PLEASE chance me at ivyleague, MIT, Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hi ppl. im an asian junior(female) from NJ...
im an immigrant..came to the U.S. two years ago in my sophomore year</p>

<p>GPA: 4.8
rank: im not so sure, but probably 2nd or 3rd in the class (total 160)
SAT: taking it this June, expecting to get about 2100-2200?
SAT IIs: Math 2c(800), Bio(740), going to take US history, chinese(im korean btw), and physics this fall
AP:
11th grade: ap calc ab(im the only junior in the class), ap stats
12th grade: ap bio, ap english lit, ap physics, ap euro history</p>

<p>courses:</p>

<p>freshman</p>

<p>i was in korea, so it doesn't really count
my counselor put every class in regular courses lol
wth...so my gpa is as low as 3.6 </p>

<p>sophomore: 4.3</p>

<p>Honors english II
Honors Bio II
Honors Pre-calc
US History
Spanish II</p>

<p>Junior: 4.8</p>

<p>Honors English III
Honors Chemistry
AP Calculus ab
Ap Stats
Honors Spanish III
US History II
electives, gym,</p>

<p>Senior(next year):</p>

<p>AP English Lit
AP Euro History
AP Calculus bc (I'm gonna hv to study on my own, my school doesn't hv it)
AP Biology
AP Physics b
electives, gym,</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>-Founder and President of the Classical Guitar Club
-Academic Honor Society, president
-2005 Asia-Pacific Economic Conference Essay Contest 2nd place
-Amnesty International
-Student Forum Squad, manager/editor
-Honor Roll (High Honors, All A's)
-FIRST robotics team, computer animation/3d captain-
animation came in 2nd place in the regionals, it was our first year
-Academic Decathlon- four medals in total, two of them being gold
-New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences Finalist
-Select Choir, Pianist for the School Choir
-Invited to attend the National Youth Leadershp Forum in Medicine
-Pianist for the school choir
-Nominated for Tomorrow25 International Leadership Program hosted by the Time Magazine
-Bergen County Math League, NJ Math League- merit award
-Volunteer: tutoring, korean community, blahblahblah- app.300 hours
-volunteer commended from the New Jersey Legislature
-Seton Hall University Math Competition
-Junior Varsity Basketball
-Rowan University Summer Institute in Materials Science
-School nominee for Bergen County Junior Commission on the Status of Women</p>

<p>extras:
i hv lived abroad in my younger years, so im multilingual..
my family is financially struggling, so without tuition reduction/scholarship I basically can't attend any college in America
(i have no citizenship/permanent residency)</p>

<p>im looking forward to majoring in either engineering or finance...</p>

<p>this fall im gonna apply to wherever I can:</p>

<p>ivyleague schools(i wanna go to princeton very much), MIT, Stanford, Cooper Union?
im also thinking about liberal arts colleges
..amherst, williams, grinnell, middlebury..?</p>

<p>plzzz chance me!!!</p>

<p>also, could u plz recommend me other colleges/university?</p>

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<p>I don't think you have a chance. You say you're not a citizen or permanent resident, so you'll have to apply as an international student, and that pool's a lot tougher. Also, most Ivy Leagues are need-blind for US, but not international, students. Therefore, because you say you can't go without scholarship, I don't think you'll get in. Finally, a 2100-2200 is only average for the Ivies you're looking at. High reach for all Ivies.</p>

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<p>Your GPA and ECs are strong. You haven't taken the SAT yet, so I don't think you can really accurately predict what you will get. If you do end up getting the scores you predicted, you will still only be middle-of-the-road for Ivy Leagues. Like Darcy said, you will have an even tougher time getting in since you're not a US citizen, and if you desperately need financial aid, you're going to have an even tougher time. Most of the Ivies run about $50,000/year, and don't really hand out financial aid. </p>

<p>Although attending an Ivy seems like the "American dream", you can get a comparable education at a less-expensive school. I would advise trying a tool like Princeton Review's Counselor-O-Matic (type it into google) that will show you some different options for your education.</p>

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<p>ITA with everything that's been said. I think you're going to have to be more realistic. There are many, many schools where you can go and get a good education...one that you can afford!</p>