<p>Hi, i am a Malaysian applicant requiring financial aid (almost full). How generous is Rhodes college towards international applicant? Do you think i stand a chance for generous financial aid with the stats below?</p>
<p>Test Scores:
SAT 1
1470 (CR+M) 2080 (Total) 690-780-610 (CR/M/W)
SAT 2
Maths 2- 800 Physics- 760 Chinese- 800</p>
<p>Academics:
Predicted final year grade: General Paper (English) A Maths A Physics A Geography A Economics B (No GPA or school rank)
Mid-12th Grade: Maths A Geography A Physics B General Paper(English) C Economics D
11th Grade: Maths B Geography B Physics C General Paper(English) D Economics E
10th Grade GPA 3.57 out of 4.00 (distracted by year-round business research projects)
9th Grade GPA 3.78 out of 4.00</p>
<p>Archery (11th-12th Grade) School Captain
- National Inter-School Archery Championships : 1st Position in Team Standard Recurve, 3rd Position for Mens Individual Standard Recurve Event
- Pesta Sukan Archery Championships: 2nd Position for Recurve Team Mens D Class
- Archery Association of Singapore Under 18: 4th Position in Inter-school for Recurve Boys Team Event
- NJC Invitational Archery Championships: Represented College in Mens Recurve Event
- Sembawang Open Archery Championships: Represented College in Mens Recurve Event</p>
<p>Judo (8th-10th Grade)
-Represented school at Inter-school competition
-Bronze for individual event at inter-school competition
Badminton (till 9th Grade)
- Second place for Men’s Under 14 doubles in State competition
- Borneo Badminton Cup (top 8 Men’s Under 14 Doubles)</p>
<p>Social Service:
- Student volunteer for the disabled archers during training on-and-off for approximately a year.
- had weekly visitations to the nursing home for old folks.
- approx 240 hours of community involvement hours
(i know that the hours shouldn’t be the main purpose for the social service, just wanted to show the extent of commitment)</p>
<p>Leadership Involvement:
- School Orientation Group Leader
- Peer support leader</p>
<p>Awards:
- Entered the Finals as a top 6 adult team for a national business competition by a university with teams from India, LA, Singapore. (2007)
- Boston Consultant Group Entrepreneurship Competition, a national level business competition which covered a period of one year. (2007)
- Geography Weather Studies Research Competition, semi-finalist, national competition.</p>
<p>Work Internship:
- Service Auditor at a Consulting Firm for a period of 10weeks.</p>
<p>Recs and Essays:
Pretty good i hope. And my counc is pretty experienced and well know among the deans for some colleges.</p>
<p>Weakness:
- probably my SAT1. my writing section is terrible! (took it three times and 610 was my highest).
- My 11th grade scores aren’t very nice. probably due to busy involvement in ECs, and my school is extremely competitive.
- dont really have much awards in the academic field, like the many science olympiad winners i’ve seen on CC.</p>
<p>Extra:
im from an indigenous tribe in Borneo, and a minority group in Malaysia. Didn’t grow up in a city, and had a different growing up experience from some of you guys here. i received a government scholarship to study abroad in a foreign country four years ago, and fortunately was exposed to the idea of US education. do help me out over here.</p>
<p>Financial Contribution: 8.5k per year. (=( asking for quite a lot of FA) Also, Income is around US$50K. Father is 64, mother is 55 and will be retiring in march 2011.</p>
<p>I know my circumstances make it very difficult for me to get accepted into Rhodes. But the deadline is coming up in a few days and i only have 2 schools to choose to apply.</p>
<p>Should i? anyone.</p>