<p>Anybody has single idea about requiremtns for middle-eastern applicants to any ivy league university .</p>
<p>I attend a public school in Bahrain, nascent english curriculum , but i managed to attain 630 on TOEFL .. 1450 SAT I and almost 3 800s on physics , chemistry math level IIC SAT II .. and I have never took those subjects in english or ever went to an institute to learn it</p>
<p>Will they consider the above situation ?
how about the ECs .. we cannot do much acitivites in this small country , probably there is nothing to do so , I have the following</p>
<p>Organized the Dental week
3 awards .. for winning the annual writing , reading and speech contest
more then 500 hours volunteer
1 medal for winning the vollyball game
3 work experiences
1 recycling project
1 biology project</p>
<p>school GPA 98.4 % ( unwieghted )</p>
<p>what are my chances for getting in .. and to get a full-ride scholarship</p>
<p>well i'd say you have as good a chance as any, the only way to find out is to apply.</p>
<p>unfortunately however, no Ivy's can give scholarships. at least based on any merit. they do give need based financial aid. so if your parents (or guardians or yourself, whoever supports you) happen to make a lot of money, you won't get much. but if they are on the lower end of the economic spectrum, princeton will give you one of the best financial aid packages out there.</p>
<p>Well, being both a citizen of Bahrain and an applicant who received admission to both Ivy League schools he applied to (Princeton and Cornell), I would say your chances are rather good. :D</p>
<p>After all, my stats are very very close to yours (my TOEFL is 667 though, due to the fact that I attend a private school, and not a public one). However, I do think you need to look for more extra-curricular activities to become involved in, as well as some community service. I mean, even though it's a small country, my EC list is still extremely long =/</p>
<p>Oh, and if you think money will be a problem, with those statistics, you can EASILY become a candidate for the Crown Prince International Scholarship Program. You might even get it. You seem to fulfill the criteria, AND your stats are very similar to those of private school kids, so you can handle the competition, I guess. Good luck with your application process.</p>
<p>good aya ... why dont other tell us about their ECs , wouldnt it be a good idea to share some .</p>
<p>How about my Q when i said will they consider the above situation ?
I worked so hard and alone to attain something i have never learnt</p>
<p>One more thing ..
any info about the fullrides that princeton offers ? if they r not merit based , will it go like they admitt me first then they look at my application financially ?</p>
<p>dude, i think you have a good chance as they will definately consider your situation...</p>
<p>I live in london, but i am a full-blooded lebanese, with french and lebanese citizenship.
My EC's included lots of sports achievements in ski, rugby, football (the game where you actually use your foot), mountain climbing...
Another important factor is languages and culture... being fluent in more than one language and being able to bring diversity to the student body...
As inuendo said your achievements in GCSE and A-level are also important, i took both (am taking A-level now)</p>
<p>In general i don't see there being specific differences for middle-eastern applicants, they will just analyse you as an individual, looking at your accomplishments compared to your situation...</p>
<p>Well as I told you .. I attend public school that doesnt offer any kind of international curriculum such as the A-levels or IBs .. I learnt english by myself, at school, they are still teaching as how to use she "is" and we with "are".</p>
<p>Shall I go back to school and take those A-levels .. ??? </p>
<p>come on people .. any tips for getting the full ride.
my annual income is less than 25,000 $ for 8 person at home.</p>
<p>No english at school .. no centre and institute to learn it and i did all of that alone , it seems little but for me i worked more than I can for it</p>
<p>don't worry about the aid if your admitted since Princeton
a.) follows a need blind admission policy
b.) meets 100% of your need.</p>
<p>getting admission, of course, is harder</p>
<p>Like pegdiver said, the only way to find out is to apply. Concentrate on trying to bring out what's unique in you in your application and don't rant too much about how difficult it's been for you to learn English by yourself - (it could be perceived as cribbing by some people) leave that to your teachers.</p>
<p>You don't necessarily have to have a huge list of ECs - mine was about the same size as yours.</p>