Come On, Chance Me, You Might Find It Interesting!!!!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Not nearly good enough, but still; please chance me for HYP UPenn MIT </p>

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<p>OK, so I am an international student applying from India to Harvard Yale Princeton MIT UPenn-Wharton. And I am applying for financial aid (SO there goes my chances by 95%- even in the so- called need-blind schools).
My SAT scores were 2240 (CR-750, Math-780, Writing-710: yes I bombed writing big time).
I am in an I.B. school on full scholarship (worth more than $40000- its a exclusive school), after topping my old school in the national boards exams (national rank 30 out of around 300,000 students). Took the most challenging curriculum possible:English, Economics, Business, Maths are Higher Level, while Hindi and Chem are Standard Level. My predicted Grades for May IB Diploma exams, given by my teachers to the universities, are 42/42, while semester grades were 38, 39 and 41 respectively (so there is an upward trend).</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:No sports (not on varsity level at least, though I enjoy playing cricket), but great at MUN, debate, General Knowledge, etc. chaired and organised 3 M.U.N.s Also Asst director and scriptwriter of cinema club, sub- editor of school magazine. And I founded an NGO to spread AIDS awareness which raised a lot of awareness, cash and has 80 active members right now. Really into community service, want to work with UN in future.
My teacher recommendations should be excellent, I have sent 4: Principal's, Counsellor's, Math and Economics professor. I expect them all to be outstanding.</p>

<p>I am from a seriously disadvantaged background: dad unemployed, and I work after school for 2-3 hours, I have business experience too;. two internships over the summer, at a stockbroker's and a automobile manufacturer's. They have given me mindblowing references. Also involved in planning an entrepreneurial venture in clothes import right now, with an adult friend whose father lives in China, hopefully should earn a 3-4 thousand dollars by the end of May: enough to cover airfare in any case. Just a little confused as to how to put all this across to the admissions committee; maybe through my financial aid application</p>

<p>Give me your honest appraisal. And sorry for the hurried disorganised way in which I have written. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Hey Abhimanyu,</p>

<p>I am an Indian too! My profile is more or less like yours, but I'm a recruited athlete and am studying in the CBSE board. I'm applying to more or less the same schools as you are (with a few mediocre ones as well). You seem to be a very impressive applicant, but chancing you (or us, for that matter) is tough as we're internationals.</p>

<p>You look much better that the average applicant though and I'm sure you'll make it to at least 2 of the schools on your list.</p>

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<p>But what about SAT IIs? Princeton and Harvard require at least 3.</p>

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<p>Exactly what I was thinking...</p>