Chance Me @ Notre Dame, Brown, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, Colby, Carleton.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Stats:

Nationality: Indian

SAT: 1390 (M730 | RW660)

TOEFL: 110/120

Intended Major: Political Science

Grade 9: CGPA 10/10

Grade 10: CGPA 10/10

Grade 11: 91.4%

Grade 12: 92.5 ( Unofficialy rank 1 because my school doesn’t declare ranks)

ECs:

  1. Interned at the State Opposition Government office as a Policy researcher and surveyor.
  2. Paid Internship as a content writer at two online websites.
  3. Lions Club International Volunteer Program: Numerous blood and eye donation camps. Helped in development of a village and school and taught for 3 months. I conduct plays regularly with underprivileged children.
  4. Editor/Founder of the school newsletter Periscope.
  5. Creator of my self-styled cartoons ( Wrote my common app essay on this )
  6. TEDx Speaker on the above topic.
  7. Attended a month long International youth exchange program in Belgium this year.
  8. Participated in 7 Model United Nations Conferences and Parliamentary Debate Competitions.
  9. Research Interviewer for The 1947 partition archive library. I conducted interviews of people displaced during independence of India.
  10. Dramatist since 2013. Member of two such clubs outside school. Conducted many street plays and productions.

Essays: Definitely 9.5/10 (Really worked hard on them)

LORs (9/10) I am the only student from my school applying to universities abroad so they had a lot of time craft well written recommendations.

2

Take another SAT if possible-the 1390 is too low for most of the schools on the list. And most applicants in your demographic have SATs over 1500.

3

low chance. I applied from China, so we have a relatively similar stance in terms of competition.

Here’s a list of average SAT for the schools you have listed from my school, please note that these average are a lot higher than the US average, and that is due to the fact that admission for international students are harder for top schools.

Notre Dame: 1510
Brown: 1560
Dartmouth: 1530
Bowdoin: 1540
Colby: No SAT Average, ACT 34
Carleton: 1530

I would apply to some safety schools to throw in the mix!

Anyhow, good luck to you and happy holidays