<p>Does anyone how the admissions committee looks at a persons application if they applied the previous year as well and got rejected? Is it advisable to apply again after having worked on your essays etc? Plus, are you expected to have done something, some college courses as well during a gap year?</p>
<p>I'm in 12th right now, doing JEE prep like nearly every other engineering student in our country and as a result my scores have hit nearly rock bottom in these last 2 years. My scores are probably in the lower half of the average graph I guess -</p>
<p>9th - Around 80% maybe, not sure, lost the reportcard.
10th (School) - 84%
Boards - 95.2% - Studied my arse off. Only time I ever got full in a final exam
11th - 74%
12 - Absolute crap (60s)</p>
<p>SAT I - 2020
Didn't study a word. Was in between coaching exams.
SAT II -
Phy - 790, Math 2 - 730. Stupid scientific calculator. </p>
<p>My ECs are bleh as well -
Piano, harmonium (Which I highly doubt is valued at all) since I was maybe 8
Kathak for a few years
Group/Solo vocals (May have a few certi stashed in a drawer somewhere)
Some computer course
Other silly stuff I can't remember</p>
<p>Anyway, I'll most probably never get my subject even if I clear the JEE. Thing is, to apply outside, I haven't even begun on the essays yet. So if I do send the application this year I'll probably get rejected for the mediocre grades and crap essay combo. If I take a drop next year (which I may have to if I don't get my subject anywhere) I'll apply again except with better essay and teacher recc. Which is why I'm asking as to how they look at previous rejected applications.</p>
<p>BTW, where do you think I can apply with my awesome stats? Nothing too horrid though. Oh, and I don't think I'll need financial aid.</p>
<p>Umm .You do have good grades for the 10th boards … There r people on who have got into colleges (good ones … not the ivies though) with almost around same scores as yours … Many have problems of bad grades in 9th & 11th so nothing new … An 80% is reasonable not that bad …</p>
<p>I would suggest you apply next year (since its almost 1 week to the deadlines now) … do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING you can the after the boards… rack up a pile of ECs, volunteer activities and I don’t think u would have ne problem getting accepted next year. you aren’t supposed to show any colle credit during the gap year, but you MUST use it to its full potential …</p>
<p>They would not specifically view this as a negative point but … considering that they’ve already rejected you once … i mean it definitely would act to a disadvantage, not too a gr8 extent though … I maybe wrong, but that’s what I feel…</p>
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Learn how to glorify even the most trivial, most insignificant or a ‘blah’ EC. This sort of attitude won’t help especially if you’re applying as an Indian int’l.</p>
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<p>This ain’t JEE. Depends on what your prospective major is …</p>
<p>In a nutshell … you should apply next year.</p>
<p>EDIT: That mat2 score is awesome!! How did u manage it …</p>
<p>I’m interested in Comp Science. Which is why I’m worried about not getting in anywhere here next year. </p>
<p>See the thing is if I do take a drop next year I’m going to try out for JEE etc again (yes yes, I’ll never learn) do the whole studying for 12 hours a day thing without the annoyance of school everyday. Therefore I can’t really bank on coming up with so many ECs if I’m going to have my nose buried in books for the majority of the day. Stuck I am.</p>
<p>Gotta learn to glorify ECs. Will note. </p>
<p>Math 2 score - I thought it was horrible considering everyone here has 800 800 800 800 in everything. I don’t know actually. Guess JEE prep ain’t all a waste. </p>
<p>Thank you for the fast reply though. Much appreciated.</p>
<p>That is exactly what I did and am regretting now.
I didn’t get into JEE. I considered all colleges BITS ( was getting Pharma here), RV VIT. Then I decided to drop a year to study again for JEE. Somewhere around august-september, I thought of applying to US colleges while at the same time continuing coaching …
Result: Doing terrible at coaching and due to this two-timing thing I have not-so-good SAT scores.</p>
<p>Point is that, I never had that confidence that I would get into a good college in US… Thus i used my drop year coaching as a back up plan …</p>
<p>IF you decide to take a gap year … plz do not get into the JEE mess again.
Trust youself, indulge in a lot of ECs, write good essays and be assured that you would get into a good college … but DO NOT try to handle these two things at once …</p>
<p>Had to google that. Thank you though Got to get cracking on the essay now. Will try to be uber positive.</p>
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<p>When you say do all the ECs you can after the boards to get admitted next year, you mean if I take a drop and apply that year right? How can you add on the ECs once you’ve already submitted the app for attending in 2011?</p>
<p>erm i think comp means for entry in2 class of 2012,</p>
<p>i think what comp was would be advisable for you to take a gap year to work on ur EC’s, which is what i agree with, so that you can put those in your application for the class of 2012 and not class of 2011 :o</p>
<p>He’s right. Chances that you’ll get accepted after getting rejected once are slim.</p>
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<p>Story of my life. I did the exactly the same thing; dropped a year, planned on JEE first, and around August-September, began the US process. And again exactly like compscifan, I’m regretting the whole mess more than ever. </p>
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<p>This is better advice, although I suggest that you don’t do “many” EC’s. Doing anything for the sake of college admissions is useless - it shows through on your application, plus there’s no point living such a life. If you really want to drop a year, then take up one or two activities which you really like, and then go ahead. You’re bound to get in somewhere after that, and even more so since you don’t need financial aid. </p>
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<p>Refer above comment. As compscifan said, do one thing. Try two, and you’ll never know where one year went.</p>
Got to get cracking on the essay now. Will try to be uber positive.</p>