talking about shools here :)

<p>Hi folks, I'm an international student from Bulgaria, i've already selected some colleges but I want to send applications to 5-6 more, so can u give me any suggestions where I'll have a chance/shot to get into. I want a pre-law/international relations major. Thank u.</p>

<p>My stats:
SAT I: CR 650/M 800/ W 700
SAT II: Math Level 1 750/ World History 710
Essays: Excellent
Reccomendations: Good
Rank: School doesn't rank, but in the first 5%</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
• Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper (10th, 11th). Honorary Diplomas from the school.
• ‘Pateki’ Literary Magazine – (9th, 10th) Managing director
• Elected to participate the meeting of the European Youth Parliament in Stavanger, Norway with seven other students from Bulgaria – acceptance rate – 5%
• National Qualifier in several essay competitions organized by ‘The Open Society foundation in Bulgaria’
• “Freeway” – a project funded by the European Union for cultural exchange of students from different parts in Europe
• Socio-Political Activist League (9th,10th,11th) – member
• Mentorship – tutoring some of the freshmen (1-2 hours per week)
• Creative Writing Club – (10th,11th)
• Environmental Club – Co-Founder, President (11th)
• Drama Club (9th,10th) – participated several times in the high school’s ‘The day of the talent’
• Astronomy Club (9th) - member</p>

<p>Volunteer work:
• Bulgarian Red Cross – 80 hours
• Various Community Service activities (approximately 100 hours, altogether)
• UNICEF Bulgaria - 120 hours
• Blood Bank Volunteer (~30hours)
• ‘Green Balkans’ foundation – participated in several projects for preservation of endangered species in Bulgaria
• Soccer Referee: Freshman/Sophomore year, 4 hours per week during fall/winter</p>

<p>Leadership:
• Class president (9th, 11th)
• Student Council Vice president in (11th)
• Student Council Senator (10th)
• Elected to participate in a meeting of “Teachers and students against discrimination in Bulgaria’ – a project organized by The British Council in Bulgaria. Approximately 20 juniors are elected to represent their schools all around Bulgaria – acceptance rate 7%
• Model UN Nations - Founding Member and president (11th ,12th)
• Initiator of several fund raising campaigns for orphanages in Stara Zagora
• Soccer team captain</p>

<p>Speech/Debate:
• MICC (Model International Criminal Court) – a pilot project organized to teach young students legal awareness and tolerance. I participated in numerous simulation trials as a defense lawyer – Honorary Certificate
• Public Speaking Competition – winner (11th)
• Public Speaking Competition – fourth place (10th)
• Debate Team – 4 years (Captain – Senior year)
Awards in many tournaments. Our school school does not have a debate team coach so I pretty much taught all the novices (some of whom are pretty successful) and handled all the administrative issues.
• Salutatorian (11th ,12th)</p>

<p>please guys, bump it up</p>

<p>big or small school? any specific location? urban vs suburban vs rural?</p>

<p>hmmm whatever u can think of :) the only factor is to be need blind for internationals :)</p>

<p>there's only a few colleges that are need blind to internationals, namely Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Williams and Middlebury (although I am not very sure about the last one)</p>

<p>impressive, but idk about those schools</p>

<p>its a crapshoot for anybody</p>

<p>what do you want to major in?</p>

<p>international relations</p>

<p>anyone else ?</p>