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<p>I'm an international applicant from India. Parents separated. (Custodial parent) Mother unemployed. Father earns $20000 annually. I need a lot of financial aid to be able to go to college, basically.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2110 (retaking in December; hoping for 2250+)
SAT II : Math IIC 800, Physics 780
AP: Chemistry, Calculus BC, Physics C Mechanics and Electromagnetism</p>

<p>ACTIVITY DETAILS :<br>
ENVIRONMENTAL—Birdwatching and Bird photography (SUBMITTING PORTFOLIO) Spread bird awareness in Senior school of 1200 students by preparing a series of presentations and organising 3 bird walks; Better Kolkata Project on Biodiversity 2008;Photographs displayed at Exhibition in Ice Skating Rink
JOURNALISM/PUBLICATION (SUBMITTING PORTFOLIO)Senior Editor Kolkata Now (Online Newspaper): 2010-2012; Aurobindo Essay Competition 2012 3rd ; BOSCO Lekhani 2010 1st
SPORTS—Black Belt— 1st Dan (JKA) since 2010
MUSIC: VOCAL Solo performances at 3 programs
ART—Independent Sketching/Painting
OTHER—Spelling Bee Pangaea Spelling Bee 1st
OTHER—Quizzing
COMMUNITY SERVICE: VOLUNTEER Taught Bengali & Mathematics to Class 12 in absence of teachers (1 month); Took the initiative to make the library accessible to students during the break; Peer teacher; Helped school administration tally ICSE & ISC marks; Junior Sports Volunteer; Library Reading squad; Library Service Squad; Class Monitress/ Prefect; No Horn campaign<br>
DEBATE/SPEECH<br>
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING BOSCO Logistics 2012 – 2nd
THEATER/DRAMA MASK (Drama club) 2008-2009 </p>

<p>Academic distinctions received since the 9th grade—
• Class 9: Bengali, Biology, Geography, History, Computer Applications, Environmental Education, ASSET National Topper
• Class 10: English, Bengali, Physics, Biology, Geography, Computer Applications, HDFC Meritus Scholarships SILVER; ASSET National Topper
• Class 11: Physics and Mathematics; JBNSTS Science Camp</p>

<p>LORs are pretty good...essays are also turning out better than expected. Peer evaluation is realistic. Mid year results were 77% (much above average) - school profile states that standardized test scores are 20-25% more than this. I'm also submitting a research paper.</p>

<p>Chance me for the following please:</p>

<p>Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Bryn Mawr College
Caltech (California Institute of Technology)
Carleton College
Colby College
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Haverford College
Mount Holyoke College
Northwestern University
Pomona College
Princeton University
Smith College
Swarthmore College
University of Chicago
Wellesley College
Williams College
Yale University
MIT</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot at a majority of the schools (MIT, Chicago, Amherst, Bowdoin, and Colby). You story is very similar to my friends who applied to most of the Ivy Leagues (Brown, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Harvard), and was Rejected from all of them. I think you have a great shot because Ivy Leagues want your overseas experience and SAT scores. Would you like to chance me now?</p>

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<p>I definitely agree with the retake. If you get 2250+ like you hope, you have a good shot at every school on that list. Good luck! Chance me back?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1419548-ucs-state-privates-some-ivies-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1419548-ucs-state-privates-some-ivies-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If you get that 2250+ you will have a good chance at getting into over half of those schools
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1420800-chance-me-stony-brook.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1420800-chance-me-stony-brook.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>With all due respect, I wonder how much the posters above me know about the college admissions process.</p>

<p>I’ll be frank: You are a good student. You have good (but not amazing, though I cannot judge because I do not know your circumstances) EC’s. Academically speaking, you are sound, though the SAT is on the low side.</p>

<p>The problem is, in terms of the most competitive colleges on your list, that they are wickedly competitive, and even more so for international applicants. With this said, I don’t see anything that makes you pop out in your application (though your essays and LoR will be important, so that could be one factor that could tip things in your favor if they are quite good). Though I am confident you will be able to get into some schools such as Carleton, schools such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, and the other competitive ones on your list should be regarded as very high reaches.</p>

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<p>^in addition to what the poster above me said, a lot of these schools don’t provide full need based financial aid to internationals.</p>

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<p>I’ll just have to try my luck then … Thanks a lot for the inputs everyone :)</p>