Please help me to select some univerasities from this list. Please help.

[imnotperfect]

<p>Hello, I'm an International high school graduate student. I'm facing some problem to select universities. Please help me to get rid of this problem and give your honest opinion. Please don't give any funny comments regarding my situation. This is my first post so there could be some errors.</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.00(UW)
Course load Full IB</p>

<p>SAT: CR: 760 W: 780 M: 800</p>

<p>SAT2: ML 2: 800 SAT2 Physics: 800</p>

<p>ECAs:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Member of 2 school related clubs. Held 1 leadership position between them. Founder of a club and member of a club just for fun.</p></li>
<li><p>School’s magazine: worked with committee in 2 back to back publication.</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer at an international organization.</p></li>
<li><p>Worked in a place for 2 years related to my major.</p></li>
<li><p>Local Hospital: Volunteered in emergency section (72 hours)</p></li>
<li><p>Animal shelter: volunteered for 300 hours.</p></li>
<li><p>Helped an engineer to make 3 plans.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Hooks: 1st generation college student</p>

<p>Need aid maybe i can contribute 13k-14k</p>

<p>I'm currently thinking to apply to this universities:</p>

<ol>
<li>Harvard (I know I'll be rejected)</li>
<li>Stanford (I know I'll be rejected)</li>
<li>Brown</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>university of Chicago</li>
<li><p>Middlebury College</p></li>
<li><p>Vanderbilt</p></li>
<li><p>Duke</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern</p></li>
<li><p>Washington University ST. Luis </p></li>
<li><p>Tufts</p></li>
<li><p>Rice</p></li>
<li><p>Illinois Institute of technology</p></li>
<li><p>University Of Alabama</p></li>
<li><p>Skidmore college</p></li>
<li><p>Reed College</p></li>
<li><p>Colgate university</p></li>
<li><p>Bard College</p></li>
<li><p>Quinnipiac University</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Will I get into Any of these universities???? I don't know....................plz help.</p>

[Aerobug]

<p>You have a decent shot at all of them. The real question is what you want to major in.</p>

[Ghostt]

<p>If you know you’re going to be rejected from Stanford and Harvard, why are you applying?</p>

[momrath]

<p>Your grades and scores are good. Your ECs may (or may not) be acceptable depending on how you present them in your application. Your personal profile – other than being non-American and first generation – is unknown. Again, it may be a plus or may be a minus depending on your personal situation.</p>

<p>The first question is how much financial aid are you likely to get (not what you can afford). Ask your parents to use an on-line financial aid calculator to determine how much NEED based aid you may be eligible for. If that works for your family, then you can proceed with your wide list. If you require MERIT aid, you will have to put together a somewhat different list. Many of your targeted colleges do not offer merit, period.</p>

<p>Not sure what criteria you used to come up with your list. Have you visited any of those colleges? Do you have an idea of what your looking for? Does your high school have a history of sending students to US colleges?</p>

<p>At any rate, focus on the financials first. Then you can put together a balanced list of AFFORDABLE colleges that fit your preferences and that include a range of selectivity.</p>

[cristiano7]

<p>University of Pennsylvania is very equitable with respect to admission for international students. #8 nationally, Ivy League, just completed fundraising campaign ($4.5 billion); coolest school president ever (Amy G.)</p>