<p>He needed financial aid. That’s the problem.</p>
<p>LOL and NO, NEVER WILL MIT, CALTECH AND STANFORD BE SAFETIES FOR ANYBODY. Somebody who built a FREAKING NUCLEAR GENERATOR WAS DENIED ADMISSION AT MIT!!! Imagine that! You can’t plan these things, really. Just tell your sister to do what she loves. That’s the way to go about it.</p>
<p>Okay but even I need some financial aid!!</p>
<p>I’d say youre in…</p>
<p>I looked at your high school. Kids from there are admitted every year to the ivies and there were multiple kids last year who got FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to multiple ivies.</p>
<p>Match is that you have a 50/50 chance of getting in. Reach is a little more difficult. And safety means you are a sure shot.</p>
<p>Getting more views gives me a better perspective. I’d like to thank you again, but guys, keep posting!</p>
<p>Ohh, there is one error, in Class 10 I scored 9.6 CGPA sadly…</p>
<p>So I googled you, and I must say, you’re a better fit for MIT than Caltech. Apply EA to MIT.</p>
<p>Also btw, that guy didn’t take the SAT tests due to his disability. Since Caltech focuses on tests a lot, he would have been simply denied anyway regardless of his achievements. So don’t worry about his decision. Worry about yours. Apply to Caltech EA too if you can.</p>
<p>PS You’re an american citizen so Caltech is going to be more generous than it would be with an intl student.</p>
<p>Thank You Sooo much. You have helped me keep my hopes.
How did you google me? And who did you google? 
And will 9.6 affect me? I know its pathetic!</p>
<p>Actually, I just looked at your school’s website. You’re all over it.</p>
<p>And I’m not too familiar with the Indian grading system to know exactly how colleges would perceive a 9.6… Though I do know that anything above 90% in your “Grade 12” exam is considered good enough for all colleges.</p>
<p>What was the name cause there are 2 such girls?</p>
<p>Are you the one who wrote short stories for erm… that thing… Teen Ink?</p>
<p>Noo, that is Shreya vardhan, she is a class apart. I am NOT her. She graduated from school already. :)</p>
<p>Bu the way, she didnt get into CalTech OR MIT</p>
<p>Oh, where did she go? </p>
<p>Hmm, in that case, IDK about MIT lol. Sorry. Just give it to your best, and do apply EA to both MIT and Caltech to find out your fate early.</p>
<p>She did get selected onto 5 ivies with 100% scholarship in all (i think so!) and she went to one of the ivies!!
I guess my research paper might help me!!</p>
<p>And what do you think about 9.6? Bad or Okay?</p>
<p>And what do you think about 9.6? Bad or Okay? It is about 91.2% on an average… Just so you know!
And @International95, you have been EXTREMELY helpful. Thanks alot! Wish to keep getting guidance from you! :P</p>
<p>Sorry for dual post…</p>
<p>This is getting absurd… you have a perfect SAT I, and a perfect SAT II. Your GPA is close to perfect too. Your school consistently has its students getting into ivies and other top schools.</p>
<p>Stop worrying about a 9.6 CGPA and move on. It’s a great score, and you’re certain to get into some of the schools on your list.</p>
<p>@CalTechJPL, You got great stats, I must say. (DPS RK Puram is known for this kind of stuff right?)</p>
<p>Now about MIT. About 4-5 people get in every year, though there have been quite a few cases where 0 (Yep, zero) Indians have been accepted. The kids who normally get in are International Olympiad Medallists (Akashnil Dutta, Akanksha Sharda) etc. But there have been rare students without medals too who have been accepted (Anvisha Pai, Ishaan Chugh). Read about Anshuman Panda and Amol Bhave too. I guess somewhere in 2002-2005, some head boy from your school went to MIT w/o a medal, but dropped out since he couldn’t cope. Ever since, MIT has looked for Olympiad medallists, or thats what they say. Apply still. The best way to chance yourself is by applying. </p>
<p>APPLY TO STANFORD. Someone called Anunay Kulshreshtha got in this year from DPS Dwarka-something. He published his research in a journal and stuff. Besides, Stanford is THE place to be. Cal weather + sports + normal people (as in, not total nerds) + Silicon Valley. Your research should help. (I’ve done research in Math too, but I’m not half as lucky to have a supportive professor like you do!)</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t really know much about CalTech but @mysticgohan is an Indian at Caltech. Contact him. </p>
<p>As for the Ivy League:
Penn, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth: Low Reach
Columbia: Reach
Harvard, Yale, Princeton: High Reach
(Ivy League admissions = crapshoot)
But, not all Ivy League institutes are good for engineering. So, choose and apply.</p>
<p>Consider posting in the India forums. They also have a Facebook group, they’ll add you there and you can discuss with other desis. </p>
<p>And, remember, this is only undergrad. So, chill out! *<em>If you’re good at something, you’ll do well at any place in the world, bro! 
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<p>Thank you for the information but well, I am rather shocked that I am a reach for UPenn and not a match. And a high reach for Harvard and Princeton.</p>
<p>Ivy League is a bit of a crapshoot for everyone, as I said. You’re perfect, but calling an Ivy a match is not possible for anyone!
I don’t really see the obsession with the Ivy League though. I was rather surprised that you’re not too keen on Stanford. Leastways, you’re getting into atleast 5 awesome universities with the stats you have! Just sit back and watch the game unfold.</p>