What applicants from abroad should have to get admitted to top american universities??? please help.?

Question

Does anybody know, what an applicant from abroad should have in order to get admitted to Harvard, Princeton or Yale? My rank in my high school is #1, my GPA is 5.0/5.0, I am the president of my student council, i scored 2110 on my sat, i had volunteering, working experience, participated at two intern. conferences, alumni of the FLEX exchange program to us., UIL regional stages winner including in the US, have many extracur. activities.. the notifications are about to come in a couple of days.. what should i expect from this "campaign"? i am from Azerbaijan, a small country.. plz, give some advice; what to excpect... what are THE MOST IMPORTANT things for intern. applicants in their applications??? thank YOU!

Answer 1

1) $$$$$
2) Excellent academic result, which you have.
3) Excellent extra-curricular, which you have.
4) Excellent, heart-felt letter of application of admission. (or Statement of Purpose)
5) Some powerful letter of reference, maybe from some well-known politicians...
6) Some luck

Cheers!

Answer 2

Generally the students who go to the most expensive universities in the USA are not only the smartest, they are the richest. Think of a kid growing up and having a huge bedroom in a mansion filled with all the clothes and toys they want. Then picture this same kid travelling all over the world and having fun in all the best hotels, eating in the very best restaurants, skiing, playing tennis, having ALL the newest tech toys, and every materialistic advantage a kid could have. Going to any sport's game, sailing on their private yachts.

THEN this kid grows up and goes to college where you wish to go. These will be your competition in the classroom. These kids grew up knowing English. They have all the advantages. This is their country.

Can you compete with cultured, priviledged esteemed politicians like Senator's, 4 star Generals, Rock Star and Movie Star's kids?? The pressure for them to succeed means they usually get what they want and rarely fail.

Research the cost of attending such a school. Is it worth it to get a degree from there when getting a degree from just about ANY US lower cost--but just as effective educationally STATE school-- would be substantially cheaper! Unless you come from an affluent family who only accepts prestigeous accomplishments and wants to spend a fortune on Educating their spoiled little rich kid, at a cost that would build and equip a brand new School in Azerbaijan, consider a less expensive University in USA and get the same degree for 1/10 the cost.