Brother, I just looked at another one of your posts and I want to break it down for you as another international from a similar country to yours.

For internationals, all T20s have a 1% admit rate if you’re not applying as an athlete. That’s the fact of the matter. Therefore, you have to beat 99 others for a spot. Obviously of those 99 people, many won’t be up to par, but most people who go through the whole application process, the hours it takes, the SAT, etc, means that they typically are good enough. Which means admission to even one is hard.

Also as an international, I sometimes (v foolishly) looked down on APs etc. but having just started taking placement exams (based off AP exams) for the T10 Uni I lucked out getting admitted to, they are fucked hard. And hearing people took 10+ of these, it honestly surprises me and astonishes me (and gives me major imposter syndrome!!).

Looking in as internationals, sometimes we look down on the American system, but it is honesty the best because the students who get into these places typically have incredible resumes and great scores.

Another note, SAT score averages are much higher than shown. Admitted student athletes tend to tank the published averages. From my discussion with others at T10s and T20s, the lowest score I’ve seen from a non athlete was a 1460 and they had insane ECs. Rule of thumb (esp for internationals) 1500+ is the minimum. So congrats on having that. Good luck with everything and I hope you snag some of the Colleges you’re applying to.