Not a chance thread: PLEASE Suggest me a school to apply early to. No, I'm serious!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know the first reaction, you Should only apply early to a school you'll truly be happy at. No! Being an International, I have NO way of visiting schools and seeing which is a better fit. Having born the brunt of selection yester-year and failing to get into a single school, this is my profile as it should look after a gap year. I am, of course, applying for the class of 2013.</p>

<p>Suggest me a good school to apply early to. I want it to be as, ahem, good as possible, giving a significant amount in aid to intls, and one that I will have a realistic chance at getting in without it being too easy (something like WUSTL, but it wait listed and then booted me last year, so...)</p>

<p>This is how my profile looks like. I am an international from Pakistan. You know the drill, see it, and suggest a match/reach school to apply early to. Believe me, I can be happy everywhere :D</p>

<p>STATS PROFILE AFTER GAP YEAR</p>

<p>Academic:</p>

<p>-> GPA = don’t know. It’s mostly A’s with a few B’s, so it’ll be like 3.9 I guess. School doesn’t calculate one.
-> School type: Highly Selective private, arguably the most academically competitive in Pakistan.
-> O Level 9 A’s
-> A Level 6 A’s (Taking Further Math as a 7th A level this year)
-> SAT Reasoning 2150 (Should be up to 2250 this October)
-> SAT Subjects 2400 (Physics, Chemistry, Math IIC)
-> TOEFL PBT 653/677
-> 2 School based Math Whiz Prizes
-> 17 Subject Certificates given to highest achiever in each school exam
-> Gold Award given to best three students of the school
-> 6 Medals for achieving highest in O level exams- school based</p>

<p>Non-Academic:</p>

<p>-> Volunteer work at Orangi Pilot Project. Over 1000 hours over 4 years in slum development, fund raising, organizing construction.
-> Senior Member of Pakistan Stammering Association- Organizing a conference on stuttering-first of its kind in Pakistan- in November 2008. Regular contributor in weekly meetings.
-> School Mathematics Society- Vice President, Quiz Organizer, Magazine Editor
-> School Computer Society- General Secretary, Gaming Tournaments Organizer
-> School Annual Newsletter Editor
-> Member of Student Government Body: School Prefect
-> Paid Internship at Citibank 1.5 Months
-> Internship at The News 3 Months (Part time)
-> Internship at Karachi Stock Exchange 4 Months
-> Paid Internship at Barclays Bank 3 Months
-> Casual Squash player
-> Learning French </p>

<p>Further Gap-Year Activity: (December to July)</p>

<p>-> Some time in UK, interviews arranged with some colleges.
-> Internship with Geo News TV 4 months
-> Internship with Spider IT magazine- Editor 3 months (Part time)
-> Continuing volunteer work at the Orangi Pilot Project. Compiling analytical report on slum issues yet unresolved and lack of support by the goverment as a project.
-> Volunteer at SIUT Hospital- 200 hours
-> Giving Further Mathematics as an additional A Level
-> Solidifying knowledge of French
-> Travel with OPP to compile report on conditions prevalent in Interior Pakistan rural areas.
-> Tour of Pakistan- Trekking, Mountaineering etc.
-> I will compile a list of a few books that I read in the gap year that I really liked. And probably devote an essay to them.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot for reading this. Now please select a school for me.</p>

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<p>Wow.. Umm.. A local community college might be good =&lt;/p>

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<p>I presume you will need financial aid–and I presume that your GPA scores are up from last year.</p>

<p>Based upon this, I would apply EA to Brown or Penn (probably Brown). Also, reapplying to WUSL again might make sense if the application has changed significantly enough.</p>

<p>Lastly, consider Rice University in Houston, Texas.</p>

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<p>Two suggestions? :(</p>

<p>I thought this’d be easier than chancing.</p>

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<p>Its hard when we don’t know what kind of college or university you would prefer.</p>

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<p>You might have more luck in the College Search & Selection forum. People tend to avoid Chances.</p>

<p>As an international needing FA, your safe ED options are extremely limited. Look at top schools that are both need-blind and meets-full-need for intl’s, then research them and pick one that you like best (and that has ED, obviously). Schools like WUSTL are more reasonable high matches, but it will be difficult to get in as an international and if your aid package is unaffordable, you’re screwed.</p>

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<p>@ amciw: id just like a place that has a good reputation, and an excellent education eg. Dartmouth. It is one of the few places need blind for intls, although i have doubts that it might be too good for me to make it.</p>

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<p>iono much about ivy league schools, are u shooting for those types of schools? u can try california schools =) go uc berkeley =) but i guess im biased =p but then again uc berkeley is the best public university in the world</p>