What are my chances to these top universities ??

Colleges & Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I am an international student here in USA. I am freshman this year, and I want to apply to some universities are need-blind and full-need for all applicants</p>

<p>Amherst College[2]
Dartmouth College [3]
Harvard University
MIT
Princeton University[4]
Yale University
..... But I am not sure whether I can get admitted or not :S
Here is my profile:
I am from Azerbaijan, and I am seventeen(Will be 18 in December 30)
TOEFL Score 99 ... R:23 L:26 S:23 W:27
SAT 1 Score 1820 ... CR:490 M:740 W:590
SAT 2 Score I have exam in October, Math level 2 and Physics ... I think I can get (800,750+)
My major is Computer Science.
My GPA in high school was 5 out of five
I got full scholarship from my school (10 and 11 grades) because of my accomplishments like:
International Math Olympiad - 2009, 2010, 2011 - Silver, Silver, Bronze
Balkan Math Olympiad - 2010, 2011 - Bronze, Bronze
National Math Olympiad 2009, 2010, 2011 - Gold, Gold, Gold
Asian Pacific Math Olympiad - 2010,2011 - Silver, Bronze
I am going to participate at this Putnam Math Exam (December 3rd, contest between US and Canadian universities)
I believe that I can get an excellent recommendation letter from my maths professor
And I think that's all :S
Thanks in advance
P.S: if you know some other universities in US which can give full scholarship for International Students, please tell me</p>

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<p>Multiple IMO medalist is great. You need to raise the SAT scores however, especially reading (also, you should aim for 800 in math).</p>

<p>Your chances are probably better at MIT than the others.</p>

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<p>Thanks for informing, unfortunately I am not able to raise my SAT scores :S I will give SAT subject on October 1st, but I have no more time for studying SAT 1 :(</p>

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<p>Your SAT I may cost you. It may be hard for such top colleges to overlook a 490 score in critical reading.</p>

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<p>You chances are unfortunately slimmer than freshman applicants. There are a couple factors working against you:

  1. You are applying as a transfer student. All of these schools select only a few transfers. A very very small population. The population is also super competitive. Many Ivy league students will apply to these schools too.
  2. You are a international student. As if international freshman admissions for any top school isn’t hard enough, international transfers are harder.
  3. Bring up your SAT, especially for these schools.</p>

<p>Not saying that you don’t have a chance, but in general, transfer admissions is so much harder than freshman admissions. But you have a huge advantage with IMO. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>No, I will apply as a freshman :slight_smile:
I know that SAT 1 score is too low :S I didn’t have much time to prepare, I just took it for fun :S and now I need it, I hope it will not be a problem … thanks again!</p>

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<p>^ How can you apply as freshman ?
I’m also an intl. transfer, I wish I could have applied as freshman too, but I cant !</p>

<p>Now having said that, you’re studying in USA on F-1 I guess so its impossible for you to hide your status while applying, even if you get in later when they’ll find out through HLS, you’re f’upd. PM me :)</p>

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<p>I didn’t know that :(( I messaged you …</p>

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<p>Check your inbox :)</p>

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<p>If you’re IMO medalist multiple years, then you are a Lock at MIT</p>

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<p>if you have attended college in the US, you CANT apply as a freshmen, only as a transfer student. All applications ask if you have taken ANY college classes and if you are caught in a lie[ there is a large data base that all colleges use to check] you’ll be expelled.
And your SAT score will be a problem. So take the time to study like crazy and bring it up cause that low a score will not be overlooked. Transfer applications have later deadlines.</p>

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<p>Well I am very hopeless now :S I didn’t know that I cannot apply as a freshman, anyway. I will try my chances, thanks for your help
:frowning:
I will try to do that, but I don’t think I am going to have enough time</p>

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<p>Just apply as transfer!</p>

<p>Freshman admit are easier than transfer but dont worry just apply !</p>

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<p>How are you a multi-year IMO medalist with a 740 in SAT Math? Even I got a 780 and I am not even close to being that good at math…</p>

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<p>I didn’t prepare for SAT exam, I just took it for fun. So, I never studied math section, and got 740 because of a stupid mistake, and I didn’t understand one problem, so left it unanswered.</p>

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<p>princeton does not accept transfers</p>

<p>it is going to be nearly impossible to be accepted to those schools with your SAT score and your international student status, sorry.</p>

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<p>Now it looks like you’re lying. The problems on the SAT Math are so, so, far below the problems of IMO. I can understand a stupid mistake, several people I know who are quite good at math did not get an 800 because of a stupid mistake. But not understanding how to do a problem? No way an IMO silver medalist would not understand how to do a problem on the SAT math, and no way would they need to study the math section at all. The math covered is very simple (Algebra 1 & Geometry) and does not require memorization of formulas.</p>

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<p>I think he means that he didn’t understand the wording of a problem, not that he didn’t know how he did it. He’s probably just not good with the English or something and just couldn’t understand the wording. I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s lying.</p>