gugagogia

i've been hanging on this board for hours and finally decided to post this thread.

I’m an international applicant from Georgia. I study at public school(not private or international)<< would this matter?
SAT I- 2120(CR610, M800, W710, essay 9)
SAT II- Math I-740 Physics- 720 Math IIc- 800
TOEFL- 102

Gpa- 9.99/10
Rank- 1/120

Awards:
-9th
Third place in national Physics Olympiad
1st place in national interdisciplinary contest
Winner of translation contest(translated several adapted books)

-10th
Winner of national Physics Olympiad
Best school student of the year

-11th
5th place in Physics Olympiad(among juniors and seniors)



-12th
almost certainly will take part in international Olympiad in Physics

EC:
Intellectual team captain
Research of magnetic guns
SAT tutor at school
Science club member
Laboratory team member
Basketball 4 years
Film Studies


Job:
Nuclear Reactor


applying to:

Columbia Eng
Swarthmore
Grinnell
U. Washington
Lehigh
Gettysburg
Colby
Wash and Lee U
Bowdoin

applying for aid

gugagogia

anyone???:S:S:S

Cermi

I'd like to help you but I'm in the same situation. Moreover, we have almost the same SAT I - 2120 (690/750/680). You have an edge because of your GPA and rank (which my school doesnt have.) And participation in International Physics Olympiad is quite impressive.

btw How did you count your GPA? Or do your school count it just as in America. I'm from Czech rep. and I dont know whether to count my grades on reports or say that my school doesnt have GPA.

nirvanatear

Job:
Nuclear Reactor

Respect

Herunar

Most of the colleges you're applying to are in the same range in terms of their admission selectivity. As an international student who's applying for college this year as well, I'd advise you to diversify your list a bit, as none of us are really clear about how being international applicants affect our chances. Specifically, look for a few safeties. My chances are probably similar to yours (higher test scores and no financial aid; weaker ECs) but I'm applying to much weaker colleges in general (Rochester, Wisconsin, etc.).

meezermom2

Rochester and Wisconsin are not "much weaker colleges". Both are ranked in the top 40 national universities. Yes they will probably be less selective than Ivies but both offer excellent educations.