<p>Can You recommend some safety schools for an international student with SAT scores of 2010 , doing the IB diploma with the most rigorous subjects and has a good ECs that can be called stellar.</p>
<p>GPA/Class Rank?</p>
<p>He would be in the top 10 in his school which has around 400 students in his grade. He has a GPA of 3.8 ish</p>
<p>Financial need? Location/size/major/other preferences?</p>
<p>We will be able to pay for a public school without financial aid, the college needs to be ranked quite well, I guess that’s it. There are no other preferences</p>
<p>Public and Privates cost almost the same for international students.</p>
<p>When looked at college websites there was a difference of $10k between private & public universities.</p>
<p>Actually, it depends on which public and which private.</p>
<p>However, schools in both categories that are “ranked quite well” are often the ones with the more expensive list prices. (And what does “ranked quite well” mean for this student?)</p>
<p>What about schools in the country of citizenship or residency? Also, what intended major?</p>
<p>So can you recommend some universities? I do not really know much about U.S universities and I just started researching recently. We are worried that he is only looking at reach universities( Cornell, brown, UCLA). We just want to be sure that he applies to at least one safety so that he doesn’t end up doing a gap year.</p>
<p>It would be helpful if you could give us a little more to go on. Major, large/small campus, warm/cold weather, urban/more rural, etc. There are just too many schools around the country for our recommendations to mean much w/o more input.</p>
<p>Full pay makes it easier. With need, it 's a problem because very few US universities are need blind and meet need for international students. The competition for the dollars is fierce. </p>
<p>I suggest SUNY Buffalo with a base price of $30K, with more for the travel since the student is international. Pitt for another $10K to make it $40K. Both schools have some merit money available.</p>
<p>he would prefer a hot weather, a larger school would be better, he intends to pursue mechanical engineering and our citizenship is Indian. The fact is that these factors do not matter if he gets into a good college.</p>
<p>Hi there,
I’m actually an Indian looking forward to apply to US universities this year. Did you study the IB syllabus. If not, which one did you study. And what’s your preferred major? What colleges are you applying to? Any questions about local stuff, I’ll be happy to help. :)</p>
<p>Arizona/Arizona State</p>
<p>For engineering look at Georgia Tech with a total COA of $43k estimated for next year (currently $41.5k), ranked 3rd for mechanical engineering. U Illinois, 5th for mech’e, $50k for internationals (although not very warm). Purdue U, 7th mech’e, $45k international students. U Texas - Austin, 8th mech’e, $50k. Rankings absolutely are not everything, not even close to the top criteria to look at, however since you may not be familiar with some of these schools it gives you some context of their reputability in engineering education.</p>
<p>@Indiestudent - I am doing the IB diploma itself. I will be applying to Cornell, Brown, Penn, Penn State, UCLA. I am taking the SAT again so I might apply to HYP if my scores are above 2100. So I am looking for safety schools now 
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<p>And Thanks for Your replies</p>
<p>Cal Poly Pomona, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities, ERAU And CSU LB are some of the safety schools I’m applying to. I’ll post my profile below.</p>
<p>Greetings,
This is my profile including the colleges I’ll be applying to.</p>
<p>Colleges:
- The University Of Texas, Austin, TX
- Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- University Of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
- California State Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo, CA
- California State Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, CA
- Florida Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, FL
- California State University, Long Beach, CA
- University Of Maryland, College Park, MD
- Penn State University, University Park, PA
- University Of Illinois At Urbana, Champaign, IL
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
- Georgia Institute Of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI </p>
<p>My Profile :
Major which I’m planning to take up : Aerospace Engineering (Undergraduate)
Nationality : Indian
Location : Thiruvananthapuram, India
Current high school grade : Going to enter 12th grade next month
10th grade marks : 10 CGPA (CBSE) (Out of a possible 10)
11th grade exams conducted by school (very rigorous, with the main aim of helping students secure higher marks for 12th grade board conducted exams)
Our school does not rank, still I believe I might be among the top 8)
SAT Total : 1860 (WITHOUT ANY KIND OF TRAINING (Because I live in a secluded area. Even the SAT test center is 400 kms away). Also, I do not plan to retake)
SAT Math : 720
SAT CR : 600
Sat Writing : 540 (Essay - 10/12)
Extra - Curriculars :
- Participated in National Science Olympiad, National Cyber Olympiad, International Mathematics Olympiad, International English Olympiads. (securing ranks below 1000(national), 3000(international) and top 10 at school)</p>
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<li><p>Winner of Sastra Pratibha (a competition held internationally in Indian schools.)</p></li>
<li><p>Consistently winning prizes in western music and poetry in competitions held at school. </p></li>
<li><p>Secured a grade of “Very Good” at The National Science Talent Search Examination</p></li>
<li><p>Was the Leader of the Home - science and Quiz clubs of our school.</p></li>
<li><p>Runner Up In the Bournvita Quiz competition held at our school.</p></li>
<li><p>Merit Scholar</p></li>
<li><p>Took part in Drama sessions, especially for the School Annual Day</p></li>
<li><p>Topper of the class in the Monthly Quiz held throughout 9th and 10th Grade</p></li>
<li><p>Actively participated in CCA. (Co - Curricular Activities) </p></li>
<li><p>Enjoy writing poetry (which is mostly published in the school magazine).</p></li>
<li><p>Winner at various Science Exhibitions held at the school.</p></li>
</ul>
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<p>Please Chance Me, for the colleges if you can. :)</p>
<p>@Indiestudent : My dad is from Kerala as well, though I was born in Chennai 
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<p>You have a good chance at all the schools except U. Illinois, U. Michigan and Georgia Tech. </p>
<p>I feel that you can improve your SAT scores, having a good interest for poetry writing I think you can increase your scores drastically if you do some practice tests. Even I, just an average Indian guy, could improve by 300 points in both writing and C.R.</p>
<p>If I were you I would take the SAT again in the summer break after your grade 11 exams and don’t forget about subject tests.</p>
<p>I’ve read a few websites. They said that writing and CR scores could be waived. Idk if its true. I can’t repeat the SAT due to time constraints. :/</p>