Hi, the title says it all.
Nationality: Indian
Applying from: India
Hooks: Not applying for FA; Published research twice already; Important part of a very huge non-profit; 2 really important math research papers.
Anti-hooks: Everything else
Major: Undecided (unless specified)
COLLEGE LIST:
-Harvard (SCEA possible)
-Stanford (REA possible)
-MIT
-UPenn (M&T; I was thinking of EDing there, but I’m not 100% sure so I won’t be)
-Yale
-Princeton
-UChicago
-Dartmouth
-Georgia Tech
-UC Berkeley, UCLA (L&S)
-Cornell
-CMU (SCS, MCS)
-UWaterloo (CS Co-op)
-UIUC (CS, CS+Math)
-Duke
STATS:
-2200 SAT score (710M, 720CR, 770W)
-Took the ACT two weeks back. Expecting 34+
-Grades in school: 9th - 85%, 10th - 93%, 11th - 95%, 12th mid terms - 95% (Grading in India is quite harsh and average grades in my school are around 65% I’m ranked 1/360 currently).
EXTRA CURRICULURS:
-Research in pure math x2, machine learning, behavioural sciences. Published twice already. Math research aren’t published yet but they deal with some pretty old conjectures
-Founding member, COO of a non profit that provides basic CS education to underprivileged children. Present in 14 cities and taught over 3000 children. Currently building an MOOC in our native language (Hindi) so that the organisation can sustain once we get busy with college. Have one Kennedy School of Government grad as an advisor. Built a network of 200 volunteers from ground up.
-Founded a company a few months back. Employ 16 people currently. Received funding (although nothing major). Serve as CEO and also work as an iOS developer. Learnt iOS development specifically for it
-Founded Speech and Debate Club, Computer Club at my school. They are two of the largest clubs at school now
-Member of the Math club
-Varsity captain of soccer and basketball teams. Played at the state level.
-Card magic
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS:
-Regional Mathematics Olympiad Qualifier 2014
-National Cyber Olympiad - national rank 36, regional rank 3 (It isn’t really that big of a deal).
-International English Olympiad - International rank 201, regional 20 (again, not that big of a deal)
-A bunch of state level scholarships and awards conferred by the government.
-National scholarships for pursuing studies at my current school
-Scholarships for performance in 10th grade state level examinations from school
-Highest achiever in CS, 11th grade (school)
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:
-Head Boy at current school (the highest position on the student council)
-House Captain at older school (third highest position on the student council)
-President - Computer Club, Speech and Debate Club
-COO of my own national level non-profit.
-CEO, iOS developer at my own startup (we received some funding already and are gearing up for launch later this year)
-Varsity captain of the soccer and basketball teams.
EMPLOYMENT:
-CEO, iOS developer at my own startup
-COO at my non profit
-I interned at a national science institute for a brief while last year, but I’ll not be mentioning it on my app.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
From my english teacher, my math teacher, my research mentor and one from a close acquaintance at the non-profit (submitting only the one from close acquaintance if only 1 extra rec is asked).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
-One thing you might notice is the lack of awards. I was not aware of the competitions until late last year. I cannot blame anyone but myself for that.
-I don’t have a counsellor at school or outside of school to guide me, so I might be uninformed about some things. Please bear with me for that. I’m always open to constructive criticism.
Thank you for your time!