<p>General Stats:
-Super competitive private girls' schools with over 100 years of history.
-top 2%
-almost all As senior year
-SAT predicted (around 2300)
-Holder of 7 merit scholarships (mostly on academic results and conduct)
-2nd place in Debating Competitions (nation/state level)
-Outstanding Delegate in International Model United Nations</p>
<p>ECs
-Debate Team (president and captain next year)
-Qualified Kayak instructor
-Distinction in Violin and Music Theory by Royal Association Board of Music
-Member of Assembly Choir
-Prefect
-Senior Science Club
-Regular volunteer at Oxfam, UNICEF and Orbis
(gold medal volunteer at UNICEF)
-Vice chairlady of Student Union
-Advanced Public Speaking classes
-Twice champion of school Swimming gala</p>
<p>Btw, I'm applying as an international student. I'm choosing between joining two courses, one is the Crimson Summer Exchange programme with Harvard at my local University, the other is a Summer Science Institute at the same local University. I honestly do not know which one to join, I would prefer the Summer Science Institute, but would joining the Crimson Summer Exchange help my chances with Harvard? Thanks for any feedback!</p>
<p>i really don't understand posters like these. They think they have no chance at any schools, yet they post stats such as top 2% and 2300 SAT score...Are you just trying to show off your stats or what...?</p>
<p>It seems like a show of arrogance, when they try to appear dumfounded of their stats. and chances. Obviously the poster has great chances at ivies. Yale and Harvard are reaches. But you obviously have a great shot at Brown, columbia, and others. However the inter. pos. makes it tougher for you to get in.</p>
<p>predicting an sat score of 2300 is not only pretentious of yourself but ludicrous. Honestly, how can you say your gonna average 750-770 on all 3 sections. I was getting like 1480-1530 on the old test on practice tests, and landed a 1450.</p>
<p>^ If she thinks that's what she'll get, then why not say it? There are tons of people floating around on cc with 2300+, so it can certainly be done.</p>
<p>If you take the SAT and really do have a score of 2300, you would have a chance at the Ivies. However, be aware the many of them have ten good applicants for every opening. If you need financial aid, be aware that many schools do not offer it to internationals. If you are apply as an international from a country that does not send many applicants, and you do not need financial aid, then it should help you to gain admission to Ivies. But, you still need to pull together a quality application, including SAT scores.</p>
<p>lol...sorry, I'm not being pretentious...honestly, I had no idea that a 2300 was a good score!!! I read the posts around here and ppl who get like 2360 are saying they've been rejected at all ivies! Besides, I'm not sure I can even get a 2300, it's the most optimistic situation...I think the worst situation would be a 2200??? Dunno.</p>
<p>Yes, I'm applying for fin aid.....another reason why I'm sure I can't get in an ivy...I hear it's like 1 in 30 at best for a fin aid spot for internationals.</p>
<p>I find it kind of hard to believe that you're in the top 2% of a super competitive private school and yet you're still so naive about college admissions and SATs.</p>
<p>Ivies take the best scores from multiple sittings. Only the University of California schools take the best single sitting.</p>
<p>Maybe the op didn't mean As senior year, maybe she meant APs senior year--on the other hand she did predict her SATs so maybe she's predicting her grades also.</p>
<p>Also she needs to submit her SAT II scores (or predictions) as well--these mean a lot at the Ivies. Lastly, class size matters. Finishing 2nd out of 100 students is not viewed the same by the Ivies as 20th out of 1000 (2nd out of 100 is preferred in case anyone's interested).</p>
<p>just a word of hope, and I am a domestic student, but still. I had a 2240 on the SAT and 680 Physics, 620 French and 720 Math IIC on the SAT IIs and got into both Yale and Brown (the only ivies I applied to). And my other stats were not as good (number of APs, classmates, etc). So, go ahead, try it. Do what you want to do, concerning the summer courses. Enjoying something and succeeding is much more important than going to a name-brand program. </p>
<p>The other thing is that if there is a school you're dead set on (like it seems Harvard is for you), apply early decision. I applied to Yale EASC, and I think that's why I got in, or at least got a boost.</p>
<p>In terms of summer programs, I do not think the Harvard program will give you a leg up. Some kid at my school went to the program had perfect SATs, etc, etc. and still did not get in to Harvard.</p>