<p>Hi
I'm applying to Harvard Yale Princeton Amherst Columbia Chicago and Brown. (I know these schools are super competitive but they offer full need financial aid for international students and some are even need blind) I'm Taiwanese but live in Britain.
I got all A* @ GCSE and am predicted A* and As in 4 A Levels (UK equiv of APs)
My SAT: 2210
ECs:
Debating(president), UKYP (member of youth parliament) and magazine (manager and editor in chief) and Young Enterprise and Duke of Edinburgh (Gold), News Editor for Rupert Grint's official website. Will have a Sixth Form position- Head girl and deputy. ALso a Member of Youth Parliament for my area (elected by young people)
I am also a music tutor for children (piano and violin)
I have taken a lot of online courses in maths, politics, history and literature.
Spent 10 weeks in Taiwan this summer and a week in Japan. In Taiwan helped my Grandma run her shop, did some sightseeing, improved my Mandarin and Taiwanese.
My main concern is that there's nothing 'outstanding' in my app and that being a international asian student who needs full financial aid will work against me.
Please chance me and/or any advice
I need financial aid! Very very low family income.
Thanks!!! leave a link to ur page if u want me to chance you </p>
<p>wow thats great accomplishment, makes me feel so jealous, hey i am planning to do the sat’s next year, any advice on it ?</p>
<p>You definitely have a good chance, but as an international it’s tough to assign odds. I would suggest you consider retaking the SAT if you think you can improve significantly. While 2210 is an excellent score, your application would be stronger with 2300+. You could also consider taking the ACT with writing instead, if you believe you will do well.</p>
<p>Have you taken any SAT subject tests? Some of these schools require them - Princeton does, Yale requires either the ACT with writing, or two subject tests, Harvard does not, but it will bolster your application if you do well.</p>
<p>Raise your SAT score, take SAT subject tests (at least 2) and also look at other universities that offer financial aid for international students. You can even look at some other “safety universities” that you have a reasonable chance of getting into if you’re really desperate to go to America for College. btw I’m Taiwanese as well and in a similar situation, so good luck! 
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<p>You should look at MIT and Dartmouth as well, both offer financial aid to internationals and are around the same calibre as the rest of your target schools. Williams College is another great liberal arts college similar to Amherst (offers financial aid), so you should check it out. </p>
<p>@zureeisree I have bought so many SAT Prep books. Personal advice is just buy the official one for the practice papers. The Qs in Princeton Review and Barron are not always in the same style, this is from personal experience as well as advice from a SAT prep counsellor. Check out ReasonPrep on Youtube, he has a website too. A lot of the important stuff is free! I watched all the grammar bootcamp vids and took notes and my Writing went from 580 to 690 and now it’s in the 700s. If you want to start from the basics, the material in the official book is alright too. It doesnt give you any strategties. Also check out the free SAT Videos on VeritasPrep, some are VERY useful! They waffle on a bit thou…
Hope this helps! xxx</p>
<p>Yh, I forgot about Darthmouth! Also I’ve spoken to reps from MIT and you have to take courses in biology, physic and chemistry regardless of your major. So that was a downer cuz science hates me and I wanna major in Poli Sci or Econ anyway. Thanks thou! x</p>
<p>I am planning to take 3 Test Subjects, maths2 Eng Lit and US History so I can drop one if the scores aren’t 750+
Q: R the SAT Test Subjects like advance high school stuff? Cuz I was wondering if I needed to study more than my A-Level course to prep for the Maths 2…</p>
<p>If you’re anticipating the possibility of dropping a subject test score, make sure you use the SAT score choice option so that all your scores are not automatically sent to your schools. SAT subject tests aren’t really that hard if you’re a good student, and the math level 2 just covers topics like functions, limits, geometry, trigonometry and graphs (the few hardest topics) so it shouldn’t be too much of an issue. Make sure you receive 800 on the math level 2 exam though, as majority of students receive 800’s on the test. </p>