Hey there!
I’m an Indian in 11th grade living in the UAE; I’ll be applying to American colleges next year for Fall’17. I will be taking up CS and the colleges I’ll be applying to include MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Georgia Tech.
Given below is my profile:
Academics:
SAT: 2250 (M-800;W-800;CR-650)
SAT Subject Tests: Will be giving them in 2016. Going by statistics, most people of my caliber achieve 800s in Physics, Chemistry and Math Level 2 on their first attempt.
APs: Will be giving next year. Phy C: Mechanics, BC Calculus. Again, as per stats, 4 or 5 is the average score.
Grade 9: CGPA 10.0
Grade 10: CGPA 10.0
(My GPA will be 9.5/10- highest achievable GPA in the Indian system for Grade 9 and Grade 10)
Grade 11: (first term exams) 9.4
(Indian system get stringent for Grade 11 and 12. The top 2-3% students achieve 9.4-9.5)
Rank: 1/315 or 2/315
I have received two community awards, a merit certificate from the Govt., and an appreciation letter from the Education Minister of India for outstanding performance.
ECs:
Olympiads/National/International contests:
-Delegate at the EcoCity World Summit held in Abu Dhabi in 2015.
-Sastra Prathibha ( a national science competition involving five rounds: a written exam, an interview, a quiz, a picture identification test, and a scientific reasoning test): Won this competition by achieving first place (in my category). Previously, I have received an A+ (only fifty students get this grade in the country).
-Recently participated in the World Robot Olympiad (UAE Level). Got to the second round, but didn’t win after that. (Very high hopes on this competition for next year- hope to secure a position in the national competition)
-The Green Olympiad: Scored in range 70%-80%.
-International Benchmark Test conducted by ACER: Numerous High Distinctions and Distinctions.
-Giving the Gulf Physics, Chemistry and Maths Olympiads in the near future.
Local activities (school, community, city etc.):
-Current Vice-President of the Debate Club (will become President next year). Avid debater. Participated and won in numerous competitions.
-Secretary of the Eco-Club. Active participant in school.
-Winner of a competition conducted by the Environmental Agency, Abu Dhabi.
-Vice-Captain of school (will become a Prefect next year)
-Black belt holder in Karate; teach children at local karate club.
-Member of Toastmasters International. Won 6+ trophies in city contest and 10+ trophies in my club.
-Winner in elocution competitions in school and outside.