Please chance me for the Ivy Leagues and Oxbridge.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I'm an international student(Indian) but I am an U.S. permenent resident. I currently reside in India though. I would appreciate if you guys will chance me for the Ivy Leagues, Standford, MIT, Caltech, UBerkerly, and Oxford or Cambridge. I want to major in Economics/ Politics. </p>

<p>Academic Stats</p>

<p>Predicted IB Grade:44</p>

<p>IGCSE (Cambridge Internal Examinations): 6 A*s and 1 A</p>

<p>SAT Practice Tests: (Official Collegeboard books) 2300-2350. Got 2 months still left so hopefully I could improve it to the range of 2350-2400</p>

<p>Other awards: Duke Tip.</p>

<p>President Bush Award Winner in 8th grade for academic excellence.</p>

<p>Topped in the School</p>

<p>McMillan exam high distinction for Maths and English Literature.</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>Own a NGO called Eutopia which endeavors to aid senior citizens in general. Operating since the last 2.5 years.
Worth around $50,000 according to an evaluation around 6 months ago.</p>

<p>Played Tennis for the last 4 years. Got 3rd in all of Maharashtra state about 6 months ago.</p>

<p>Regularly play Basketball and give coaching irregularly.</p>

<p>CAS (Community, Action, and Service, IB): Industrial Home for the blind, organized New Year Parties for Old Age Homes, helped Aids patients, held Blood drives. Amounts to around 200 hours in the last 2 years.</p>

<p>Student Council Treasurer for the last 2 years. </p>

<p>Excellent Recommendations : 1 from school co-ordinator and 2 from teachers.</p>

<p>Powerful and passionate essay (normative though)</p>

<p>Thanks for all the help so far. This forum has been awesome so far.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, I forgot to mention</p>

<p>SAT ll: Maths I- 800
Maths II- 800
English Lit- 800
and I am also the model UN delegate from my school.</p>

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<p>If this is all true, you seem like a pretty good shoo-in. I feel really confident saying that you’ll get into at least one of the top US schools you listed, no idea about the European ones though.</p>

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<p>You have a good chance at all. Oxbridge is going to be tough considering almost everyone else who is applying has those same stats. Good Luck :)</p>

<p>Chance me please :slight_smile:
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<p>Okay, thanks guys. Anyways, the first poster say “if this is true.” This insinuated that he doubts my achievements even though they are true. Thus, is it likely that the top universities will be too? Should I post all the above stats or should I cut them down a bit when actually applying? All other
chances would be welcome.</p>

<p>Oh yeah, what’s a shoo in?</p>

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<p>Someone, please reply? More chances would be welcome.</p>

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<p>Shoo-in means its a sure thing.</p>

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<p>^ Heh, yeah, maybe I should change the rhetoric, since no one is ever really “sure” on Ivies. And sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that I didn’t believe you, just wondered if you might be another ■■■■■ lurking in this forum (there are a lot, surprisingly…)</p>

<p>Anyways, you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>like the others have said, you have a solid chance at all of these places…keep in mind that oxford and cambridge take less than a dozen americans a year combined (or at least that is the statistic that i have found). you should get into at least some of these schools. for top candidates the process is all about whether they happen to choose you over other high-end candidates.
good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the prompt responses guys. @fuzzyfirebunny, it’s okay, if I was in your position I would have extrapolated the same thing.</p>

<p>More chances please? =)</p>

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<p>Okay, I am doing the cliched bump:)</p>

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<p>everything sounds good, but just as a precaution, don’t bank too hard on how you perform on college board practice SATs with performance on the actual test. i routinely got scores upwards of 2350 when i took them, but actual SAT performances havent scored above a 2270 (which doesn’t bother me). the practice tests are a great tool, but i think they tend to overevaluate one’s eventual score…but practice never hurts! good luck!</p>

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<p>Hey, </p>

<p>I am indian too!</p>

<p>anyhow, I think you have a good shot at getting into an Ivy, but I did notice something though.</p>

<p>Most of the Ivies are looking for a student that sticks out like a sore thumb in their applicant pool, and I think your test scores and such have helped, but you want a degree in economics/politics. Most of your ECs seem to be geared toward medical professions.</p>

<p>You have a great shot at getting in, but maybe you should think about some economic/political ECs as well, such as forensics/debate, etc. Just a thought!</p>

<p>-TheChance</p>