Hey guys, just wanted to know my chances at a couple of Universities I'm planning to apply to.
I completed my 9th and 10th at a competitive high school in California. However, due to certain family issues we were forced to relocate to India, right in the middle of the school year. :(
Anyway I'm planning to apply to the following:
Purdue University, Texas A&M, UT Austin, NYU, Georgia Tech.
My preferred destination would be Purdue. (I'll also be applying to UC's but their fees are way too high.)
GPA:
10th High School : (Weighted: 3.83) (Unweighted: 3.67)
11th India: Converting it to GPA using official conversion, (Unweighted/Weighted: 4.00) We didn't have AP's or anything btw
SAT Score: 1460 (780 in Math, 680 in English)
Extracurriculars:
100 hours of volunteering as a homework coach at the Community Library
Math Club and Programming Club Member in 10th
AP's: (School had a rule of no AP's during 9th, a maximum of 1 AP in 10th)
AP World History Score : 3
BTW, I'm an American Citizen.
My intended major is Biomedical Engineering,
If you guys could recommend me any other schools that I could or should apply to, please let me know. Thanks!
Replies to: Chances at Purdue, Texas A&M, NYU, etc.for International Student
Many colleges indicate that American Citizens applying from foreign countries would be put into the international student pool for admission purposes.
Really? That puts OP at a significant disadvantage for a number of colleges, if that’s the case. Can you give some examples of college sites that state that? (I know the college my daughter will attend distinguishes on the basis of whether you are a US citizen or green card holder, or not. The former are domestic. The “not” are international regardless of where they currently live.)
If you perfer Purdue/A&M style universities, you should check out Iowa State, LSU, Virginia Tech, Penn State.
Your list reasoning is confusing. You have 2 safeties a low reach (UT) and a reach (GT). Why bother listing/applying reaches if you prefer a safety?
I can't seem to find the exact quote on it, but I will keep looking later today.
My high school(in China) consists of 1/3 American Citizens, and a lot of my friends have asked admission officers for this issue. Most of the colleges(UIUC, Purdue, Emory, NYU, Stanford) responded saying that they will be put in the international student pool as oversea applicants.
Just wanted to say that the international pool is usually more competitive than the domestic pool.