<p>I am a student from Ghana and i applied to stanfors university using the early action programme and got deferred. In regular decision I applied to Yale, Cornell, Upenn, Duke, Dartmouth, Bucknell, Gettysburg, Lafayette and Drexel.
I did IGCSEs and got 7A*s and 3As. I am currently doing IB at an international college. I have done three semesters’ work. Apart from my second semester exam grade where i had a 41, I have had perfect 42s out of 42 all through.
I study Maths HL, Physics HL, Chemistry HL, Economics SL, English A1 SL and Spanish ab initio SL. Each subject is graded on a scale of 1 to 7. The total gains you a 42.
I had 2100 on my SAT 1s
critical reading - 670
Maths - 720
Writing - 710
Sat IIs
Physics - 780
MAth 2 - 800
I have done several extra-curriculars like being the sergeant-at-arms for the interact club, being the head entertainment of a fund-raising funfair which generated $15000. I am a member of the SRC and have done several community service projects including the building of alibrary block. I have won at least two subject prizes in each of my three years of high school as well as many national awards.
I have completed my applications and fell very paranoid. Do i satnd a chance of gaining admission into my top schools (Stanford, Yale, Cornell, Duke, Upenn, Dartmouth). I know there are very capable international students applying as well. I had little advice for my college counsellor and feel that my list of ten schools are too high for me. I am looking into an engineering course. As i said i have already applied and I am honestly scared. Do i stand a chance?</p>
<p>Your stats look pretty good. And being from Ghana makes it a lot better, what with the general turmoil in Africa. I reckon Cornell would be a match for you.</p>
<p>I also feel like i really wnt to go to cornell. That is if i don’t get into stanford. I am applying for financial aid though. My family earns approximately $30000 in a year. That is another factor i am worried about.</p>
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<p>You must live in an extremely wealthy neighborhood! Isn’t the per capita GDP in Ghana only about $600? </p>
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Those are amazing grades! You must be the first student in the history of the IB to get this close to a perfect score!!!</p>
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You should. Imaginary applicants are rarely accepted into top colleges.</p>
<p>Wow barium… This guy does seem a little fishy, but chillax babe <3</p>
<p>it’s kind of annoying that you call me imaginary. anyway let me clarify
regarding my Ib transcripts i have three exam grades so far
42,42,41
three term grades
42,42,42</p>
<p>I have finished the TOK course and a B was predicted for me.
I guess you know the final IB score is out of 45. My school only scores grades out of 42suntil the scores for the extended essay and TOK are available from IB. so i do not know if i would get a three two or one. I do not see the point in coming to lie about my stats. That is a painful accusation. anyway thanks for your help.</p>
<p>I do not know why you are calling me imaginary. Just to be clear i am scored out of 42 because my TOK and Exteneded essay grades from ib have not been published. A B has been predicted for me in TOK by my high school. Thus i cannot predict my score out of 45. My High School has however predicted a 42 out of 42 for the subject-based part of the IB diploma. and if you think I am imaginary, you should see the caliber of students in my school. I know about four others who make it a habit to get over forty in every exam. and there is a yale admit who had 10 A*s in her IGCSEs. all in my school. That is a painful accusation, yet all the same, thanks for your help.</p>
<p>If the OP is as smart and as wealthy as he/she claims, it is sad that he/she needs to brag that much and/or needs that much reassurance. You would expect that he/she would have plenty of resources at his/her school for rich uber-intelligent kids. And come on, you cannot expect help in any type of ‘what are my chances’ thread. When do people realize that we are just a bunch of ignorant strangers who know no more about the admission game than they? If he/she is a ■■■■■, well,… Either way, I am allowed to make fun of him/her :D</p>
<p>Besides, I enjoy teasing anxious newbies. Ask the people in the UPenn forum!</p>
<p>Good job on the IB scores. You should have applied to Oxbridge; I think they give some kind of discount for members of the common wealth.
Yale–waitlisted/rejected
Cornell—in
Upenn—waitlisted/rejected
Duke—in
Dartmouth—in
Bucknell----in
Gettysburg—in
Lafayette —in
Drexel—in</p>
<p>Chance me. Im a Nigerian taking similar IB classes, also applying for engineering</p>
<p>Ok barium, assume i am imaginary. i cannot change what you think. and i am not uber-rich. anyway let us assume that. what do you think about the college list of this imaginary student. Some people told this imaginary guy that his list was overkill. that is why he wants to know the views of others. . I just needed confirmation since my high school counselor was not at all helpful. and jus for the record, i am not angry
i did not see what i was saying as bragging. i just thought you needed an idea of my stats to make a judgement. that is all i thought</p>
<p>(Quote)If the OP is as smart and as wealthy as he/she claims, it is sad that he/she needs to brag that much and/or needs that much reassurance.(Quote)</p>
<p>I won’t say I am smart and do not need assurance. As I said, I was deferred at stanford. three aoter students with similar transcripts (mine were only slightly better by 1 or 2 points) also applied and were rejected. I cannot help but feel that we are all aiming too high applying to these schools.</p>
<p>I just reread the thread and I would like to apologize to you. I did not mean to be condescending. I reacted as I did because first-time posters who claim to have amazing grades or extracurricular accomplishments usually turn out to be ■■■■■■ and it’s getting to be frustrating. Friends?</p>
<p>I am still curious how you managed to raise that much money though. Was your fundraiser located in Ghana? It just baffles me because you would have raised the equivalent of over a million dollars in the States (relative to the per capita GDPs of the two countries). That’s a lot of money for a club fundraiser!</p>
<p>I see ur point, barum. As a Nigerian I must admitt that thats a lot of money, considering the per capita GDP of the two countries. However, it is possible. One thing u must realize is that there is a huge dichotomy btw the rich and the poor in these countries (speaking from experience). If ur in the midst of the wealthy, which is seems to be the case in arthura’s high school, then you might be able to raise such money. Im still curious as to how he(arthura) did it.</p>
<p>Oh ya. Chance me plzzzzzzzzzzz. Arthura…barum… anybody?</p>
<p>hey emoyewole send me a personal message and I could give you some advise…I went through the application process albeit from a nigerian secondary school…and ignore barium’s ignorant statement…it is one you should get used to though…most americans really have 0 knowledge about West African countries obviously because they don’t live there and you would hear more ignorant statements from even students at top schools (assuming students at top schools are more knowledgeable). And as barium mentioned a lot of chance threads are ■■■■■■.</p>
<p>Of course barium. we’re friends. I was never really angry. nywaysm emoyewole is ryt, the per capita GDP values do not account for the large disparity between the rich and poor in such African countries. As i said i was in charge of entertainment for the funfair. MOst of my year group was involved. It was an 8 month organisation process which also involved seeking funds from large firms both to beef up our revenue and to run the actual event. It sure wasn’t easy, but trust me, we pulled it off. nyways as i asked earlier, is the college list i made to rife with top schools. I really want to know so that i decide if i have to apply to canada as well. thanks.</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>