<p>^ you could replace “great advantage” with “no disadvantage”</p>
<p>great advantage = coming from egypt + perfect grades + no fin aid.</p>
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<p>Second that. The pool is still amazingly competitive.</p>
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<p>Replace Egypt with Somalia.</p>
<p>actually doesn’t this really depend on which school he/she is applying to ? since some schools get more applicants of a certain race/nationality than another…</p>
<p>That is true - we are assuming that he is applying to Ivies and equivalent schools.</p>
<p>HELLO everyone! Just discovered this thread. </p>
<p>Sending my love from my workplace at Raffles Place lol.</p>
<p>Hi Eloriel!</p>
<p>See you around at the Bay Area!</p>
<p>Hello frankchn 
See you! We’ll be rivals (sort of) come fall, though. Also, -waves at all the hc people-</p>
<p>And, in continuation of the current discussion topic - being a Singaporean hardly gives you any advantage, which is quite sad. Unless, of course, you’re stupid enough to apply to a UC school during the year that the Californian government is being terribly ■■■■■■■■. Then it gives you a huge advantage whichever country/state you’re from. Except California, of course. UGH /whines</p>
<p>Pfft, the UC schools’ attitudes towards Singaporean is the same as that of Oxbridge, isn’t it? :)</p>
<p>Well for the UCs now it’s NMNT (no money no talk). For Oxbridge, to some extent it’s the same, but they also subscribe to some pretty extremist views e.g. not admitting Singaporeans to lit courses because apparently, they don’t see how Asians/Singaporeans can be good at English literature.</p>
<p>Among all those admissions officers, there are some who are morons/have PhD (permanent head damage). Of course, there are many more qualified ones, but still…</p>
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<p>Even when Singaporeans win the Angus Ross prize for best A-level literature script outside the UK quite consistently and the Foyle Young Poets’ Award as well. </p>
<p>What are you going to major in at Berkeley, Eloriel?</p>
<p>Indeed. Also, quite consistently is an understatement - if I’m not wrong, we’ve won it every year but one since the prize’s inception. Btw the guy who won it in 2009 was my classmate.</p>
<p>A double in Sociology and Political Science, with a minor in City and Regional Planning.</p>
<p>Chance a vietnamese friend for NYU Stern ED 
Thanks guys, love Singapore </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/948881-nyu-stern-international-vietnamese-singapore-chance.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/948881-nyu-stern-international-vietnamese-singapore-chance.html</a></p>
<p>hey guys, i just received my SAT score. it’s terrible to say the least –> 2040 :(((((((
i’m definitely gonna retake it, but the problem is i dont know when. and to complicate matters, i have yet to take my subj tests! im taking my A levels november this year so im trying to stay clear of taking the SAT in Nov. that leaves me with the one in october and december. but will december be too late? and for the slot in october, do u guys suggest i take my subj tests or should i retake my SAT 1 first? </p>
<p>please advise guys. THANKS A BUNCH!</p>
<p>^ I’d say take the Subject Test in October (since there is some overlap between the syllabus of the subject test and your A-levels so less to revise) and take the Reasoning Test again in December (and January if necessary).</p>
<p>^ Yup go with that plan! Just make sure you don’t go into holiday mood after A Levels and forget about your Dec sitting ;)</p>
<p>Hmm, I just got my results for SAT 1 too – Cr 800, M 700, W 600. Should I retake? Seems a bit on the low side, but I don’t want to risk having my writing score decrease, and it’s expensive to take… D:</p>
<p>^ If you can get 800 for CR and cope with the Singaporean Math syllabus, you can definitely improve on your M and W.</p>
<p>^ Well anyone who can take the Singapore A-level syllabus can get an 800 in M - it is just a matter of not making careless mistakes. As for writing, go to Kino and get writing specific practice books and just read through and do - it also helps to read a book on English grammar as well.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice! :)</p>
<p>another question: do all colleges look at our SAT superscore only? (and not consider the lousier marks). and does legacy still help in the admission process?</p>