<p>PLEASE Chance me for the following colleges for - EARLY DECISION. (I am an International.)
'% will greatly appreciated.'
And be brutally honest.
Thanks.</p>
<p>COLLEGES:
Cornell, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia (Legacy), Stanford, UMich, and UIUC. </p>
<p>PROFILE (Of Sorts!)
Academics:</p>
<p>Class 9: 84% (4th/150)
Class 10: 93% (6th/150)
Class 11: 90%(2nd/150)
Class 12: Exams not held yet.</p>
<p>SAT 1:
Math: 750
Reading:700
Writing: 740</p>
<p>SAT 2: Taking it in October. Will aim for a perfect score.</p>
<p>EXTRA CURRICULAR:
Musician (Pianist). Already released two of my albums with self composed songs. In the school band for 7 years. </p>
<p>Debater (National Level). Won various Accolades here. 2nd in a national debate.
Sports (Regional Level). Cricket, Tennis.</p>
<p>Community Service/work exp. Visited Thalassemia Ward in Hospital many times and met with patients, Visited an Old Age Home in the City for one year every week. Participated in numerous out reach programmes. Part of a school club that promotes Environmental Sustainability. Been working with the Rotary Club for past two years. </p>
<p>Please chance me for EDs, and if possible RD too. Advice me if I should take SAT 1 again.
Thanks. (Truthfulness is important, as I said before!)</p>
<p>How’s your school? Is it competitive? Private? Generic public school?</p>
<p>My school doesn’t provide GPAs. And we don’t have AP courses here. I’ve been told that the Admission Office is familiar with our System of Education, and my chances won’t be hurt because of that.
Also, my school has a good record of sending students to top schools. So that’s a postive point.</p>
<p>But again, feel free to tell your honest opinions. It’s better to hear it now, than to be in a fool’s paradise. (I guess.)</p>
<p>My school is a private school. It’s the best school in the city. It sends at least 10-15 students every year to top schools in the US, if not more. And that’s a lot for a school that has 150 students.
Reminder: I am an international student.</p>
<p>Right. Well, in that case your rankings are quite impressive. Your SAT could be better, yes people often wow at 2190, but the bar is set much much higher as an international. For Stanford you would need 2250+ minimum as far as I know. Even higher as an international.
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The piano thing is really nice, if your albums were released by an actual record company. If they were burned by your dad, then whatever.</p>
<p>You don’t seem to have any major leadership positions though, that’s a problem.
Also, you aren’t notifying that you are captain or leader on your tennis or cricket team, neither have you won championships.</p>
<p>You’re fine, but just fine. There are lots and lots of international students who are waaaay better than you.
I can’t see you getting in at Stanford or Cornell. I don’t know about the other schools, but I wouldn’t rank you highly.</p>
<p>A big factor here: Do you need financial aid? If you do, forget about it.</p>
<p>I would take the SAT’s again. Again, I am no expert, I may be wrong on many of my points.</p>
<p>BigTicket.
Thanks, that was great.
I forgot to mention, I was the Vice Captain of my school. Which is kinda a good achievement. My school has 1500+ kids, and I was supposed to organize events, check discipline, and motivate participation etc etc .
And also: I was in the School repesentative Council (SRC).</p>
<p>That’s where the leadership comes in.</p>
<p>Music: The album was released by my school. But it was a big production. My school paid the expenses of the recording and everything.
So how does this sound?</p>
<p>I know that compt. is TOUGH for internationals, real tough; so that’s way my policy on finaid is variable.
I’ll ask for aid at need blind colleges, but not at …say Stanford. Considering the competition
My parents fall in the less than 60K income bracket. SO they’ll be taking loans if I don’t apply for aid, and they are fine with that.
The question still is : where do I apply for ED. Where are my chances Brightest?
And I guess I am going to SAT 1 again. But then November is the next date (Oct I am taking SAT2 ). So I won’t be in time for ED :(</p>
<p>‘A big factor here: Do you need financial aid? If you do, forget about it.’
Forget about what? About college, or about aid?</p>
<p>You just said your school had 150 students, now you say it has 1500+ ?</p>
<p>It’s still the same, there isn’t anything that stands out and is truly special. It’s just fine.</p>
<p>Anyways, if for some strange reasons your school sends 10-15 students to top schools every year, then why wouldn’t you get in when you are in top 15?
It doesn’t seem plausible that 10-15 students every year get sent to top schools with those stats or worse.
