what should i do???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey I was going to apply to all those fancy Ivy Universities but didn't manage to do all the SATs on time - It was just too much.. so here I am now, got rejected from one uni in England (LSE)</p>

<p>and I only applied last minute to the Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College (CUNY) (they didn't require the SATS for international students)
I will get my notification at the 16th but I'm not expecting an offer because I spent little time and effort on the application.. of course I got into Brooklyn College</p>

<p>My question is (accepting a denial from MHC) if you would say it's better to just attend Brooklyn College and try to transfer up or go to a good grad school.. ???? or if I should take a Gap year and apply as a freshman to Yale, Brown, Upenn etc.. I???
think I'd do great in my first year in college so what do you think? Are my chances higher if I apply as a freshman with my current profile or if I improve my profile with extracurricals and research stuff (but attend Brooklyn College) and try to transfer???<br>
It would be so great if you could give me a bit of advise.. I dunno what to do
In this country (Germany) I have a fantastic profile but US unis except a lot of
extracurriculars and stuff that I don't really have but pls just check my profile I dunno how competitive I am</p>

<p>good german high school - senior (year 13) at age 17
GPA equiv. to a 3.8, no ranks here
skipped ninth school year at a noname highschool, then managed to enter directly into year 12 at my current school so i skipped year 11 as well (is that an excuse why my gpa is not that great?)
SATS/APs etc: will be okay but I haven't taken them yet
student government
representative of students in year 12, repres. of year 13
elected member of the school commision last year (one of 6 students - it's almost equiv. to a head girl position)
80 h internship in Sales & Marketing at a global concern
4 months/15 h week internship in a small enginneering/architecture firm
"school without racism" project
4 languages, travelled around europe on my own for 6 weeks at age 16 (is that one any use?)
Amnesty, Mensa Int. member but never held any positions there, was in a political party for one year - in the economics decision board - but left
almost done with a novel that I hope will get published in spring 2010.. </p>

<p>I really really want to get into a good school but also I don't want to wait another year.. do you think I have chances transferring if I get some more extracurriculars and good references?? Thx so much</p>

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<p>I’m sure you’ll find a good community college.</p>

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<ol>
<li>You shouldn’t attempt to apply as a transfer student to some of the best universities in the country if you haven’t mastered the difference between “accepting” and “expecting.” That sounds harsh, but it’s the truth.</li>
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<p>Also, I don’t think that you can use your vacation as an extra-curricular, but you could write about the experience in an essay perhaps.</p>

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<p>aww sry that was a freudian slap… I was going to write I’m not expecting an acceptance letter but I guess I thought a little too fast so it came out like that</p>

<p>a community college… I’m not on this site to get dissed</p>

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<p>A freudian slap? Sounds painful. And I’m not dissing you babigurl.</p>

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<p>slip… nah i just think pls post something that helps and not something like “a good community college”</p>

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<p>it would be just great if someone could give me some advice… the year’s been though</p>