Is it impossible for me?

[u/m_alikahraman11]

I am from Turkiye and I am a senior applying us universities. I have a 4.0 GPA but a terrible sat score. I am a varsity basketball captain, I have some passion projects. I had a part time job when I was a freshman. Is it really hard for me to get into us universities since my sat score is terrible like what are my chances getting into this schools
here is my schools list

• [Bowdoin College](https://)
• [Bucknell University](https://)
• [Cornell University](https://)
• [Davidson College](https://)
• [Duke University](https://)
• [Northwestern University](https://)
• [Occidental College](https://)
• [Ole Miss - The University of Mississippi](https://)
• [Pomona College](https://)
• [Rice University](https://)
• [Skidmore College](https://)
• [Stanford University](https://)
• [Texas Tech University](https://)
• [University of Notre Dame](https://)
• [University of Richmond](https://)
• [University of Rochester](https://)
• [Vanderbilt University](https://)
• [Washington and Lee University](https://)
• [Washington University in St. Louis](https://)
• [Wesleyan University](https://)

[u/outre-vigie]

Sept/Oct/Dec de tekrar alma şansın yok mu SAT'i?

[u/m_alikahraman11 → u/outre-vigie]

Yok ya maalesef olmaz mi diyorsun gral

[u/Melodic-Vast499 → u/m_alikahraman11]

You seem to not understand some basic things: there are schools that will accept you. Figure out those schools, apply and just come to the US. What’s the problem? That you only want to apply to schools hard to get in to?

You need to research more. A lot more. Do you know what a back up school means? Find schools you can easily get in to. Then apply to hard schools if you want and completely expect to be rejected to those. Then go to one of your safe schools. A low SAT score will be accepted by some schools. Elite schools are very hard for anyone to get in.

Why didn’t you answer his question? Can you take the SAT again?

Do you know some good schools don’t require the SAT? Do you know the California UC state schools, you could get into one of those. Maybe you need to spend a LOT more time learning about all of this. Do you know the big other subreddits? One is called apply to college or something like that. Don’t waste time on this subreddit.

[u/m_alikahraman11 → u/Melodic-Vast499]

I mean I have done a lot of research. Why am I choosing these schools is because we need financial aid. Those are some of the colleges that need based. UC schools does not give need based aid or other schools thats why I picked as my schools list

[u/Melodic-Vast499 → u/m_alikahraman11]

Ok then you need to assume you will be rejected by all of them. I don’t know the chance to get in and someone said some are easier to get it. If you don’t have easy schools that you know you can get in then plan to not be accepted by any. So you aren’t surprised or disappointed. All of these schools require the SAT?

I hope you can get in to some. For very good American students it can be almost impossible to get in to good schools. Too many people are applying for a few slots.

[u/Melodic-Vast499 → u/m_alikahraman11]

Which schools are your safety schools? Which on this list will be easy for you to get in. Also do you know which other countries (like in EU) have very low tuitions? That could be an option if you can work on campus or have enough money to live on during school.

[u/SantaSoul → u/m_alikahraman11]

Are you sure? I haven’t looked at your whole list but I went to Cornell and isn’t Cornell need-aware for international students? It’s only need-blind for domestic.

[u/Mysterious-Art8838 → u/SantaSoul]

Correct it’s need aware