Another chances thread.....sorry lol :P

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<p>here are my stats-could u please tell me where i stand in RD?i mean i have posted my stats before but i just wanted to see how i stand now after receiving my SAT 1 scores today.</p>

<p>AGE-17
ethnic origin- Indian
SAT -M 710,W 710 , CR 650
SAT2- not yet taken (W History 750 ish,Lit-700-720,and French-700 -720</p>

<p>GPA-3.3/3.6 (92%) whre 3.6-is the maximum
(which is the highest in school-only one other person almost shares this with me-shes got like 3.27)</p>

<p>i follow the GCE A level British examinations-
so my O level grades are(almost like AP /IB if not higher)</p>

<p>History-A
Geography-A
Economics-A
German-A
French-A
Hindi-A
English-A
Biology-A
Maths-B
Chemistry-B</p>

<p>My A level grades are-(these are equivalent to IB level of academic curriculum,almost like AP for the US students) Our school’s workload is one of the toughest around…</p>

<p>A level History-A
A level Geography-A
AS Level Economics-A
AS level Sociology-B
AS level English-B
A Level Economics-predicted A
A level Sociology-predicted A</p>

<p>Here are my modest ECs…lol-</p>

<p>INTERNATIONAL-</p>

<li>Chosen to represnt my country at the Global Young Leaders Summit in Prague,Vienna and Budapest
2.Represnted country as Global Scholar at the Global YOung Leaders Conference in Washington DC and New YOrk(Congressional Youth Council)
— Chosen as Alumni Ambassador for country for the GYLC (chosen few selected from India)
— Elected as the Vice-Chairman of the ECO commission for development at the MUN in the GYLC</li>
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<p>NATIONAL-</p>

<p>1.All India Best Speaker at the Economic and Social Council at the MUN in Delhi
2.Awarded and recognised for Distinguished Performance and Academic excellence in All India Childrens Search Examination
3.Finalist in the national "Teen of the Year: Pageant</p>

<p>REGIONAL-</p>

<p>1.Awarded the Outstanding Person of the Year AWARd by the Rotary club
2.Recipient of the Shaw Education Foundation Award for excellent all- round performance (The TELEGRAPH SCHOOL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE)
3.Second Best Speaker at the Regional Extempore contest at the Rotray Youth Leadership Seminar</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP-</p>

<p>1.Exceutive working member of the Interact District Council
2.President of the Interact Club
— Undertook several inner-city community service projects
— Organised and managed 2 annual festivals/fetes
3.School Representative for the Telegraf in Schools Youth Newspaper
4. Elected Director of International Relations Services Director of Interact club
5.Co-founded a public-speaking scoiety in school-(though it was temporary)
6.Deputy student coordinator of School Alumni Association Health Club
7.Head Captain,Senior Girls throw ball team
8.Co-editor,school editorial committee
9.Organisd inter-college debates while working with a social work organisation</p>

<p>LANGUAGES-English,Hindi,Bengali,French,</p>

<p>1.Achieved High credit in the Zentrale Mittelstufe Prufung or German Intermediate course from Max Mueller Instituts
2.Completed Intermediate level Japanese</p>

<p>DANCE-</p>

<p>1.Trained in two separate indian classical dance forms (bharatnatyam and oddissi) for last 8-9 years (and performed in annual cultural shows regularly)</p>

<p>OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXAMINATIONS-</p>

<p>1.Acheived Distinction in the national Level Science Talent Search Examination (93.81 percentile)
2. Distinguished performance in the All India Assessment of Scholastic exam(91.3 percentile in science and 98 in english)</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE-</p>

<p>1.Volunteered at an NGO by teaching under privileged children interactive games
2.Mobilised book and toy drives and donated it to sister charity organisations and helped raise funds for them in this way
3.Worked with the Cathedral relief by performing process documentation and fieldwork regards empowering grass roots capacity for urban women
4.Volunteered with a Police funded organisation for street children to teach adolescents to get in to the mainstream education system.</p>

<p>Does any1 think i have a resonable chance in RD- i mean know i have a disdvantage being Asian indian and…lotsa other factors…
Any thoughts would be nice…:)</p>

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<p>wow...killer ecs.</p>

<p>are you FROM india currently? and is english your native language? if not, that may make up for your semi-average sats.</p>

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<p>The International applicant pool is incredibly competitive, even more competitive than the RD pool for non-URMs, and you are of Asian heritage which is the most competitive applicant pool since it is an ORM, so your application must shine. Your SAT I scores are somewhat low...though they are mid-range for the overall applicant pool, they are low for the International applicant ORM pool. It is unclear if your excellent ECs will overcome these SATs. If you have not already done so, I would suggest your prep like crazy and take them again in January. I also recommend rigorous preparation for the SAT IIs. Ideally, you would like all of them to be >750. Make sure you have a solid list of colleges that includes matches and safeties you love and would be willing to attend and good luck.</p>

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<p>thanks quilt and ames...i dont think ill be able to take SATs again in jan since i have my school A level examinations then.but do u think i woudl be able make it up by having better SAT scores? would that be enuff?
thanks for ur comments again!</p>

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<p>and ames- yes im in india currently-born and brought up here and yes,as long as i can remember i have spoken english...:P so yes in a way it is.</p>

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<p>i think you probably need to take them again if you are wanting a better chance. the ecs are really cool, but it is, after all, an academic institution.</p>

<p>just to be safe....and for better scores.</p>

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<p>hmmmm...lemme see..but my CR and M add up to around 1360...does that like make in to the cutoff ? or does one need a min 1400...</p>

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<p>apply. dont worry about your SAT. a 1360 is still very good, despite what the critics say.</p>

<p>your ECs are far far far more important.</p>

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<p>u r frm calcutta icy ... right ...so which school</p>

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<p>I agree, the scores are a little on the low side, but not low enough to put you out of the running. And your ec's certainly sound impressive. You have as good a shot as anyone not named bush</p>

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<p>thanks lemon feels kinda better :)
and yes im from calcutta wat abt u smartmind?</p>

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<p>me frm cal tooooo....... pass me ur yahoo id or msn id ..</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure that a low verbal score is perfectly forgivable for someone who speaks Hindi as a first language (am I correct?)</p>

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<p>nope ........ummmm i speak english as first lang but dont know why got so low scoress
which school smartmind????</p>

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<p>what do u think will they forgive ..huh they have plenty with better stats ....</p>

<p>HEHE icy cant say those stuff here on CC</p>

<p>SM</p>