<p>Hi friendsGot Uk admissions
Applied for 5 schools in UK</p>
<p>Cambridge University -Interview at London next week
Imperial College of London - Has to take on line test next week
University college, London (UCL) selected subject to 39 in IB
University of Southampton - Selected subject to 38 in IB
University of Bristol - Selected subject to 37 in IB</p>
<p>In US applied for ED - Stanford
Applying for Berkeley, Caltech, MIT, Harvard, Amherst, Princeton, Columbia, williams,
Swarthmore, Trinity, Skidmore, UIUC, UTAustin </p>
<p>I am an International student IB predicted score 44
Acads High school - A1
SAT I Super Score 2250 800(M) 730 (CR) 720 (W)
SAT II Maths (Level.2) Maths 800 Physics 800 TOEFL: 110
IB Higher Level --------- Standard Level
Mathematics English
Physics Spanish Ab Initio
Chemistry
Economics</p>
<p>ECs:V. ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED SINCE GRADE 9:
1. Balaratna Award (Outstanding all-round performance in school for the years – 2007- 2010 in a whole city with a population of 4 million.
2. Selected for Infosys’ ‘Catch Them Young’ program in 2009 (9th grade) .
3. Science Talent Test second round – 4th position.
4. Australian National Chemistry Quiz (High Distinction)
5. Asset Mathematics, English and Science (Overall Distinction)
6. Certified Robotics programmer by IIT Bombay under RoboCamp SR.
7. Certified Java programmer from NIIT.
8. 1st position in State Science Congress and Annual Convention (Science exhibition – Robotics and Brainwave entrainment)
9. An article in Times of India on my academic achievements and interests
10. Won two computer science application design competitions held in my School which required us to use VB and HTML.
11. Secured 99.2 percentile in SAMAT, 2010. (Science and Mathematical Aptitude test)
12. Certificate of merit for Overall General Proficiency in IXth and Xth standards.
13. First position for 3 consecutive years in Numerical Ability and Reasoning in my School.
14. 3rd position in Oracle Thinkquest worldwide competition for the application ‘switchcase’ </p>
<p>VI. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS:
1. Project Dharavi – Studying incentives and human behavior in the slum area of Dharavi, Mumbai.
2. UNICEF My Frames 2010 – Created a short movie for UNICEF and children as media producers competition which documented the life of students in a small town and the impact of a new school on them.</p>
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<li>Youtube SpaceLab – Submitted an entry consisting of a YouTube video on effect of electrostatic forces of attraction on liquids in space.
Entry 1 - Separation of Fluids using Electrostatic Forces - SpaceLab - YouTube.
Entry 2 - Viscosity of Fluids - SpaceLab - YouTube.</li>
<li>Currently working on developing an android application and a web app which should be up and running by the end of summer.</li>
<li><p>Indian Robotics Olympiad – Took part in IRO 2011 and tied for 1st place in Bangalore.</p></li>
<li><p>Undertook a research project over the summer and made a research paper discussing computer science and nanotechnology. A shortened 2 page article specifically discussing the science of computer simulation was published</p></li>
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<p>VII. ADDITIONAL READING AND RESEARCH:</p>
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<li>Gizmodo.com – helps me stay up to date with technology.</li>
<li>The Pattern on the Stone by W. Daniel Hills – answers the critical question, “What is Computer Science?”</li>
<li>Engadget.com – helps me stay up to date with technology and provides useful tips about software. (Engadget podcast)</li>
<li>Sciam.com – best website according to me for scientific knowledge.</li>
<li>The Little Schemer by Daniel Friedman and Matthias Felleisen – introduced me to algorithms and their prevalence in computing.</li>
<li>The New Turing Omnibus by A.K. Dewdney – perfect introduction to the realm of computers.</li>
<li>Algorithmic: The Spirit of Computing – in depth detailing of algorithms and computing.</li>
<li>Howstuffworks.com – helps understand how most things work.</li>
<li>Scirus.com – an online database for scientific research and publications.</li>
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