<p>Well, I think you have a great chance, swoop. </p>
<p>I don't think you should the the SATs again but its your choice. The difference betwen 2300 and 2350 is not much.</p>
<p>Other than MIT, you seem to have a good chance everywhere, especially Stanford, considering your high school is relatively close to it. The reason, I don't see you getting into MIT is that other than your senior schedule, your math/science interest is not apparent.</p>
<p>so I'm guessing legacy doesn't do much for MIT then?</p>
<p>bump for the last question?</p>
<p>Most people say that Legacy doesnt counts for much at MIT and Stanford... You look strong though.</p>
<p>crap.. also, is brown a good choice for economics and international relations??</p>
<p>I'll be honest. I think you're aiming very high. There are a ton of Asian kids with 800 math and math/science interest applying to your list. Without something to really set you apart schools like Yale and Stanford will be very tough. MIT is it's own world so it will depend if your teaches say you are truly a prodogy or not. I saw many kids who read like you shockingly get rejected from Chichago this year too.</p>
<p>I would add some "lower" ivies and some top LACs to your list. I would also try to up the CR score as it's below the 50th percentile for top schools. Good luck!</p>
<p>Wow...you're awesome! I am guessing that you're definitely into Stanford (although there are rumors that you need a 4.0 unless you've got a hook...)
But you're in MIT for sure
Prez. of model un - that's amazing...i tried in my school to get it, but i didn't, but it looks great!</p>
<p>Brown has a strong IR program - not sure about econ</p>
<p>in my opinion the lower ivies (cornell, duke, Penn, Wharton) are just as good as cal</p>
<p>And my precalc teacher definitely thinks I'm a prodigy and my Chinese teacher definitely since I am Indian..</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>oh boy.. that last post seemed kinda arrogant. my bad :(</p>
<p>what i mean is that my precalc teacher knows i'm very strong in the class since i participate the most in class discussions and i always have outside knowledge about the material (since i have already done physics) </p>
<p>in my chinese class i have the highest grade and i am the only non-native speaker in the class... although the rest of the students are sophomores this year, but I'm going to skip chinese 5 to go into ap and then i will be with all seniors</p>
<p>and i'm really worried because i'm not sure if 710 is a good score for CR..</p>
<p>I dont think Wharton is a lower ivy...you would be amazed how hard it can be to make wharton. I wouldnt underestimate it</p>
<p>710 is enough in my opinion. I made it pretty far with a 690 whilst being an international applicant.</p>
<p>really? i'm guessing you got into wharton? and plus you are probably from a country whose primary language isn't english so that really sucks for me!</p>
<p>Dude. Wharton is like...Hahvahd for Business. Really competitive to get into.</p>
<p>But anyway, I'm so bitter when qualified people don't apply to Dartmouth. =P</p>
<p>yeah i agree with the analogy. Wharton has been the top business school for a while now, and its very very hard to get into. Upenns other schools on the other hand are not. I m from australia, i just suck at Critical Reading...hahaha</p>
<p>Okay you guys have convinced me :)</p>
<p>Here's the new list by preference:</p>
<p>Stanford
Harvard
MIT (my father went to Sloan)
Princeton
Yale
Columbia
CalTech
UPenn (Wharton)
UChicago
Oxford
LSE
Cornell
Cal
LA
SD</p>
<p>Remember this isn't difficulty.. I know that Oxford is "harder" than Chicago! :)</p>
<p>And btw, no one with 4.3+ and 2250+ has been rejected from Chicago in my school's history. I've confirmed this with naviance.. Hopefully I don't stop this trend :)</p>
<p>UPDATE: I am not going to Ghana now.. I am actually going to Panama with my district's Interact club</p>
<p>(edit: i forgot to introduce myself. i'm applying to newnham college cambridge for classics, deferred entry for fall 2010. i am in regular contact with students and fellows at oxford, cambridge, edinburgh, and the london school of oriental and african studies.)</p>
<p>i would seriously reconsider applying to oxbridge and the lse unless you have about 200k lying around to spend on college tuition. there are a number of things which you should know.</p>
<p>-oxbridge and the lse, as public universities, do not give financial aid of any kind to students from outside the e.u. this means you will pay the entire tuition and housing bill, which (in total) will be about the same as an american university. (even though the program is usually a year shorter, housing is much more expensive in the uk, and there are many extra fees for international students. you will also need to pay significant fees for your visa and plane tickets.)</p>
<p>-you will need to appear for at least one interview, in person, in the uk. at least for cambridge, this will be in early december. there are essentially only 3 determinants of your admission: your sat/ap test scores from the previous year, your interview, and your ap test scores after an "offer" is made. the interview for ppe (oxford) and sps (cambridge) consists of (1) an aptitude test like the sat i, called the tsa (thinking skills assessment) and (2) an interview with two to three faculty members for your course. they will ask you academic questions about your course and personal questions about your reasons for choosing that course.</p>
<p>-they will not consider your ec's. admission to english universities is based solely on academic qualifications: grades, test scores, and interview. in this respect your grades will help you, as will your test scores. however, your choice of courses puts you at a significant disadvantage. as you know, english universities accept you to a course of study, not to a college or school. (i.e., suppose trinity college oxford accepts you to ppe. you have not been accepted by oxford university; you have been accepted by the faculty of ppe and of trinity college.) your transcript and other credentials need to show an intense focus on that area of study for you even to be considered. realize that almost all americans who take ba degrees in the uk are taking them as graduate degrees. if you go to an english school, it means you are going to graduate school.</p>
<p>-you must take at least 3 ap tests and your acceptance will be conditional on your scores. when your oxbridge college or the faculty of your course at lse makes you an offer of admission, it will almost certainly be conditional on you achieving set grades on 3 to 4 ap tests, usually 4 5's. if you do not make these grades, you will not be able to enroll at the school.</p>
<p>double post, deleted second</p>
<p>don't let all the scary information scare you off oxbridge, though. it would be nice if more americans applied!
-first of all, my american high school has had several people go off to oxford straight after senior year, as do quite a few other americans who haven't yet been to college (including myself for next year)
-second, for oxford, though not cambridge, you can interview in america. yay!
-finally, it's very possible to get an unconditional acceptance from america--more so than from the UK, maybe-- IF you take a lot of APs junior year, like i mentioned before. take 4, 5, or 6 exams, and if you do well, there won't be any conditions on your app (if you've also done well on the SAT, etc).
-if you do the math, it costs less than four years at HYP. so why not?
good luck!!</p>