<p>Infact I'm a computer hardware wizard and latest technology analyst. I'm not other type of comp. geek - i'm basically hardware bounded + gaming guy, and a lil sporty.</p>
<p>porkey.. u and i seem to have similar interests..except swimming that is...and your top 5% rank seems quite good to me...just get a working score in your ACT... i think then u will have a pretty good shout at colleges...</p>
<p>maichang where all are you applying?</p>
<p>why are there so few nepalese around here?</p>
<p>how much is everybody going to pay in college?</p>
<p>Applying to Elmira. Can get full tuition scholarship ($29000).</p>
<p>what are your stats buddha.. and where else are you applying?</p>
<p>Anyone else with amazing stats????????? I'll get demoralized if I see one more amazing stats.</p>
<p>i won't ask your stats comfy...its hard to find 'normal' guys here in CC...</p>
<p>I've got a stats profile shailesh , you can see that.</p>
<p>And , shail619 , you said you were the House captain in class 10 and the deputy house captain in class 10. Is that true????????</p>
<p>absolutely...why would i bluff here?</p>
<p>class 9-deputy house captain
class 10- house captain</p>
<p>Yeah, I was thinking how you could be the deputy house captain and the house captain the same year.</p>
<p>hehe...hand slip..</p>
<p>User Name: genericgenius
Gender: M
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Private
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.25 (somebody said 3.4, so be it)
GPA - Weighted: 0.00
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 383</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I
CR - 600 Math -690 (too embarrassing) Writing - 630...
giving again in december</p>
<p>SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730
SAT II Physics: 750
SAT II Chemistry: 780</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Quiz contest (2nd, 3rd)- Captain in class 9/10
Spelling champion class 9/10
1st prize for Project "Aerodynamics" featuring model plane and 3ds max graphics in class 10
made a techer's day presentation for BNKS( haha) with a fren from there using all sorts of softwares like 3dsmax, PS, premiere
Best article award two years consecutively for SET (science env and tech)
working for Open source (esp Linux) awareness
Leadership positions: leader in almost all the events in school
computer council- Jr. coordinator (jr yr) and president (sr. yr)
college newsletter- designer (jr. year) , president (sr. year)
college yearbook - designer (jr. yr.) coordinator (sr. yr)
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Football - average (called soccer in USA)
Basketball -average
Cricket -average
well enuff to at least participate
Volunteer/Service Work: Worked for a law forum for three months
working on a project on rainwater harvesting awareness...
advocating free/ open source software through FOSS Nepal
working as a developer (web and content) for an open course ware site
working as a web developer
Honors and Awards: 2nd in programming contest in school
2nd prize on essay competition by National Science foundation, Nepal (translated name)
2nd prize on essay competition by Nepal College on IT.
Best article (2yrs)
1st in science fair
spelling contest champ
quiz champ (sort of!!)</p>
<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>
<p>College: Dartmouth College, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
MIT
Harvard
Tufts
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>
<p>Location type:
Size:</p>
<p>Area:
Importance of cost: Extremely important
( I pasted from the new feature, colleges, I'll add later, too bored)</p>
<p>added some more.. still not enuff i guess.. i sent all the evidence in CDs and verified and attested my CV before sending...</p>
<p>my coll list:
brown (reach)
upenn<br>
middlebury
mt holyoke (match)
smith (match)
bryn mawr : early pbly
reed (match)
grinnell
northwestern (match)
iub
salem (safety)
got to work more on safeties as i screwed up my sat score.. with 1860 i think i wont be able to end in one of those good colls but i do hope for best.</p>
<p>northwestern (match) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!really?</p>
<p>hey, generic.. ur SATs are not in the mid range of dartmouth....so, u should try to do better in the december tests....but, i think ur ECs are good...so, ECs,recos and a good essay can shadow ur sat scores(after all SATs are not the only thing considered for admission).... Good luck for Dartmouth man</p>