Chance an Indian please.!!

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<p>Chance an Indian please.!!!!!!
Hello everyone. I just got my SAT-1 scores today so am putting myself up on CC and please please chance me.I know its very very tough to get through but please take a look.My credentials are as follows :-</p>

<p>SAT - I : CR 660, Math 800, Writing 730 = 2190/2400.
SAT - II : Lit. 610, Math Level I 770, Math Level II 780.
TOEFL : 114/120</p>

<p>Rank - 9th Grade - 2/245
10th Grade - 1/245
11th Grade - 1/245
12th Grade - 1/245</p>

<p>GPA - 4.0 on a 4.0 scale (all 4 years).</p>

<p>No AP or IB offered in my school. Most rigorous curriculum taken.</p>

<p>Awards:
- Awarded the Certificate of Highest Merit by the Central Board of Secondary Education for
securing Highest in English in India.
- Winner - All India Reynolds Scholarship for Best All-Rounder.
- Awarded the Certificate Of Honour for All-Round Excellence and Achievement at The
Telegraph School Awards.
- Awarded the SP Banerjee Badge for Excellence for Best All-Rounder.
- Awarded the Best Student of the Year Award by Lions Club International.
- Awarded the Best Student Award by Parivar Milan Foundation.
- Awarded the Highest Merit for Academic Excellence by Vidya Mandir Society.
- Winner - Silver Medal,University of New South Wales English Examination.
- Awarded the ‘Star of Odyssey Award’at Odyssey 2008 for Best Overall Performer.
- Bronze Awardee - Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
- 2nd Runner-Up - Spelling Olympiad.</p>

<p>Leadership:
- Student Council President
- School Head Boy
- School Representative
- Quiz Bowl Captain, Debate Team Captain, Music Team Captain, School Mag. Editor</p>

<p>ECs:
Music - Won 15-20 rock band competitions. Founder and guitarist of a professional rock
band which plays all over the country.</p>

<p>Quiz - Won around 10 quiz bowls and reached the finals of the All Asia
Bournvita Quiz Contest.</p>

<p>Debate - Won a few debates, School Speaker,School Representative at Model UN</p>

<p>Creative Writing - School Magazine Co-editor, won some prestigious All India Writing
Contests.</p>

<p>Sports - Member of Varsity Athletics, Football(soccer) teams</p>

<p>Essays - decent
Teacher reco. - Outstanding
Counselor reco. - Great
Principal reco. - superb (seen all of the above)</p>

<p>PLease please chance me for Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Duke, UChicago, UPenn, Northwestern, Columbia, and Brown.</p>

<p>I know its highly difficult for me to get in, but I'd really appreciate any honest comments. Should i even hope to get in.?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>I'll try to do the best I can...but since youre an international applicant, i have no idea what is considered "good". </p>

<p>your sat's are pretty solid. that 610 in lit might put them off, but ur other sat II's were fantastic so they might overlook it. </p>

<p>you've definitely got the grades. you're ec's are very good, especially the band thing (tho i might be a bit biased since i'm in a band too haha)</p>

<p>the fact that you've won national awards will really work in your favor.</p>

<p>Harvard-reach (sorry but everyone seems to have the same type of application and a TON of people apply)</p>

<p>Yale-reach (see harvard)</p>

<p>Princeton- reach (in America, one in 12 valedictorians get accepted)</p>

<p>Columbia- low(er) reach</p>

<p>UChicago- match</p>

<p>Northwestern- match</p>

<p>Duke- match</p>

<p>Penn- lower reach to match</p>

<p>Brown- match</p>

<p>I think you've got a fair shot at all these schools. Again, I have no idea what the applicant pool looks like internationally and I hope you have great success in getting into these schools. Hope this helps.</p>

<p>p.s. i'm indian too...haha</p>

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<p>hey Indy..thanks a lot..perhaps you are a bit too lenient..anyways I am praying that I get into at least one of the ten schools..all of them are equally good for me..good luck to you too and thanks for chancing me again..</p>