Please chance me! I'll chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First of all, I am an International student who lives in Stockholm, Sweden and finished high school in 2012. I applied last year as well to 6 colleges but got rejected by all but Vassar College where I was waitlisted. I aimed too high and I realize that now. Please warn me if I might be in over my head this time around as well!</p>

<p>SAT I - M: 790, CR: 610, W: 600, Total: 2000</p>

<p>It is not the best scores, but I study English as a second language and I am rather happy about these scores anyway. 2000 sounds better than 1990, so I was perhaps a bit lucky!</p>

<p>TOEFL: 109/120 (Writing: 27(/30), Reading: 27, Speaking: 27 and Listening: 28)</p>

<p>Strengths:
I have a 3.9 GPA from one of the top 5 high schools in Sweden, but sadly there is no official ranking of schools here so I hope my counselor conveys this as well as he can.</p>

<p>Teacher recommendations are great (at least one of them is). (the teachers always appreciate my enthusiasm and my ability to ask good questions in class)</p>

<p>I help out a lot in my family company as well as home, which makes it hard for me to find time for other extra curricular activities. </p>

<p>Played saxophone since third grade and this summer I played at a music festival where Robyn and other famous Swedish artists performed. I wrote this adventure in my common app essay. I edited it from good to great, so I see my essay as a strength.</p>

<p>Flaws in application:
I am applying for a lot of financial aid.
Not that great ECs (like most other Swedes)</p>

<p>List of colleges I will apply to:
Gettysburg College
Dickinson College
Franklin and Marshall College
Depauw Uinversity
St. Lawrence University</p>

<p>Now, what are my chances based on the information I have given you in your opinion? Please motivate your answer!</p>

<p>Thanks in advance! I will chance back.</p>

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<p>You’ll probably get into at least 1 of those. Being an international that requires aid REALLY hurts your chances. St. Lawrence is the only one I have some knowledge about, and you’re probably a lowish reach, depending on how much aid you need. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance me?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chance. Chanced you back!</p>

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<p>those are pretty reachable schools- good luck</p>

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<p>Thanks oohtobeagooner, I hope you are correct!</p>

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<p>Those are definitely reachable schools. :)</p>

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<p>I think all those schools are matches based on you sat/gpa. Im not sure how much financial aid effects chances for international applicants, but I think you will get into most of those. Im applying to Dickinson too :). Best of luck!</p>

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<p>SwedishChris: I happen to live in the region near Gettysburg and Franklin and Marshall, and I happen to know that both schools do not have a huge International Student population. They are both located in rural parts of Pennsylvania, which doesn’t generally attract a lot of diverse applicants or international attention. So I would think that being an international applicant would actually HELP you to stand out at both of those schools, in spite of the need for aid. Your SAT scores would be on par, as well. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>your stats looks really good! i would say you have a great chance at em! good luck :slight_smile:
chance me??</p>

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<p>Thanks everybody, I had no idea I would get this good feedback, so I will blame you guys if I don’t get in! haha, jk. Will chance you back now!</p>

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<p>You seem to have a pretty solid chance at all those schools, just out of curiosity, which schools did were you rejected from last year?</p>

<p>Oh and if you’d chance me too that’d be great haha</p>

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<p>UPDATE: I applied to College of Wooster and Hillsadale college as well. I was admitted at all but 2 colleges; those are Dickinson College (rejected) and Gettysburg College (waitlisted). Gettysburg was one of my favorites, but F&M is pretty similar from what I have heard. F&M was the only college which gave me enough aid and will most likely attend there in the fall. Still waiting for a final financial aid decision from St. Lawrence which is my top choice. If they do not meet the offer from F&M I will not attend. St. Lawrence were supposed to revise all the financial aid inquiries in the beginning of last week, but I have not heard from them yet. When shall i contact them and ask about their decision? I don’t want to seem rude.</p>

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<p>Don’t waste your time waiting on the waitlist. Take the best deal on the table and good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Hey congrats for those acceptances. I second the above advice, but then again I like F&M more. All the best.</p>

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<p>Thanks, I wasn’t going to accept the waitlist offer anyway, but I see how it may have sounded like that in my previous post. So I should not email St. Lawrence a last time asking them of their decision?</p>

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<p>It would be entirely appropriate to go back to St. Lawrence now and ask what their final financial aid decision is for you… Just don’t miss any deadlines you have for Franklin and Marshall. Congratulations and best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>No, I would just wait if I were you. If their aid award won’t be as good as F&M’s, no worries, you’ll still have a good school to go to this fall. However, if you feel that they can still increase you award, call the Director of F/aid and let him/her know St. Lawrence is your top choice and that you’re willing to drop F&M’s great offer if they’ll give you more aid.</p>