Chances of Getting Into Top Colleges

DadTwoGirls
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 16:37:10 +0000

streaksinsaow:

I wanted to know what is my weak point

I do not think that you have any weak point. You appear to be a very strong student. The issue is just that the schools that you have mentioned are very difficult for admissions. The typical international applicant to Stanford is the #1 or #2 student in their high school, and the acceptance rate at Stanford for international students is probably close to 1%.

Why do you want to attend university in the US? Typically international students who graduate from university in the US are expected to return to their home country after graduation. You should be sure that either your parents can afford to come here without taking on debt or that the debt will be worth it (which seems questionable to me, I do not like debt).

If you really want to attend university in the US, then I agree with others that you might want to consider applying to universities that are easier to get into. I agree with the person who recommended U.Mass Amherst as an option. I have worked with many computer science graduates from U.Mass Amherst and the best of them are excellent (very much at the same level as the best graduates from MIT and Stanford, some of which I have also worked with). I also agree that San Jose State University and Cal Poly SLO are worth considering.

There are also some universities in Canada which would be worth considering if you want to look there. UBC, Waterloo, Toronto, McGill, are all excellent. Simon Fraser and U.Victoria are very good for CS and might be a little bit easier to get accepted to as an international student. They also might be a bit less expensive for an international student.

One more thing regarding loans: I have heard of students who got part way through their education, and then found that they had reached the limit of the amount that they were able to borrow and have to drop out. They had debt with no degree. This can be bad. You need to be very sure that you can afford to pay for a full four years before you start a program in the US.