Not nearly good enough, but still; please chance me for HYP UPenn MIT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>OK, so I am an international student applying from India to Harvard Yale Princeton MIT UPenn-Wharton. And I am applying for financial aid (SO there goes my chances by 95%- even in the so- called need-blind schools).
My SAT scores were 2240 (CR-750, Math-780, Writing-710: yes I bombed writing big time).
I am in an I.B. school on full scholarship (worth more than $40000- its a exclusive school), after topping my old school in the national boards exams (national rank 30 out of around 300,000 students). Took the most challenging curriculum possible:English, Economics, Business, Maths are Higher Level, while Hindi and Chem are Standard Level. My predicted Grades for May IB Diploma exams, given by my teachers to the universities, are 42/42, while semester grades were 38, 39 and 41 respectively (so there is an upward trend).</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:No sports (not on varsity level at least, though I enjoy playing cricket), but great at MUN, debate, General Knowledge, etc. chaired and organised 3 M.U.N.s Also Asst director and scriptwriter of cinema club, sub- editor of school magazine. And I founded an NGO to spread AIDS awareness which raised a lot of awareness, cash and has 80 active members right now. Really into community service, want to work with UN in future.
My teacher recommendations should be excellent, I have sent 4: Principal's, Counsellor's, Math and Economics professor. I expect them all to be outstanding.</p>

<p>I am from a seriously disadvantaged background: dad unemployed, and I work after school for 2-3 hours, I have business experience too;. two internships over the summer, at a stockbroker's and a automobile manufacturer's. They have given me mindblowing references. Also involved in planning an entrepreneurial venture in clothes import right now, with an adult friend whose father lives in China, hopefully should earn a 3-4 thousand dollars by the end of May: enough to cover airfare in any case. Just a little confused as to how to put all this across to the admissions committee; maybe through my financial aid application</p>

<p>Give me your honest appraisal. And sorry for the hurried disorganised way in which I have written. Thanks.</p>

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<p>bummmppppp!!! please give me your views!!</p>

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<p>I think you have fairly decent chances at all of those schools, especially MIT :)</p>

<p>Your grades, life experience, transcripts and test scores are all at MIT’s level. </p>

<p>I think you should put A LOT of effort into your college essays. Maybe talk about how being poor and having a hard life inspired you to help others and use your limited resources to change the world for the better. Go on about how money etc doesn’t decide how much you can change the world; only your empathy and motivation towards helping others. </p>

<p>If I were to decide whether or not you should get in, I’d accept you to MIT for sure. </p>

<p>However with HYP you will most likely have a poorer chance as your background in writing and english, albeit strong, is still somewhat lacking</p>

<p>Good luck in whatever happens!</p>