Transcripts made :) ... any more advice ?

International Students
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<p>Intended Major - EE/Mechanical engineering </p>

<p>SAT 1 - 1470/1570 (taken twice both out of 2400) (retaking on October 10 , mostly a 1900 +)</p>

<p>No financial aid required </p>

<p>My transcripts from grade 9 - 12 (predicted) </p>

<p>Grade 9 :- </p>

<p>English - A-
Hindi - A+
Maths - A-
Science with practicals - A+
Social science - A+ </p>

<p>Grade 10 :-
English - B-
Hindi - B+
Maths - B+
Science with practicals - A+
Social science - B+</p>

<p>Grade 11 :-
English - B-
Maths - D+
Physics - C+
Chemistry - D+
Economics - B-</p>

<p>Grade 12 (worked my ass off , all A+ in mid term exams ) :-
English - A+
Maths - A+
Physics with practical - A+
Chemistry with practical - A+
Economics - A+ </p>

<p>E.C - Prefect Grade 11 , Did 50 hrs community service , computer club , vice captain badminton team , a few debate competitions . </p>

<p>Recommendations - Great , my counselor was impressed with my improvement from grade 11 to 12 . So she wrote about the problems I faced in grade 11 . </p>

<p>1) What will my US GPA be ?
2) Where all should I consider applying ? (2 Reaches ,2 matches , 1 safety )</p>

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<p>Wow! Thats a pretty awesome improvement :)</p>

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<p>Good job, pal!</p>

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<p>Thanks guys . I just hope the SAT test goes well . Do you think my grades can change my college list ?</p>

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<p>Amazing! Job well done!</p>

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<p>College list? Lets see how your SAT goes :slight_smile: Good luck!</p>

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<p>Yup. That will be the deciding factor.</p>

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<p>nice A+s!!! pretty sweet</p>

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<p>Priyanka: I read your threads here as well as in Parents Cafe. I think you should consider the advice of many to go after lower tier school. The SAT and Gr 9 and 10 grades are not that hot.</p>

<p>Yes you have made lots of improvement in Gr 12. Have you considered staying in India for a year then applying? Your full year grades will be available and you can clearly demonstrate that you have turned the corner. You will have more credible story to tell why your grades were low in those two years. You will have more time to prepare for SAT and SAT IIs - your score could improve. Right now ‘Time’ is not on your side. </p>

<p>Michigan, UIUC and even Purdue might be waste of application fees. Some of the lower tier state schools with decent Engineering programs I might suggest would be Texas A&M (forget UT and Rice), UT-Dallas, UT-Arlington. Another good one might be LSU in Baton Rouge, Lousiana (they are hungry for internationals). The advantage of UT - Dallas or UT - Arlington (or any college in the UT system) is that you can transfer to flagship UT-Austin (excellent EE dept.) if your grades are excellent. Many domestic students do that.</p>