<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I am an International student, currently studying 12th Grade in a school which follows Indian curriculum CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education).</p>
<p>I just wanted to know what my chances are in getting admission for Mechanical Engineering,</p>
<p>I don’t have GPA grading in my school. The grading is purely based on marks obtained:
9th - 85% (maths-A, science-A, social studies-A, English-B, Hindi-B) 
10th - 90% (maths-A, science-A, social studies-A, English-A, Hindi-B)
11th – 75%(maths-C,physics-A,chemistry-B,computer science-A,English-A)</p>
<p>Rank : Top 10% - The counselor has also mentioned that I take the most rigorous courseload available in school</p>
<p>I had also received a scholarship in grade 11 due to my academic excellence in grade 10. It is only offered to students who have passed out of grade 10 with really high grades in the Central Board of Secondary Examination. Approximately every year around 10 students receive such a scholarship.
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ACTIVITIES :**
1) Attended the Global Young Leaders’ Conference (GYLC) in Washington/New York this year.
2) I have been learning Indian Carnatic Music vocal for over 10 years and have given a 2 and half hour concert. Apart from this i have also received the First Class Distinction in the Carnatic Music Vocal Junior Exam (which is pretty tough to get).
3) Made Robot for science exhibition which uses sensors to travel through a maze and then using LED’s to show the intensity of the light in its path.
4) I have also been learning Carnatic Music violin for over 4 years and have recently won 3rd place in the Inter-House Talent contest held in my school.
5) Information Head in the school Anti-Smoking Committee in which a presentation is going to be made to the Grade 9 and 10 students on the Harmful effects of smoking, why we smoke, how to stop smoking and the harmful chemicals present in cigarettes and cigars.
6) Singing - Star of the Section winner in grade 9, 10 and 11.
7) Swimming
8) Made a presentation on Periodic Table for the Science Exhibition in Grade 9 and a presentation on Tessellation for the Maths exhibition.
9) Helped the team in coming 3rd in an inter-school robot competition
10) Participant in the Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship Program
11) Certificate of distinction in the Green Olympiad which is an Olympiad based on knowledge of the environment.
12) Recently participated in the Computer Olympiad.
13) Donned the role of a teacher on Teacher’s Day for 2 years.
14) Going to do community service as soon as my exams get over - around 20 hours in a hospital.</p>
<p>SAT SCORES:
MATH - 730
CR – 600 
- i know these 2 are really low for Brown students
W - 640 :(</p>
<p>SAT II SCORES
MATH - 650 - Don’t know how the h**l this happened…was expecting 700+)
PHYSICS - 710
CHEMISTRY - 740</p>
<p>Can’t say much about the essays because i feel they are good but it depends on the adcoms view point.</p>
<p>Recommendations from the Guidance counselor and Teachers are excellent. Read all of them.</p>
<p>My math teacher mentioned about my C in the recommendation by stating that even though i got only a C, in comparison to the class my scores were really high and that i had the analytical and logical thinking that is most essential in mathematics.</p>
<p>AID : DO NOT REQUIRE FINANCIAL AID - if it makes a difference</p>