<p>Hey CCs, I'm applying as a 2014 undergraduate freshman and I really would appreciate some advice on my chances of being accepted.
Here are my stats, but first of all I must say that I'm applying as an international Canadian applicant (ethnicity: Chinese) living in the US for 12 years now (bad economy, really hard for us to get a greencard).</p>
<p>Dartmouth
Uchicago
McGill
UToronto
Wake Forest
Cornell
Fordham
Rice
Brown
Columbia
UPenn</p>
<p>SAT 1: 2280
ACT: 34
SAT II: Math II 800, Chemistry 800, Literature (just took, felt I did okay, not amazing)
Rank: (school does not rank) but I'm in top 3% out of 400 (public, very competitive)
GPA: weighted 4.39
EC: VP of SNHS, Treasurer SNHS, Captain of Varsity team for two years, Science Bowl, etc.
Volunteer: a little less than 200 hours for local elementary tutoring and olympiad tutoring
Awards: nothing major, a bunch of pretty normal ones in AP, academics, and athletics.
Essays: pretty good (showed my inventiveness and passion)
Both teach. recs: very very good (I love my teachers and they love me)
Peer rec: great (awesome friend)
Coach rec: good
Counselor rec: very generic probably</p>
<p>What I worry most is the fact that I'm an international Canadian student that applied for financial aid...I've been here for 12 years, paid SO MUCH taxes, and volunteered for my community SO MUCH (wayy more than 200 hours, but very scattered so not included).</p>
<p>I appreciate ALL YOUR OPINIONS!
Thanks a lot and I hope you will succeed at your college!</p>
<p>SAT scores are really competitive
however McGill n UToronto really look at your school academic records which are really decent
u stand a good chance in all schools except the ivy schools u have mentioned cuz most of them are reaches for almost everyone
But then make sure you see whether u should submit your ACT or SAT score to any particular college as your ACT score looks much better on an application than ur SAT Score
All The Best :)</p>
<p>It’s really good although I think you need to have a EC that makes you stand out. When applying to those kinds of colleges, they get a lot of applicants who are leaders of clubs and do well on SATs. You need something that stands out. </p>
<p>Yeah, I do have an EC that I think really stands out, except I didn’t put it on here because it’s probably so unique, if one of my friend reads it, he or she will know it’s me</p>
<p>Well as a Canadian your tuition rates for your undergraduate degree will be less than $8000 per year at either McGill or Toronto, so if I were in your situation they would be at the top of my list based on price alone. Furthermore they are both well known in both academia and industry in the US, particularly McGill.</p>
<p>Thanks NamelesSTatistic! Yea, they are super cheap compared to US schools and have really good education…just growing up here for SO LONG, I want to go to school here!</p>
<p>I just hope my citizenship won’t affect my acceptance rate too harshly…</p>
<p>Do you plan on going on to graduate school or professional school after undergrad? If so then the two most important things you need to do is get good grades and make sure you are able to afford school after your undergrad. Even if you plan on going into the workforce immediately after you graduate, don’t underestimate how valuable it is to graduate with minimal debt.</p>
<p>You have a great gpa and solid test scores so your best bet for the US schools is to see which ones accept you and give you a good amount of aid. Fortunately many of the ivy schools are actually pretty generous with financial aid, even for internationals, so they wont necessarily break your bank, if you get accepted. Still for me at least since none of the schools on your list all range from very good to elite, price and “fit” would be the driving factors for me.</p>