Chance Me , 2012 , International

<p>International Applicant : India</p>

<p>Applying for Full Need Based Scholarship
(Parents can afford only $1500 per year)(I know it is very very low)</p>

<p>High School Grades : Board CBSE</p>

<pre><code> 11th standard (junior) : 82%
12th standard (senior) : 80%
But my mid year reports are a little low in individual subjects ( have a 75 and 80 %)
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<p>GPA : Converting CBSE to US GPA : most probably 3.75+</p>

<p>School Rank : School doesn't have ranking system ( maybe top 10 to 15%)</p>

<p>SAT :
General : 2360
Subject 1(Math 2):800
Subject 2(physics):800</p>

<p>EC:
NON ACADEMIC:
1)3D animator , Graphic Designer :
Was called for the post of associate trainee in a multimedia company in my 11th grade
(Maya,Mudbox,phtoshop,aftereffect)
2)Pianist:
Played at lots of school cultural and at hotels for pay
3)Painter:
Oil painter with prizes in state level , and recognition at international level , was a
school representative for painting
4)Drummer(mirudangam : classical instrument)
Learn t it both from school and private organization : won prizes at school level and
staged a lot of stage performance at city and school level
5)Basketball player</p>

<pre><code>ACADEMIC:
1)Computers:
c,c++,SQL,Linux,HTML,Java(amateur)
2)Took 2 years private classes from UCLA physics PhD graduate on university physics
3)Took 4 college level courses (mainly self study with lots of help from above mentioned):
Quantum mechanics 1
Special Relativity
Tensors
General relativity
4)Created a Physics Blog and Write my ideas and current trends in modern physics
5)University level books completed:
University physics
Resnick halliday
IE Irodov
Feynman Lectures On Physics : All the 3 books
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<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:
Work experience for 2 hours per week on 4 different categories</p>

<p>ESSAY:
A very strong essay that portraits my passion for physics which i keep following from 7th
standard
Ex:I read 'Barton zwieback : Introduction to string theory' which is a graduate level text
book , I understood very little but I stuck on it and read till the last page
Ex:Read and understood all those popular books on general relativity ,quantum mechanics
,string theory,
I sacrificed my full life studying only physics (loop quantum gravity,gauge field theory)</p>

<p>RECOMMENDATION:
I have argued with my teachers a lot of time on the lame methods they use when solving physics problem so I am not very popular among teachers</p>

<pre><code>Average Recommendation from 2 school teacher
Very Good Recommendation from UCLA graduate
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<p>RESEARCH :(completing soon)
1)Written my theories on Black Hole event horizon
2)Big Bang Chaotic inflation
3)Hypothesis on some physics topics(completed)</p>

<p>THE END</p>

<p>1)Do you think I have a chance at Yale , Harvard , MIT , Princeton , Amherst college , Dartmouth ?
2)Do i have a chance with my poor financial condition?Will my 100% need be met?
3)Even without submitting a research paper , Do i have a chance with 100% need met?</p>

<p>Please help me out guys…</p>

<p>Your SAT test scores are crazy good!!!</p>

<p>You sound very talented and enthusiastic about learning. I think it’s super important that students actually love knowledge instead of just wanting to go to college to be successful and wealthy. However that you said that you are “not very popular among teachers” could hurt, but since you said your letter of rec’s are good, I guess there’s not much to say about that.</p>

<p>Not sure about the lack of research thing… I’m sorry I’m not very knowledgeable about financial aid (yet) but the college pamphlets and booklets I have been receiving all suggest that admissions are mostly needs-blind.</p>

<p>Even though I’m just another a high school student myself, I think you have a solid chance. Go for the schools you are interested in! I wish you best of luck with your admissions and scholarship hunt!</p>

<p>P.S. Fun fact- My dad is a physics geek… he would respect you a LOT.</p>