@“aunt bea” , No it’s not like i want no life outside of academics. My point is that I will be participating in sports and activities but probably won’t be pursuing them so much so to get state or national level awards in them. And is it really necessary for all people good in academics to have national level sports and such awards? Is being more interested towards academics actually a wrong thing, because i do think you are trying to say that. Won’t someone interested in research “add something”. Also, aren’t quite some of these institutes need blind? Also, would you care to elaborate what " meaningful activies that are non academic" include?
@MITer94 No I probably won’t be applying for safeties because I want to study in the best colleges of US, and if I can’t transfer to them, I will try again for masters. I don’t think I would want to give up IIT for a safety college.