My Chance...ADVICE PLEASE!!!!

Applying to College
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<p>Hi, I am a international student from china and I came to America four years ago (<--excuse for odd SAT scores). below is my vitae. </p>

<p>I am interested in Yale, Princeton, Harvard, MIT, Rice, Stanford, and UF. what is my chance of getting into them?</p>

<p>btw, the reason why I apply to those top /private schools (except for UF) is that they are rich (except for Rice) so they provide a little bit more financial aid for internationals.</p>

<p>I really appreciate your time and effort ^ ^</p>

<p>EDUCATION</p>

<p>Winter Springs High School (2004-2005)
Oviedo High School (2005-2006)
Leon High School (2006-present)</p>

<p>Graduation Date: May 2008</p>

<p>G.P.A :
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.54</p>

<p>Class Rank:
17 out of 449
Top 3%</p>

<p>SAT : Reading 640, Math: 780; Writing: 740
SAT II: Bio 680, chem 780, math IIC: 800, chinese: 800 (<--don't know why i took that, i highly doubt that they'd count this -___-)</p>

<p>SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Asian Culture Club (9-12)
Business Professionals of America (9,10)
Key Club (9,10)
Mu Alpha Theta (9-12)
National Beta Club (9,10)
Science Engineering Communication Mathmatics Enhancement (9,10, 12)
Track and Field: 2 miles race (9,10)
Cross Country (10)
Spanish Club (10)
Future Business Leadership of America (11-12)
Mosaic, school magazine club (11-12)
National Honor Society (11-12)
Phoenix, Environmental Club (11-12)
Tennis (11)
Karate Club @ FSU (12)
Science National Honor Society (12)
Spanish National Honor Society (12)
USA Tennis Team @ FSU(12)</p>

<p>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Orlando Chinese Evangelical Christian Church
2004-2006
• Visiting shelters
• Monitoring kids during activities
• Volunteering in community activities/festivals</p>

<p>Museum of Florida Hisotry
2006—present
• Reception desk
• Assisting with and participating in group activities
• Monitoring youths during acitvities</p>

<p>HONORS, AWARDS
• Honor Roll, 2004-present
• Academic Award in Mathematics, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• Academic Award in Social Studies, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• Academic Award in English, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• Academic Award in Piano, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• 11th place, Geometry Division, Mu Alpha Theta Seminole High School Invitationals, 2005
• 3rd Place, C++ Programming State Convention, 2006
• 4th place, Financial Math & Analysis, Business Prfessional of America Districts, 2005
• 4th place, Financial Math & Analysis, Business Prfessional of America State Convention, 2006
• 3rd Place, Math, UCF CECS, SEMECE Regionals, 2006
• 9th place, Pre-Calculus Division, Mu Alpha Theta Regionals, January, 2006
• 15th place, Pre-Calculus, Mu Alpha Theta , Seminole High School Invittationals, 2006
• Spanish State Convention—Superior (1st Place), 2006
• United States National Award Winner in Science, 2006
• Who’s Who Among American High School Students, 2006
• C++ Programming Districts 1st Place, 2007
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar, F.S.U, 2007
• School nominee for Sunshine State Scholars</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP
• President of Science Engineering Communication Mathmatics Enhancement (SECME) and Science National Honors Society @ Leon High School, 12
Founder, 12
• Vice President of Mu Alpha Theta, 12
• Treasure of Business Professionals of America, 10
• Treasure of Future Business Leadership of America, 11—12
• President of Asian Culture Club, 11—12
Founder, 11
• Vice President of Karate Club @ FSU, 12</p>

<p>COLLEGE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE (VOLUNTARY)</p>

<p>Drinking Water Lab, Environmental Systems Engineering Institute, University of Central Florida
2005—2006
• Making solutions, preparing agar plates, growing bacteria, and counting bacteria</p>

<p>Brüschweiler Laboratory, Biochemistry Department, F.S.U
2007-present</p>

<p>Fall, 2007
• Advanced Placement English Literature
• Advanced Placement Macroeconomics
• Advanced Placement Spanish Language
• Florida Virtual School: Advanced Placement Computer Science A
• Florida Virtual School: Personal Fitness
• FSU Dual-enrollment: CHI 4503 Readings in Chinese History
• FSU Dual-enrollment: MAC 3313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III
• FSU Dual-enrollment: PHY 2049C General Physics B W/ Lab (for Engineering and Math Majors) (fall 200)
• FSU Dual-enrollment: STA 2171 Statistics For Biology Major
Spring 2007
• Advanced Placement English Literature
• Advanced Placement American Politics and Government
• Advanced Placement Spanish Language
• Florida Virtual School: Advanced Placement Computer Science A</p>

<p>I haven’t signed for the spring term courses at FSU yet, below is the courses I am planning to take:
• CHI5505: Modern Chinese Literature in Tradition
• CHM2210: Organic Chemistry
• HUN1201: Science of Nutrition
• MAP2302 Ordinary Differential Equation
• STA4321 Intro Math Statistics</p>

<p>again, THANK YOU !</p>

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<p>Everyone on these boards wants to go to those schools. I suggest doing a college search based on your own personal happiness than on someone's outdated concept of prestige.
That being said, in order to be competitive for some of the places you listed, you may need to raise your Reading and Bio scores.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your advise.</p>

<p>...I need financial aid. If I go to other schools, they won't provide much financial aid for international students, and even for those school, the scholarships are incredibly competitive. If i don't get into those schools listed, then i don't think I can get scholarships from any other schools either *sigh</p>

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<p>yea, i think i'm gonna retake SAT I, prob take SAT II physics as well...</p>

<p>but...I'm applying to this college match scholarship, and if i got matched either yale or princeton ,it would mean that i get into those schools w/ a full ride. but they just take SATs taken before or in Oct, which are the ones I have now. both applications are due nov 2....seems like i am not getting the scholarship</p>

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<p>You should look at smaller colleges. They can provide tons of financial aid, while still being strong schools. Those colleges that you are looking at...it's all a crapshoot. ^^;</p>

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<p>but...those financial aid are for ppl with SSN, i am international so i don't have a ssn</p>

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<p>even those dual-enrollment don't help???</p>

<p>*SIGH</p>

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<p>You are right, but not all small schools are like this. Soka U is an example of a school that treasures international applicants.</p>

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<p>.....i think i'm going to UF then ( if i get in, i don't think it's that competitive) since the bright future scholarship covers the full tuition for any public U in fl</p>