What schools should I be looking at?

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<p>hey guys, im an international student from the middle east
im an asian-canadian, so I do have the benefits of aid at schools like upenn, columbia, and cornell</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93</p>

<p>Rank: top 4%</p>

<p>SAT: 1st try: 460 R, 760 M, 610 W = 1830
2nd try: 680 R, 640M, 780 W = 2100
Superscore: 2220</p>

<p>SAT2: Math2: 790
Taking physics in November</p>

<p>APs: Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (4), Statistics (5)
Next year: Calculus AB, Physics B, Chemistry</p>

<p>ECs: Cricket captain (6 years club, 2 years international); 1st place regionally. 2nd place internationally
Basketball (4 years); 1st place regionally, 3rd place internationally
Website Designing (since middle school); have created three relatively well-known websites
MUN (4 years); president of economic and social commission
Amnesty international (2 years); vice president and activities director
INJAZ, a small-business competition (3 years); president and financial director of our company
NHS (2 years); member and head of tutoring</p>

<p>Please tell me what schools I should aim for!</p>

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<p>um. anyone?</p>

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<p>I would look at the top 25 universities, though the ivys are gonna be a reach</p>

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<p>I would look at top 20 LAC. Not sure you have a shot at the Ivy league.</p>

<p>Do you want to play Cricket in College? That may limit where you can go.</p>

<p>You have a good profile. What kind of school do you want to go to. There are many great schools. Some large, some small. Help us narrow the list for you.</p>

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<p>yeah aim for top 20=)
but since you have Upenn columbia cornell already… what will you major in? solid career plan might help you a lot in college selection.
by the way, how did you do that? CR from 460 to 680, W from 610 to 780? that was amazing!</p>

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<p>i agree…coming from a 460 to a 680 is great.</p>

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<p>well, i have already applied early decision to upenn cas
i am yet to take my physics subject test, which i will take on the 7th of november
i was thinking of the ivy league, stanford, mit, top lacs?</p>

<p>i WILL apply for financial aid, but that won’t affect my decision at any top schools except like brown and stanford (since in canadian)</p>

<p>i don’t desperately want to go to a college where cricket is offered, because requesting to start up a club is always an option</p>

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<p>What happened with your SAT math, a 760 to 640?!??!?!?</p>

<p>Regardless, I think you are competitive at all of these schools. The ivies will be a reach as they are for everyone.</p>

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<p>anyone else? any specific universities?</p>

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<p>Erms besides those you have listed, have a look at: U Michigan (ann arbour), Duke, Georgetown, UCLA, NYU amongst others.</p>

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<p>let me add in that i will be looking for aid
so ivys, amherst, williams are pretty much on my list</p>

<p>do i have a real shot at ANY of them?
btw, as i stated previously, i have already applied to penn cas ed. how do my chances look for that?</p>

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<p>You have a great chance at top 20 universities and LAC’s.</p>

<p>Being canadian will surely help you.</p>

<p>I have one question. How did you raise that CR score? :D</p>

<p>Feel free to ask any questions you have.</p>

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<p>i raised it with the help of the blue book’s practice tests and the amazing prep threads on CC… couldn’t have done it without either of them
i did eight tests in 2 months, reviewed each test for my mistakes, and made sure i wouldn’t make the same mistakes again.</p>

<p>anyone else please?</p>

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<p>can anyone else please help me here? :(</p>

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<p>what colleges DO YOU want to go to in general?</p>

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<p>top 20 universities.
Check the policies on Financial aid because that might screw you over.
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<p>well I personally would like to go to an ivy/stanford/mit </p>

<p>do i have any realistic chance for any?</p>

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<p>Well ivys are of course are gonna be reaches to anybody but I would apply.
Apply for some of the UC’s and UVA you have a good chance at these.</p>

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<p>bump… anyone?</p>

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<p>You are competing against a lot of really strong applicants from the international pool with much stronger scores and ECs. I would say Ivies/Stanford/MIT/Top LACs are all reaches.
You might want to apply to some lower-tier schools just so you know you have some back ups</p>