<p>hey guys
I am an asian male … doing high school in India … (US citizen) …
I am looking 2 get in engineering / computer science program at northwestern , cornell , Upenn , jhu , cmu , BU … also i m lookin 4 a few safety schools …
how will my chances be at northwestern , cornell and Upenn if i apply early …
here r the facts : </p>
<li><p>Testing :
SAt 1 : 2180 ( 690 CR , 750 W , 740 M)
SAt 2 : 750 math 2 , 790 chemistry , 750 physics … </p></li>
<li><p>School record :
always been in top 5-10% percent of class …
school follows ISC ( Indian secodary certificate) system and gives percent maks
here r the course i had
Freshman :
Physics - 75
chemistry - 80
biology - 88
math - 51
Hindi - 78
computer science - 95
History - 91
Geography - 91 </p></li>
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<p>Sophomore :
Physics:90+
chemistry - 90 +
biology - 90+
math - 90
Hindi - 90
computer science - 95
History - 90
Geography - 88</p>
<p>Junior :
Physics - 73
Chemistry - 66
math - 80
computer science - 89
environmental science - 86
english - 75</p>
<p>Senior : ( not announced yet )
Physics
Chemistry
math
computer science
environmental science
english </p>
<p>my grades look pretty bad but the classes were extremely vigorous and so i hav always been in the top 5-10% of my class
ECs :
sports
1.Basketball - (interschool/intraschool ) - 4yrs - captain 2 years
2. Soccer - (inter/intra) - 4 yrs
3. Volleyball- (inter/intra) - 3 yrs - captain 1 yr
4. Cricket - (intaschool) - 2 yrs
other:
- contributed in editing the school magazine - 3yrs
- class proctor - 2 yrs
- school captain - 2yrs
- helped build the school website
- helped build the school database
- did 2 summer projects with computer teacher
jobs :
- network and system maintenaince for a cyber cafe
- lab assitant over the summer with a prof. in the local university
- system assembly and customer support at a local computer shop
community service :
- volunteered for national rural health and education programme ( travelled 2 villages giving talks and educating ppl )
- teacher at a blind school
- volunteered for national polio eradication programme
- active member of BJP ( a national level political party )</p>
<p>you've got a chance, pretty solid scores, decent EC's and the whole studying abroad hook</p>
<p>Top 5-10% with Ds and Fs? Do you live in rural Bangladesh or something? Those Ds and Fs kill your chances at most universities. Unless there is some way to explain them, I would not even think of applying to Ivies.</p>
<p>As soon as a majority of the colleges you listed see C's, D's, and even F's, they are going to throw you application out. Sorry.</p>
<p>thats the way the system works here ... cant u see my SAT IIs ... i am 100 points above average .... and many ppl in my class are pretty intelligent ....... wat shud i do ?</p>
<p>the way the system works in india, the percentages dont correspond to grades. From my understanding in certain subjects it is impossible to get a 100. For instance a 55% is considered "First Devision" in Indian Engineering Schools</p>
<p>yeah you are right tarun ... sample this i had 66% in my final junior exam that was in april ... and in may i scored 790 in SAT 2 Chemistry( 94th percentile)....i cudnt hav learnt all that in 30 days .... the highest in chemestry in my class was 74% ... and mind u guys my class is tough ... every year 2-3( out of 60) get into indian institute of technology .... that has an admission rate of less than 1% !!! </p>
<p>Does n e one have any ideas on how i can explain this 2 the colleges .... also i wud like somepeople 2 rate my chances ignoring my school record ..... ? so keep posting ur opinions ppl.....</p>
<p>Please note that I had found a link when I applied to high schools here in the US which said that an Indian Percentage of 60% and above equals an A in the American system so none of your grades are B's or C's in the American system :D This makes sense since the American high school educatoin system is a piece of cake compared to what I did when I was in CBSE. This is a generalization but it definatley holds true in my case and for some of my cousins who have also made the switch..</p>
<p>Most colleges who have a diverse applicant pool probably know about the difference so don't think its anything to worry about..For example, if I remember correctly, UPENN does mentoin somewhere in its International Student prospectives website that grades from different boards ( they mention CBSE ) will be evaluated differently..</p>
<p>The schools you are considering all have international students attending them, and all know that the grading systems arent the same, so it wouldnt be too much to worry about.</p>
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The schools you are considering all have international students attending them, and all know that the grading systems arent the same, so it wouldnt be too much to worry about.
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<p>I concur (10char)</p>