<p>Just wondering what International's at top institutions had numbers wise? How many A's in O -Levels or IB scores or just GPA and what SAT scores?</p>
<p>Well probably SAT > 2200 or so, GPA should be more than 4.0. At those schools, it isn’t about your stats any more, but who you are/what you did as a person etc…</p>
<p>I know this isn’t exactly “HYPS”, but a friend of mine got into MIT last year. He’s from El Salvador and I think his total IB Diploma score was 42 out of 45, and his SAT score was something around 2300. He took 3 IB subjects at HL and 3 at SL. No additional classes apart from National Studies, TOK, and PE which are compulsory.</p>
<p>He was pretty good.</p>
<p>This year, another friend, from the same school, got into MIT. He had the same workload, and I think he had nearly the same SAT scores, but his predicted IB grades were, I THINK, a little lower than the last guy’s.</p>
<p>You need 2100+ on your SATs to even consider Ivies …</p>
<p>^ says who? I know people with sub-2100 scores who’ve gotten in. Internationals.</p>
<p>Yes ,but I guess they have some tremendous ECs or accomplishments ;maybe they got recruited or sth .</p>
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Not necessarily.
The SAT is only just one part of the decision making process. So, you can get in even with a sub-2100 score. But yes, if you have low SAT scores and low GPA and average achievements then you’re really asking for trouble.</p>
<p>No, absolutely not CR7_ManUtd (btw, that isn’t true any more is it? ;)). This guy was like every other Indian applicant, I even read his essays - nothing out-of-this-world, but nothing very shoddy either. He made it to Brown.</p>
<p>Yea maybe not like HYPS or anything, but Brown/UPenn/Cornell will consider sub 2000 SAT.</p>
<p>Yes ,but Brown,Upenn,and Cornell are NOT need-based schools for international students.How many Indian students can afford 50k$/year ?</p>
<p>I know an international student who got in Princeton with 2050. Do not generalize. Higher scores increase your chances, but do not think that below 2100 means a rejection. Scores are just a part of your application, and a lot depends on the rest of it.</p>
<p>^ Eh but your friend’s probably really exceptional in other areas or is from a super underrepresented country. 2050 isn’t a very competitive score for the most competitive schools</p>
<p>Bottom line: Think twice before applying with a sub-2100 score, and always have plenty of safeties.</p>
<p>lol I live in Canada, so my safety is all the Canadian universities haha…im applying to the ivy league universities with a 1980, but i will be retaking in Oct/Nov.</p>
<p>rite now im stuck on the application essays.</p>
<p>i also live in Canada (Hamilton) and will be applying to almost all thr ivy leagues andcandian univerisities as safeties lol</p>
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<p>Doesn’t really matter since I was referring to manutd_cr7’s statement that one needs a 2100+ SAT to even consider Ivies. As I said, a lot depends on the rest of your application, so a low score does not mean an automatic rejection (hence, you do not need to have a 2100+ to consider ivies.)</p>
<p>@ gaoez and one<em>sad</em>korean
do canadian colleges give need based aid to internationals?</p>
<p>hello i’m a singaporean student here, i just got my SAT results back IT WAS TERRIBLE
anyway i was wondering, of all those who got into these ivies, did they pay for their own education? </p>
<p>cos i know that ivies accept international students who can pay their way through it (a source of revenue, especially in these trying times.)</p>
<p>^ Well for my university, I’d say about 50% of the Singaporeans are on government scholarships, 25% are on FA and 25% pay their own way through.</p>
<p>Actually, the Ivies probably don’t make/lose money for each additional student they admit - even if they are full-pay students.</p>
<p>AH dream university plz(:
uhm did most people there get 2300-2400 for SAT?? </p>
<p>yeah i know i was thinking about the ACT. but i realised… the scholarship boards look at the SAT scores anyway!!! SO NO POINT.</p>