What are my chances as an int'l student?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m an international student (Southeastern Europe/White), non-native speaker of English

Stats:
95.02/100 (I guess it’s a 4.0 in the American scale)
One of the best schools, if not the best in my country
ACT: 35 composite 32 writing
AP’s: 5 on French, Calc AB and Physics 1, 4 on Lang and WH

EC’s:
I do EYP (European MUN kinda) and some MUN in French
Presiding school’s English and Mechatronics clubs
1 programming related internship (1-2 internships about technology to come this summer)
Worked as a lab (materials science) assistant for a month
I play the violin for some time now, LCM Grade 6/8
I used to do drama (2 awards with my group), but quit in order to focus on my academics
Volunteer tutored English 2 summers ago, and going to volunteer in a nursing home
Also participated in the vaccination campaign of a local health center (I kept data and stuff on excel for some weeks)
Going to participate in an international science olympiad in a month or so (not expecting a medal though)
I know 3 languages fluently + learning one, also know Java and some Swift as programming languages

I’m interested in being a CS Major (if possible, with an emphasis on maths or linguistics)

Schools I’m considering:
Stanford
MIT
Caltech
UChicago
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Northwestern
UC Berkeley
Carnegie Mellon

I’m going to be applying for scholarships as well, are my targets realistic? Thanks for helping out!

Edit: I’d be happy to chance you back, but I’m not that familiar with the US system so my guesses wouldn’t be that accurate and helpful I suppose.

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I forgot to mention SAT II’s: Math 2 800, Physics 760, French w/Listening 770. Sorry for spam :confused:

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How much can you and your family afford? UC Berkeley does not give financial aid to International students along with very little merit aid (scholarships), so expect to pay close to full fees at $55K+/year. You look like a very qualified applicant, but the competition is tough for these schools as an International applicant. To have a chance you need to be the best in your country along with having some National awards under your belt.

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I think you have to have some safeties as well although a lot of schools on your list are very attainable, UC Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon in particular. I also was an international student from Singapore who moved to the US, so I do have a similar background. What I would suggest, from one international student to another, is to write essays that fully capture this unique experience and set yourself apart from the rest of the applicants. That’s how you can shoot for your reach schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.

Chance back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1904474-chance-me-for-the-following-rising-senior-with-huge-upward-trend.html#latest I know you mentioned you weren’t great but any input is fine for me!

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Bump

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Bump?

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You are a competitive candidate, but you’re applying to schools where international students (especially those who need financial aid) have rates of acceptance in the low single digits. If you want to increase your chances of studying in the US, you must also apply to less selective universities.