Do I have a chance? Please Comment

[ronty007]

<p>I am a student from India. I have already passed my 12th Exams from CBSE board. I want to get admitted in Computer Science department. Please analyse my chances at
MIT
Stanford
Texas A & M
University of Southern California
Washington University at St. Louis
Princeton (ED)
Cornell University
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
Northwestern University
John Hopkins University
Dartmouth College
Duke University</p>

<p>Academics:
10th from ICSE - 88.2%
12th from CBSE- 72% (75.25% in best of four) (Just fumbled in my 12th boards exam... had been a good student of my class and school, which is one of the best in my City)
Top 5% of my class of 150 students
91.2% in Hindustan Times Knowledge Index Test in 2001 (when I was in 9th grade)</p>

<p>SAT Tests not given yet but expecting 2200+ in SAT I and 800 each in SAT II Maths IIC, Physics, Biology and Chemistry. Also, I am expecting very good recommendations from my school teachers.</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities & achievements:</p>

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<p>House Captain of my School, 2002 Captain of Quiz Club Running website since 2001 on Cricket(its a sport, very popular in Indian Subcontinent), Education, etc... Volunteered Red Cross by helping them in packaging the relief material for North Bihar Flood Victims Actively campaigned and spread awareness among the general people, with my classmates, on various issues: 1. "Say no to firecrackers" 2. Against use of polythene bags 3. Safety of school children and some more 2nd Prize in Drawing Contest(School) 3rd Prize in Collage Making(School) Finalist of Maggie Quiz Contest (I was in 5th then)(School) Finalist of Hindustan Times Knowldge Index Quiz Competition (9/16000 students) (Regional Level Quiz)... Won gifts worth Rs.7500 Working on making a Software ( I wont disclose its features here... but its a new concept, made thru Visual Basic) I am currently studying as well as assisting my father in his business activities... So i will have 1year work experience as a Customer Relations Worker(cant call it officer ) too... My father owns an Automobile Service Station I am a good cricketer and kabbadi player(an Indian Sport) but I dont have any proof to support it since no certificates... so i dont think this one will add to my ECA.. though my school principal can mention it in his recommendation letter Currently writing a book on "India, its past and future"... will be published by this Dec-Jan, but I will send its electronic version to all the Colleges where I will apply on a CD Performed group dance(western) infront of around 450-500 people in Bharatiya Nrtiya Kala Mandir (A Big Functional Auditorium) and some more...</p>

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<p>I know I dont have a good chance, but still I would like to hear comments on my chances. Any suggestions on how to improve my chances are welcomed...</p>

[ronty007]

<p>Please comment......</p>

[NewHope33]

<p>ronty - From the information you've provided it's impossible for me to comment on your chances. It would be easier if your qualifications were presented in a manner consistent with those in the "Chances" section of this web site. (For example, very few parents on this site know what a School House Captain is.) I would also give some more thought to the colleges on your list. Some are (relatively) weak in Computer Science compared to, say, Carnegie Mellon or the University of Illinois.</p>

[carolyn]

<p>NewHope is correct - without test scores and an understanding of what your grades mean in the context of US schools, it's hard to comment on your chances. Frankly, while you may think you can get perfect scores on the SATs, until you actually have them in hand, it is probably best to assume you will score lower as very, very few students do as well as you predict yourself doing. It would also be important to know if you need financial aid as some of the schools on your list are not need bllind for internationals so needing aid could play a role in your chances.</p>

[ronty007]

<p>thanx for ur comments :)</p>