It depends on your definition of “top school” though. If “top schools” are top 200-300 schools then that’s plausible, but those you mentioned are top 100.</p>
<p>Also, Georgia Tech and Purdue would be the least competitive of those you mentioned, still competitive though and need-aware. Purdue does give pretty good merit-based financial aid, half of the tuition, so you won’t need to loan as much.</p>
<p>Stanford isn’t need-blind. None of the ones you mentioned are need-blind.</p>
<p>The forget thing I said might be a bit rough, but things are extremely difficult if you need financial aid and aren’t outstanding, you aren’t outstanding. Therefore getting into good schools is not very likely.</p>
<p>Thanks again.
My school is from Kindergarten to 12th grade… So… It has 1500 students in all.
My class has a total of 150 students. That makes sense, right?
Also, most of my classmates will not consider applying overseas, which you might haven’t considered. It’s only a handful that do. I think 10-15 is a bit fetched, the number is >15 but more than 7.
But definitely the most from my city. </p>
<p>*I’d really like if you could chance the colleges I mention in %.</p>
<p>I am not really an expert on this stuff, so I can’t percent, so I’ll just give where I think you have the highest chances.</p>
<p>Cornell - no way
Georgia Tech - if you don’t apply for FA you have a good chance
Purdue - same as above
Carnegie Mellon - If you don’t apply for FA, you might have a tiny tiny chance
Columbia (Legacy) - no way(I don’t know how big a factor legacy is, it might be decisive), Stanford- no waaaay,
UMich - If you don’t apply for FA you might have a chance
UIUC - same as above</p>
<p>I think it depends what country your from and how much your SAT score ACTUALLY goes up (if at all). It’s also kind of impossible to give an exact %.</p>
<p>Okay.
So it’s
UMich, UIUC, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon.
Places where I have a chance if I don’t apply for aid.
Out of these which one would you recommend for ED? Chances in ED, are generally better.</p>
<p>Oh sorry you said your SAT IIs will be in October. Which ones are you taking? Keep in mind the SAT IIs are SUBJECT TESTS not a single test that everyone takes like the SAT I.</p>
<p>You should research it yourself, check out their international aid policies, mail them, read threads about them. There is tons of stuff out there. Ask your school councilor, if it’s so used to sending students to top schools, they should know. You know your preferences the best.</p>
<p>I would say Purdue.</p>
<p>By the way, what country do you live in? If it’s some really exotic country, your chances are higher.
Also, if it’s a decent country to study in, like a country in the North, then I would just stay and go to a top university there instead of jeopardizing your family’s economy and living a crappy lifestyle at a high-cost university.</p>
<p>rainbowrose
I am from India (Ouch. I know the competition from here is crazy).
I am almost certain I’ll score more than 2200, if not more than 2250, when I take my SAT 1 again in November.</p>
<p>For SAT 2: I am taking Math LEVEL 2, and Chemistry. I am also considering Eng Lit, for some universities like Princeton need 3.
I think I haven’t mentioned that I want to take up Engineering. Which one? I am not too sure, as of now… </p>
<p>What do you think is my safest bet for ED? ( Excluding Purdue and Georgia Tech, they have acceptance rates 71 and 60% respectively.)
For ED, I am looking for more competitive colleges, where I have a chance in ED but not quite in RD.
Thanks!</p>
<p>ED is binding. You only apply to one school ED and if you are admitted, you are expected to attend. ED is a good option if money is not an issue at all.</p>
<p>“study in, like a country in the North, then I would just stay and go to a top university there instead of jeopardizing your family’s economy and living a crappy lifestyle at a high-cost university.”</p>
<p>^^What sort of advice is that? lol</p>
<p>ptlazarus: BigTicket’s advice is a little too harsh. If you’re aiming to retake the SATs, like you said, to achieve a 2200+ score, are a legacy at columbia and are in the top 10 of a renowned private school that send many kids to top universities then you have a decent shot anywhere besides HYPSM. Cornell’s Tata scholarship makes it almost need-blind for Indians so you have that going for you too.</p>
<p>Get SAT 2200.
Be a man.
Yes, you in to all except for all.</p>
<p>PrincetonDreams
Thanks!
Yes, 2200 is certain. I messed up math! My strongest subject. So I am hopeful that I’ll get an 800 in that!</p>
<p>Well yeah, Cornell’s a good option for me. So when I apply to Cornell I shouldn’t apply for aid, right?
That ways my chances to get in, are higher… So I might as well apply there for ED… And if I get in, I try for the Tata Scholarship…
Downside is: it’s awarded to 25 students from India to Cornell. I am not quite sure how many actually get in. Any guesses?
Upside is: It’s awarded more favorable to people who want to take up ‘tough’ science subjects/engineering.</p>