What colleges am I looking at?

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<p>Hey there, I am currently an IB student at an international school in Germany. I am US citizen but I have lived in:</p>

<p>US (9 years)
Belgium (2 years)
Italy (2 years)
Germany (5th year)</p>

<p>So I am basically an international student with a global perspective. My question is how am I doing for applying to the US?</p>

<p>My stats:</p>

<p>Classes:</p>

<p>HL: Chem, Bio, A1 English
SL: Math, German B, Geography</p>

<p>Last semester (Junior Year) I pulled an overall 37 points, and my predicted grade will probably be looking at around 40 points. My gpa last semester was around 4.5 (they only gave me weighted).</p>

<p>EC:
Varsity Basketball (5 years)</p>

<p>Model UN (chair) (2nd year): I have attended conferences in
-Lisbon, Portugal
-The Hague
-NYC and met the new general secretary</p>

<p>Student Council (5 years, positions: Junior and Senior Secretary and Treasurer and I will probably be President Senior Year)</p>

<p>DJing Team ( 3 years now)</p>

<p>I have 200+ community and service hours
I have done many other SMALLER extra cirricular however the ones on top are my main ones.</p>

<p>I aiming to score around a 2000 on the SAT (havent taken it yet, but practice tests give me that range) and I will also be looking at taking SAT2: chem n bio</p>

<p>I am taking physics 1 college leve dual credit this summer (junior summer)</p>

<p>Awards:
9th: Student Leadership, Most Improved Player (bball), Student of the Year
and excellence awards in single subjects</p>

<p>10th: Just excellence awards in single subjects</p>

<p>11th: Excellence awards in single subjects + Student leadership award</p>

<p>This summer I attended People to People Future Leaders Summit on Law at George Washington.</p>

<p>See there is only so much I can do at my school, where as many students in the US can go to so many different clubs within their community and do things such as research and all these programs. Being in Germany, my oppurtunities are very limited. So I have done a lot of what I can. Also doing the IB prevents you from doing so many EC activities, however, I think the ones I do are strong ones and reflect good characteristics, plus I believe I am all rounder</p>

<p>I know a lot of kids that apply to IVY league schools have millions of EC and high SAT scores, but funny enough they still get rejected. I do not know how IVY league schools admit students, so I was wondering if people could give me some feedback.</p>

<p>so yea...any CONSTRUCTIVE criticism would be helpful ^^</p>

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<p>
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So I am basically an international student with a global perspective.

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For US colleges you are an American student living abroad, not an international student.</p>

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<p>I doubt that many people on this forum understand your grading system; I sure don't.<br>
The grade issue aside, you should not be considering Ivies with a 2000 SAT and no amazing hook.</p>

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<p>Hi! Random queston, but have you been to THIMUN/MUNISH/MINIMUN? I see you attended MUN-conferences in The Hague and so have I, so I was just wondering.</p>

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<p>yea i did attend THIMUN and IMUN</p>

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<p>Cool! :)</p>

<p>BTW, I think Ivy league admissions are pretty much a crap shoot. So many good students apply, that the admissions people can do anything they want. Well, almost anything.
The most important thing, I think, is to have very solid scores and grades and a hook. You should have something that makes you stand out from the crowd and will make the admissions staff remember you.</p>

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<p>I actually think that the whole "citizen of the world" thing is a hook, but that's just me.</p>

<p>One trick to be aware of is how closely your secondary school curriculum lines up with the American curriculum. I am an interviewer for my university (MIT) based in the UK, and I regularly see students surprised that the SATII Physics test (for example) covers much different ground than their secondary school physics class and that they cannot do themselves justice on that test without additional external study.</p>

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<p>wow youre an interviewer for MIT? yea ive been told that a lot - the citizen of the world thing is what a lot of colleges want as they want more diversity....hmm yea i have to take the SAT 2s soon...but apparently doing the IB...the SAT 2s are a piece of cake, so ive heard. But any1 else got any tips?</p>