Please Chance me for Vassar Tufts (will chance back!)

<p>I am an International Student from Taiwan.
(I am not a pernament USresident. I have a Taiwanese Passport)
Throughout 11,12 grade, I was in Taiwan National Taichung First Senior High School.(class for gifted science students)
I am now in Washington State, working on my high-school completion in Edmonds Commuity College.(It counts as a high school diploma)</p>

<p>Interests:
Biochemistry (Though I was trained in Math and Physics in Taiwan)
International Relations (Work in UN or NGO and to speak for Taiwan)
Social Science (esp. Sociology, work in NGO)
I want to apply my science back ground, especially biology, into social content.
I really like Georgetown’s program for science in public interest. </p>

<p>Schools:
Reach: Duke Georgetown Rice (Amherst probably)
Average: Vassar Tufts
Base: Seattle U Occidental</p>

<p>My major concern is scholarship
I need full-scholarship to do my undergrad in the US
Loan or work studying would be ok</p>

<p>Academic Performance:
1. 3.8 GPA
2. Average grade: top 5% in my school
3. SAT1 around 1980 (10/10/2009)
Reading: around 610 Math:770 Writing: 570
Still waiting for the Dec result
Hopefully reading over 650 writing over 610
4. SAT2
Math2 800 Physics 800 Chemistry 800
5. TOEFL(IBT) 111
Reading 30 Listening28 Speaking24 Writing29</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Represented TCFSH for the Central Taiwan
Science Fair (A Physics project about Chladni patterns)</p></li>
<li><p>Admitted in Tsing Hua University Physics department cultivating project for High School Students</p></li>
<li><p>Taiwan Mathematic Region League Competition: Group Bronze medal</p></li>
<li><p>2nd in school English composition/ 5th in school English Speech contest
6th in school Chinese Speech</p></li>
</ol>

<p>5 Chief Coordinator of Class science-project presentation </p>

<p>(Throughout our 11 grade, every student has to complete a science project in universities. Besides presenting each of our science projects to 7 best classes for science-gifted students in Taiwan, we managed to combine self-produce films to entertain them. )</p>

<p>Camps:
(I have interests in biochemistry, social science, STS, international relations)
1. National Taiwan University Department of Electrical Engineering camp</p>

<ol>
<li><p>National Taiwan University Department of Sociology Camp</p></li>
<li><p>Science, Technology and Society camp(A camp held by Ministry of Education about STS)</p></li>
</ol>

<p>4.International Conference on Women Scientist (related to STS and women studies
about the restrictions Women faced in pursuing their interest in Science)</p>

<ol>
<li>Taipei Medical School camp</li>
</ol>

<p>Volunteering (I like playing with kids^^)</p>

<p>1.Volunteered in Hospital for caring senior citizens</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Simultaneous interpreter at church services for 1.5yr</p></li>
<li><p>Organized a summer camp for childrens in remoted area</p></li>
<li><p>Organized a Christmas party for childrens in Cancer Ward</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteered for the Red-cross and my church in the Morakot Typhoon post-reconstruction(This Typhoon strucked Taiwan heavily><)</p></li>
</ol>

<p>6.Volunteered for Mid Puget Sound (Fisheries and Environmental Enhancement Group)</p>

<h2>7. Help 2hr per week for the Office of Student Life in Edmonds Community College</h2>

<p>Duke - reach
GTown - reach
Rice - reach
Tufts - reach
vassar - match
Seattle - match</p>

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<p>Stats wise you aren’t as competitive as some of those other applicants in the country but idk about international. Your credentials and ecs are strong though so I would say that tufts is definitely probable if you show enough interest. Seattle should be an in and the others are reaches. Vassar might be easier to get into than some of the other top universities depending on what they are looking for.</p>

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<p>I have strong passion for Georgetown’s biology in public interest.
They have the programs that I want the most
but I dunno know that those who have prominent background favor georgetown
which means someone like me (family earn below40000US a year) has little chance</p>

<p>Tufts has great international relations
and also program on science in public interest</p>

<p>I don’t know whether I should take one of my reach schools out
and put Amherst in </p>

<h2>If shall get in, Amherst is not only need-blind but also meet full demonstrated need (Really tough though)</h2>

<p>Which reach schools would you suggest me to leave out?Georgetown?</p>

<p>What other college may I apply for average or base which has abundance financial aid for international students?</p>

<p>Colagate?</p>

<p>Thank you guys~</p>