<p>In Ethiopia, what i learn is basically a little more advanced than the top AP courses in America. I’ve checked with friends from California, Maryland and Nevada, and the average is about 1&1/2 years of AP ahead of all of them. In ninth grade, i was intensley bullied and ended up getting a 2.68 cumulitive(while taking those classes, which include Math,Bio,Chem,Physics,History,Geography,ICT,P.E, English, and Amharic, which is the national language, every term the whole year). In tenth grade, i am still struggling, and will end up with a 3.6 last term with a 3.21 cumulitive. My councelour promised she would tell the colleges how hard my classes are, and i know for sure i will have a 4.0 cumlitive in 11th grade. Next year, i will also be the fonder and probaly president of the Robotics Clubs and will have initiated the first ever inter-scholastic robotics championships in Ethiopia. I have lots of other ec’s, and according to the prep tests i have taken, i will probably get around 2300 on the SAT, instead of the previously stated 2210. All my classes are mandatory, as i am taking the National Matriculation tests in a month
(which is a big thing in Ethiopia) and my parents wont let me join any teams this yaer, although i really wanted to attend an international olympic sports event and be on the soccer team. You think colleges will understand my situation?</p>
<p>Any answers? I’m really nervous about this…</p>
<p>They put a lot of consideration into the strength of your courses. They want you to take the most rigorous courses available to you. They will appreciate that you took difficult courses, but they want to see high grades in those courses. Unless the average GPA in your school is about 2.0, those grades will probably hurt you. An upward grade trend is good, but you really can’t know for sure what your grades will be for the next two years. Ivies and similar schools are getting somewhere around 30,000 applications and accepting somewhere around 2000 students. They have a lot of talented students to choose from, and many will have nearly flawless grades despite having overcome many obstacles. In addition, admissions for international students is a lot more difficult.</p>
<p>You school counselor will have to indicate what percentage students nationwide -since you’re doing a nationally-correlated program - get to that grade.
You may want to include a description of what’s covered in the classes, or give them a clear title (ie., “Linear Algebra”, not just “Maths 4”)
In addition, your results in the national exams will be essential since they’re comprehensive, indicating that what wasn’t mastered at first really was. For these results also you’ll have to indicate what % students reach each level.
Explaining the exact circumstances of the bullying and its impact will be mandatory for your counselor’s recommendation as well as yourself.
You will need to apply to a wide variety of schools (like Colleges that change lives, for example).
Take heart, read this:
[Inside</a> the admissions process at Lehigh University - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](<a href=“http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/inside-the-admissions-process-at-lehigh-university-682337/]Inside”>http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/inside-the-admissions-process-at-lehigh-university-682337/)</p>
<p>If you need financial aid, keep in mind that not all schools provide aid to internationals and of the schools that do, not all are need blind to internationals.</p>