Chance an Indian student!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>International Student
Nationality: Indian
Applying for aid: Yes</p>

<p>SAT 1 -
1st Attempt - 1930 (CR 660 / M 670 / W 600)
2nd Attempt - 2300 ( CR 700 / M 800 / W 800)</p>

<p>SAT 2 - Math2 800, Phy 770</p>

<p>Class Rank - top 5-10%</p>

<p>Awards -
National Merit: Junior Science Talent Exam, National Science Talent Exam, Cyber Olympiad, Math Olympiad
Completed grade 2 - theory of music examination- Trinity College, London
Academic Merit Prize-winner in school, NSHSS
Others (under additional info) -
Won School Science Syposium, math contest, quizzing competition.
Poems on peace published in anthology by Seagull Foundation for the Arts.
Participated in group debates/discussions on relevant topics on National TV .
3rd prize - National Slogan writing competition (On Oil and Petroleum Conservation)
Won inter school open poetry writing contest, and inter-school group skit competition on 'Conservation of Nature'
Mensa International (score 99 percentile) {not so important}</p>

<p>ECs -
Music - Play 6 instruments, my forte is Tabla (submitted music supplement). Play at various cultural festivals, school functions, competitions, school fusion music orchestra. (since grade 6)
Taught an illiterate child to read and write hindi, and basic arithmetic (3 yrs).
Varsity Soccer - midfielder.
Answer science/math/tech related questions on GoIIT.com and moderate the forums too.(Since grade 9)
Teacher's Aide (Comm. Service) - With kindergarten teachers (3 yrs)
Chorus Singer with 'little singers of delhi' under Delhi Music Theater through audition, sung at several concerts as a soprano singer in the choir.(3 yrs)
Act in small plays at the British Council Theater.</p>

<p>Additional Info-
Fluent in Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and French.
Programmed in SQL, Basic, HTML, FoxPro and C++
Student Council Class President (grade 12)
*/Spent my gap year (graduated 31st march 2008):
-Preparing for entrance exam - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
-Playing in local club soccer friendlies.
-Answering tough level questions and moderating the forum mentioned previously
-Learning programming in JAVA
-Playing the Tabla in classical sessions and ISKCON gatherings.
-Help dad(civil engr) with minor calculations and structural designs using AutoCAD.</p>

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<p>I'm interested in Computer Science (+ math/physics)</p>

<p>Chance me for:</p>

<p>Dartmouth
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Caltech
MIT
Stanford
UChicago
UPenn
Brown
Duke
Middlebury
Amherst
Williams
HarveyMudd
Rice
Colgate
Union College
Vassar
Grinnell
Lafayette
LeHigh
Drexel
Georgetown College
Texas Christian University</p>

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<p>Anyone?
Did Dartmouth ED btw :)</p>

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<p>You’re certainly in the running but I think it just depends on the competition from India this year. Is the economy as bad there as it is here? Maybe fewer will apply to the need aware schools this year leaving a greater opportunity for those who can pay.</p>

<p>At Dartmouth, which just became need blind this year and deployed lots of adcoms to spread the message, they are expecting a flood of international applicants.</p>

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<p>Thanks!
The condition has deteriorated a bit here, but not so much as in the US.</p>

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<p>You need to be more clear on the rank–since all the Ivies determine acceptances entirely based upon rank. Also, you haven’t indicated the GPA–either unweighted or weighted–which is the single most important thing at all the colleges. </p>

<p>Please tell us these and then we can do chances for you.</p>

<p>Just a note:</p>

<p>If you are not in the top 5% at your school, then expect to have a chance at only the lowest Ivy–Cornell–and not at the others.</p>

<p>If you are in the top 5%, then it depends on how high your rank is.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

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<p>We have no ranking system in our schools. I’m in the top 5% academically.</p>

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<p>neither do international schools have GPA. We fill the international supplement, and in my school above 70% is top percentile and has also been mentioned in the attached school profile. My scores are more or less above that.</p>

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<p>UChicago and below on that list i think you’re in. others are just based on luck b/c they’re so unpredicatable</p>

<p>chance back?</p>

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<p>GSW, are you sure about UChicago and the ones just below it? (I’m an international asking for fin. aid )</p>

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<p>Spidey, of course he’s not sure. Frankly, few here have a clue and taking much here seriously would be foolish. Look at any info your school has from others who have applied to these schools, that’s the most reliable data you can get. Seek out alum in your country who can also advise you. It’s hard enough to know with Americans, but internationals are applying in increasing numbers here every year and the competition from your country this year is something we can’t even guess.</p>

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<p>How many Indians approximately apply to US colleges per year ?</p>

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<p>good sats, good grades, good ECs, bad college choices. </p>

<p>your list is very prestige motivated and some schools aren’t really known for their computer science courses here. try refining your list with more research. i’m surprised also that you don’t have CMU. shove it in there, they’re good for com sci. and i think they’ve a new center for com sci. coming up too. </p>

<p>@calcruzer: it also depends on the context of your school. in my school, top 5% = 4 students and i’m pretty sure more will go to HYPMS + ivies than just 4 kids. trust me on that one.</p>

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<p>buddy :expressionless: I know about carnegie mellon, but the aid factor comes in for me!! Same with UCBerkeley and similar others.</p>

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<p>cmu doesnt give any aid…so he can’t apply there…</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>Any more ?people?</p>