<p>Bump</p>
<p>@IVCUSA11,</p>
<p>You are in a special circumstance, with the SATIIs not being offered in your country. Do not let this deter you from applying to Notre Dame, Boston College (BC), Georgetown, Lehigh, UT, etc.</p>
<p>I highly recommend that you go on each school’s website and look for a page called something like “Meet your Admission Counselor.” There are admission counselors for geographic areas. Find BOTH the NY and the international counselors for each of these schools. The Admission Counselors for every college are wonderful resources for all applicants. They are usually kind, and can answer questions.</p>
<p>I recommend emailing each school separately and explain your story (as in NJSue’s post), including what you said about being a US citizen who was in high school in NY but are now in the Ivory Coast at your father’s farm. In each of your emails to each school, perhaps address it to both the NY and International counselor of that one school. Express your genuine interest in their particular school. Let them know that you are interested in applying there, but do not have access to the SATII test in your country. Ask them what they recommend. I’m not sure, and I really don’t know, yet they may have an idea on what to do. It is possible that you are not the first person who has encountered not having access to the SATII, and they may already have some solution in place.</p>
<p>Please don’t rule out these schools, just based on the SATII, without inquiring about it for your situation. </p>
<p>BC and ND also have a generous scholarship that is decided at a scholarship weekend in interviews and team activities. You have to apply Early Action (not early decision) to be considered for these scholarships. BC, though, is Single Choice Early Action (SCEA) and I don’t remember how exactly that works with the Cornell ED. This is important to understand.
I think, you could apply to Notre Dame early action with the other schools, I believe. Again, I’m not as familiar with Georgetown or Lehigh. (check the details out on each school’s website).</p>
<p>The Admission Counselors for any school can be very helpful. As @NJSue said about the recruiters, it is good to start to correspond with the athletic recruiters. I also think it would be a good idea to also correspond with the Admissions Counselors. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the helpful advice @busyperson !! This is what I needed to hear. Although I’m not interested in Boston College and Lehigh, I will still use your advice for Georgetown. Thanks again</p>