Hey there, we all know how difficult it is for international students to get into US colleges, so it would be great if those who applied in fall 2014 could post their stats, what country they’re from and what colleges they got accepted to/rejected from, to help those who are applying in the future.
STATS:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (CR: 690, M:690, W:770)
ACT: 28, but didn’t submit anywhere
SAT II: Math L1 (760), French (800), German (790), Literature (790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/94
TOEFL: 120
Senior Year Course Load: A-Level in Literature, History, Sociology, Art, French & German + public school courses
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist in national German competition
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet, acting & film course, Russian Club, French courses, Student Government, Choir, Event Organizer etc.
Job/Work Experience: Paid tutoring in English, French and German
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered at MigHelp, an organization helping refugees integrate, and was a volunteer tutor at school.
Summer Activities: see ECs.
Essays: 10/10
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: 9/10
Interview: It went really, really well!!!
Other
Country: Hungary
School Type: Public, but part-time student at independent school as well.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Very low-income, applied for fin aid at 12 out of 13 colleges
Accepted: University of Southern California (full-tuition scholarship), University of Pennsylvania, Kenyon College
Waitlisted: Occidental College, Vassar College
Rejected: Dartmouth, Cornell, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Amherst, Swarthmore, Oberlin, Vanderbilt
bumping bumping, I wanna see more! International seniors please help us out!