Chance me and I will chance you back.

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<p>Penn has been my dream since I was in the 7th grade. Please let me know my admission chances.</p>

<p>I'm a senior from Mumbai, India. I have taken up the most rigorous curriculum available (ISC along with preparation for the Indian Engineering examinations)</p>

<p>Please chance me.. [I don't need financial aid]</p>

<p>ACADEMICS-</p>

<p>9th grade- Around 70% (top 10%)</p>

<p>10th grade-
In school- Around 70% (top 10%)
ICSE board exams- 90%</p>

<p>11th grade- 60% [22/150]</p>

<p>12th grade- 82.5% midterms [2/150]</p>

<p>SAT:
June 2010:
700 CR
620 W
690 M
2010/2400</p>

<p>October 2010:
700 CR
800 M
720 W
2220/2400</p>

<p>SAT2:
November 2010:
Chemistry: Expecting 750-780
Mathematics Lv 2: Expecting 770-800</p>

<p>ESSAYS:
Pretty good, I guess!</p>

<p>TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Computer Science teacher in the 10th grade, really really good recommendation
2. Physics teacher in the 11th and 12th grade, really good too.</p>

<p>COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
Really good</p>

<p>EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES- </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Consultant, Indiagames.com 9,10,11,12
Consultant, game tester and GoD Doot (gaming tournament and symposium organizer)</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer, Dharma Bharathi Mission 12
Taught English, Mathematics and Computers to slum children at the Gyan Sadhana School</p></li>
<li><p>Skilled Piano Player
Participation in school festivals and concerts. Piano player since the 6th grade.</p></li>
<li><p>Programming
Skilled programmer, well-versed with Java, HTML, C++, C, PHP, CSS and currently learning Ajax.</p></li>
<li><p>Quizzing
Intra-school and inter-school participation. First position in the DAV Khoj Quiz, Lion’s Club Quiz, Rotaract Club of Mumbai Quiz, Podar Gizmo Geeks quiz and Horlick’s Wiz Kids Quiz, along with participation in many more quiz competitions.</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer, Tehzeeb
Organized seminars & awareness campaigns about the importance of family values and cultural heritage</p></li>
<li><p>Certified Ethical Hacker
Undertook a course on ethical hacking and IT security at Reliance Infocomm</p></li>
<li><p>Captain of Table Tennis Team
Captain of school’s table tennis team. Intra-school and inter-school participation. </p></li>
<li><p>Team Player | Cricket| Represented the school’s team in various tournaments in and out of the city.</p></li>
<li><p>Organizer, Charity Drive
Collected dilapidated electronic appliances from the community and donated to local recycling center</p></li>
<li><p>Featured on NDTV 24x7
Featured on NDTV 24x7 for 30 minutes regarding my association with Indiagames</p></li>
<li><p>Grade Administrator
Class Prefect & Grade Monitor in Grade 9 and Grade 10. Grade Administrator in Grade 11 and Grade 12.</p></li>
<li><p>Examination paper writer for students with special needs</p></li>
<li><p>Administrator of the official Indiagames.com forum [Tadkalive] and the now-defunct madads.com</p></li>
<li><p>Distinction on the national ASSET aptitude examination</p></li>
<li><p>Ethical Hacker||School network and friend’s email addresses|| Helped friends and relatives recover lost email id’s and find faults in their systems; as well as in the school network</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer|St Stanislaus Orphanage| Took initiative to teach a 5 yr old child basic English</p></li>
<li><p>Lecturer| Schools and Clubs|Spoke to parents and children about the merits and de-merits of gaming at The Country Club and at my high school.</p></li>
<li><p>Collection of money for charities such as NAB, Cancer Patient’s Aid Association, Dharma Bharathi Mission, HelpAge India</p></li>
<li><p>Preparation for Indian competitive examinations such as IIT-JEE, AIEEE, CET and the Mathematics Olympiad. </p></li>
<li><p>Can read and write French</p></li>
</ol>

<p>PROSPECTIVE MAJOR:</p>

<p>Computer Science</p>

<p>** CHANCE ME AND I WILL CHANCE YOU BACK **</p>

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<p>BUMP! I’ll chance you right away! :)</p>

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<p>definite in ;)</p>

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<p>Does putting profile in the " What are my chances?" make admission officers think that you are obsessed with colleges and only do useless thing?</p>

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<p>Everything looks fine except your grades. This may either hurt or help you in the process, considering that it is a holistic admissions process. I would stress your comp sci success as your unique factor since most high school students dont have that experience and also apply to teh Jerome engineering school and if you wish to transfer you can do that later.</p>

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<p>Haha Nikhil! =P</p>

<p>@Billabong: Yeah, my grades aren’t too great. VERY erratic. In the 11th I was just above average and now in the 12th I topped the school… It’s weird; I’m weird.</p>

<p>I hope the adcoms don’t look at this negatively… I have a sorta “W” trend. </p>

<p>I’m applying to M&T. What is the procedure to transfer to M&T if I get into Penn Engg?</p>