<p>I am a senior at a boarding school in England. I just applied to a couple of decent universities in the states including Syracuse, Suffolk U and GW. My international school in Germany (where I come from) didnt do GPAs but my grade where between A to C+ with lots of extra curriculas. When I left to boarding school for Junior year I had a difficult time living away from home (just turned 16) and adapting to a new challenging International Baccalaureate curriculum. My GPA that year was only a 2.25 because I had a F in higher level Bio (it is a C now in senior year). I would like to do business and have done two internships at companies. My grades have been improving after the first semester and through out senior year. My GPA now should be around a 3.0 to 3.2 My essays are very good mainly the about the impact of my service trip to India and I also tried to explain why my grades were weak during that particular year. During my junior year my parents separated which really made me want to go home. The thing is that I only have a GPA from one year (the school did not include my transcripts from Germany) and this was the troubled year. My SAT is a 1720 and I am an international student. How do you think will a good university look at this application? And how are my chances?</p>
<p>and I dont need financial aid. Im applying as a dual citizen even though I have never lived in US.</p>
<p>Your best source of information in the application process is the closest office of EducationUSA. Read through their website, [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/) and then make an appointment with the counselors at the office in London [EducationUSA</a> - Center Profile - US-UK Fulbright Commission - Fulbright Advisory Service](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Fulbright-UK]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Fulbright-UK) If you can’t visit in person, get in touch with them by email or telephone. They have worked with students like you before, and can help you sort everything out.</p>
<p>You are not an international student. You are a citizen educated abroad. On top of that, you are full-pay. Each of those two things make a huge difference. You will get in somewhere.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>