, racism, etc.)
- class book since 5th grade</p>
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<li>Model United Nations of Luebeck 2006 as ambassador</li>
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<p>**Work Experience<a href="organized%20by%20school">/B</a>:
I've tutored younger students in English and Latin for nearly two years now (first year three hours a week, second year six hours a week)</p>
<p>Hobbies include:
- webdesign (PHP, CSS, HTML and Photoshop experienced)
- languages (I'm teaching Spanish myself)
- philosophy, especially atheism</p>
<p>I'm an average student and I know that Ivy League and other "top colleges" are out of reach. But which colleges should I consider? Where do I have chances?</p>
<p>Hmm don't be so sure "top colleges" are out of your reach. I mean your SAT subject test scores are GOOD!. </p>
<p>I don't know what your SAT 1 score is going to be and a lot depends on your that but if they are as good as your SAT 1 scores I would say apply to say one or two ivies as a "dream college" and perhaps a one or two top colleges. </p>
<p>I would say aim more for mid ranged colleges like say Macalaster, Claremont McKenna, Varssar, Colby and a few safeties like say Hood College. </p>
<p>What subjects are you interested to major in also matters.... And the kind of community you want (because right now I have suggested mostly colleges, but if you want to go to big universities then I would suggest completely differnt names).</p>
<p>Dude, as an international, it's not worth it studying in the US. Tuition is very expensive and you get MUCH less financial help than nationals. Unless you're going to HYP you're going to pay TONS of money for an education that could be had for half the price in European countries.</p>
<p>With your results, I think you can get in some good UK schools like Warwick or Imperial, you would spend MUCH less money (fees are the same for all EU citizens) for an equivalent experience (academic and otherwise) to a US school.</p>
<p>money is going to be a factor -- can you family pay or are you looking for financial aid? If you are looking for aid, the competition is fierce and I think you might be disappointed in the results.</p>
<p>To echo what others have said, international admissions are very difficult in the United States. Very few schools are need-blind for international students, which means that they consider your ability to pay when the evaluate your application. Also, they usually only reserve a limited number of spots for internationals, and the competition for those spots is extremely fierce.</p>
<p>I definitely recommend the University of Southern California. USC is home to the largest population of international students of any university in the US. Most live in the Parkside International Residential College, which is amazing. Most fields at USC, including architecture, business, communication, international relations, and more have an international focus with extensive study abroad opportunities and global concentrations. In addition, many students from outside the US study abroad at USC.</p>