Please chance me for Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Williams, Cornell, and Amherst

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m an international student from Peru seeking financial aid. I know all of these schools are a reach for anyone, especially if you are an international student. I will be applying to these schools this year (Princeton REA).

New SAT: 1510 (740 RW & 770 M)
SAT 2: 760 (Math level 2) & 770 (Literature)
IB Predicted: 42 - English A LaL (HL), Spanish A Lit (HL), Maths (SL), Business Management (HL), ITGS (SL), ESS (SL)
TOEFL: 110/120
G.P.A.: 18.5/20 (Peru’s grading is out of 20 and anyhting above a 17 is considered great when compared internationally)
Top decile
Rank: 3/84

ECs:

  • Contributed to a large economics investigation at recognized Peruvian university (USIL) by writing a research paper.
  • Chosen by teachers to be Head Boy (my school has British curriculum)
  • President & Co-founder of Student Council
  • President & Co-founder of the "Economy Club" at my school
  • Attended the Latin American Heads Conference "Innovation Lab" in Brazil and met with school leaders from all Latin America
  • Competitive rowing (2014-16), 3rd place nationally in 2015 and participated in international competition
  • Member of church group that does monthly volunteering in the poor outskirts of Lima (Peru's capital)

Essays: Phenomenal
LoR: Glowing (one was from the Head of Senior School)

Religion: Roman Catholic
Ethnicity: White, Latino
Seeking financial aid
Hooks: I’m not sure lol.
Income bracket: 50,000 - 60,000
Intended major: Economics

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Strong profile. It’s pretty much useless to chance for those schools, though. I’m hesitant to believe that your essays are, in your unbiased opinion, phenomenal – especially if English is your second language (although you appear to have a good grasp on it).

I’m not sure if international students can be recruited, but you seem like a pretty good rower. Maybe try contacting schools about it.

And, as you already know, it will be very difficult to get into top schools as an international applicant. Nonetheless, I wish you good luck!

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Princeton is need-blind FA for international students, though I’m not sure for your other schools (esp. Stanford and Williams) so make sure you get that checked.

Though your SAT won’t exclude you from consideration, it’s a bit low (hesitant to say so, actually :D), considering a 1510’s comparable to 2250 – and for international applicants, the bar is set far higher especially for your schools (you want to firmly be above the 50 percentile; 75th if possible).

Ultimately, you have a strong profile and have a decent shot (as most other applicants) to your schools. However, unless your essays are “phenomenal” (PM me if you want me to take a quick look over!), it’s still a long-shot.

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Princeton, Yale, Harvard and Amherst are needblind for internationals, the rest are not @theivyman111