zuglinbushababwa

Hey guys.
I have kind of an interesting story. I did the first 3 years of high school at 2 different high schools in Cypress, TX (rezoning for school district). And then we decided to move back to Pakistan, so I am doing my senior year at an American school here, and will be applying as an international student. We also do have to apply for financial aid, which matters in certain schools. At my old school, I really had it going. I was ranked 3/945 and was guaranteed acceptance into the honors program of UT-Austin. I did not mind that school at all, and so I was not worried about my safeties. Please help me find some, and chance me at my other choices.

SAT I Math - 800
SAT I Reading - 680
SAT I Writing - 690
SAT I is not my strong point

SAT II Math II - 800
SAT II US History - 790

ACT composite 34
-Math 33
-Science 34
-Reading 36 (*** after SAT?)
-English 34

out of 18 classes I have taken so far in high school, 10 are A+, 6 are A's, and 2 are A-
(all have been honors or AP)

I have taken 5 (will graduate with 9) AP classes and have made 3 5's and 2 4's

Recieved Best in School for Spanish IV AP, Physics, and Chemistry
Recieved Best in Class for all the rest except English

I am taking all the AP classes my school lets me take.

EC
Eagle Scout
Started an organization at my school which has now raised over $20,000 to help rebuild a school in war-torn northern Uganda
Varisity Tennis 3 years (Coaches Award)
Science Olympiad 2 years with state recognition
Ping Pong Club Co-Champion
Religious School for 10 years (completed it and won numerous awards and #1 in class almost every year)
Key Club (community service) - 2 years (with leadership)
Community Service is easily 300+

I'm writing an essay that will hopefully be good about problems with Islam and my inner struggle with spirituality (is this original?)

I already have 2 excellent letters of recommendation from a teacher and my principal, both of whom nominate me as the best student and leader they have encountered in their over 20 years of administration

Schools:
Princeton
Yale (SCEA)
Stanford
Harvard
MIT
Duke
Swarthmore
Hamilton
Amherst
London School of Economics
Oxford

major = political science or international affairs

please chance me and help me come up with more safeties

zuglinbushababwa

come on guys, I'll do the same for you
and i'm only doing this because it was good to get all this in writing with the whole application process coming
i would like to hear from you, but I'm not like some of the other freaks on this site

tebow15

i'm tempted to say that you have really good chances of getting into those schools, but i'm sure it's tougher since you're applying as an international student.
if not for those schools, you may want to look at washington university in st. louis, university of chicago, university of virginia, dartmouth, uc-berkeley, etc. as alternates. hope this helps.

Oprah!

hokay.
your SAT II's are spectacular, and your EC's are great to (Eagle Scout looks SOOOOOOOOOOO good to colleges)
if I were you, I would not submit my SAT I score, but only the ACT, if that's possible. a 34 translates to a 2260 in SAT terms, which is much better than the 2170 that you got.
but I dont even know if you can do that, because doesn't your SAT I score go automatically with your SAT II scores? whatever, yo should still try.

BUT ANYWAYYY
I think you have a really good chance at Yale, but there are no promises because you dont have really anything that POPS, ya know?
i think that you should really accentuate your Eagle Scout status in your essay; if you do you should be straight.

btwwww, you have to take an extra admissions test + and interview if you want to go to Oxford - these are requirements.
soooo I would get on that if I were you.

slipper1234

I actually recommend Dartmouth as well - need blind admissions for internationals and a push to increase international enrollment works in your favor.

zuglinbushababwa

hey thanks so much everyone!
i'll most definitely look into darthmouth and maybe even u chicago
and yes, until next year, you do not have control over what collegeboard test are sent
what i'm trying to accentuate as my thing that POPS is the fact that by starting the club and raising money for uganda, i was able to in fact change the entire culture of our upper-middle class apathetic school. My reccommendations do that well, and so does one of my short answers.
Also, as part of my eagle project, I did a book drive and started a library for a school in Pakistan (this was while I was in the United States). I will try and find a place for that too.

Flare12345neo

wowwww amazing application
good chances at all, will most likely been in at several

aairzoom34

Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford are extremely tough for any applicant, but I think you are well qualified. Good grades, good ACTs and SAT IIs, and some strong ECs. Colleges won't know what #1 in your religious school means, as I don't know what it means either.

I'm applying to Wharton, do you think you can chance me?
Applying to Wharton.....is there any chance??

zuglinbushababwa

heyy guys
thanks, and i know that its tough to get into those schools, but hey, always worth a shot
hopefullly with my recs and essay, i can shine
we have rankings in my religious school system, so i was ranked #1 or 2 every year. is it good to show that, that would show depth in spirituality and life?

aairzoom34

ummm....idk its debatable. i mean being ranked #1 or #2 in a privately run religious organization might not be taken that seriously. i think it would be most useful on an essay, to show devotion and passion, but to put on your ECs...idk if i'd do that

visionquest09

it shouldn't matter if you send your SAT score as long as they have your ACT they "should" use the highest score

zuglinbushababwa

thanks guys...bump

zuglinbushababwa

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