<p>Hey all...Im in a bit of a twist right now, so if anyone can help me out I'd really appreciate it. Any comments on my chances or general advice would be very helpful...</p>
<p>So, I'm a student in Kenya, just finished the IB Diploma programme in November (predicted grade 41, tho I'd be lucky to break 40), took the SAT I in Oct' - 790 Verbal, 660 Math (87th percentile, tho' pretty pathetic I reckon - why does Math hate me??), SAT II in Dec' - 760 Biology M, 680 Math 2c (51st percentile - I hate Maths!), No score yet for Writing (700+ I hope...). </p>
<p>As for the other stats, decent teacher rec's, haven't finished the essays yet, decent EC's, ho hum, etc. RD Deadlines are still at least a week and a half away, right?</p>
<p>I'm applying RD to Yale (I lived in New Haven for a year as a kid when my mother was doing her postgrad at Yale - that counts for something, doesn't it?), Macalaster, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Grinnell, Tufts, Denison, Vassar, Carleton and Lehigh.</p>
<p>My main problem right now is whether to retake the SAT II Maths 2c - I'd really like to show the admissions comm's that I CAN do Math. I'd have made the decision to resit in a heartbeat, but someone told me not to bother and concentrate on the essays instead, cos' the admiss. comm's are looking for international students who don't necessarily fit the sterotypical profile of foreign applicants (i.e. Great at Math, crappy at English). So, what do you think?</p>
<p>Any advice (abuse even!) would be appreciated.</p>
<p>BTW, I've put this up on the Int'l Student Forum also - apologies if thats contrary to CC etiquette....</p>