Please Chance me for UMiami (International Student) - EA

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Guidelines

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Demographics

  • US domestic: International student
  • State/Location of residency: South Asia
  • Type of high school (or current college for transfers): Private (O/A Levels)
  • Other special factors: (first generation to college, legacy, recruitable athlete, etc.): First Generation and Student Athlete (wasn’t recruited though).

Cost Constraints / Budget
EFC is $15000 (atleast this is what I entered on my CSS)

Intended Major(s):

Environmental Engineering

Ecosystem Policy (Bachelors of Science)

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0/4.0
  • Weighted HS GPA: A-Levels (5A* 1A as predicted)
  • College GPA: (for transfer applicants)
  • Class Rank: N/A (But I am the Student Body President & Valedictorian and my counselor wrote that I am in Top 1% in his recommendation)
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1570 (800M & 770E)

List your HS coursework

(Indicate advanced level, such as AP, IB, AICE, A-level, or college, courses as well as specifics in each subject)

  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Marine Science
  • Environmental Management

Awards

• Valedictorian
• Gold Medal - National Chemistry Competition (and mentored students for next year’s comp, was the head juror as well - mentioned in add info)
• Gold Medal - (Intl Olympiad related to my major)
• Bronze medal in an international science fair (Environmental Field) after first place in the national round
• Prestigious community service award recipient, Only student from my country in the last two years to receive this award (top 0.3%)

Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)

• Led my country in a national STEM competition
• National swimmer with national gold medals
• Published research paper with a professor in my field - invited to international conference in Canada
• Student body president
• Founder of a STEM organization for underprivileged children
• Two long term passion projects started before high school
• Debates/MUNs
• World Science Scholar

• Very innovative Private Project that I started this year to feed low income families.

Essays/LORs/Other
All my recs are 10/10 I am 100% sure

Schools
University of Miami

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They admit 10% international. How many are ful pay is the question. They are need aware for all but like many, likely rely on international for more revenue (ie full pay or full pay minus the normal $25k merit). I wish you luck but if I had to guess, at $15k I’d say unlikely.

Also, you don’t know what they would determine your need to be. You could get in but be asked to pay more.

Good luck

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Thank you for for your reply. So basically they admit 3-5 students from my country on 100% aid every year. Also, I am hoping a mix of merit scholarship and aid.

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Passion projects are the real deal in my application. They are extremely unique and have been expanded to a large scale.

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Best of luck to you