Chances!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Ethnicity: Indian Male</p>

<p>School: Competitive Bay Area public school</p>

<p>GPA:
Freshman: 4.0 uw
Sophomore: 4.0 uw/ 4.4 w
Junior: 4.0 uw/ w.6 w
Senior(so far): 4.0 uw/ 4.8 w</p>

<p>SAT: 2380</p>

<p>SAT 2s: 800s in Math IIC, Chemistry, and Biology, and 780 in U.S. History</p>

<p>APs: Fives on Computer Science BC, Calc BC, U.S. History, Biology, and Statistics, and a four on Physics C(which I self-studied). This year I'm taking Chem, Gov/ Economics, Spanish, and English.</p>

<p>Community service: 200+ hours volunteering at local hospital and tutoring</p>

<p>ECs: Varsity Tennis Co-Captain, VP of Robotics, President of Model UN, and membership in NHS and Math Honor Society</p>

<p>Awards(naming most important): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Scholarship winner, and qualified for USAMO.</p>

<p>Other: Did research on cancerous cells over the summer at UC Davis and am currently working for Cisco Systems</p>

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<p>dunno other than the USAMO part, i dont see a big hook... of course im probably wrong, and if u show that ur really passionate about one or two things that would make up for it imo</p>

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<p>btw only after re-reading i noticed you're an indian male from the bay area. SO AM I! small world...well i guess its not that small seeing as most of india's immigrants filter through california anyways. in any case, where do you live? I lived in sunnyvale.</p>

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<p>ap scholar with distinction isn't that important. what's better is the leadership you have with ec's. i'd say you have a decent shot.</p>

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<p>Are you guys kidding me?</p>

<p>This guy has a very good shot!</p>

<p>Just sake of my curiosity, you WON the merit scholarship? The result does not come out till 2006. How do you know you won?</p>