<p>Hi, I am from India. I really want to go to a top US University. I need a lot of financial aid.
I am currently studying in 11th Grade.My last 3 classes Percentages are-
11th 1st term - 83.66% ( Hoping to improve to 87%)
10th- Cummulative GPA - 9.8/10
9th - Cummulative GPA - 9/10
Next year I am going to give AP exams. My school doesn't offer extra classes so I'm self studying.I have a hardship background , I was homeless for 2 years when Terrorists had blown up my house.(Along with some neighbours' homes also) </p>
<p>My EC's are -
School BasketBall team Captain ( Won District Level Tournament)
Head Boy (now) and Deputy Head Boy(Previous year).
School Water Polo Team Captain (Won State Level)
Most active student in Quizzes.(Captain of the Team)(Won school level)
Campaign for cleaning the city.
Gardening at school
President of Calculus & GK club(General Knowledge)
Various Dramas! (not a leading role!)
President of the Student Council . </p>
<p>I also volunteer in a neighbourhood hospital , supermarket and I alone volunteer for sheltering local dogs and giving food for them.Raising Charity funds for homeless cancer patients.</p>
<p>I am Taking SAT-I , SAT-II , AP and TOEFL next year.... Can you tell me what are my chances for -
1-UPenn(ED)(M&T)
2-Stanford
3-Harvard
4-GeorgiaTech (I know I can't get aid here)
5-Carnegie Mellon (I know I can't get aid here)
6-MIT
7-Princeton
8-NYU
9-UCLA and UC Berkeley (I know I can't get aid here but still )
10-CalTech
11-Dartmouth
12-UMichigan
13-Columbia University in the city of New York
14-Yale
15-Cornell
Top Choice - UPenn (Philadelphia , PA)
with this high school record so that I can improve. I am confident that I can get 2250+ in SAT. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You!</p>