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I.V League Universities?

What are my chances in getting into IVY league universities?

  • I'm really conserned about my chances of getting into ivy league schools, as at this stage I should decide whether to have a gap year or go to US high school for 1 year in ordet to get better scores and win some maths/economics competitions. Here are some info about me for you to evaluate my chances. 1) I'm an international student, I've been studying abroad since I got 15. 9 years in Russia, 1 year in SIngapore, 2.5 years in Britain. 2) I've got a certificate for finishing middle school in Russia with (A,A,A,B), certificate for finishing GCSE (A,A,A,A,B,) and A-levels in Britain (A-economics, B- Maths, B-history) bad A-levelvs results are due the difficulty of the course as it is equivalent to the 12th grade and 1st year of the US University. 3) I'm bilingual Russian/English. 4) I have participated in Student Investor Challenge (lost as I purchased too much shares of the company which lost the court case and their share price felt dramatically), President of the Debating society. 5) Going to do SAT in June, predicted score from 2000 to 2200. 6) Have some people ,who finished different Ivy league colleges,will recommend me as a student. 7) Doing a lot of sports. 3 years of tenns, 1 year of boxing, 2 years of thai boxing. Unfortunately haven't done any competitions as was moving from country to country. 8) Have got 2 good techer's recommendations. 9) If I'll have a gap year, than I'd go to russian army. I got accepted into elite russian milittary forces as a commando. This will develop my leader's skills and will allow me to participate in Athletics, long distance ones especially. Moreover, I would be able to participate in Boxing and Wrestling competitions. 10) Have 1 month of working experience in restaraunt sector. If I have low chances of getting in, than could you advice on the best next move for getting into Ivy league. Can I go straight to 12th grade, after finishing which I'll get a certificate of completing high school in the States? Or should I just be a little bit more realistic and apply to other colleges like NYU

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    imma helpp you help. First, too much history background and not enough academics. I need to know your overall gpa and not what you got in just 3 classes. Also, on your college applicantion, do not include anything about you and the russian army. American colleges do not want to hear about your loyalties to another country and not theirs, because this show that you would not stay in america to help improve our nation, but go back to Russia using the edcation we gave you AND THAT'S A BAD MOVE!...unless it was vounteer work. But other than that, I think your chances are unkown until you take the SAT and give me your GPA to make it easier for us americans to known about your academic history.

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An SAT score of at least 2250 will greatly increase your chances, meaning that the possibility of your admission might be about 10-25% which is almost twice the average for students who do not have a parent who graduated from the Ivy's undergraduate school (or any of the schools of University of Pennsylvania). You have no way of knowing when the Russian army will release you after having provided so much elite training to you. There is no rule of law in Russia. If I were in Russia and could get out, I would get out of Russia as soon I could. Certainly also apply to NYU and other top universities that are easier for admission.

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