Chances of Brown, NYU, DUKE

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Hello, I am an international student who is applying for class of 2021

Academics: IGCSE- 4*'s and 2 As
As level- 3A’s 2 B’s
Sat- 1290( Major grade deflation, explained briefly) I will retaking them this Nov
SAT2- US History- 780. Maths 1- 800
Rank: 2 out of 75 ish

Curriculum: First school in the state to offer the CIE curriculum

Extracurricular activities:

  1. Business/Entrepreneurship
    – Help IIMUN organised a MUN Conference (President) with no support from adults.Generated roughly Rs 2.6 lakh as revenue. Had over 600 delegates.
    – Founder of a Startup that helps farmers reduce the channel of distribution
    – Working as an Envoy for one of the biggest MUN conferences in country
    – organized the state’s first TEDx event
  1. Community Service -- Started an NGO in school and help manny unprivileged kids and students. It was recognized by the local news agency
  2. Debate/Speech -- I've attended 10 MUN conference around the nation and have 100% placement record. I also coach younger debaters in my school and am the school debate head. -- Chaired 4 MUN conference in South India
  3. Cricket -- Captained the best local team for 3 years
  4. School Leadership -- --Current School Head Boy, organise various cultural, sports and other events, along with general head boy work.
  5. Coursera: -- Completed 5 online courses on 'Coursera' including Wharton Business Specialisation (Marketing, Finance, etc) and International Leadership
  6. Music: -- Playing The Guitar for past 7 years
  7. Photography: -- I've been a photographer for 4 years and I have blog and my project called 'imperfection' was shared through the best local magazine
  8. Internships: -- Interned in 2 different firms: One was a new restaurant which aimed at targeting the youth so I worked as a PR manager and for the second one, I was junior data anaylist

10: Billards:
– Played my district level billiards tournament

  1. School Clubs: --Founder/ President of the MUN/Debate team -- President of the Drama/ Theatre club
  2. Drama: -- Part of the drama team which has won nation level awards
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How can there be grade deflation on the SAT?

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What i meant was that the local test centre was messed up and I literally didn’t attempt the first section and half of writing section. So I’m doing them again this November in another test centre

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@SeinfeldFan1

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I’ll give you some bits of advice:

Don’t list all of the ECs above. Much too lengthy. Pick a few which you are most passionate about and highlight these.

Do you need financial aid? None of the schools you list above are need blind to internationals. This will decrease your chances if you do need FA.

Your SAT Is low for the schools listed. Unless your total score is in the 1400 range I would suggest looking at other schools.

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@sgopal2 thank you so much for the reply, I have one more question. Do you think I have a chance if my SAT scores are inbetween 1380 to 1420?, considering my EC and marks

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@sgopal2 Yes, I do require FA

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I think you face an uphill battle. There are literally hundreds of kids from India applying with much higher scores than you. Plus the fact that you require FA will put you at a big disadvantage. Doesnt hurt to apply, but just be realistic that your chances are low.