Reed College :)

fountai
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:51:33 +0000

I’m an Indian, in my senior year right now. I started my college hunt around five months ago and since I’ve discovered Reed, I haven’t looked any further.

I’m planning on applying ED for Reed, but I’m confused about whether I do stand a chance. I scored a 1920 on my SAT I but I’m giving it again in October to give that a pull up. I’ll be giving three subject tests in October. In India, we have a 10 point grading scale and I got a 9.8 in tenth and have pretty much got around an 81 percent in tenth.

My ECAs include lots of debating, a lot of writing, an exchange program with Germany, community service, involvement in NGOs.

I’m banking on my essays a lot, I’m a strong writer and a very passionate future Reedie (hopefully)! So my Why Reed essay will reflect that.

I’m also worried about financing the four undergrad years, what are my chances of getting an exorbitant amount of aid from reed? US is expensive, and we can’t afford much when it comes down to dollars.

What are things I could do to improve my chances at Reed? I can’t articulate how MUCH I want to be there.

Thanks, for anything at all you could tell me :D