uh, so i think i'm screwed.

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<p>okay so this is the gist of it.. basically, i'm a US citizen. but i have never lived in the US, and the only american education i got was going to an international school for pre-school, and the first year of kindergarten in indonesia.. after which, we moved to singapore where my parents put me in a local public school instead of an international school. and if you knew the education system there, then you would know there are no middle schools, we practically jump from elementary school straight to high school (graduating at 16) and there are NO AP's, except for an excelled math class which only the "better" students take (i took this), i would say its around the same level as pre-cal or calculus AB. and hardly any chance of EC's (you choose ONE sport, and you're stuck with it till you graduate) and we did not have GPA's. and also we were tested and put in different classes with different appropriate levels according to our "learning abilities".. i was generally in the average/slightly above average classes throughout... (Education</a> in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)</p>

<p>it would be fine if i just graduated HS there and applied to colleges in the US as an international student but.. i moved to california the summer before i started 11th grade and i'm currently a rising senior. d'oh! i'm mainly applying to art schools, but i'm also wondering what are my chances of getting into schools like santa clara university, and loyola marymount university (i know UC's are out of reach for me..)</p>

<p>stats:
IN SINGAPORE:
classes i took in my first year:
english, math, chinese, PE, music, art, biology/physics/chemistry (counts as one science class and appears as "combined science" in my report card), history, literature, geography, social studies (basically singaporean history/government), design and technology/food and nutrition (one semester for each class)</p>

<p>second year:
same as the first</p>

<p>third year:
english, math, additional math (the excelled math class), PE, chinese
and these classes were taught more in depth, sort of like "majors": physics/chemistry (again, counted as "combined science"), modern history/social studies (appears as "combined humanities" in my report card), art.</p>

<p>extracurricular activities: varsity badminton for 3 years (vice-captain for a year, then i left), held class leader positions for all 3 years (head of PE, head of IT and vice-president.. note that class leaders were not voted for by students, but hand picked by teachers themselves), was a candidate to be a "peer leader" (but opted out for personal reasons), over a hundred hours of community service (helping the old, cleaning up parks etc), and i have various other certificates for things i did outside of school like swimming, etc.. i also play the guitar and drums</p>

<p><em>then i moved to cali for junior year</em>
JUNIOR YEAR:
school: EVHS of san jose
GPA: ~3.7
no AP classes because i came too late
class ranking: can't remember the exact number, but somewhere around 200/660
classes: english 3, algebra 2, biology, PE 3, US history, and student aide
(didn't really get classes of my choice because, again, i came too late)
didn't take any sports because i had a lot on my hands just adjusting to my new life..
SATs: 1700 (retaking again, i messed up on this one, i know i can get at least 1900-2000)</p>

<p>my class load for next year:
english 4, pre-calculus, physiology, AP Govt/Econs, introduction to business, and art
planning to join the school's badminton and cross-country team and various other clubs like key club, red cross, future film makers..</p>

<p>also i don't know if this helps, but i donated blood to the red cross this year, haha. and also i'm fluent in 3 languages (english, mandarin and indonesian) </p>

<p>**i'd like to note that school in singapore was very much more difficult than school here in the US, and i had B's and C's.. i'm worried that my counsellor won't understand how the education system works there and might add them onto my current transcripts here in the US unfairly.</p>

<p>ugh, tell me i'm screwed. lol. i DO have a safety school, which is AAU in SF. so yeah, just wondering. any help would be greatly appreciated, because this is all making me VERY confused.</p>

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<p>I’d say that if you can get your SAT up 200-300 points you have a chance</p>

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<p>okay well you are an international US citizen, which will up your admission more than everything else. Especially as you’ve done volunteer work in Singapore, which is very unique.
Now I do British Curriculum. What we do in our school is, say you got a B? We push it up a grade to an A or an A- (i don’t remember to be honest) and then they calculate a GPA from my BRITISH results, say 3.8, and then a GPA from my british grades converted to american, say it would turn into a 3.9999 or 4.0. I don’t understand the weighted/unweighed GPA system, but thats what i know.
I don’t know what your individual SAT scores are but for these colleges, these are their median SAT scores for CR and Math:
Loyola: CR: 530-630 M: 540-640
Santa Clara: CR: 550-650 M: 570-680</p>

<p>Both have about 50-60% admission, so your chances are half-half, but with your international exposure, that should really help your chances of admission. So don’t worry, just do some extracurriculars. If you improve your SAT scores, your a definite shoo-in. I think taking AP classes would help senior year, and the US seems to have a lot of opportunities for gaining awards (National Honor Society, etc) so try and get into those. Get involved into whatever your school in Singapore didn’t have, and get involved in the community! Good luck!</p>

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<p>ah! thank you glitterz<em>iz</em>gold, my critical reading and math scores are within the ranges for both schools… however, i’m going to take the SAT’s again to raise my scores and my chances.</p>

<p>and thanks a lot for the info on the british to american grade transitions… it would really help when school starts again and my counsellor and i sort things out.</p>