<p>This year, perhaps even coming months, I have to decide whether I will give college in the US a shot. I am an high school junior from the Netherlands, and therefore are guaranteed to be able to enroll in one of our national universities. These national universities are good universities. Furthermore, the only colleges that are worth applying to for me in the US are the best universities (also because they are affordable, the rest is not), mainly HYP. Currently, I’ve got some O.K. extracuricculars, but I’m not very able to compete with what is mentioned here on CC.
I’ve founded an ‘MUN-club’ (we don’t have clubs in the Netherlands), and am helping autistic students (like myself) participate in such a social event, which can be hard.
I am also teaching at my high school (1-2 classes a week), with subjects varying from physics to economics to basketball. I’ve been doing this since I was a freshman.
Furthermore, I am editor-in-chief of my school newspaper since this year, and I’ve got plans for setting up a Student Council at my high school. </p>
<p>My grades are good, but I’ve got no official grades whatsoever. My principal, though, thinks I am a genius (^^) and therefore I’ll probably get very good grade predictions. If I decide to give college a shot, I will start preparing for the SAT in 2-3 weeks already. </p>
<p>But that’s my plan if I decide to give it a shot. What do you think? Are my ECs good enough to be able to ‘seriously compete’, or not? Should I give it a shot?</p>
<p>I think HYP is exceedingly hard for international students, especially if you are looking for financial aid. You have to have top scores in everything and some national level accomplishments. You can try but I think it is easier honestly to do your undergrad from your national universities and then you can always think of grad school in the US.</p>
<p>Dutch guy, why would you even ask this? D you havr any hope, lf confidence, believe or logic behind admissions?</p>
<p>An autistic guy who’s accomplished all you have is definitely the kind of thing they’re looking for. They may not take you, of course, especially if your numbers turn out to be rather low, but I do think it’s would be worth applying.</p>
<p><a href=“And%20isn’t%20Harvard%20need-blind%20for%20international%20students?”>url=http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/financial_aid/index.html</a></p>
<p>Thank you for your answers.
Fall2016parent - That is also an option I am considering. I could get my BSc in Econometrics at the age of 20 and then I could go for a master in the USA.</p>
<p>Exultationsy - So you’d recommend me to apply, and then use my essays to tell how I’ve overcome/dealt with the barries that autism poses? And I do know that Harvard is need-blind for international students too: HYP are therefore almost the only schools that are affordable. 
And I will study (hard) for the SATs, especially since I don’t have any other ‘real numbers’ to present when applying.</p>
<p>Definitely give it a shot. I can definitely tell from my friends who are international that the process for visa and paperwork is very burdensome (thus why some international students don’t even consider applying to schools in the US). But, it is definitely worth a shot. You definitely should portray yourself well about your struggles and your background (in your essay). Good luck (:</p>
<p>Not sure if it means anything to you, but American girls love guys with European accents.</p>