<p>Thanks everyone. Your advice was of much help.</p>
<p>aurieme: I am staying on the waitlist of these colleges (just received a positive reply from the dean of admission at one of these colleges(:)))</p>
<p>linkinpark14: Thanks. I would be retaking ACT’s if I take a gap year.</p>
<p>eslite: Thanks.</p>
<p>6rings/rlm919/paulfoerster: Thanks for the advise. I would be writing a more personal essay next time.</p>
<p>Northstarmom: I was a bit confused about the essays. My perception was that what I think should have told about who am I. I am planning to write another one and send that to these 3 schools.</p>
<p>Sibelius: Unfortunately, there’s no safety school for int’ls requiring aid. The lowest ranked schools which provide aid were Grinnell and Lafayette(which rejected me).</p>
<p>Venkat89: Thanks for that link. Williams is need-blind in admissions for int’ls and Amhrest unofficially need-blind (their site said that they are planning to go officially need-blind from next year, but they are saying this since 2003). However, I read somewhere that students with little financial aid have more chances of getting in from waitlist. I am also planning to get my EFC up for next year.</p>
<p>ramakong: Thanks for the encouragement. I am also from UP(:)).</p>
<p>alinhappyland: As snooker said, I am in the British curriculum. We usually take 3 subjects, but I am planning to take more if I take a Gap year.</p>
<p>milki: Thanks, I’ll soon write a essay on those lines and mail it these three schools who have waitlisted me.</p>
<p>snooker1: Thanks. I actually very much enjoy doing these EC’s, that’s why I am interested in a Gap Year(that would also help me financially). I am also planning to take more subjects in November. I would probably apply to Williams ED.</p>