<p>Im an perm resident living outside the us so im out of state in any college. A 3.3 ish GPA but a 2340 SAT score with SAT2 700 phy 800 math 740 chem.10 A’s in Olevels Excellent extracurriculars ( the usual communty service hrs plus i started my own non profit short film company) Plz tell me my chances at:
Cornell (Arts and Sciences) early decision, legacy
boston college
boston u
texas a n m
Wellesley College
oberlin college</p>
<p>Also, how good is the oos fin aid at Texas A&M? i have 0 efc and am in need of good fin aid</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!
Btw, if my mid year reports turn out to be excellent, will that help??</p>
<p>also, will boston college cover my need? same question for boston university</p>
<p>pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease chance me</p>
<p>Ok you didn’t really post much info about yourself so I’m not sure how well I can chance you.</p>
<p>Cornell: High Reach
Boston College: Match
Boston University: Match
AnM: Match
Wellesley: Match
Oberlin: Match</p>
<p>I don’t really know much about some of the colleges you asked about and I just approximated my chance on their acceptance rate. I don’t think you will have an outright safety because of you being international and having a low gpa but I think you will probably get into at least 2 of the schools you listed.</p>
<p>thanks :)</p>
<p>im surprised Cornell is a high reach despite a good sat score.wont the legacy status help out? I think i can explain the low GPA which was due to medical problems and the subsequent absence from school. What more would i need for cornell</p>
<p>Also do you know if any of bu, bc or AnM offer good need based aid?</p>
<p>Wow, your SAT score is amazing! Too bad your GPA is so low 
I think if you apply EA or ED to Cornell, you could probably get in (but I don’t know how much FA you’d get with your GPA so low). And, just like phxfire said, all the other school’s are probably matches (although BC and BU might be high-matches).</p>
<p>Thanks alot Joshbyron:)
its great to hear that Wellesley and oberlin are matches, i didnt expext that.
Also i think if i get into cornell FA wont be much of a problem since the FA is completely need based.</p>
<p>Another Paki! lol :)</p>
<p>Cornell: Reach
Boston College: Match
Boston University: In
AnM: In
Wellesley: Reach
Oberlin: Match</p>
<p>What were your AS grades? Those count way more than O levels.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>haha what gave it away lol</p>
<p>i just gave 4 AS subs result in august but expecting straight As
any thhing abt financial aid at bu bc and AnM?
btw thanks alot</p>
<p>Um, your username! Lol.</p>
<p>Don’t expect good aid from BU. Asking for aid from BC and AnM would slightly hurt your chances but not significantly since you’re a PR. Have you looked into Tufts?</p>
<p>hahha </p>
<p>so if i ask for aid at bc and anm i should expect them covering full need?(assuming im in despite asking fr aid)
no i havent, plz if u have any more college suggestions, feel free to share them (my criteria is basically admission and covering financial need)
thanks</p>
<p>Well, in that case, I think you should add a few more schools: University of Chicago (has decent FA/merit $$), Brown (claims to be need-blind, but I think it would be slightly more of a reach then Cornell), Rice (really good FA), U of Michigan (good FA, but I don’t know if you’ll like the location), Tufts would be a pretty good fit for you (but I don’t know about FA), Tulane (gives a LOT of merit $$$), and, lastly, USC (gives a good amount of merit $$$ also, but it’s more competitive). </p>
<p>I think out of all the schools I listed you should really look into both Tulane and USC. They give great FA and a lot of merit scholarships (although USC’s is more competitive).</p>
<p>oh thanks but do u think im a match for these schools?</p>
<p>considering my 3.3 gpa</p>
<p>Please don’t go to A&M, you are way too overqualified to be choosing mediocre institutions like A&M, with decent extracurricular activities, you are good for schools here in Texas like Baylor, maybe Rice, etc.</p>
<p>Well…</p>
<p>Cornell ED: high-match/low-reach
University of Chicago: low reach
Tufts: low reach
Tulane: match
Brown: high-reach
USC: match…maybe high-match
Rice: reach
U of Michigan: match…maybe high-match</p>
<p>But, what kind of grading system does your school follow. For example:</p>
<p>95-100: 4.0
85-94: 3.0 etc…cause, depnding on the way your school grades (and how tough it may be) you’re chances could change.</p>
<p>Oh, and maybe think about adding Vanderbilt to the list, I heard they also give out god FA. And I agree with Dylandlima. A&M is WAY beneath you…unless you’re hoping on getting a full-tuition scholarship…</p>
<p>I think we should take Rice off his list. Too much of a reach. Add Baylor and University of Texas: Austin <-One of the premier public universities of this country.</p>
<p>lol dylandlima, my issue is not so much mediocrity of the school than the financial aid it offers, although i get your point about TAMU being mediocre
JoshByron, im not too sure about the grading system but ill look into it, since my school doesnt really have a US based grading system, this is just a rough figure which my counselor gave me but ill look into it.
Tulane seems good but im not too sure abt the need based fin aid
USC seems like a good match
U mich also seems good except that oos financial aid seems very hard to get</p>
<p>You know that there is more FA at Vanderbilt and Cornell than there probably is at A&M.</p>