<p>Hello everyone, I am a Burmese student currently studying A-levels in the UK.
However, I attended an American curriculum high-school for the first two years of my high school.</p>
<p>SATs: CR- 660 Maths- 750 Writing- 640 (I'm an international student, with the Burmese language as my first language)</p>
<p>SAT IIs: Maths: 750 Physics: 750</p>
<p>A Levels: Maths- A* Economics- A Physics- A
AS Levels: Chemistry- A Further Maths-A</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA for the 9th and 10th grade-- 4.13</p>
<p>Class Position-- At the top 10% of the graduating class</p>
<p>Major: Economics and/or Political Science</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Leader of my high school community service team-- received a Scholarship award for leadership and service
Designer of a Bilingual Burmese-English book for Poor Children
Taught English at an orphanage
Duke of Edinburgh Award-- Silver
Microloaning Project in Burma
Varsity Volleyball-- Most Improved Player
Varsity Soccer
Student Council Class Representative
School Magazine Team</p>
<p>Qualities:</p>
<p>Interest in the political and economical situation of Burma
Good recommendations from teachers
Passionate about bringing change to Burma as the "new generation"</p>
<p>Financial Situation:</p>
<p>Do not need to ask for financial aid.</p>
<p>Now comes the most important part-- the schools I want to be chanced for.</p>
<p>Harvard
MIT
U Penn
U Chichago
U Mich
Duke
NYU
Carnegie Mellon
Georgetown
Boston U</p>
<p>I seems your records are not so bad.</p>
<p>Sorry but even if you were a major minority Boston University would be the only school on that list where you have more than 40 % chance of getting in. Look i know im going to get a lot of “you’re so discouraging, he at least has a little chance,” but I think you don’t have a chance in heck for Harvard MIT Penn or chicago. Carnegie mellon and georgetown you have a 2% chance in…</p>
<p>My cousin was rejected to Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Chicago, Berkeley and he had a perfect 4.0 Unweighted and 4.6 Weighted, 2250 SAT (which frankly is a lot higher than yours) and many years of band and track and cross country. Now he did get into UCSD, UCLA, but those have 20% acceptance rate (although they are the best schools). but you are still a junior, so if you get straight A’s (and I hope you had straight a’s your first two years) and just retake the test, you will have a chance.</p>
<p>(and I hope you had straight a’s your first two years) and just retake the test</p>
<p>Are you talking about the SATs?</p>
<p>I think he has a great shot at Michigan, NYU, CMU and BU. Maybe a couple of the others. Full pay from Burma is atypical.</p>
<p>are they you’re predicted grades or have you now actually got them ?
I applied last year to schools like that not realising how tough it actually is with similar stats. Do NOT underestimate safety schools. There are alot of great schools that aren’t top 20. I’m not saying don’t apply, go for it and good luck ! However it’s better to get places and turn them down than to end up without any. </p>
<p>GOOD LUCK 
x</p>