Hey Guys, I am an international student from India Looking for atleast a full tution scholarships. Hence applied for financia aid everywhere. I have applied to 14 colleges:-
UChicago (ED2)
Johns Hopkins
Duke
NYU
Case Western
Williams, Amherst College
Wash U
Cornell( Legacy- My sister studied there on a full ride)
Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Upenn and yale.
MY SAFETY SCHOOL IS IN INDIA.
Major Applying for :- Political Science
HONOURS
NGSE Genius Award for Economics:- Given to like 3 students out of 5,000 or so that write the exam.
Top 50 National Ranks in a couple of olympiads
Stats:- SAT- 1550( 770 CRW,780 Math)
School doesnt provide GPA, top 5% school rank provided
Teacher and Counsellor rec- 10/10 all 3 of them told me they spent a good amount of time writing it and they love me
ECs:- Though I listed 10 included Student government postitions and founding a TEDx club, these 4 are the ones i focussed on and built my supplements around.
1)Interned with a government agency and researched into voter behaviour with them.Involved surveying rural farmers and their reactions to government policy.
2)Organic Farming:- started an organic farm out of my backyard, and ensured that my entire society took up this practice thereby making this practice very common in my neighbourhood, increased feeling of unity in the community and we gained economically too thanks to sale of these vegetable
3) Worked with a real estate firm - attached a LoR from the employer, Helped in accounting and sales. Understood fundamental differences between labour and management problems.
4)Have a lot of MUNs including best delegate at harvard Mun, However I also mentored a lot of kids on international relations and gave numerous workshops on the same. I reflected on this experience of opening up the minds of students in my supplements.
Would really appreciate responses!