<p>Hi, I’m currently studying in a 12th grade CBSE Indian school. Passed my 10th grade CBSE examination from Muscat, Oman with a CGPA of 9.0/10. Have lived in 4 countries. Senior School Soccer team captain. School Cricket team player, won many awards. Held a Council post in Grade 11. Participated in Quizes, Helped in Organising major school events and a few more EC’s here and there. SAT score of 1800 in my first attempt (CR- 540, Math- 660, Reading- 600 and Essay- 9/12) Planning to retake it in December. My 11th grade marks were horrible due to certain circumstances, managed to score a meagre 60%. Hoping atleast a 90%+ in my 12th board finals. Will my 11th grade scores dent my application severly? Planning to apply to Purdue,UIUC,Texas A&M,UT at Austin,UCLA and UCSD. Please rate my chances. Thank you :)</p>
<p>add some tier 2 colleges if you a decision. The colleges you listed are risky with your scores and GPA.</p>
<p>Do you need aid?</p>
<p>if u dont ask for aid then u might make purdue or texas a and m
whats ur major
if its not engineering then UIUC maybe ok
explain in ur essay ur grade drop</p>
<p>Even if he doesn’t ask for aid, it’s unlikely he’ll get into Purdue or UT Austin. They don’t give out aid anyway, so each student applying is assumed a full freight student.
I’d suggest that OP apply to LACs, and to lots of it (especially those in the USNWR rankings of 60-100). But most of all, I’d suggest a retake. A score of 1800 means that there is a lot of room for improvement. If OP studies hard, he can easily break 2050.</p>
<p>The UC’s are high reaches with that SAT score.</p>
<p>Add Penn State to your list.</p>
Try Michigan State University. Purdue might be a reach. UT Austin is a long shot. UCs are an even longer shot.