Criteria for Ivy Colleges?

Question

Im a 15 year old Indian student. I want to get into an Ivy College. I've heard that you need to do some 'social work'. Well, i haven't started any thing like that yet. I am a good programmer and can make apps and stuff like that. Will that help me? I got 2210 in PSAT. If i don't get a scholarship for an Ivy college i'm probably trying for Singapore too. But what should i start doing to get a good Resume?

Answer 1

Ivy League schools like well-rounded students.



You should be in the top 10% of your class (or top 1% or 2% for the most competitive Ivies - Harvard, Yale, Princeton) and have SAT scores of at LEAST 2100 (that is, no lower than 700 in ANY individual subject).



You should have at least one extra-curricular ("EC") activity in each of five categories: athletics (team sports, or if you're not athletic, some sort of athletic club will do: bicycling club, golfing club, etc.); academics (science bowl, physics club, mathletes, debate team, school newspaper or literary magazine, etc.); community service (key club, volunteer work, scouting, etc.); fine or performing arts (school play, band, orchestra, etc.); and school leadership (student council, student judiciary, peer leadership, etc.). Keeping the same ECs for all years of high school is more impressive than dropping old ones and starting new ones every year, as it demonstrates genuine interest instead of resume-padding.



U.S. universities rarely give scholarships to international students, and you probably won't "stand out" as much against Ivy League applicants as you would at other, less competitive, universities, Therefore, if you NEED a scholarship and want to go to the U.S., you should focus on non-Ivy League schools or scholarships available from your own country to attend any university.

Answer 2

Ivy league, not ivy college. Why do you want to attend one? Most of the people applying simply want to go to a famous school, but that's a very bad reason for applying, and one that won't get you in. You need very good reasons for applying to that school specifically, and you don't have them. You need to be one of the top students in your country to have a shot at getting in, since they accept very few international students. If you need financial aid, you need to be absolutely outstanding at something. Nothing you said here would give you a shot.

Answer 3

no rely in case you hold on with for economic help or no longer is beside the point to Ivy League colleges. All they care approximately, regrettably, is that in case you get your training paid...would not rely the type you do it. the final element to do is to bypass to the school's internet website and look into their admission standards for international pupils. that's the only way you will possibly have the skill to tell.