<p>Hi, first posting!</p>
<p>Nontradional student (28)
Freshman at University of Montana (started spring)
3.94 GPA 15 (semester) credits taken (one A-)
Enrolled for 21 credits this fall (expect As)
Never took SATs or ACTs
Partial legacy at Ann Arbor (Grandparents)</p>
<p>classes taken:
Macroeconomics
Video Photography/Production
Intro to Archaeology
Classical Mythology
Islamic Civilization in Modern Era (A-)
enrolled in:
Physical Anthro
Iran Between Two Revolutions
Central Asia Seminar (graduate level course)
Honors Western Civ.
Farsi (personalized 1-1 course)
Elementary German</p>
<p>EC's
Big Brother
Model Arab League
Linguistics Club
Exchange student buddy
Fencing club
Squash club</p>
<p>I really want to go to U Chicago, Ann Arbor, Yale, or UCLA---very few schools that offer undergad ancient languages I want to take.</p>
<p>cricket… Am I asking in the wrong forum?</p>
<p>We would need to know more about what you were doing between high school and now. Will you be taking the SAT? Is money an issue? Michigan and UCLA have little money for OOS students.</p>
<p>A high GPA will probably get you into UMich and UCLA (though the latter will want 2 years), but Yale and Chicago will want to see depth of work in your areas of interest.</p>
<p>I traveled the globe. I worked many odd jobs from welder to hotel manager (in my last position I supervised rates for an entire region and 40 employees)</p>
<p>I am not at all concerned about debt (I am very familiar with life under it’s shadow), I want the best education.</p>
<p>Do I need to take the SATs? (my days are so jam packed I wouldn’t know when I could find time to study for them) I know some schools want them, but I thought that since I should have 36 (semester) credits when I’m applying, and over 50 by the time I’d be entering it wouldn’t really be that big of a factor. Plus I thought I’d read (on Ann Arbor’s site at least) that if it’s been over ten years since you finished high school they weren’t interested in new first time SATs.</p>
<p>My biggest concern about not having them is the fact that I’ve no math classes on my record (except macroeconomics-- which isn’t really a math class), or English classes really (though I’ve written plenty for other classes) Could that be a factor weighing on possible acceptance?—Should I drop some of my interesting classes for boring math and english 201?-- Or be prepping for SATs, or both?</p>
<p>Yale and many private schools will require SAT or ACT.</p>
<p>Given your age and experiences, non traditional programs may be your best bet. Yale has the Eli Whitney program and Columbia and Penn also have strong programs.</p>