International student!! chances?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Anyways im from Singapore! Currently 17 , female. </p>

<p>Just graduated from “high school”
now i just want a general opinion on schools that I can get into…
So from my stats please just list schools that will be safeties, reaches and perfect fits!</p>

<p>Side note:
Im interested in advertising , writing,english. But i just want a gauge of how my stats stack up to other students.SO you do not have to mention schools specific to these majors, but by all means do if you want. Im thinking of
NYU,syracuse university (newhouse), boston university, FIT,columbia, brown, northwestern, </p>

<p>I have not taken any American tests yet, lets assume I do well though.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.0 (was bad )</p>

<p>HS lessons: All taken for 4 years or more
English
English literature elective
Mathematics
Science (phys,chem)
History , social studies
Art elective
Chinese language</p>

<p>Activities:
2 Internships at advertising firms, and one international advertising agency
Few Published work in newspaper ( copywriting)
Wrote for school paper
Art work exhibited in public
4 years radio broadcasting producer (school radio)
1 year drama club
Award winning documentary (kids witness news competition)
Pitch competition (script/ idea pitching competition)
Winner of essay writing competition
2 broadcasting competitions
3 government scholarships won (given to top 5%)
Annual Academic awards
4 years class president
…
And community service: old folks homes/cleaning parks…ect (i’ll spare you!)</p>

<p>Plus i have Excellent teacher recommendations, and im SUPER confident in my essays</p>

<p>Ranking: Not ranked but definitely top half</p>

<p>so where do you think i can get into, bearing in mind my GPA is NOT my strong point, and that Im very confident my SATS and SATS 2s will be better.</p>

<p>Oh and no need for financial aid</p>

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<p>anyone? just tell me which college you think will accept me?</p>

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<p>None of those colleges is likely to accept you with a 3.0. Even if you were a domestic
applicant, which you’re not.</p>

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<p>It’s not a 3.0. There is no equivalent conversion from O Levels to GPA. I wouldn’t try.</p>

<p>Purdue, for example, only requires five O Level passes for you to be considered for admission. Of course it’s highly unlikely you’ll get anywhere with five O Level passes, and a more realistic guideline I’ve heard is B3s as the guideline if you want to get admitted. I have heard of people getting admitted to Purdue with an L1R5 of 18, for instance. But this is hearsay. Also hearsay: Purdue’s rate of admission for O Level holders is 100% (I suspect self-selection - people with an L1R5 of 32 tend not to think about applying to Purdue). Of course, the schools you’re looking at are a lot more selective than Purdue.</p>

<p>Still, your poor O Level grades won’t necessarily be a deal breaker, especially if (I know I keep saying this) you do well at NAFA/Lasalle. When are you enrolling?</p>

<p>Also, have you checked whether enrollment at NAFA/Lasalle = enrollment in a university? Since these are degree-granting institutions, I think you should be careful and check even if you’re not enrolling in a degree course.</p>

<p>It’ll be easier to call after you do your SATs and SAT IIs. Your ECs are fine, of course.</p>

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<p>ok here the point is…its not my real GPA, we dont have GPAs here… erm so i kinda made it… LOL</p>

<p>i have no idea how accurate it is</p>

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<p>thank YOU so much.im super stressed over this…</p>

<p>I will be considering all that u mention! u are a life saver!!!
It enrolls in august…</p>