<p>Hi everyone</p>
<p>ohhh nicee...cc seems to have a good number of bangladeshis here...im bangladeshi btw...applying this year for the undergraduate class of 2013..</p>
<p>hi nahiyan, this is navid 4m ctg (accepted 4 da class of 2013 at Yale) I started a new thread wid the name "Class of 2013 from Bangladesh", please do join it!</p>
<p>hey, I am from Bangladesh! Can everyone post their stats here so I can compare? I am really insecure about my ECAs. Here are the colleges I am applying to along with my stats:</p>
<p>Grinnell College
Bryn Mawr College
Smith College
Barnard College
Mount Holyoke
Ohio Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University</p>
<p>Academics:
All As for every class and subject taken in my secondary school, O and A levels.
GPA: We do not have a GPA
Rank: we do not have a rank but my decile ranking is top 10%, out of 120 students</p>
<p>O Levels: 10 As with
Highest Mark in Bangladesh in Physics, Additional Mathematics, Computer Studies
And also I was the Highest scoring female in 6 Cambridge O Levels subjects</p>
<p>A Levels:
Physics: A with 96% mark
Chemistry: A with 95% mark
Pure Mathematics: A with 99% mark
Mathematics: A with 95% mark</p>
<p>ECAs:
Asian Classical music for the last four years, have participated and volunteered in several cultural programs (acknowledged by my music academy administration)
Runners up, Science Fair, High School level
Regular Contributor to School Publications
Community Service in Leo Club for the past year
Debater for the last three years
Have taken a course on Oil Painting, water color and pastel color and have sent an Arts Supplement
Participated in Arts and Crafts show and won a Quiz Competition in High School</p>
<p>Essay: I like it
Recommendations: Very good, I think</p>
<p>SATs: first time: 710 CR 770 M 680 W Second time: 720 Cr 740 M 720 W
SAT 2: 770 Chemistry 780 Math Level 2 and 800 Physics</p>
<p>Worked as teacher's assistant for a year and a half now.</p>
<p>accha people, do you have to send ECA certificates with the application? If so, then I have been into clasical music for four years and art for 4 years - will I just send the application I received from those institution? And certificates of debates and everything?</p>
<p>You do not need to send ECA certificates unless the colleges ask for it. I recommend not sending any certificates; rather send in a well organized resume, elaborating on your major activities. Don't bother too much about the EC's. Remember the 'elaborate on one of your activities question?' I think it is very important. Pick the EC you are most passionate about and show your enthusiasm through that short answer as much as you can, and if possible touch on that ECA in other parts of the application too. </p>
<p>People have advised me over and over again--it is depth and involvement the colleges admire not breadth. In other words, as much as it is possible try to "show" the colleges what you have done. Don't tell them "I have done this and that..." That's what some people with good stats mistakenly do. </p>
<p>Also when going through the final review of the application, make sure you read the essays and everything in the context of each other, so that you get a sense of how as a "whole" you are presenting yourself to the adcomms.</p>
<p>I believe with your scores and essays, you definitely should get into most of the colleges you have listed if you organize your application well. </p>
<p>I hope this helps!! Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thankyou so much BB012 :D</p>
<p>hey, on the "elaborate on ecas part", what ort of an elaboration are they looking for? explaining "how" I debate, or how I started debating, or what I learnt from debating, or a meaningful experience or show how dedicated I am to it (in 5 lines?)...pls someone give me a clue...</p>