12-06-2018 at 3:15 pm in India
I am an Indian(asian student) applying for US colleges for fall 2019
Major:CS
ACT:34(M:36,E:32,R:33,S:33)
TOEFL:103
Course work Physics, Chemistry , Information Practices(cs),english,maths
top of the class got 92% in which is really good because this course work is very hard (CBSE COURSEWORK)
SAT 2 MATHS:800 PHYSICS:800
EC:
Published a game called POXLE on google play and earned revenue
Developed an accounting software for school fete. By using the program the school had paperless ticketing and coupon boots.
Programmed and published a game ‘Poxel’ on Google Play. Poxel was modified to teach mathematics during Math Expo; attended by over 1500 people
Pioneered the advent of a Robotics club in School. Teach Programming of the Robots to Juniors every week. First time some student started his own club in my school
Intern at big MNC
Played Drums during various cultural programs at school. Also jammed and played at some non-school Events.
Participated and won several Chess Tournaments at the State Level. Represented School as well as trained juniors on the team.
Conducted rallies against alcohol abuse and did a clean up drive in the nearby village, taught differently-abled kids
Co-Scripted Annual Drama Festival Play. Directed the play, Executed production and managed Properties and backstage operations.
Organised and led an adventure camp during various activities like trekking, mountaineering, para-gliding and other nature trails excursions.
Represented School in Various Model United Nations Simulations. ChennaiMUN( Chennai) -2017, Harvard MUN ( Hyderabad)-2017, IIMUN (Kodaikanal) -2016
Colleges:Georgia tech,CMU, UWASHINGTON, UIUC, UCs, USC,Virginia tech,Purdue,ASU,STANFORD,UMASS,NORTHEASTERN
Certificate of Merit in all five subjects awarded by Government of India GRADE10
All India Rank One awarded by Government of India GRADE10
Certificates of Merit for Outstanding Performance in Physics, Chemistry and Information Practices Grade 12
Certificates of Merit for Outstanding Performance in Chemistry and Information Practices Grade12
LORS
IP teacher 8/10
Physics teacher 10/10
Counselor 9/10
Essays
CommonApp 8/10 draw a parallel between drumming and cs
No financial aid
Male
Unusual Circumstances :
Got jaundice in grade 12 did’nt perform s well in grade 11 exams go 86% (still very good got a class top rank) and predicted 96-7% amazing for my course and missed 2 months grade 12 important coursework.
my school is best in india for CBSE grade 12 results and i am topper of current grade 12
Please suggest good colleges and my chances in my colleges
Your academic performance is extremely good, even though CBSE is considered to be easier than ICSE in the Indian system. The fact that you developed an app and an accounting system is a very creative demonstration of your interest in CS through your ECs. Those two things stand out much more than the rest; your drums/MUN/drama/clean up drive are not very interesting in comparison. What was the All India Rank 1 award for? That might be very helpful. At the end of the day, unfortunately you are an international Indian applicant applying for computer science, which is extremely unfavorable in the modern admissions climate. As a result, I think Stanford might be just out of reach, but it’s definitely worth a shot. I would suggest focusing very clearly on your CS achievements and awards more than anything else, and you have a good chance at the other ones. Good luck to you!