Indian applying for Ivies + Stanford + MIT post here

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<p>well all those applying for competitive colleges such as the ivies post stats and discuss here</p>

<p>use this for stats </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
grades in 9th
grades in 10th
grades in 11th
grades in 12th</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State :
Country:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>colleges applying to:</p>

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<p>for all those applying to stanford, cornell, upenn, princeton
i heard from a couple of friends and schoolmates who got in who had access and contacts (the universities give them these) of others who were accepted during the early rounds that stanford accepted 12 indians, cornell 17 and upenn 16</p>

<p>so i think it is in the best interest of top applicants to divert their time and effort to other applications such as MIT (no EA for international students) or harvard or yale (both deferred a lot of indians).</p>

<p>also MIT has 6 essays, so i say that if u write 6 really good essay that differentiate you, then u will get in</p>

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<p>Yup, MIT is the best school in terms of equal opportunity. No Athletes, No Legacy, No Minorities. Each applicant is given equal consideration based on his/her grey matter.
At other schools, you can pull all sorts of stunts to get in inspite of a sub-par application, but that does not happen at MIT, at all.</p>

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<p>@peepingtom‌ I feel that unless you are applying to Caltech, athletics will always give you an upper hand. MIT does play competitive sports in D3 and I have heard of a few people who have got in just based on their ability to play XYZ sport. Other than that, I agree with you completely. MIT is one of the best, if not the best, school in terms of equal opportunity.</p>

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<p>Yes, completely agreed. I think the best thing about the MIT admission process is that their entire application isn’t centered around one big essay. The smaller “questions” give you a lot more opportunity to tell them about yourself when compared to the Common App Essay. But, I’ve heard that MIT has a special penchant for Olympiad Medalists?</p>

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<p>@mumbai98 agreed. Athletics gives one a little edge, but it is very little. In fact, you’d be laughing when you’d know how little it helps. Anyway, that’s why we all love MIT. This is one and only school that you can apply to knowing that they’ll do your application justice.
Harvard would rather admit a war orphan from Ghana than another Indian/Chinese who’s 350 points above than him on the SAT and is significantly well prepared for college. Such things are unheard of at MIT. I guess it’s due to the college’s founding. Schools like HYP were built to restrict education to aristocrats only (the English principle), whereas MIT followed the German approach to meritocracy. I’m so proud that there’s a school for us blue collar guys.</p>

<p>@roy12345 I disagree. It may seem like that, but I know countless people who got in without medals. In fact, I’ve seen medalists turned down for kids who wouldn’t even appear if you’d google them. A passion for science is a must as far as I know.</p>

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<p>@peepingtom‌ This feels rather ironic considering that I have played 2 sports up to the district level and also captained a team. Anyways, MIT is a place for engineers and scientists. It should not matter whether a guy plays a sport or knows how to play a musical instrument as long he/she has the ability to excel in the field of science and technology. That is what I love most about MIT.</p>

<p>As far as HYP are concerned, such instances do occur but in their defense, they have taken all the opportunities that they have been given to excel. Not everyone from Ghana, Swaziland etc make it to HYP. See this story that the New York Times ran on a Rwandan national who had made it to Harvard despite facing lots of adversities. </p>

<p>The link to the article: <a href=“From a Rwandan Dump to the Halls of Harvard - The New York Times”>From a Rwandan Dump to the Halls of Harvard - The New York Times;

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<p>@mumbai98‌ but if ur from ghana or some place a 2100+ is an almost a shoo in for most</p>

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<p>@thekoolkid is absolutely right!
Also, there’s no such thing as adversity for Asians. Every Asian is expected to have a top score.
Yes, not everyone makes it to HYP from Ghana, but then again, how many even apply? Those who apply are generally very well off and go to international schools. </p>

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<p>Why are you guys so hung up on race/ethnicity? Do you honestly think that any school says “we can only take 15 Indians”?</p>

<p>Seriously, the subcontinent of India has SO MANY ethnicities it is ridiculous to even group Indians together.</p>

<p>And this comment: “Schools like HYP were built to restrict education to aristocrats only (the English principle), whereas MIT followed the German approach to meritocracy. I’m so proud that there’s a school for us blue collar guys.”</p>

<p>You guys believe in fairy tales or stereotypes. I hope you don’t go to one of these schools and find out you are totally wrong.</p>

<p>IMHO, some are trying to scare others away from applying to the school of their choice.</p>

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<p>Sad…just another one of “those” threads.</p>

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<p>I merely pointed out the difference in schools’ origin. I never said or even implied that they’re still like that. Don’t put words in my mouth @‌rhandco
IMHO some people can’t just mind their own business. </p>

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<p>i think we diverged from the focus of the thread, this thread is created so that we can post stats, reduce anxiety and help each other by offering feedback on essays and other forms of guidance</p>

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<p>@thekoolkid‌ @peepingtom‌ @GA2012MOM‌ @rhandco‌ @mumbai98‌ @roy12345‌ </p>

<p>Lets get the ball rolling. Anyway these are my stats. Everybody post your’s too if you’re applying. And tell me if I stand a chance at the Ivies, Stanford, MIT or Caltech</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 ( but can afford up to 45k a year)
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, UCLA, UIUC, Cornell, Caltech, Dartmouth, Brown, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Harvard, Harved Mudd</p>

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<p>@michaelite‌ Have you considered going through the recruiting process? Getting recruited for any sport will make you a sure shot at any school on your list. If you haven’t please do so ASAP. Apart from that, if you do not go through the recruiting process, you have a standard application. Your grades are a bit on the lower side but they aren’t bad. Your ECs are great. SAT I scores could have been better but as it stands, they should not hurt you a lot. </p>

<p>Please seriously consider going through the recruiting process. That will make a HUGE difference between you getting accepted to the college of your choice or not.</p>

<p>I am currently in the 11th grade. I will be taking the SAT next month and will be applying to colleges next year.</p>

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<p>@mumbai98‌ how can an international join the recruiting process?..and that too so late ( 5 days from the deadlines)…and anyways all the best for your SAT’s</p>

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<p>@michaelite‌ Sorry but now it is too late to get recruited. You should have started speaking to the coaches at the beginning of your 12th grade. Best of luck for the remaining application process.</p>

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<p>It is very late to get recruited, BUT with a sport like tennis where you can prove your ranking and so on, it is worth a try to contact the coach</p>

<p>You never know, and it can matter a lot. Especially if a school had a few kids they were recruiting and they didn’t make the grade.</p>

<p>I know that in my son’s sport, many coaches are still recruiting the class of 2015 HS graduates, and MIT is division 3 for example, and often they don’t have a full roster by now. Even if they would want to.</p>

<p>If you are a guy, here is a link to MIT tennis:
<a href=“General - Massachusetts Institute of Technology”>http://mitathletics.com/sports/m-tennis/index&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Sat1: 2400
SAT2: Phy:800
Maths level2:800
Chem:780
toefl: 112
APs: not available anywhere in city
country: india
ECs: iit delhi robo tyrst regional finalist (finals still to be held)
10th (cbse): 7.4
11th (cbse): 96.2%
12th (cbse): 98.something (expected)
jee :under1000 expected
going to take gap year after 12th for more enhancing fundamentals and be a genius in true definition. also going to give many comp. programming and coding related competitions (like codechef, etc)</p>

<p>want to pursue major in: comp. science and applied phy. </p>

<p>P.S.: i am new to cc , so please pardon me for my mistakes.</p>

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<p>*more enhancing = enhancing</p>