<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Type: International Student</p>
<p>Predicted grades for IB:</p>
<p>HL Economics 7
HL Business Management 7
HL Math 7</p>
<p>SL English 6
SL French Ab. Initio 6
SL Chemistry 7
Bonus Points: 2/3
IB Total: 42/45</p>
<p>Not sure how the IB grades translate into GPA. School doesn't rank us, but I know I am in the top 5%.
Taking the highest course load possible.
Standardized Testing:</p>
<p>SAT I - Math 720, CR 670, Writing 620. Total: 2010 (1390)</p>
<p>(Quite low in comparison to CC standards, I know!)</p>
<p>SAT II - Math II 750, Chemistry 730.</p>
<p>Academic Awards:</p>
<p>-UK Senior Math Challenge Silver Medallist: Top 10% of the world.
-Kumon Math Program - Gold Medallist 4 years consecutive and member of the Advanced Student Honor Roll.
-Winner of the Principal's Award at school for achieveing Academic merits in 7 out of 8 subjects.
-Academic Excellence Award winner - 9th and 10th grade.</p>
<p>Extra-Curriculars:</p>
<p>-Model United Nations - 4 years.
Positions held: Assistant President - Special Conference Sub Committee 2, Chair - Security Council, Chair - General Assembly 1, Deputy Chair - General Assembly 6. Organized a conference with a team of 3 others for middle school kids: Coordinated it ourselves.
Awards won: "Best Delegate Award" won 3 times in 5 conferences.</p>
<p>-Debating Team - 4 years.
Captain for the past year, won "best speaker" award 7 times during the year.</p>
<p>-Student Council - 1 year.
Position held: Chief Treasurer and Leader of Fundraising Committee. Organized school prom and winter dance; Completed the budgeting for the entire council as well as balancing the accounts.</p>
<p>-Cricket - 8 years.
Vice-Captain of team for the past 4 years. Recently won "Most Improved Player" and nominated "best bowler" for the calender year having taken most wickets for the team.
Used to be a member of the country's national cricket team before starting IB (way too hectic).</p>
<p>-Mathematics Peer Tutor - 2 years.
Position Held: Senior Tutor; Helped other high school kids with math problems during lunchtime and after school on a voluntary basis</p>
<p>-Varsity Soccer - 1 year.</p>
<p>Played as a Center Back for the U19 School Soccer team. </p>
<p>-School UN Day Events Committee Leader - 2 months of prep.</p>
<p>Organized and coordinated all the activities. Managed payments and delegated tasks etc.</p>
<p>Community Service:</p>
<p>-Institute of Mental Health - 2 years.
Position Held: Volunteer Leader; Coordinated activities and organized groups to volunteer at the institute of mental health; Organized fun badminton games with the patients and befriended them over the 2 years.</p>
<p>Work Experience/Internships:</p>
<p>-Interned 2 weeks at a consultancy firm in India which involved maintaining and auditing financial records of client firms.</p>
<p>-Will be interning this December at a micro finance bank in India to learn more about development economics and self-financing. As a part of the internship, I will be visiting many villages with an experienced economist to monitor the income situation of the poor and the status of poverty-alleviating mechanisms in these rural areas.</p>
<p>Intended Major: Economics.</p>
<p>Financial aid is NOT required.</p>
<p>I have applied to UChicago early action as well as the UK. Just wanted advise on any other colleges that would be high matches or low reaches with my application. Got my safeties sorted out and have offers from the UK too.
Thanks in advance!</p>