Please chance an international applicant

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>I am a rising senior who attends a Canadian public school. </p>

<p>I plan on majoring in Political Science. </p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (92% high school average so far)</p>

<p>Academic Rigor: I take 4 of 6 AP courses offered at my school - Math (Adv. Functions & I plan on taking Calculus & Vectors next year), English (Literature & Composition), Biology, Economics ** All of these courses I plan on taking next year</p>

<p>SAT scores:</p>

<p>Critical Reading - 770
Math - 730
Writing - 800</p>

<p>SAT II scores:</p>

<p>Biology - 780
Math II - 800
Literature - 750</p>

<p>•Political staff writer for high school newspaper
•Mentor/Prefect – peer advising; peer leader; freshman orientation program
•Founder/president of community service club/student organization – human rights awareness for youth
•Class president on student government
•Co-President & founder of school’s Model United Nations team
•Editor-in-chief of yearbook committee
•Co-President of DECA
•School advisory council – Student Representative
•Chair/councilor of city youth council
•Special Needs children’s ministry – church community service & volunteer work
•Captain/Coordinator of provincial Model Parliament school team
•Worked as a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons to children; taught first aid & CPR (summer jobs)
•City council work; re-election campaign worker for political race
•Executive on region's Presidents’ Council
•Member of debate union
•Founder & Co-President of Politics Club </p>

<p>I'm working on my essays right now, and I have a unique passion that I believe will stand out and truly show who I am as a person. I plan on getting a recommendation letter from my history teacher who knows me personally beyond my work as a student. My other letter will probably come from my AP English teacher, as I got the highest mark in her class. In addition, I believe the LOR from my guidance counselor and principal will be nothing short of stellar.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I do not have any significant honors/awards. I have A LOT of school awards, but no academic awards beyond school. I know this isn't an excuse, but there are very few academic extracurricular opportunities in Canada in comparison to the States.</p>

<p>Please chance me for: </p>

<p>Johns Hopkins - early decision
Cornell
NYU
UMich
UC-Berkeley
UCLA
UPenn
Northwestern
Duke </p>

<p>As an international applicant, the competition will be more rigorous, but I would like to know how you guys think I will fare.</p>

<p>Thank you for your time!</p>

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<p>JHU ED: Match/High match
Cornell: Reach
NYU: Low match
UMI: Match (can you pay full-freight?)
Berkeley: Match (can you pay full-freight to an UC?)
UCLA: Match
UPenn: Reach
NWU: Reach
Duke: Reach</p>

<p>So I assume your safeties are at home…</p>

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<p>Catria, I will not be applying for financial aid at all, which I hear is a major advantage to international applicants. Also, I will be applying EA to UMich.
There really are no safeties for international applicants. A lot of factors can be detrimental to your chances. Although from a previous thread, NYU was a safety for me… Other than that I’m left with Canadian schools</p>

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<p>I hear JHU has a very high acceptance rate for ED. Is this also true for international applicants? Also, how high of a reach is Cornell for me - a low reach? I know that Penn, NWU, and Duke are practically reaches for everyone, but will I be a competitive applicant for them?</p>

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<p>For Berkeley, will being an international applicant hurt my chances significantly despite the fact I will pay full?</p>

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<p>I know Cornell is a lower reach than NWU, UPenn or Duke but it’s still a reach. As far as Berkeley is concerned, if you pay full-freight, residency status doesn’t matter.</p>

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<p>Anybody else? Bump</p>