<p>I don’t understand why would anyone want such an award or desire to mention it on their application; the score speaks for itself and it’s very easy to get a 100, let alone a 90.</p>
<p>I appreciate your opinion, but it all depends upon your situation and resources you get.</p>
<p>Sounds like bs to me.</p>
<p>I just got a mail with a big CONGRATULATIONS, stating that I was a Start Performer, Silver Award.
I found it worthy to mention.</p>
<p>Certificate of Improvement Award
My rank improved from top 12% (grade 9) to top 5% (grade 10).</p>
<p>You seem like a really great applicant. Unfortunately, you haven’t given us the full names of your awards, so I can’t fully assess their value. Tremendous personal story as well. 5000/yr income though? Not 50,000? </p>
<p>You’re clearly a math/science guy and I think they’ll take you as such, which means your SAT may only bother them a little. Have you applied to MIT?</p>
<p>LOL… 50,000 is too much for my family. It’s the elite class income of my city.</p>
<p>Yes, I applied there. MIT</p>
<p>Wait, are you international?
Also, you wrote a friggin’ book. Out of all the chance threads I’ve read, I have to say that this is the best.</p>
<p>Mentos - Thank you!
It’s my pleasure to hear such a compliment from a present Harvard student.</p>
<p>Yes, I am an international.</p>
<p>Everything seems pretty good…except your SAT scores.
Perhaps the admission officers will not notice although I doubt it. :/</p>
<p>Guys, obviously this is a joke. He apparently “wrote a BOOK” among all the other things. He was brought up in the slums but wrote/published a book. That is a huge achievement by itself so to add all the other stuff, like creating a non-profit organization, national awards, etc is either to say that he is some golden child or he is making it up.</p>
<p>Sorry to be negative. If it’s true then I do applaud you and think you will get in for sure, no question about it. But, it’s just a bit hard to believe.</p>
<p>I think you have one of the greatest chances among almost everyone…good or bad scores. For the sake of it, I hope you do get in rather than some robot 2400 award this award that. Just saying :)</p>
<p>Was that essay topic based in reality? I’m pretty sure I saw that scene in Slumdog Millionaire. Not doubting you (that much), mainly curious.</p>
<p>Note that he says he “wrote” a book. Great. Then what? This is the kind of vagueness I’m talking about.</p>
<p>Was that essay topic based in reality? I’m pretty sure I saw that scene in Slumdog Millionaire. Not doubting you (that much), mainly curious.</p>
<p>Yes. The story is my personal. I complained about the incident to police. The incident was published in the newspaper. Incidents in SLUMDOG are common in the city I live in. It’s a coincident the story matches. </p>
<p>**Note that he says he “wrote” a book. Great. Then what? This is the kind of vagueness I’m talking about.
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THEN WHAT???
Then nothing. I just wrote a book with all the statistics of the baseline condition of slums and even detailed the experiences/ inspiring stories I encountered during this journey. </p>
<p>The journey was in my GAP YEAR
THE JOURNEY:
<p>Honestly, you guys have to stop hating, just because an applicant is more accomplished than you are… If this was a fake profile and he was misrepresenting himself, he would make his SAT scores higher.</p>
<p>I agree, you look pretty impressive!
A couple questions, out of curiosity:
Is your NPO registered with the government?
“Online forum on FB” what is FB? Facebook?
If you don’t mind my asking…which country are you from?</p>
<p>Again, good profile, well done.</p>
<p>Not registered, but recognized.</p>
<p>FB is Facebook. Provided the colleges with the link.</p>
<p>@ Dreams, </p>
<p>I can somewhat relate to your background as I grew up in the rural countryside of China.</p>
<p>However, do realize that most applicants to Harvard have extremely high SAT’s and SAT II’s. While people with your academic profile are accepted every year, the chances are just that much smaller. Good EC’s, though some are a bit silly, such as the TOEFL award. Seriously, an award you have to buy isn’t exactly an award. </p>
<p>Applying internationally will only make your (and mine) chances lower,</p>
<p>Best of luck to you,</p>
<p>Piano.</p>
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<p>I think the question was whether you published it or not. Anyone can write a book, publishing is different. Not saying you didn’t, but wanted to note that distinction. :)</p>
<p>Your ECs are impressive, but it’s hard to say much simply because the process is unpredictable. Good luck.</p>
<p>That was my point. I wrote a book, too–it’s in a drawer in my house. The way you describe your achievements makes it hard to tell if they are really impressive, or are puffery. As I said before, if the actual details show that they are, in fact, impressive, they may be enough to overcome your test scores at some selective schools.</p>
<p>I’m sure 2 600s wouldn’t discourage top schools from accepting such a strong applicant. They’d have to be insanely shallow. Someone with that much resilience and strength should be able to master the English language past his already-present competency (indicated by the 600) and succeed later on. This guy would probably improve his English really quickly just because he’d really want to.
Good luck to you, and I’d be surprised if Harvard didn’t accept you :)</p>
<p>Rofl! I was wondering what location you were from but then I actually read it.
He’s from Bangladesh (like me).</p>