<p>I was rejected by Hamilton, and now I'm going out of my mind as to where to apply ED II? I'm an international student and can afford only $5k per year. My stats are:
SAT: 2020 superscore (610r 710m 700w)
GPA: 4/4 (unweighted)
Rank: Top 5% in a class of 617
TOEFL: 104
Excellent rec's
ECAs:
-volunteered at an orphanage
-taught english at the orphanage
-been supporting an orphanage for 3 years
-writing consultant of a website
-inter-school table tennis winner
-inter school debate runner up
-3 time inter-school spelling winner
-3 time inter school quiz contest winner
-conducted blood donation programs
-donated books, clothes, food and money to a children of a school in a rural area
-lead guitarist a band in my school (grade 8 to 12) and a local band</p>
<p>I'm looking at the following schools. Please chance! I will chance back.
Colgate
Colby
Grinnell
Oberlin
Dickinson
Gettysburg
F&M
St. Olaf
Carleton
Hampshire
Trin Coll
ConnColl
Lafayette
Occidental
Amherst/Williams?</p>
<p>I don’t know how to “chance” people, but I do know that St. Olaf is a lot easier to get into than a lot of schools on your list (the acceptance rate for domestic applicants is in the 50s or 60s). Just be warned; it and Carleton are both in Northfield, Minnesota, and Minnesota is a state that receives a lot of snow and gets very cold in the winter.</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t know much about the schools you listed to properly chance you. You would probably get more chances at the link below though; it’s not only very active but it was made for these kinds of threads.</p>
<p>OP you need to research which of these schools give aid to international students. Cut out the ones that don’t give aid. After that see if there are any that are need blind for internationals. The ones that are not need blind will be more difficult for you. Your stats should be in the upper range of what they are looking for (at the 75% or above for test scores and grades) in order to have a fighting chance.
I would forget about Amherst and Williams. Your stats will not be competitive. Sorry.
Focus on schools where you have a better shot at acceptance.</p>
<p>What country are you applying from? If it’s India or China, you are going to have a very difficult time getting into most of these schools. The applicant pools from these schools are very, very competitive. If you are applying from Latin America or Africa (for example), from which applicants are scarcer, you may have a reasonable chance.</p>
<p>@m’s mom i am from Nepal. and its quite less competitive than india or china. i guess its quite easy than india or china, because first of all, not many students know abt the applciation process, and secondly there arent many candidates to apply to the us. but the thing that effects my chances of getting into good schools is too many applicants applying for the same college. like at hamilton, before ed-ing i had no idea that 6 applicants had applied, which clearly brought down my chances.</p>
<p>@megdog is st olaf that easy to get into? last year a guy got in with a ~2000 sat. which reminds me, I could get into olaf.
how is macalester? i havent heard many nepalese applying there. i could give it a shot. but do u think i have a chance with just a 2020 sat?</p>
<p>First of all, I don’t even think those schools have the option of ED II. In my opinion, you should EDII to NYU Internationally, it has a bigger brand name and is worth your investment. In addition, most of those schools you listed do not give financial aid to internationals. Plus, NYC is a much better city overall for internationals and will give you lots more connections.</p>
<p>If I’m interpreting numbers correctly, the 25%/75% range for SAT scores in 2009 for Macalester was 1910/2170. Macalester admitted approximately 46% of applicants that year. It’s in St. Paul and is close to lots of big city things. 11% of the students are “international.”
St. Olaf admitted 57% of applicants in 2009. The reading scores range was 590/710; the math scores range was 590/690.</p>
<p>@averby I’m afraid that NYU doesn’t offer financial aid to international students. Plus they require SAT II.</p>
<p>@megdog well the numbers say that i could get into st olaf. but I dont like the location! MINNESOTA! I wanna be somewhere around the new england area.</p>
<p>no offense but with your ability to pay 5,000 a year you don’t have the luxury to be picky about location. it’s exactly what my counselor told me and I can pay 15,000. macalester is a great school, even if it is in minnesota.
grinnell, amherst (really good bet, need blind for international students, i almost ED’ed there), concoll are all good bets.
but again, you REALLY can’t be picky. if you want to go to college in the states and you get into an amazing school in the midwest i say take it.</p>
<p>If you love the feel of Hamilton, I would suggest Colgate (they are only 30 minutes apart). However, I also think that Macalester would be a good choice for you. As I’ve read on CC, they are generous with financial aid and the campus is very inclusive for internationals. It’s also more in your range, academically speaking.</p>
