<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm an Indian male student who already graduated from high school in May 2011. I'm in a gap year right now, which I'm spending by doing an internship with AOL India, community service and learning to live independently (I now live in a different city, alone).</p>
<p>I'm looking to move to the US for higher studies from the Fall 2012 session. I want to major in English and plan to do an emphasis/a concentration/a minor in something like Creative Writing, Film Studies or Communications.</p>
<p>By the way, I have appeared for my tests/exams and these are the scores:</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Test - 2280/2400 (CR: 770, M: 780, W: 730)</p>
<p>SAT II - English Lit: 760, Math Level 2: 790</p>
<p>TOEFL iBT - 120/120</p>
<p>Sophomore Year - 95.4% (English: 91, overall school topper)
Junior Year - 78.4% (Rigor of course increased DRASTICALLY. A dip in the scores in this year is par for the course in Indian education systems)
Senior Year - 87.4% (Topped the high school in English: 95)</p>
<p>I also ranked 4th worldwide in an International Olympiad of the English Language (run by a private organization). I also have a total of 4 1st prizes in debate/extempore/speech events in high school.</p>
<p>By the by, they aren't need-blind to International students, are they? How much will it affect my chances if I say that I'd like aid?</p>