<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>