Chance an international please!

flid
Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:06:53 +0000

I’m from a small Eastern Europe country and currently a junior

High School - small, very competitive, one of the best in my country, has sent some people to Harvard, Columbia, Vassar, Oxbridge and 100% of its graduates go to a university

GPA - about 4,6/5 but it’s not actually calcualted. This is based on my course grades and so far I’ve had about 55 courses.

Rank - also, school does not rank, but I should be 3/29 (I know, small class. But again, very very competitive)

Courses - we don’t get to choose our subjects but follow the national curricula. so, we have about 20 different courses during HS. This gives a very strong base but has a negative effect on my GPA.

SAT - not taken yet, but shouldn’t actually be very difficult. I’m sure I’ll get atleast 2000

Backround - white, but grandmother from a small minority group and grandfather from Ukraine

Awards:
III place in History olympiad 2006
III place in G5 debating contest (G5 - the 5 best schools in Estonia)
A diploma from the President’s Historical Research contest

Extracurricular Activities:
1996-2006 gymnastics/showdance
2008 ballroom dancing
2001-2004 art school
2006-2007 debating
one of the organisers of Tallinn Open - an international debating contest
photography + photo editing
2008 the school choir
also taking a university course and earning college credit with it
planning to work all summer

In my country there’s hardly any chance for a student to get a leadership position because there just isn’t anything to lead.
Also, there are very few volunteering possibilities but I have thought about being a blood donor.

Some colleges I’m thinking of applying to:

Yale - greatest dream
Brown
Cornell
St Johns College
Reed
Amherst
Vassar
Lafayette

I realise that those are all high reaches, but do I have a chance in any of them?
And what other colleges should I apply to? I also need financial aid

Thank you for any advice!!