What are my chances at such top schools, I’ll be applying to a few safties too, but the ones I really aspire to get into are: >Stanford
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MIT
CalTech
Princeton
UC Berkeley
Oxford
Cornell
Harvard
UIUC
Yale
Columbia
CMU
UT Austin
(These aren’t random choices, they’re based on a bit of research on the factors of education, campus life/diversity, location and future job provisions at companies I want to work at like SpaceX or Google.
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Undergrad preferred major- CS or (CS+Aeronautical Engineering) or maybe even (CS+Physics) idk.
I am currently in grade XII, so there are a few things I’m predicting (realistically).
I know this won’t ensure my admission, any help or tips are greatly appreciated
ACADEMICS :
9th : CGPA 7.4
10th : CGPA 8.6
11th : 89%
AP Scores:
Calculus AP: 5
Calculus BC : 5
Physics C (EM) : 5
Physics C (Mech) : 5
Computer Science : 5
SAT II :
Mathematics : 800
Physics : 800
Latin: 780
ACT:
Math : 36
Composite : 36
Writing : 35
CLUBS :
Computer Club, School
Aerospace Society, School
Astronomy Club, School
Physics Society, School
Robotics Club, School
Mensa, India
(The following stuff will be listed vaguely to keep my anonymity intact)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Started a company in the form of a website which basically forms startups, still growing.
Created a product kickstarter and raised beyond goal amount. (Goal: $10,000, Made: $17,200)
Developing various small-scale mobile applications for 3 years+
TECHNICAL SKILLS :
Programming in 18 languages till now (including Assembly).
Software development : iOS, Android, Android Wear, Mac, Windows, Linux
OS Development: Created an OS from scratch which adapts to you and suggests features to download.
Hacking specialities: Hardware and Processor knowledge, knows special hacking tools like Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, John the Ripper etc.
Design Softwares: Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Blender, Autodesk Fusion 360, ZBrush, Adobe After Effects and various protoryping tools.
Certified as a Microsoft Specialist and a Microsoft Professional Developer.
Languages: can speak 7 languages: 2 native, 2 business proficiency, 2 elementary proficiency.
Robotics, Simulation and Schematics softwares/embedded systems knowledge: RaspberryPi, Arduino, Pspice, MATLAB, Autodesk Fusion 360 (physics simulations), Schematics, R.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
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CS
Runners up at IndiaHacks Hackathon
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Awarded the Best Research Project Award at the Intel UNESCO Hackathon coordinated by Intel and UNICEF
Winner at about 20 state-level competitons in Designing (3D and graphic), Idea Pitching, Debate, Programming, Hardware, Audio Editing, WebD, A/V editing, software develpment/display and robotics.
Completed over 10 undergraduate courses online (Coursera, edx etc.) in programming, AI and Machine learning with distinction.
Winner at 5-6 national-level competitions in Hardware and App/software development.
Regional Finalist, GSF (Google Science Fair)
Top 250 projects, IRIS
International Rank 2 NCO (National Cyber Olympiad)
International Rank 3 UCO (Unified Cyber Olympiad)
Hope to be in the IOI Indian team this year.
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Aerospace
1st, NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Competition, Individual, invited to ISDC, San Diego
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2nd, NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Competition, Large Group, Puerto Rico
Runners-up at ARSSDC (Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition) (x2) (Head of Operations Department)
3rd, SunSat, Satellite Design Competition
3rd, Mars Space City Design Competition
Conrad: Spirit of Innovation Challenge Summit-Diplomat and Finalist
International Rank 1 IOAA (Indian Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics)
Completed 6 undergraduate courses online (Coursera, edx etc.) in solar panels, rocket propulsion, super materials, space exploration etc.
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Misc/ non-competitive achievements
Got signed by a label as a professional music producer. (Love DJing <3)
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Have a letter of recommendation from Elon Musk for designing improvements and safety measures for Tesla Motors.
Automated my room completely and can switch on anything with my phone
YouTube Channel, with over 50,000 subscribers
Attended YYGS (Yale Young Global Scholars) Summer School
Attended 2 MUNs, and spoke in 1
Wake up everyday at 4:30 or 5 AM to cycle/run
Made a fully functioning electric Go-Kart which I can ride
I still have the rest of this year left and intend on using it to get into the IOI indian team and board exams, so the stuff listed above is probably my final list of achievements.
Thank you for going through this and any help is appreciated, I absolutely love what I do and thus hope to get into a top school to have access to amazing resources, faculty and education. Also, prestige of a uni does matter to me, not directly but for future job opportunities at SpaceX/Google like I mentioned before.
Thanks again!