<p>International applicant from India.
Not applying for Aid</p>
<p>ECs
cricket
*cricket commentary for 5 years ; Acclaimed and applauded by cricketing greats. Featured on news and entertainment channels like star news, headlines today, Star maaza and UTV. was a Part of junior anchor in IPL 3, the world's biggest cricket tournament.
*regular feature in corporate cricket circles. Commentary in more than 350 matches over the course of 5 years.
*3 years varsity cricket.
* co-founder of a cricket related business
* master of ceremony of an Indian cricket board function
* conducted a cricket tournament as a fund-raiser and raised 40k
(great rec by an Indian cricket board official)</p>
<p>(if you don't know, Cricket is HUGE in India. As one CCer said, it's bigger than American football and basketball combined)</p>
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<li>advertising
*worked as copy writer for a renowned city ad agency
*worked as copy writer for the city branch of nation's best radio station: Radio Mirchi. Penned ads for many top brands.
*Started an ad consultancy. </li>
<li>doing a very interesting marketing related project with the food vendors of our city. Marketing products of small time business with potential for free. Featured in the newspaper.
*wrote jingles for the hawkers roaming around in mumbai locals. Also used a few principles of economics to maximize their business.
(eg. A guy earlier used to sell 1 'samosa'(an Indian snack) for 6 rupees and 2 for 12 rupees. After my intervention, he started selling 1 samosa for 8 rupees and 2 for 12 rupees. BOOM. After adding the decoy, his sales increased two fold.)</li>
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<p>-volunteering
*taught un-privileged slum kids on behalf national level organization for one year
* motivational speaker for the city branch of the same organization for one year
*in the PR dept. of the same org
* raised thousands (of rupees) in fund raising projects
* have been organizing an annual fashion show for senior citizens on senior citizen day.
* part of a save river campaign, We got the governments attention and it is actually being cleaned up.</p>
<p>Miscellaneous stuff
*Stand-up comedy. Been doing gigs. Performed at the Mecca of Indian standup comedy, canvas laugh factory. Opened for many prestigious comic troupes.
* house captain and school head boy
* theatre
* won lots of local debates and elocutions
* won a prestigious personality competition and became the youngest winner ever.
* won in Horlicks wizkids. </p>
<p>Now to the disappointing part. This is one area about which I'm concerned. </p>
<p>Are these academics going to get me rejected?
9th - 89% ; A grade ; top 5%
10th - 91.5 ; A+ grade ; top 5%
Changed my school. New school has horrible marking policies. 60-100 gets an A grade!!</p>
<p>11th - 90 ; A grade ; top 5%
12th - I got less. But if converted to grades, it's straight 'A' s.
(got a doc's certificate recommending rest during couple of papers which got my percentage down)</p>
<p>SAT 1 : writing October. Hitting 2200s in prac tests. Expecting 2200+</p>
<p>SAT 2 : maths 2, eng lit and french in November.</p>
<p>LORs : one from Indian cricket board vice president. LORs from teachers are exemplary. Class teacher says "one of the best I've ever seen". *blushes *
Thanks so much for your time :)</p>
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