<p>Please evaluate my chances at Colby. I would love your insight!</p>
<p>I’m a Canadian/Czech citizen living in the Czech Republic for the last fourteen years, attending an international school and taking the IB diploma program [I’m a junior]. Our school is really rigorous and there’s none of that grade fluffing stuff. I think there’s like one or two people with a 4.0 GPA - the rest are below.</p>
<p>9thth Grade: GPA 3.6 [blah - does it matter that much since it was early in high school?]</p>
<p>10th Grade: GPA 3.8</p>
<p>11th Grade:
- IB Higher Level 20th Century History A+
- IB Higher Level English A
- IB Higher Level Theatre Arts A+
- IB Math Studies II B+
- IB Biology A-
- IB German 4/5 B+
- GPA 3.8
* This is a grade in progress I’m looking for straight ends by the end of the year which I think is attainable if I work my butt off.</p>
<p>EC’S + Service
- piano [my tenth year]
- Varsity Girls Soccer (probably captain next year)
- acted in most of the school plays - large roles.
- MUN in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Czech lessons
- Habitat for Humanity Poland, about 30 hours
- I worked with a Czech human rights foundation last year
- currently planning a career fair for our high school</p>
<p>I haven’t taken the SAT’s yet, but here are my PSAT scores:</p>
<p>Verbal: 78
Math: 54 [I know, absolutely terrible but I’m studying crazy hard to get up to a minimum of 650 and ideally a 700]
Writing: 61 [I’m not sure why this was so low but it should be able to get it up]</p>
<p>Recommendations: should be excellent
Essay: I will make sure it’s nothing less than excellent</p>
<p>Other Schools I’m considering:
Brown
Amherst
Bowdoin
Bates
McGill
Queens</p>
<p>You're gonna have to bring your SATs up if you want to even consider any of the top caliber schools on your list... as you seem to realize already from your post. Otherwise, looks good.</p>
<p>Some schools you might also want to consider</p>
<p>Darmouth - little bit of a reach but similar to Brown I would say</p>
<p>WilliamsColby, Conn College, Vassar, Haverford, Swarthmore - some more of a reach than others (Williams, Vassar, Haverford, Swarthmore), but similar to the small schools you're looking at.</p>
<p>Do you definitely want to go to school in the Northeast, or are you open to going other places?</p>
<p>I would suggest some of the Claremont Colleges if you're looking at small liberal arts colleges.</p>
<p>What do you plan to study? Math needs to be brought up to 630. With more info. we can suggest appropriate schools to consider. Canadian Universities may require a minimum 1300 combined math and critical reading score. Several years ago this was a threshhold requirement for U.S. students applying to Canadian Universities; it probably does not apply to Canadian citizens. Regardless, your PSAT scores equate to a 1320 and I am not sure as to whether or not this is still a requirement. Brown may be slightly more difficult for a female applicant, but Brown likes international students. The question remains as to your intended course of study because with, for example, a low math score engineering is not a realistic option. All of the schools on your list are top rated schools with highly competitive admissions-your best bet may be McGill.</p>
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but Brown likes international students
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Do you have any hard data to back this up? At most top schools, the international admission rate is half (or less) of the overall admission rate, and I don't see a reason why that should not hold true for Brown.
At the very very best, you might say "Brown likes international students who don't apply for fin aid", but even those are most likely in a more competitive applicant pool than their American counterparts.</p>
<p>Brown's admission office is my source. Brown accepted 10% of int'l applicants last year vs. 14% overall according to Brown's admissions folks. The IB degree will help in the international applicant pool. The admissions person with whom I spoke literally said that "Brown likes international applicants". I do not know how int'l status affects financial aid.</p>
<p>What really helps in the international admission pool is not being Asian.
I don't think that the IB makes that much of a difference because many national curriculums are very similar to the IB program. It just makes it easier to compare credentials directly without wondering what math courses one actually took when an applicant's transcript only says "mathematics".</p>
<p>Barium: Just how familiar are you with Brown? Brown definitely does not discriminate against Asian applicants!</p>
<p>No college "discriminates" against Asian applicants, but if one third of all international applicants are from just two or three countries, go figure those guys' chances.</p>
<p>I'm planning to study history. So what do you think my SAT goal scores should be? 2100?</p>
<p>And yes, I'm looking at schools in the Northeast. Thanks to the suggestion a few posts above I've been looking at Dartmouth too. It seems great but a completely different atmosphere from Brown - is it harder or easier to get in there compared to Brown? </p>
<p>Lol, no i'm not an asian female.</p>
<p>Your stats are fine for many of the schools on the list, your SATs will need to be higher, but schools like Brown and Dartmouth are definitely big reaches. Brown is marginally tougher to get into than Dartmouth. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice momofdd! I'm certain that my SAT scores will show improvement from my PSAT's but what else do you think needs to improved to make Brown a reach vs. a big reach? Do you think you could specify which schools my stats more or less match [with improved SAT scores in mind :) ] </p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Hi- what are my chances?</p>
<p>Female junior in a somewhat prestigious public NY school
GPA: On 100 pt scale: 95-97 UW, probably 98-99 W (my school doesn't do a 4.0 scale), likely will be top 10%
APs: 5 on WHAP, currently taking APUSH, Euro, and English language- should get 4-5 on all, next year taking Gov, Environmental, Stats, and English lit.<br>
SATs: 630 cr, 680 m, 620 w, (1930- eeek!) I took them without any preparation and am taking them again with a tutor over the summer, so I should get around a 2100
ECs/ recognition: Biology award (9th), Literary magazine (9th), Key club (9-10th), Science Olympiad (11th), Volunteer in drama pit orchestra (9-11th), 4 honor societies, 5 All-County band/orchestra selections on bassoon/bass clarinet, Hofstra University Summer Science Research program- biology research (10th, doing it again this summer), babysitter, tutor
Hook: Does Colby need a bassoonist?</p>
<p>Suggestions on what to work on or other LACs in the Northeast I might like would be much appreciated!</p>
<p>3.8 gpa
act scores. 29 28 25 23
hardest classes offered for the most part
tri-varsity athlete, however not top, but reasonable recruit for at least 2 sports
very good interview
assume I will write a decent essay
excellent reccs.
sophomore mathematics prize winner
i run a business, great responsibility
academic tutor
possible letter from respectable colby alumnus</p>
<p>chances?
thnx</p>
<p>utd10:</p>
<p>Have you contacted the coaches in your sport? They can be helpful with admissions</p>
<p>yes, i have but i realize right now my act scores might be low</p>
<p>What did the coaches say about your ACT scores? They can give you a sense if you are "in range"</p>
<p>Also depending on the sport, the coach may have "tips" with admissions--you can ask the coach if he/she was willing to use one on you</p>
<p>well, no they hav not, but i have a long list of extracurriculars besides the ones i hav mentioned, i also plan to apply there early decision,</p>