<p>I am a student who comes from a small country in the middle east(population of 4million).can anyone tell me my chances?
SAT SCORES: 650math 570 reading 530 writing .1220/1750(october) expecting a 690math 580 reading 550 writing in november(1270/1820) SAT2 FRENCH 770.i was told not to focus on the writing. i want to apply to : umich ucsd ucla ucb bu northeastern(i know I'm only aiming for top colleges) my average is about 14/20 which is pretty good for the french system(doing the french baccalaureate)my school is very competitive(1st in the country)i speak 4 languages if that helps too. my classes are very rigorous, im doing economics sociology history frenchliterature arabic english math philosophy.i plan to major in economics. i scored a 7 overall on the ielts (7 in each section). i know that my sat scores arent mind blowing but i didnt really know what the SAT was untill a couple of months ago , so i had no time to study properly for it.I dont need financial aid. My essays recommendations are amazing(what the teachers told me), my EC's are pretty good too. Can anyone tell me realistically what my chances are?Will chance back!</p>
<p>Never write “14/20” as it means something totally different on the American scale.
Your 14 is an A+ average and your school being ranked # 1 in your country will help. If you’re full pay, you have a shot at BU and Northeastern, everything else is difficult to predict because you have excellent grades, a very good IELTS score, but numerical admissions will have to weight your SAT score Vs. the fact you’re full pay. I would imagine one of the 4 (Umich, UCSD, UCLA, UCB) will admit you but it’s far from certain.
Are you really only applying to these 6 schools?</p>
<p>Yes… In the worst case I dont get accepted to one of these colleges I will go to a local college in my country which is not that bad…</p>
<p>Ok then if you have a safety at home, you’re fine, you can just keep your fingers crossed (for good luck). Do let us know what happens once you have your results!</p>
<p>Sure will keep you posted! Hoping for the best.</p>
<p>If you are only aiming for top colleges, then get rid of UCSD. The only good UCs are Berkeley and LA</p>
<p>httr21: clearly you know A LOT about UC’s, selectivity, rankings, etc. 
Or perhaps you can explain to OP what makes “a good UC” vs. a school s/he shouldn’t apply to. In that case what school should OP replace UCSD with? U San Diego?
Unless you’re being sarcastic (but typically only senior members do sarcasm when an applicant seems to select only reach schools - and here clearly OP has a safety so we’re not in the same context.)</p>
<p>It was a joke… ;)</p>
<p>got into northeastern :)</p>
<p>into bu and ucsd too</p>
<p>Nice congrats! </p>
<p>and uc berkeley</p>