Chance for Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
1

<p>I wanted a little help from u guys about my chances,
please help.... I am a junior and applying for Mechanical Engineering at Duke.</p>

<p>MY STATS:
ACT: 33 composite
SAT IIs: 790M; 800P; 750C
9th: 95%
10th: 95%
11th: 93%</p>

<p>ECs:
Table Tennis national sports meet- silver medal
State champianships: gold medal
Interschool champianships: winner
State table tennis team captain
School TT team captain
Selected for Youth leader program in 11th.</p>

<p>Community service:
Organized water harvesting awareness with help of
Municipal Co.
Tutored children for 2 yrs.
Organized Green clean campaign; recognized by CM of State
Spread awareness about polio</p>

<p>Olympiads:
NTSE Scholar ( Talent search exam, gives scholarship to 200 students in the country)
RMO State Rank 2( toughest maths exam in country
except IMO)
SOF IMO: All India Rank 4
NSTSE: State Rank 9 ( Science Olympiad)</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
Gave 'Technothlon' an exam conducted by IITG and
was selected to attend a 2 week ,summer program at
IIT Guwahati. Got AIR 18.
Summer@Brown</p>

<p>Recs: I will have stellar recs from my teachers,
counsellor and my state team coach!!</p>

<p>I am an Indian.</p>

2

<p>my stats were as good as yours, my ECs were definitely not as good, and I got a likely letter. just keep up what you’re doing, and hopefully being international won’t hurt you. if you lived in the US, you’d be a shoo in.</p>

3

<p>Thnx buddy, what if I apply for finaid??</p>

4

<p>Frankly although I don’t think anyone is a ‘shoo in’ at schools like Duke and most ivies, you come pretty close to being a shoo in. Being an international and asking for aid will be to your detriment, but you should still have a great shot. Just make sure that you have great essays</p>

5

<p>Thanks for the chances.
Any more chances would certainly help :D</p>