<p>Is Knox College good at Biochemistry and Biology? </p>
<p>yes, but so too is just about any school in the top 1500. the bio curriculum is pretty standard. you might look at opportunities to take more advanced courses if you intend to go to grad school. Here a larger school, maybe a mid-size uni would offer more. Take a look at their course offerings and see how often the upper-level courses are offered.</p>
<p>There are many, many schools that offer those classes but in what context and to what end? Knox has great independent study, research opportunities, etc. but what are you looking for? </p>
<p>Also, what do you want in a school besides biochemistry and biology? Location, atmosphere, social scene? </p>
<p>amtc, I also care for location and social scene but not much. I am international student. Internationl Students care most for what they are going to study and how much scholarship they will receive</p>
<p>Well, if you care about location, Knox is an odd choice. It’s in a tiny little town in the middle of nowhere. It’s a good school (there are hundreds of good schools in America) but small and I’ve heard it described as “incestuous” because there’s not much to do/nowhere much to go outside of Knox’s campus. </p>
<p>I agree with @katliamom. With the hundreds of good schools, why go with a place where you could be lonesome and miserable. If you are east asian, imagine not having anywhere in town where you can buy rice in bulk, for instance. Such tiny towns exist in America.</p>
<p>Your comments are helpful. Thank you so much. I am not living in the US, it is hard for me to know how life is there. Thank you again</p>
<p>OP, you mentioned scholarship, by which I take it you mean financial aid. if so, you should know that only a few colleges in the US offer FA to internationals. They are listed on these three websites, with overlap:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/financial-aid.php”>http://www.educationusa.info/financial-aid.php</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware”>http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid</a></p>
<p>I have read these articles. The case is except for Trinity College, other universities and colleges that offer International Student the most money are top universities and colleges. Their admission requirements are too high for me. I know Trinity College, the college offers a lot for International Students but as far as I know, it is not very good at Biology. What I really want is colleges that are in top 100 national liberal arts but not in the top 50, good at biology and give International Student a lot of financial aid </p>
<p>if it turns out you have only two realistic options, OP, please allow me to suggest you apply to Trinity as well as Know. Trinity’s biology will be every bit as good as Knox’s. Their campus diversity is similar, but Trinity is closer to a lot of big cities like NY and Boston.</p>
<p>If you would like to get another opinion on your qualifications beyond Knox and Trinity, perhaps you could tell us your unweighted GPA, ACT/SAT, SATIIs, and number of advanced courses. </p>
<p>What makes you think biology is not good at Trinity? Trinity is a respected liberal arts college, and many of its students go on to respected graduate programs. It’s not a research university, true, but it has both the facilities and the staff to meet the needs of the undergraduate student. </p>
<p>As for financial aid at Trinity, research how many recipients are regular students, and how many are recruited athletes. In the past, most of Trinity’s international scholarship students were world-class squash players. (Trinity used to have a top 3 squash team.) </p>
<p>@jkeil911 @katliamom Well, I come from Vietnam. My high school GPA is 9/10. According to the US ambassador in Vietnam, I dont need to convert my GPA from scale of 10 to scale of 4. My ranking in class is 7. I am in the top 10% of my high school. In Vietnam, for Mathematics, I have already studied and mastered at Algebra 3, general speaking, in vietnam, student study much more things than the us students do. I know this because my cousin is in US and he told me what students study there. I am not taking the SAT II but the SAT I instead. My current score is 2050, my math score is 800. I am going to take two more test in a near future.
Anyway May I ask you guys a few questions? What is the avarage SAT (verbal + Math) for Trinity’s student? Thanks a lot</p>
<p>Don’t worry about converting your grades or “translating” your schedule; the american colleges will do that for you. You will not be competing against American students, but rather to other Vietnamese/South East Asian students. Your math score is pretty good. (SMILE) Here are some stats on Trinity SATs.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=151”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=151</a></p>
<p>Note the school is considered very selective, and there is a lot of competition for financial aid for international students. </p>
<p>Trinity average critical reading is 637, math is 641, and writing is 648.</p>
<p>You should try and take SAT 2 (subjects), which are complementary to your SAT1 (Reasoning) test, and would allow you to show what you know - for instance, the math test is more advanced than the math “reasoning” on SAT1. in addition, many very selective colleges require them. You’d need to take two - probably math2 and another one, perhaps a Humanities one if you want to stand out among the many Asian kids who take science subjects. A higher SAT I result will help. In order to get a scholarship, you need to demonstrate interest (maintain a correspondence with the admissions office, asking relevant questions) and be in the top 10% applicants.
Perhaps this has changed, but Trinity used to give most of its financial aid to international athletes they were interested in.
Although you won’t need to “translate” your GPA, your counselor, head teacher, or principal (or yourself with official stamp of approval) will need to describe your school, including the recruiting/selection process, whether it’s a “gifted” school or an international school or another type of upper-level secondary school; the percentage of students who go on to universities/colleges (likely about 100% since in Vietnam I believe schools to be either strictly academic and compulsory education to stop at Grade 5, a process that’s very different from the US system where the “winnowing” doesn’t happen on that scale untile the college level); description of your “stream” or “track”, ie., science, social sciences, technology, with the exact names (ie., you probably mean calculus, not “algebra3”, if you’re taking a foreign language it’d probably be at level 6 or 6thyear, etc.); the grading scale in terms of what percentage students typically reach an 8, what percentage at the school reach a 7.5, what percentage students typically reach a 7, … you get the idea :p, AND what national exam results these students can expect (ie/., a 7 at your school typically results in a 7 at national exams, in a 7.5, in a 6.5…) You’ll also need to include your Grade 9 results and in particular your Grade 9 diploma results since in the US, that year is included in high school.</p>