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I am really confused for the admission... help

wafflesswaffless Registered User Posts: 8 New Member
in International Students
Hi I am considered? as an international student since I am studying in the U.S with my student visa... I am from Korea by the way!

I am currently in 10th grade, moved into NYC when I was 13.. It's been 3 years ,so I am 16 now :)

I am taking International Baccalaureate program in the high school that I am currently enrolled.

My school grade range is about 5+~6+... in GPA it should be about 3.4 or 3.5

I got my PSAT score back last week, 500/760 in English and 700/760 in Math... I am hoping that I will do better with my SAT tutor. I earned this score without any preparation nor help from tutor at all.

For my next Junior year in highschool, I will take IBHL Chem, Bio, Math and SL Econ, English B, and French Ab Initio

My resume is pretty strong I guess... Going for community volunteering, summer internship in a medicine company, Columbia Summer class etc... and a lot other extracurricular stuffs...

I really want to apply for MIT or Brown... So I already made decision for my Subject test.

See if this works out! Math IIC, Chem, and Korean...

I am most likely concerned about Korean since A LOT of people say 800 score in their native language would be useless.
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  • paul2752paul2752 Registered User Posts: 5,113 Senior Member
    Well do you plan to stay in the US by getting job or so? Or go back to Korea?
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  • lostaccountlostaccount Registered User Posts: 5,153 Senior Member
    I agree about the taking the SAT2s in Korean. What is the point? Below a 800 is not too good and a 800 is meaningless so why take it? Top colleges seek students who stand out not stand in. Math 2 and chem should be enough for any school.
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  • happymomof1happymomof1 Registered User Posts: 28,870 Senior Member
    Ask your guidance counselor to help you find out how your target colleges/universities use the language SAT2 scores. Sometimes a certain score will mean that you will not have to take a foreign language, or that you can place into an upper-level course that can be used to fulfill a foreign language requirement.

    You are an international applicant who has been educated in the US. You need to let each of your target colleges/universities know this so that they can tell you which application paperwork you need to file.
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