<p>Hey guys, I've read the guide to chancing, and I know this isn't the best of thread, but still as an International, the process of US admissions is pretty intimidating and every advice is really helpful. BTW I'm applying for NEXT YEAR as in batch of 2015!</p>
<p>Nationality: Indian (I know... Asian.)
SAT 1: 2140 (730M 710CR 700W)
SAT 2: Math II: 760
Physics: 740
Chemistry:730
I am studying in a CBSE school, bot did my 9th from US (Minneapolis):
9th: 4.0 Rank 1 in a decently competitive public school.
10th: Got 94(M) 93(Science) 100(comp.) 80(English) 87(Social Studies) 85(Hindi).
11th: Percentage in CBSE school not so great (60%) but took the AP exams independently(self studied) and got:
AP Physics B: 5
AP Chemistry: 4
AP Calc BC: 5
These were the only AP's I could take as AP's are not offered in my school.
12th: Hopefully will get good marks...!</p>
<p>Awards:
School topper in 9th grade! (School)
Subject topper in Comp SCi. (National)
Hindi(language) Merit Certificate (National)
Blue Blazer for academic merit for 3 consecutive years(School)
Merit Certificate, National Informatics Olympiad(National)</p>
<p>Extra Curricular:
10m Air Pistol Shooting: Rank 5 in Delhi State(the capitol of India) in under 18 category.
Silver medal in Uttrakhand (A state in India) States.
National rank 42 but will Improve a lot this year! (I hope)
Animation: I am into 3D animation and have designed animated short films for school and for Non-profits, related to stopping child labor and harms of smoking.
Writing: I have written my own novel, inspired by my experiences in the United States, and it is due for publication next January.
Share trading: Got really inspired to understand the stock market in the time of recession, and to know what the hell a bull and a bear market were, so I started trading in stocks and analysing the market, with a motive to convert $2000 to 5 $10,000 in an year's time and it is going pretty well!!! (but just started out so...)
Still looking for a 5th Activity worth it... but if nothing comes up, I am infolved in MUN(Model United Nations)!</p>
<p>In Non-Scholastic awards, I haven't got much except shooting and some school awards
but I've still got time!
Volunteer Work: Have taught underprivileged children math in a poor neighborhood, but nothing major so far. But am planning to join a new project of the Times foundation.
Recommendations: Physics teacher- Great
English- Amazing
and I think I'll send one in from my shooting coach Jaspal Rana, 2004 commonwealth games and Asian games gold medalist!</p>
<p>Essays: I think I can write pretty well, and I have some amazing experiences from the year I spent in Minneapolis!</p>
<p>Chances for:
MIT
Harvard
Princeton
UC Berkeley
UCLA
Stanford
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
U of Illinois </p>
<p>Thank you all for your time, and really sorry for such a long post!</p>