<p>hello im an international student wishing to apply for good schools such as:
1. Stanford 2. Columbia 3. Yale 4. Georgetown 5. UPEN 6. Brown </p>
<p>no financial aid
I dont think I stand a chance.. but I`m still trying! Could you look at my stuff? :)
im taking IB diploma since theres no AP at my school</p>
<p>GPA
freshmen: 3.6 (IM SO SCARED THIS WILL BE A BURDEN
sophomore: 4.0
junior: 4.0</p>
<p>SAT: 2150 </p>
<p>activities
model united nations 4 years (ive attended conferences abroad from school, like in the netherlands)
forensics/debate team (also ive gone to trips, and im an officer)
softball (2 years jv 2 years varsity)
soccer (3 years varsity
spanish club
yearbook publication editor
service learning council
school publication writer
band- clarinet for 7 years
NHS</p>
<p>outside school
internship at UNDP
volunteer in hospital 2 years
taught handicap students in an orphange
other orphanage
Columbia summer camp </p>
<p>im not so good....... do i have a small chance?</p>
<p>While those schools are reaches, you do stand a chance at all of the schools you listed. How much of a chance depends on your recs, the quality of your essays, the rigor of your high school schedule, and whether or not you are applying for financial aid.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be so worried about your freshman GPA, because truthfully in comparison to others, it is not as bad as you think, plus its mroe important that you were able to bring it up and than maintainit afterwards. The schools you’re looking at are hard to get in, however, just like everyone else with your stats, you do have a chance. I would though look into some safeties just in case. Best of luck to you! :)</p>
<p>schools will look at your freshman GPA compared to soph and junior year as an improvement, so it shouldn’t hurt you. besides, a lot of school throw out freshman year. but i think those are all reach schools. they say they can all fill their classes with kids with 4.0s and 2300+ on their SATs, so you need to have something awesome that makes you stand out from the crowd. you do have a lot of extra curriculars. have you taken any leadership positions? i can’t remember if i saw that on there or not, but leadership is important</p>
<p>I know that Stanford ignores freshman GPA, so you’re fine there. It’s hard to give truly realistic chances without knowing what country you’re from, because that will make a huge difference (ie if you’re from China, you’re basically screwed). Otherwise, though, I would say that you have a relatively decent shot, especially at Georgetown and Brown which aren’t insanely competitive</p>