<p>Hello Sir! I am from India. I have passed my 12th exams from CBSE in 2005 securing 75.25% (best of four).I had Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology and English subject combination. I scored 89 in English but only 66 in maths. I want to take SAT now to be eligible to take admission in a top engineering college in USA like MIT, Stanford, UCB, Cornell, Purdue, GeorgiaTech, CalTech... Will my low score in XII very much affect my chances of getting in a top tier Engineering School in US (in Computer Science dept.)?? I have been a good student though scoring 88.2% aggregate in Xth (ICSE), with 92 in Maths, and being in the top 10% of the students in my school ( a big and famous school in Patna) in XI and XII. I just couldn't perform good in XIIth boards only due to my focus on Indian competitive exams... I even got about 6000 rank in MAHE Manipal (medical stream).. will this rank be beneficial for me in US admission?? Will a good SAT score help me in my desire to get admitted in a top tier US engineering university? What are my chances? I have performed well in many extra curricular activities. I have also been very good in quiz competitions in State level too... I have even secured a scholarship of Rs.7000 thru quiz competition by Hindustan Times. Please also keep in mind while answering my query that I will have a gap of 1 year, since i will get admission in Setp. 2006 only. We don't have any grade point average in our school. Please reply at your earliest.</p>