aribask

Im from South Africa and moved to America mid junior year, i was thrown into the US college process all at once, and am completley overwealmed.
what are my chances of getting into Ucla, UC berkley, UVA, UMD, Cornell, Tulane and McGuill.
sat scores - 670(math) 620(CR) 610(w)
unweighted GPA (4.0 scale)- 3.68
Ap classes: Ap lang, lit, american history, macro economics, micro economics, Bc calculus, government. (four and above for all except ap lang)
IB classes: IB technology, IB biology, and IB music
full AP senior year

extra curicular
captin of debate team in south africa, speaker in America
Netball (3 years)
varsity swimming (4years)
tae kwan doe (2 years)
choir (2 years)

intern at habitat for humanity international in washington Dc over the summer
work on a weekly basis at the animal humane society

fluent in greek, english, zulu and profficent in french

have lived all over the world- hope that makes a differnce

aribask

I would really appreciate your input

greennblue

Are you a US citizen?
Are you in state for any of those publics?
Your numbers are not great for top schools.

vinceh

I suggest visiting the "college board" site and using their search option. Click on the "how do I stack up" button to get a sense of where you fit at these schools.

College MatchMaker - Type of School

After a little research, I think you match up fairly well at Tulane, McGill and UMaryland, though your CR number is a bit low, (perhaps that can be explained by the differences between American English and South African English). As greenblue points out, UCLA, UCBerkeley and Virginia will be made much harder being OOS though being an International may actually help your case; investigate whether being an international will help you at those schools.

Cornell is a reach.

happymomof1

Where do you live in the US, and what is your immigration status? Will your state of residence consider you in-state for tuition purposes at the public community colleges and/or public universities? Can you study here in your immigration status, or will you need to convert your visa to an F-1?

There are scads of students much like you at Happykid's high school because it is just outside Washington, DC. The counselors are good at helping the international students and recent immigrants find good places for college. Does your counselor have a experience with students like you? If not, can he/she get in touch with a colleague at another school who does?

aribask

im on a G4 visa.. meaning that im not a US citizan
i get in state tuition only to Maryland.

Senior year is hectic, and im wondering if i should just not apply to some of these schools, if i have no chance

StormingWynn

I'd seriously drop UCLA and UCB then, they accept very low amounts of OOS students.

M's Mom

Your grades are low for UMD and, as a public university, they are very 'numbers' driven. I also think McGill, UVA and Cornell are reaches.

You may want to take a look at some schools that are less focused on grades and test scores (public schools) and will take your interesting background into account. Consider the LACs (liberal arts colleges), where you may find the environment more supportive as you adjust to a different culture.

Take a look at Macalester (in St. Paul-Minneapolis) and Oberlin near Cleveland. Bowdoin, in Maine, is SAT optional. Colby and Bates might be a good fit-also in Maine.

If you liked DC and international relations/poli sci interests you, take a look at George Washington University.