Will Good Looks Suffice?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Now that I have ur attention :D</p>

<p>A PAKISTANI male, no green card, will use a study permit</p>

<p>Critical Reading 640, Writing 660, Math 700 = 2000</p>

<p>TOEFL: Reading 27, Listening 27, Speaking 28, Writing 30 = 112/120 </p>

<p>GPA 3.72</p>

<p>Class Rank 11/324</p>

<p>Should I give the ACT?</p>

<p>I’m a pretty strong writer, and the writing and critical reading section of teh SAT don’t really propagate that, so I might include a couple of graded essays.</p>

<p>Recommendation should be strong as well as the Essay
Athletics:</p>

<p>Member of Soccer team for 4 years, captain of the house team, numerous man of the match awards</p>

<p>Member of Baseball Team for 2 years</p>

<p>Also part of school cricket team and athletics (flat race 200m winner)</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

<p>Extensive Volunteering at SIUT (Largest Transplantation Hospital in South Asia)</p>

<p>Home School (A voluntary group which imparts education to the under privelaged children of our society)</p>

<p>Student Council</p>

<p>Debating - Numerous 1st positions.</p>

<p>Part-Time Jobs:</p>

<p>Tutor a grade eight kid in English 7 hours a week.</p>

<p>Applying To:</p>

<p>Middlebury College</p>

<p>Franklin and Marshall College.</p>

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<p>You should be fine at both, especially F&M. And my god, I wish good looks were sufficient.</p>

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<p>Midd is pretty selective, though, isn’t it?</p>

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<p>Yes it is, and the OP is international. Needing aid or not?</p>

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<p>yeah, do you need aid?</p>

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Wouldn’t that work in his favor?</p>

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<p>no, international students are at a disadvantage for admission, when compared to regular students.</p>

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<p>Yup. Will apply for aid.</p>

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<p>Midd’s need blind though, so it won’t really matter there…</p>

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<p>if good looks were sufficient, then god damn, ugly people just get plain old screwed don’t they? now they can’t even beat good looking people at getting into a good college!</p>

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<p>yeah, but is it need blind for international students?</p>

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<p>^ Yup, it is. (I’m assuming you’re talking about Middlebury)</p>

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<p>Fine at both? I’d say reach for Middlebury. No idea about F&M.</p>

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<p>More opinions, esp about F&M?</p>

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<p>I don’t know too much about F&M, ie. too much about their behavior regarding intl fin aid</p>