<p>I am an international student applying from Nigeria, I have also lived in South Africa. </p>
<p>-My SAT scores are not the best I got a 1900 (math-580, critical reading 640. writing-680)
-I am ranked 5 out of 98 students in my grade
-In Nigeria we don't have AP or GPA , but I am an A student
- I am ranked First in my grade for Government, Business studies , Economics and Food and Nutrition, and Second for Accounting
- I am the founder and president of the environmental committee at my school, my school is now the first in Lagos to recycle
-president of the community development club
- House captain of for sports and cultural events
I have also had 2 articles on developmental economics published in National newspapers in Nigeria </p>
<p>These are a few of my achievements...
What are my chances of getting into Harvard, Yale , Princeton or Stanford?</p>
<p>No chances unless you score at least 2100+ on the SAT</p>
<p>Your chances are very low, nearly nonexistent. Although you do have some great ECs and will definitely add some diversity (which Ivies like a lot), your SAT scores will most likely put you out of the competition in all the schools you’ve listed. I still think it’s worth a shot, considering your interesting background and URM, but don’t get your hopes up. Also, is your family able to pay for education at Harvard or Princeton? It’s gonna cost a lot of money for an international applicant.
PS: There is a specific thread for college chances, you’ll probably get more responses there. This thread is for general questions about college admissions.</p>
<p>More People should please respond and Be brutally Honest…</p>
<p>Forgot to mention I have received numerous awards for community service: for renovating public schools (in Nigeria they aren’t the best), teaching underprivileged kids on the weekends etc I have done about 310 hours of community service </p>
<p>Also have work experience I have worked in the Ministry of women’s affairs and poverty alleviation as well as the Ministry of environmental affairs in Nigeria .</p>
<p>I speak Zulu (south African) and Igbo ( Nigerian)</p>
<p>You have very little chance. Why is going to an Ivy so important? You should be looking at schools that are a better academic fit. Good luck.</p>