chance an international

EphemeralEternal
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:15:38 +0000

If you get into IPhO next year, and end up medalling in it, I think your chances would be very good, even at better schools.

The incongruity however, is your score in the SAT Physics subject test…scoring an 800 in the test should be a cinch for anyone looking realistically to compete at the IPhO. If you got 720, and are the top in the country, the colleges will be curious as to know what is actually being taught in your country…
I know of a guy, from another European country, who got a Silver at IPhO, and then scored 800 on his physics subject test even though he was hungover on the morning of the test…

Not sure if you should list this as an EC: “SAT tutor at school”; while tutoring is admirable, SAT tutoring is emphatically not what colleges want to hear about…

Other than that, best of luck with your application.