<p>Well, even though I'm still just a junior, I'm meant to be making "my list" of possible colleges that I want to apply to next year. My counselor keeps pressuring me to think about where I want to apply…. my matches, safeties, and reaches.. but I honestly have no clue about where I would like to go or about the realistic choices for me.. all I know is that I want to study in either the US , England or Canada.. if you can tell me what I should start considering I would be most thankful!</p>
<p>Nationality: Egyptian ( but iv lived in about 5 diff. countries as my dad is a diplomat- id be applying from Kazakhstan)</p>
<p>GPA: My school doesn’t have one but freshman and soph. years I got straight A's and some A+'s this year (so far) I got all 6's…(I'm doing the IB diploma program and teachers grade us using the IB scale of 1-7 and they write like huge paragraphs about how we are doing ect…)</p>
<p>Rank: top of my class…but only like 7 other ppl in my class</p>
<p>Private school</p>
<p>SAT: weak point… I got 660v 640m this jan. but im obviously going to study for it and retake the new sat… hopefully a 1400 equivalent, sat 2s I don’t know yet but I got an 800 2 times on the practice Spanish sat 2s and for bio in the 700 area</p>
<p>Courses: honors in soph. year/ all IB in my junior and senior year ( four Higher levels)</p>
<p>ECs: I think this is my strongest point…
-Jv and Varsity basketball and soccer teams; traveling team, school team, and for a short while basketball club team (in schools I went to I was co captain for one year, captain for two years) traveled all over and won few awards eg. MVP, MIP, Athlete of the year…I doubt im good enough to play on college teams though, yet I don’t know what American college teams are like and what it takes to get on them…
-Ballet for ten years: I choreographed dances for little kids in the ballet academies I went to, helped teach/organize people and such at the Cairo opera house, and danced in the opera house for 2 years, also participated in many productions
-MUN: founded it at my new school in Kz, various conferences ( THIMUN next year)
-Amnesty International
-Drama club
-Student council rep. grades 9 and 10, vice president grade 11 ill run for prez. next year if I get the guts; writing the schools first constitution this year
-lots of community service
-no work experience, iv never lived in a place where people my age have jobs…:s
-school newspaper
-poetry writing, some poetry awards and I was published in poetry.com's book…. I don’t know if it’s a scam though
-research paper of diplomatic ties between Egypt and Israel-I interviewed a whole lot of people and tried to project the two sides which I don’t believe has ever really been attempted before as all information I came across was really biased ( im thinking I can "crop" it a little and send it as supp. material cuz 1) im really proud of it 2) shows alot about my true passion and identity.... is that a bad idea?)
-attempting to finish a book I started and MAYBE – if I ever get to REALLY finishing it- get it published, but I think it may not ever happen while im alive
-out of school religion classes (Muslim)
- I speak English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.. I thought that was a possible hook maybe..
-teach Spanish to some girls in school
-academic bowl
will have really good and personal teacher recs, director of school also, as the school is very small so they know me rather well
I think my essays will be good im thinking of writing really personal ones about country hoping , political passion and how the system in my country makes me mad and evokes me to do anything in order to change it which is why i want to study gov in colleges, why I like ballet so much, or some other personal stuff…. any suggestions? </p>
<p>so what do you think is realistic for me? I mean im not like the people on cc who win olimpiads and are good at math and science:(So... What are my possible matches, reaches, and safeties? O ya.. ill also be applying to fin aid or merit based scholarships of some kind…do u guys have any suggestions??
O ya.. im thinking of majoring in poli sci/international relations/film studies or mass media… maybe a double major or a major and minor but I'm not sure yet and I don’t even get the system of how it works :S</p>
<p>Thnx in advance!!</p>