Please, chance international. I'm new on this forum.

<p>Hey, I’m an international student who is looking to apply for fall 2008. I will to apply to 12-15 schools with acceptance rate 20-50% of applicants and, of course, I need financial aid. Maximum I can invest in my education is 15000 a year. Intended major is marketing (in schools that don't offer it I would consider management or international business), I would also consider liberal arts colleges (economics). </p>

<p>Schools:
Adelphi University<br>
Washington and Lee University
Grove City College<br>
Vassar College<br>
James Madison University<br>
Trinity College<br>
Quinnipiac University<br>
St. Lawrence University
Temple University<br>
St. John's University, NY
University of New Hampshire<br>
Lafayette College
CCNY<br>
Gettysburg College
University of Richmond<br>
Dickinson College
Villanova University<br>
Bryn Mawr College</p>

<p>Country: Russia
Sex: Female</p>

<p>School Type: Public, in my country they are all the same.
Class Rank: school doesn't rank
GPA – 3.5</p>

<p>SAT - 2130 Math (800) CR (650) Writing (700)
SAT II – US History: 790
SAT II – Math level 1: 790
SAT II – planning to take, aiming for +750</p>

<p>Course load: all students take the same classes, there are no AP or Honors.</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular: there were no clubs at school, most of EC were outside of school.</p>

<ul>
<li>Contemporary dance (1st - 11th grade). It was my biggest passion... we had rehearsals 4-5 times a week, 3 hour a day and won a couple of awards locally.</li>
<li>Acting (3-11th grade), played in numerous theatrical performances, commercials, was invited to local talent agency. After that did a few voice overs and hosted a little show on local TV.
-Created my own web-design studio in 11th grade (have portfolio) that brought me quite good profit (for a kid in my country)</li>
<li>Dance teacher assistant (school) in preparing kids for different kind of events that required dancing.
-Vise-President (10th grad); President (11th grade)
-School newspaper, was responsible for design
-Tutored kids in different subjects for last 4 years.</li>
</ul>

<p>Volunteering: volunteered in local library and children's home (about 100 hours)</p>

<p>Working experience: for last 3 years during my summer vacations I have been working in local night club. It was amazing time, but at the same time extremely difficult since I worked 17 hours a day 3 days in a raw, then 2 days off and all over again.</p>

<p>Do I have chance in any of these universities taking into consideration that I need fin aid? Moreover, I'm 20 y.o. now, by next fall I'll be 21, but there is an explanation for such a late start.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

<p>I'm not really an expert on the colleges that you've listed, but I think that you have great ECs and an awesome SAT score. If you're sure that you can demonstrate financial need and that you can explain your late start, I would bet on getting into most of the colleges on your list.</p>

<p>Which is your top choice?</p>

<p>Faelivrin, thank you for response, I hope you are right :-)</p>

<p>From this list preferred colleges would be those that offer marketing major and top choices are</p>

<p>Villanova University
Quinnipiac University
James Madison University</p>

<p>Of course, my main problem is need for financial aid. </p>

<p>I also wanted to ask whether I'll have a little advantage because there are very few Russian international students comparing with students from some other countries.</p>

<p>Colleges love to brag and say they have international students and Russia isn't one of the most represented, to my knowledge, and you have great scores, so I think you should be fine. You have a good mix of reaches, matches, and safeties also. Good Luck in the application process.</p>

<p>Thank you spirit892</p>