collegebound202

whoa are you an international student? your chances look great for most of these colleges because I know they are looking for top excellent international students which you definitely are. i think you are as good as they get. but remember getting into top schools sometimes depends on luck. i think you have a good shot at all of them. good luck! chance me too

MarceloSanchez

Wow thank you so much collegebound202, yes i'm an international student,i'm praying everyday for this to happen i'll definitely keep my finger crossed .

MarceloSanchez

bummppp pleasee!

footballkim54

Well first I hope you are applying to several safety schools. The Ivies are pretty darn competitive. Also, your going to need to get at least a 2350 (2400 is ideal) if you wanna get into MIT, Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Think about it. Those schools all get applicants who have both a perfect or near perfect GPA and 2400's on their SAT scores, yet half of them are always are rejected. My point is, yes its a numbers game but you really need to shine form the rest. Especially the Ivies because they don't like to see the same things in their applicants over and over again. Prove to them that your different somehow. As for the other schools, you seem fine and you def will get in. So just take your apps seriously and if you can raise those SATs.

MarceloSanchez

footballkim54, thank you for your response, i'm planning to retake the sat's hopefully i'll score above 2300 and if i don't i guess i won't apply to the ivies.

footballkim54

You should still apply since you are a minority. It will give you a huge boost

coltsfan18

you look like a good candidate. with these schools sometimes it will come to luck of the draw.

MarceloSanchez

Thank you very much for your replies, your opinions are very helpful

MarceloSanchez

any other advice??

MarceloSanchez

How about JHU, Georgetown, NYU, USC, UCLA, Berkeley? Does anyone know if they offer fin aid to internationals? Help me please, i'm kind of lost.

MarceloSanchez

bump please!

MarceloSanchez

any other advice will be highly appreciated

Catria

JHU: Reach
Georgetown: Reach
NYU: Low match (although poor fin aid)
USC: High match
UCLA: Reach
Berkeley: Reach

MarceloSanchez

Thank you very much Catria .

GiveMeTheChances

You look like a truly solid candidate for any of those schools. None of those schools are going to hold your lack of AP against you--if it isn't available, it isn't available. Your extracurriculars are great and I really think you have a solid resume.