Submitted applications, chance me :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bates College
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<p>-IELTS: 8.0
-I’ve decided not to send the sats*
-competitive IB school
-needs FA
-applying with Croatian passport (Central/Eastern Europe)
-great recommendations from a teacher and counsellor (i believe they recommend me enthusiastically, not sure about the second teacher though)
-athletic supplement (soccer captain for 2 years but my club went bankrupt - no women’s soccer in my school so stop playing it at the beginning of 2009)
-good essay - scared of heights → bungee jumping*
-lean towards law (dream is yls but would only consider going
to top 30law schools) so i guess i’d take economics, math, international relationships and languages</p>

<p>my CV</p>

<p>IB points: 36/42*
Class rank: 3 of 32</p>

<p>(3HL - cro, eng a2, psy 3SL-math, phy, french)*
grade 12: mid-semester grades*
-36 ib pts: cro a1 hl- 6, eng a2 hl- 6 , mathematics sl-6, physics sl- 5, french b sl- 7, psychology hl- 6
predicted 37 or 38 out of 42</p>

<p>Activities Model United Nations group establisher and leader (11th - 12th grade)
Yearbook (11th - 12th grade)
European Youth Parliament (12th grade)
Croatian History (11th - 12th grade)
Latin (11th - 12th grade)
French in Alliance Fran</p>

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<p>Hey :)</p>

<p>You have great ECs, good grades, but why aren’t you sending the SAT? Correct me if I’m wrong (and there’s a good chance I am), but I though internationals were supposed to take the SAT/ACT, in addition to some test of basic English proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS)?
And as for your IB points, which grades did you send? I thought we had to send just predicted grades, not “mid-semester” grades or anything like that.
Why did you take French B SL btw? You seem to be good at it. I’m pretty mediocre at it and I took it as a 7th subject at HL and I have a predicted 7. And an Internal Assessment on Monday ughhhh.
But yeah, I’d say you have a good shot (even though you’re asking for FA), assuming your essays and recs are impressive.</p>

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<p>Is a 1950 SAT good to send considering I am an international student looking for aid?</p>

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<p>Dunno, but I’d love to know as well.</p>

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<p>sats are not required. i got 700 & 710 in wh and french respectively and wasnt satisfied so i decided not to send them. ahh good luck with ia, my school starts on monday. its sooo nice to be at holidays :slight_smile:
didnt takw french hl coz of my teacher who told me not to since i dont want study the language and now i regret it. well c’est la vie
yeah u had to send them both predicted ans mid-term grades. i have 37 or 38 predicted. ia that okay for the states or…?</p>

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<p>I’m not so sure. SATs are optional for americans for sure, but dont know about internationals</p>

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<p>1950 isn’t that great of a score for a school like Bates. I don’t know if it’s optional for internationals though…</p>

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<p>And what would you consider a good (or even great) score for an international?</p>

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<p>I’d say a 1950 is a good or okay score. The 75th percentile is 2100 and internationals are with FA are harder to admit.</p>

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<p>So about 2100 would be a really competitive score for an international student asking for FA?</p>

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<p>Q. Does Bates require international students to submit SAT scores? What is the minimum score required to gain admission?</p>

<p>A. The submission of standardized test results (SAT I, SAT II and ACT) is optional for all students who apply to Bates. If you do choose to submit them, they will be evaluated. The median score for students at Bates is 1340. Results must be sent by the testing service and received by the appropriate application deadline (January 1 for Fall enrollment).</p>

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<p>so guys now when the big dillema has been solved.
what do u think about my chances? :D</p>