Rejected Stanford SCEA, any hope?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Okay I told myself I won’t do this, but I can’t help myself. I need realism in my life, not overly optimistic advice from people who don’t really know much about the US application process. </p>

<p>I’m an intl requiring aid, calculators put us at $5000 - 25000 a year EFC a year using different colleges calculators. </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 750 M 800 WR 680
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: M2 750 Phys 760 Chem 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): A-Levels (4As out of 4, maximum offered)
[<em>] Weighted GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses):
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Club (President, Founder, 12th grade), Prefect (9th 10th 11th), Puublic Address (10th 11th), UNICEF (12th) MUN (Postgrad)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: -
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours assistant tutor for kids, 30 hours tutor for another kid
[</em>] Summer Activities:[/ul]</p>

<p>Writing
Essays (Include Subjects):[ul]<br>
Common App Main: (about growing up gay in a Muslim country)<br>
EC Short Answer: (about liking kids after hating them)</p>

<p>[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: </p>

<p>Other[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $100000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none</p>

<p>I am applying to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Amherst, Middlebury, Vassar, Macalester, SUNY Plattsburgh, Lake Forest College.</p>

<p>Please help. Thanks a lot in advance.</p>

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<p>Oh come on guys please?</p>

<p>46 views and 0 replies?</p>

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<p>I hate to say this, but chances are very slim. International + URM + requiring financial aid as an international + average test scores (for these colleges) = difficult chances. I wish you all the best though.</p>

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<p>Probably the reason people aren’t responding is because -

  1. You are international seeking aid so makes it a little tougher to guess.
  2. After the stats posted in the recent rounds of ED/EA it seems even more mysterious how these people decide to admit/reject/defer. It certainly can’t be fully predicted based on the stats people typically post.</p>

<p>That said I’d say your very top schools are going to be very tough. But you will probably find at least one on the list that will let you in and give you some money.</p>

<p>That’s my best guess, and it really is a guess.</p>

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<p>@pewpewpew - thanks for the honesty. I need it. Haha hey I can always go to college in my country if this doesnt work out huh?</p>

<p>@bovertine - Yeah, I get that. Hm, I guess there’s no real way to know is there, so I should just apply and hope for the best. Thanks!</p>