Studying Abroad and College's Opinion of it

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello all!</p>

<p>Next year, I am studying abroad from August to January in Argentina through AFS intercultural programs. It is an admissions program like Rotary. I was reading up on what makes a great EC, and studying abroad was on the list. Will my AFS experience next year help me with college admissions?</p>

<p>I've got a 4.0 GPA, top 10% of my class, and a 34 on the ACT. I am president of the World Cultures Club, got 5s in most of my numerious APs. I am apart of Varsity Swimming and have done art classes for 8 years. I would be studying for Chemistry or Physics. Im white and from Connecticut. </p>

<p>Knowing those vague stats about me and with studying abroad in consideration, what would be the highest reach for me? Is something like Yale out of my reach or coming closer from the studying abroad?</p>

<p>One more thing you might see about me is that I have lots of things going, Im active in the Arts, Culture, Language, Sciences, Maths, and Sports. All of my life I have strived to be a 'Renaissance man.' Is this going to help me out with admissions?</p>

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<p>Yale: Reach</p>

<p>Given your academic breadth maybe Columbia or U Chicago is a better fit. Might want to consider Northeastern as well, since it’s a school that likes people who did study-abroad.</p>

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<p>At least it isn’t an impossible Reach, and a boy can dream :)</p>

<p>But anyway, how does a school, like Yale or UChicago, view the AFS studying abroad program?</p>