<p>Can you please tell your scores and which campus(es) you applied to? I applied to UC Berkeley and UCLA.
Thanks.</p>
<p>Hey there! I’ve noticed that you’re an international applicant. First of all, I admire your bravery to take the time and apply to these ridiculously difficult schools! Having said that, you are stepping outside of your comfort zone, and I think no matter where you attend the next 4 years of your life, you’ll be successful in all that you do. So, I would stop worrying about others test scores and this and that and focus on YOU. And, how YOU can become a better applicant. </p>
<p>By the way, I’m also applying to Berkeley, LA, San Diego, and Davis. My dream school is Berkeley! </p>
<p>The one thing that I would recommend focusing on is your personal statement. I know the UC’s say that the personal statement isn’t the only deciding factor, but it can literally make you or break you. I know a friend who had exceptional test scores, extracurricular, and awards to the point that he was so confident that Berkeley would accept him. What ends up happening is, he writes a personal statement about the most cliche topics. Of course, Berkeley denies him. Lesson of the story: don’t be over-confident and arrogant and certainly don’t let that show on your apps. Also, make your personal statement unique to you, not just a story about the sacrifices your hard-working parents have done for you so that you could live a better life. You get the point. </p>
<p>Good luck on your college apps! PM me if you have any other questions. Happy to help. 
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<p>Thank you so much @CalShaikh . You’re right! My seniors also had ruined their personal statements before… and they didn’t get in! They really had good scores and were extremely good achievers! I hope my personal statement saves me! Fingers crossed! </p>
<p>@mak1994 @CalShaikh </p>
<p>These are mine. Please post your’s too.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230{M-800, CR-720,W-710 (essay-8)}
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: Math 2 -800 Physics-800
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
grades in 9th - 9.2/10
grades in 10th - 9.2/10
grades in 11th - 92% (class topper among 120 students)
grades in 12th - 93% in midterms (stood second)</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>
<p>1) National Level Tennis player…Captained my state team for Interstate Nationals in U-14(2010),U-17(2011),U-19(2012 and 2014) over the the past 5 years</p>
<p>2) Have won national level tournaments in the U-18 category in both singles and doubles</p>
<p>3) Have worked in an NGO for street kids(teaching them basic math and stuff) for over 6 months</p>
<p>4) Qualified for 2nd stage of NTSE ( India’s most prestigious exam and junior level) in 10th grade</p>
<p>5) Played for school U-19 cricket team as wicketkeeper</p>
<p>6) Got 43rd rank all over India at IMO(maths olympiad) conducted my Science Olympiad Foundation(SOF)…its not very prestigious though</p>
<p>7) Can program in C++,Java pretty well(when I say pretty well I mean for a high school student)</p>
<p>8) Got 99 percentile in an exam taken by all students of class 11th throughout India ( CBSE PSA)</p>
<p>9) Got all India rank 329 out of 20000 students in FTRE conducted by FIIT JEE in 10th grade</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: None whatsoever
Volunteer/Community service: Teaching street kids at an NGO for over a year on weekends
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would rate it a 9(common app essay)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): As good as they come</p>
<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes ( not to the UC’s though)
Intended Major: Computer Science
State :
Country: India
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Colleges applying to: Stanford, MIT, UT Austin, UC Berkeley,UCLA, UIUC, Cornell, Caltech, Dartmouth, Brown, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Harvard, Harved Mudd</p>
<p>@mak1702 post your grades too</p>
<p>Applying to UCLA, Berkeley and UCSD. </p>
<p>@bandarji stats plz…help in comparision and managing expectations</p>