Int'l Student Probability of Getting in? :) PLEASE haha

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<p>Hi! I'm a Filipino high school student (I'll be a senior this June), studying in a public secondary institution in the Philippines (though under a Special Science Curriculum, which means we take more courses in Math and Science than the Regular Curriculum-based schools). I've only gone through 6 years of elementary education, NO MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Philippines, at least not until maybe three years from now(?). Okay so. My Courses through High School (up to third year only)
3 years of PEHM (PE, Music, Arts and Health) 3 years of Filipino (grammar and literature) 3 years of English (grammar and literature, for literature, we had Filipino Lit. Afro-Asian Lit. and American and English Lit.) 1 year of General Science, 1 year of Chemistry with Lab, 1 year of Physics with Lab, 1 year of Biology, 1 year of Earth Science, One year of Botany, 3 years of History (Philippine, Asian, World, one for each year) 2 years of computer science, 1 year of elementary Algebra, 1 year of Intermediate ALgebra, 1 year of Plane Geometry, 1 year of Analytic Geometry, One year of Research I (Technical writing and basic statistics), One year of Advanced Statistics, 1 year of Precalculus</p>

<p>So in the incoming year the course load: </p>

<p>Calculus
Research II
Filipino IV
English IV
Chemistry II
Physics II
Economics
PEHM IV (COCC)
Linear Algebra</p>

<p>Through the last three years, I consistently part of the top 10%, good grades, some extremes though in some gradings, but my third year was pretty cool. 90.33 in first grading (AVERAGE), 91. 22 in second, and 91. something in third, the 4th grading average is yet to be unveiled ). </p>

<p>ECs: Officer (Representative) in the Interact Club
Feeding Program
Literacy Program
1 year (including summer) Job at my parents' small pharmacy (i was paid alright. )
3 years in the Science team
Done two Research papers already
1st Place in Youth Journalism International Contest in 2010 in the First Person Essay Category
Reader's Theatre Team, we placed 2nd in the Regionals last year
Feature Editor of the school publication this year (but I am on tenterhooks for a promotion XDD)
City Journalism Contest</p>

<p>Am planning to join some contests this June though</p>

<p>Haven't taken the SAT's yet, maybe this June/October or October/November (cause I'm gonna take the STA II's too.)</p>

<p>so, I'll be applying to the following:</p>

<p>Harvard
UNC at Chapel Hill
Vassar
Yale
Stanford
MIT
U Dub
Princeton
Amherst
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
Wesleyan University
Dartmouth
UPenn</p>

<p>WHAT ARE my chances? 'Cause I'm really nervous considering my peculiar background. Please Reply if you read this. Also I'm 14. I'll be 15 in February 2012. I don't know if this helps. I'm also on the low-income bracket (less than $60,000 per annum) so I'll be applying for Financial Aid. Proficient in English</p>

<p>Guys, I really really need your help.</p>

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<p>It’s unnecessary to post this in every forum for the schools you’re applying to.</p>

<p>Honestly, it’s really difficult to estimate chances without any SAT scores at all to ballpark it from… but a few quick opinions:</p>

<p>Your age probably won’t give you any advantage. It’s impressive that you’re doing well despite your youth, but I think Stanford is just looking for extraordinary applicants with extraordinary accomplishments - regardless of age. Why did you skip middle school? Were there any special circumstances surrounding that decision?</p>

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… huh? Not sure what you mean here.</p>

<p>An A- grade average is acceptable, but not especially great. I’d say the same about your extracurriculars; you’re lacking in terms of leadership positions and your activities seem a bit spread out. Appearing well-rounded isn’t a bad thing, but it’d be better to really excel at one or two things than dabble in many. There’s nothing really spectacular here.</p>

<p>Also, applying as an international who needs financial aid is going to make it very, very competitive for you, since they accept a limited number.</p>

<p>Honestly, I’d say your chances aren’t very good at all. However, with all that said, Stanford is notorious for the unpredictability of its admissions, and it’s even more difficult to estimate your chances without knowing SAT scores, essay quality, teacher rec quality, etc. It’s good that you’re looking at a fairly wide range of colleges, though.</p>

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<p>Stop spamming CC and take the SATs already!</p>

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<p>why the ‘haha’ in the title?</p>

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<p>We don’t have middle school in the Philippines. At all. </p>

<p>But the government’s implemented the K-12 system which is supposed to be officially launched about three years from now.</p>