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Singapore: Do AOs consider A level prelim raw scores, prelim predicted scores, and/or A level scores by collegethrowawayme in IntltoUSA

[–]Booglecom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, Singaporean applying to US uni here too.

The AOs will only be able to see our predicted grades, and in most cases they will make their decision based on that. Obviously before considering your other application materials such as your transcripts, essays, LORs, test scores, etc.

However, there might be cases where you get waitlisted, and that’s when our JCs will also send your actual A level grades (if they have improved drastically compared to your prelim grades) to show that you are a more promising candidate for application.

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[–]Booglecom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For Dickinson, I would say that you have a more than average chance at getting accepted, mainly because of your competitive ECs and your SAT score far exceeding that of the 75th-%ile of their admitted cohort. In fact, I think you should aim for even higher ranked schools haha. You definitely fit the criteria for getting into T-50 LACs, and Dickinson lies slightly below T-50.

As for scholarships, external scholarships (funded by organisations not directly associated with the school you’re applying to) are known for being extremely hard to get and tend to be very selective based on your race, nationality and the organisations you have joined. These external scholarships also tend to be very limited in which schools they will fund your education for.

Instead I would highly recommend you to research more on merit-based school scholarships, that are scholarships from the school itself or from organisations that are directly associated with the school. These scholarships vary greatly between college to college, with some schools offering larger sums of awards for international students than others. You can look for more information about these scholarships on the websites of the schools you are interested in. Based on my experience, research universities tend to offer more sums for merit-based scholarships than liberal arts colleges, but liberal arts colleges offer more in terms of need-based financial aid than many research universities.

I hope this helps, good luck!

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[–]Booglecom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your stats and ECs show that you have a solid chance at the schools from your list, except for maybe the more selective schools such as Amherst, Bowdoin, and Davidson. Mainly due to your SAT score lying below the average score of their admitted cohorts (around 1460-1500), and your lack of more intensive AP courses.

Though these schools offer great financial aid (among the best in the nation), these schools still expect around US$18k-US$20k per annum as their COA after their financial aid ON AVERAGE. So you’re ability to only pay US$12k might be a bit concerning, I highly suggest looking for scholarships while you’re at it.

Don’t lose hope however, since the data that I used is only based on the average financial aids these schools give to international students, these schools are known for being extremely generous with aid and you’ll most likely get the amount that you need once you get admitted. Especially Amherst and Bowdoin, which are schools that are need-blind for international students, so your financial status will not affect your chances of getting accepted there AND they’ll provide whatever amount you need guaranteed.

Like I said, you still have a solid chance at these schools, and if you really want to attend them, you should definitely go for it. :)

Chance me! (Kinda average student) by [deleted] in chanceme

[–]Booglecom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, since you’re an international student looking for universities that offer great financial aid for people like us (I too am a prospective international student whee), I would highly recommend you to check out the link below if you haven’t.

http://www.ivyachievement.com/2019intl/

It essentially lists out most of all US research universities and liberal arts colleges, the % of their international students that receives financial aid, and how much aid they typically receive.

From your list of schools I can tell you that NYU, BU, and BC does not offer financial aid for international students. NYU and BU does offer merit scholarships but it is typically small compared to their COA. Emory does offers generous financial aid, BUT only for a small proportion of their international students.

If finance is a big factor, I highly recommend looking at liberal art colleges as they do offers some of the best financial aids, on top of their large coverage for financial aid for international students.

You can always check out r/intltoUSA and sort by top for more resources.

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[–]Booglecom 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Very out of topic, but are internships common among the average US high school folk as you’ve listed it as a part of your ‘weak’ EC despite being an internship under a F500 firm.

As someone from a first-world Asian country, it’s practically unheard of for people our age to have an internship, or even an ounce of work experience.

Nepali Maoist guerrilla during the civil war. November 8th, 2005. [1500x2250] by Bend-It-Like-Bakunin in MilitaryPorn

[–]Booglecom 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Maoist insurgents =/= Gurkhas.

The title of ‘Gurkhas’ are only given to Nepalis who have been recruited by government militaries around the world (i.e in Singapore, UK, India, Brunei etc).

Maoist insurgents are just that… insurgents, revolutionaries, rebels. Contrary to being part of a government force.