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Orb:

--- Quote from: Zhoulihao2002 on February 03, 2021, 09:46:32 pm ---Just wondering if the “easier ones” include Columbia?

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Columbia's probably middle... in terms of difficulty general consensus is (in terms of difficulty):

Harvard
Stanford/MIT (both not Ivy's but top 3 these days)
Yale/Princeton
Columbia/Wharton (from UPenn)
Penn
Brown/Dartmouth
Cornell

Just profile wise i'd guess ~3-5% shot of getting in at HYPSM (below average acceptance %), ~10% chance at Columbia/Penn and 15-20% at Brown/Dartmouth/Cornell

They're independent probabilities so your actual shot of getting in at least one is more like ~50% which is pretty good!

Zhoulihao2002:

--- Quote from: Orb on February 04, 2021, 09:43:15 am ---Columbia's probably middle... in terms of difficulty general consensus is (in terms of difficulty):

Harvard
Stanford/MIT (both not Ivy's but top 3 these days)
Yale/Princeton
Columbia/Wharton (from UPenn)
Penn
Brown/Dartmouth
Cornell

Just profile wise i'd guess ~3-5% shot of getting in at HYPSM (below average acceptance %), ~10% chance at Columbia/Penn and 15-20% at Brown/Dartmouth/Cornell

They're independent probabilities so your actual shot of getting in at least one is more like ~50% which is pretty good!




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No problem, but I didn’t apply to Brown, Dartmouth or Cornell. I guess my chance is actually quiet slim. If I don’t get in, I will go and do Med in Australia. Thank you.

scientificllama:
Hey there :)

It’s great to see other AN members thinking and achieving  to study overseas!

Your stated co-curriculars are very impressive especially with starting a science club at school. Many colleges and universities look for innovators and those who do the “out of the square”. Having a very good competitive history in swimming also puts you at an increased chance of acceptance as college seriously love athletes. This may also mean scholarship opportunities!

However, depending on the University, you may not be eligible for a place due to not taking the SAT. Hopefully you have checked which schools still require the SAT to be taken as many schools have removed this requirement due to COVID-19.

As previously mentioned, your essays are a huge factor in securing a place! Make sure to check some samples of essays to your dream school(S) that have granted acceptance. The best tip I can give is to write your pieces similar to a story but from your perspective. They are somewhat suckers for that hehe!

Hope this helps :D

TrueTears:
Your profile is pretty good actually, but not having SAT is gonna work heavily against you. Anecdotally, most undergrads that I've taught and are from outside the US have done very well on the SAT. Here at MIT, undergrads usually have an average maths SAT around 790, reading and writing around 750.

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