Please chance me!

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<p>Hello everyone!</p>

<p>I'm a 10th grader from Vietnam, and I'm applying to Emma Willard, Miss Hall's, Madeira, Asheville and Pomfret as a repeat sophomore. </p>

<p>Please tell me what are my chances to be admitted and received FA (I need a lot of FA - maybe over 80%).</p>

<ul>
<li>Academics:</li>
</ul>

<p>My current high school is a high school for gifted, and it's one of the oldest, most notable schoosl in Vietnam. I'm majoring in Biology, and I'm taking 5 advanced courses this year: Chemistry, Biology, English, Pre-calculus and Geometry.</p>

<p>Last year's GPA: 9.1</p>

<p>Mathematics 8.7
Physics 9.0
Chemistry 8.7
Biology 9.1
Literature 8.8
History 9.8
Geography 8.9
English 9.9</p>

<p>(10.0 is the highest score possible, and 0 is the lowest.
9.0 - 10: A+
8.0 - 8.9: A
7.0 - 7.9: B+
6.0 - 6.9: B)</p>

<ul>
<li>Awards:</li>
</ul>

<p>Silver medal - Biology Olympiad</p>

<p>Silver medal - English Olympiad</p>

<p>1st place in the entrance exam to high schools for the gifted</p>

<p>Exemplary Young Pioneer's Leader</p>

<ul>
<li>Extra curricular:</li>
</ul>

<p>Girl scout - 8 years - Team leader</p>

<p>Soft Skill Club (improving soft skills, teamwork, public speaking, leadership...) - 2 years - Founder/President</p>

<p>Community service (mostly providing medicine/food to the poor) - 2 years</p>

<p>School's newspaper - 2 years - editor in chief for 1 year</p>

<p>Literature and Drama club - 2 years - book and movie reviewer/playwright and support actress of several class productions</p>

<p>Student council - 1 year President, 2 years Vice-president, 2 years class representative</p>

<p>Youth Union - 1 year </p>

<p>Photography</p>

<p>Creative writing</p>

<p>Public speaking/debating</p>

<p>Summer job: Biology and English tutor, salesgirl at a record shop, teacher assistant (for a medical school professor)</p>

<p>I'm not really into sport, but I play badminton and swim for fun.</p>

<ul>
<li>Testing:</li>
</ul>

<p>I took TOEFL when I was in 8th grade, and I got 94. I'm going to retake it in December, and I'm aiming for 105 or better.</p>

<p>I'm waiting for my SSAT result. It will be available next Monday!</p>

<p>So what do you think? Do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>well you can get in but the financil aid there is not usually given to foreinors especially the amount that you
The school you are at seems fine?
are there any public vetnemese schools that offer boarding? your english needs a little help too.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your reply!
There are some private boarding schools in Vietnam, however, public schools don’t offer boarding.
Can you tell me what’s the problem with my English? I know I made some spelling mistakes and grammar errors in my first post, but I don’t think that they’re so serious that I need help.
I’m really proud of my school, especially the competitive but supportive environment :)</p>

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<p>“Please tell me what are my chances to be admitted and received FA (I need a lot of FA - maybe over 80%).”
For example in this sentence you siad recieved which is past tense, it needs to be recieve
“I’m not really into sport, but I play badminton and swim for fun.”
Im not into sport sounds akward u should have said Im not into sports
Mabye you could try those private Vet ones.</p>

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<p>If you like the school, I suggest stay at it. I have a friend who loved his old school but went to BS and hated it so he had to quit BS and go back to public school</p>

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<p>Don’t be an as-shole because he speaks broken English occasionally. How about you try to learn Vietnamese? I’m sure you’d mess up a whole lot more than him.</p>

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<p>your stats seem fine to me. you dont have to be great in everything you do to be offered an admission. if you are not an amazing athlete , it s alright …the only thing that might hold you back is your request for FA. as an international student FA is hard to come by, knowing that a big part of the available fund is reserved for the domestic and canadian applicants only. it s the policy of most schools to reject anyone whose demonstrated financial needs the school can not meet. even you may be academically admissible. i think your chance can be dramatically improved if you choose not to apply for FA . …but i dont know if you have that luxury…good luck to you</p>

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<p>well im a freaking American</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about your English, its good for the most part, it might be erroneous here and there, but remember it really DOESN’T matter in practicality. I mean maybe it may reduce your SAT grammar score, or, in your case, TOEFL score, but it’s not much of a plight. I mean come on, when was the last time some one told you that you “spliced” a comma in real life.</p>

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<p>Everybody has a chance, bud.</p>

<p>Oh and I wouldn’t bother filling out your application with things you’ve done for a year or less, because admissions really wants to see commitment, plus it saves you time. Just a tip.</p>

<p>And please don’t base your hopes off of this forum. (:</p>