Indian Student: My Chances Please

<p>Joe Bloggs, in most cases, asking your school GC/principal/other authority to send a letter to the school telling them that paying the fee waiver will prove to be a financial constraint (poor exchange rate, limited financial resources etc.)should do the trick. Some schools like Penn have a separate fee waiver form which you or your prents can fill up.
Its probably not a very good idea to send these to non need blind schools though, but I sent 'em anyway and got rejections from most (but not all)</p>

<p>Ouch, this might prove to be tricky.</p>

<p>Otherwise....10 univs at $75 each...thats $750!!</p>

<p>Joe,essays count a lot for Indians too.Start thinking of possible essay topics from now itself and plan to write your first draft during the summer</p>

<p>And btw-if you won the Volvo one,wow is all that I can say........</p>

<p>Yes Akash that was quite a gratifying experience for me. I was part of a 5-member team. We won the nationals, and then we proceeded to win the internationals (best out of 1000). </p>

<p>You can go to <a href="http://www.volvoadventure.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.volvoadventure.org&lt;/a> and check last year's winners</p>

<p>I'm quite confident on the essay. I've written one for my UK UCAS applications and that's been very well taken by reviewers. I'm good at writing and I love business (so I can explain I have the passion) Hopefully the essay can be a + point</p>

<p>There are so many intelligent Indians out there that I think colleges may have higher expectations for them. My brother works at the admissions office at wharton (penn) and he says the bar is raised for certain groups of people.</p>

<p>hi i'm a high school sophomore from india who just moved to the Middle East and i'd just like to know my chances of getting into yale. i plan to study film.</p>

<p>ACADEMICS</p>

<p>I have yet to take my CBSE Board exams, and i just switched a month ago from ICSE, so i can't predict how i'll fare
Consistently in the top 1% of my batch scoring in the 90th percentile
Came 2nd all over India in the Aptitude section of the Academic Aptitude Test and scored in the 90th percentile in all the Academic ones
Am starting independent study in Comparative Literature and Art History under the guidance of a mentor</p>

<p>EXTRA-CURRICULARS</p>

<p>Am a published poet and my second book is under consideration by a top UK publisher
Diploma in Speech from the Trinity College, London
Combined score of 2370 in the SAT I this March (and am going to take SAT II this December in World History and Biology)
Was the National Finalist for the Discovery Junior Quiz and won 2 national quizzes in the 8th and 9th grades - the first a general quiz organised by India's leading motor company, Eicher Motors and the second a Geography Quiz organised by the Indian Cartographic Association
Won a bronze medal in the All-India Albert Barrow Writing Contest which is the biggest essay competition for high scholars in India
Was the youngest finalist in a National Oratory Challenge organised by India's biggest magazine, 'Outlook'
Won the Commonwealth Essay Contest
Had my work published in 2 highly reputable American magazines, one that caters to historical theses by teenagers and the other a fiction magazine
Won the Scrabble League Tournament in the country i now live in
Am one of the Youth Leaders in the Toastmasters Organisation here
Have always been a school prefect except in my new school where i moved a month ago
Have been on the Editorial Board for the school magazine both in my old school and even now, though here they change the boards every month
Sing and write songs for an alternative rock band (sorry if this sounds irrelevant, just thought i'd include it spesh since we entered the UK Songwriting Contest...you never know we might win it)
Play the drums in the School March Band
Received my license for Ham Radio operation from the Government through the exam they conduct annually
Was a city ambassador for 'Kids for Tigers' at age 12, the junior wing of the Project Tiger Programme in India
Co-founded a small but growing environmental conservation group in my city in India
Have directed plays and short films that have won prizes
Am to receive my Diploma d'Etudes en Langue Francaise from the Alliance Francaise
Qualified for the International Biology Olympiad
Participated in WHO Essay Writing Contest at age 10 and received a merit certificate
Won an international photography contest</p>

<p>sorry if i went a little 'over'...it's just that i thought i'd include everything possible...:D</p>

<p>SPORTS</p>

<p>I am a skater (ice and roller) and a cyclist but i've not really won any big tournaments altho i have participated</p>

<p>COMMUNITY</p>

<p>I intern in a local newspaper two nights a week
I'm involved in activities of the UNESCO and Amnesty Int'l</p>

<p>I'd just like to know that since i can't pay the tuition and since there are probably hundreds of applicants like myself from all over the world, what chance do i have of getting in?</p>

<p>thanx in advance</p>