What are my prospects?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am Pakistani resident and wish to apply to US universities. I left my school in 9th grade and since been studying in home.</p>

<p>My Qualifications:-</p>

<p>O' levels (Cambridge International Examinations)</p>

<p>Physics 95
Chemistry 96
Mathematics 94
Statistics 96
Accounts 93
Urdu 90</p>

<p>A' levels (Cambridge International Examinations)</p>

<p>Physics 96
Chemistry 96
Mathematics 97</p>

<p>SAT Subject tests</p>

<p>Physics 800
Chemistry 800
Mathematics II 800</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning test</p>

<p>I took on December 1st and expect somewhere between 2100 and 2300</p>

<p>TOEFl iBT</p>

<p>106/120</p>

<p>What are my prospects?</p>

<p>Will I improve my admission chances by giving additional SAT II subject s? In Pakistan AP is not administered so that option is out?</p>

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<p>Where and what do you want to study?</p>

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<p>Good prospects. You should be working on your apps if you haven't already..</p>

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<p>How do you people get such good grades and scores? You're home-schooled and you did this? Wow.</p>

<p>I think you can go just about anywhere you want, including HYMPS.</p>

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<p>Oh, yeah, I agree with 2-iron. It's just so dazzling, making you able to attend any Ivy Leagues!!!</p>

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<p>Very encouraging!</p>

<p>Well, as my stats suggest I want to enroll in an engineering college. (I am interested in anything except medical)</p>

<p>Do I even have a chance of getting to Ivy league? Perhaps I have only revealed my academic side. I do not have excellent ECs, and what about recommendations though I believe I can make a good impression on essay.</p>

<p>Do home schooled have an advantage over regular students?</p>

<p>Quote "How do you people get such good grades and scores? You're home-schooled and you did this?"</p>

<p>Well, to tell the truth it was second time I appeared for SAT I. On first occasion I got a modest 1830 (As I am foreigner my English wasn't pretty good). But after first attempt I really gave my heart and soul to SAT preparation. I regularly read English newspapers, learned thousands of new words( Barron's 3500 words list to be precise) and believe it or not I did more than 60 practice tests and some of them even twice.</p>

<p>And as far as physics chemistry and mathematics is concerned I acknowledge I didn't have to work to hard. It was my profound interest in these subject that was pivotal in my success. I was surrounded by books day and night and yet I really enjoyed my "travail"</p>