Hello, my name is Adriel, Im from Brazil. I’ll tell you a little of my history:
I’m 25 years old, graduated from high school back in 2008 and didn’t go to college, due to some personal matters. Now I’m finally ready to pursue my greatest dream: Study in the USA! I’m a huge college football fan, and my favorite college no is The University of Alabama.
Anyway, I’m afraid of applying, because I’m already “old” and don’t have any “exceptional” qualifications. I was just an average student in high school, my overall grade is 7 on a 10 scale, I don’t know how to convert to american GPA scale. I hadn’t take the SAT or the ACT, but according to the admissions page, it’s not mandatory for International Students. I don’t have many school awards or honors.I have some work experience and professional skills, but I don’t if that counts… I’ve read the acceptance rate is only 56%, that literally discouraged me… There are many other younger and more talented students than me, so I’m wondering if I have any chance of being accepted there?
Having emailed many admissions offices myself, I can tell you that you’ll get a polite response without any actual content. They will tell you that they admit students of all ages and they will encourage you to apply, because they can’t predict whether-or-not you’d get admitted without your full application.
You shouldn’t try to convert your GPA yourself because every school has different scaling system. For example, India’s 70% is same as 90% in USA.
To be honest, the 56% is kind of deceptive. I myself go there and I like my school, but I have to say that as long as you have decent intelligence and are capable of doing work, you will definitely get in. Remember that Alabama state itself is one of much less educated state, so it could be that bunch of students that are rejected are those who are really,really not ready for colleges.
You will have to pay at least 48k per year(less than that if you choose cheaper housing and go back to Brazil during summer). If you don’t have enough money, I HIGHLY suggest you to take SAT/ACT. Our school gives partial tuition if you have 28 ACT or 1280 math+CR SAT, and full tuition for 1400 math+CR and 32 ACT. Since you seem to have good English skill, preparing for SAT won’t be that hard. Try both ACT and SAT.
PM me if you have questions about our school, and good luck pursuing your dream.