Please Chance me @ some top tier 1s + others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am applying to these institutions:</p>

<p>EA : Stanford</p>

<p>Regular:
MIT (Possible alumnus relation)
Cal Tech
Princeton
Harvard
Cornell
Dartmouth</p>

<p>Second Options:
Colgate
Bucknell
Lehigh
Lafayette
Union</p>

<p>SAT I: 750 + 800 + 780 (12) [ CR + M + W (E) ] - Predicted from timed practice tests form the blue book.</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 + 800 + 780 [Physics + Maths + Literature]</p>

<p>Doing A-levels with predicted grades as in parentheses:</p>

<p>Physics (A)
Chemistry (A)
Biology (A)
Mathematics (A)
Economics (A)
Further Mathematics (A)
Literature and Language (A / B)
General Paper (A)
Thinking Skills (A)</p>

<p>WGPA : 4.81 [ 9 to 12; using convention that A-levels = High School + AP]
UWGPA: 4.00</p>

<p>EXPERIENCE:
As a Web-designer, FOSS Nepal Website Team:
Working on content placement and design, theme tweaking and content editing sections.</p>

<p>As a Volunteer, Bar Camp KTM '09, Yalamaya Kendra, Aug. 8, 2009:
Helped in the event by management of the hard logistics.</p>

<p>As an Intern, Loyola School, Dec. 2008 – Feb. 2009:
Taught computing, additional mathematics and compulsory mathematics to SLC (secondary level) candidates.</p>

<p>As a Volunteer, FOSS Info Mela, February 2009:
Helped in event organization and management.</p>

<p>As a Volunteer-cum-Resource Person, FOSS Essentials Training, February 2009:
Presented on some specific Open Source Software kinds and their usefulness to organizations.
Helped in event management.</p>

<p>As a Volunteer, CAN Info Tech, December 2008:
Spread awareness on FOSS and its implications, especially in the Nepalese Context.</p>

<p>INTERESTS:</p>

<p>Interests at high school include: </p>

<p>Theoretical Physics: Co-creator, executive member and resource-person of the RBS Society of Theoretical Physics, the one-of-its-kind high school activity society in the entire country (and perhaps the entire world). Primary activities of the club include discussion of implications of Modern Physics (and Relativity), learning of higher level calculus and algebra, and calculus-based conceptual learning of certain topics of Modern physics; </p>

<p>Chess: Co-creator, executive member and resource-person of the RBS Chess Club, which provides a platform for all chess enthusiasts to play and to train within the school;
Earthquake Prevention: Member of the “Search and Rescue” team in the high-school earthquake relief team;</p>

<p>Theatre: Member of the Theatre club; managing the technical aspects of plays performed at the high school. Watched many local as well as foreign plays including but not limited to Julius Caesar; Macbeth; A View from the Bridge (screened); Death of a Salesman (screened) and Dosi Chasma (local play).</p>

<p>I would be more than happy if I could get some predictions. :)</p>

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<p>You’re certainly a credible candidate. Whether you need aid, and how much, will be a huge factor at most.</p>

<p>MIT is one of the few schools that does not consider legacy.</p>

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<p>hmom5, MIT isn’t need-blind? I thought that all top schools were need blind</p>

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<p>What distinguishes you from the rest of the kids who have great grades, great ecs, and an interest in physics, chess, and theatre? Focus on that and try to express it in your essay, short answer, and perhaps even your additional info section.</p>

<p>As for chances, if you’re special, you have a better chance than if you’re not. 2300+ SAT, 3.8+(UW) GPA, 8/8 EC do not make you special, that stuff is a dime a dozen (among applicants to top schools).</p>

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<p>:o How the heck are you taking 9 A-Levels? :o</p>

<p>Very impressive…I am pretty sure that you’ll get into Stanford SCEA…because very few international students get high SAT scores and many don’t have or take the Lit. Subject test…just write stellar essays and get top notch recs…try to show that you’re really committed to Stanford.</p>

<p>I don’t really understand the methodology of GPA calculation: A-levels = High School + AP. Have you taken AP’s? Why haven’t you mentioned them?</p>

<p>You also haven’t mentioned whether you require Fin. Aid or not?</p>

<p>How do you predict a 12 Essay on the SAT?</p>

<p>How did you take all those nine A-Levels? In how many sessions are you taking them? Don’t you have to study all day long? And what are your O-Level grades? Are you a world topper or something?</p>

<p>And by the way, what is your intended major?</p>

<p>Feel free to ask any questions you have.</p>

<p>Best of Luck!</p>

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<p>:o How the heck are you taking 9 A-Levels? :o</p>

<p>Very impressive…I am pretty sure that you’ll get into Stanford SCEA…because very few international students get high SAT scores and many don’t have or take the Lit. Subject test…just write stellar essays and get top notch recs…try to show that you’re really committed to Stanford.</p>

<p>I don’t really understand the methodology of GPA calculation: A-levels = High School + AP. Have you taken AP’s? Why haven’t you mentioned them?</p>

<p>You also haven’t mentioned whether you require Fin. Aid or not?</p>

<p>How do you predict a 12 Essay on the SAT?</p>

<p>How did you take all those nine A-Levels? In how many sessions are you taking them? Don’t you have to study all day long? And what are your O-Level grades? Are you a world topper or something?</p>

<p>And by the way, what is your intended major?</p>

<p>Feel free to ask any questions you have.</p>

<p>Best of Luck!</p>

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<p>I just saw your other chances thread…there is some mismatch of information :)</p>

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<p>9 A-levels?!?!? (though general paper and thinking skills don’t really count :stuck_out_tongue: ) In England, most people do 3 or 4 “proper” A levels, i.e. out of the first 7 on your list. How on earth would any university reject you? Is there something I’m missing here, is it much harder in the US or something?</p>

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<p>not bad for international. why are you so into American schools?</p>

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<p>@omega007</p>

<p>I predict a 12 on my essay as I have been getting 12s in my sample essays, which are being checked by a trained SAT essay checker.</p>

<p>I have not taken APs but A-levels are considered to be in par with the APs, thereby I have used them as equivalent of the APs on the wGPA calculator.</p>

<p>Another chance thread and this one do have some mismatch, for the thread was the info quite some time ago… and I have had some changes.</p>

<p>I had not taken the O-levels. Rather, I had appeared for the S.L.C. examination [Nepalese Govt. Board] which I passed with Distinction.</p>

<p>I plan to do triple majors in Physics, Pure Mathematics, and Philosophy. [but again, this might change]</p>

<p>Oh, and I had forgotten to mention that I had participated in the high school MUN [Model United Nations].</p>

<p>BTW, what about chances in the “Second Options” section? I seriously do not want to have any college below that standard [forgive me if I sound rude and arrogant].</p>

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<p>You need not apply to those ‘Second Options’ colleges as you’re a great international candidate for Ivies and even for Stanford SCEA (I mentioned earlier why). Even if you apply, you’ll probably get waitlisted because those ‘Second Options’ colleges don’t want students who aren’t committed to them. They know that they you’ll get accepted into an Ivy and won’t choose their college over an Ivy (You’ll get evidence on this if you visit ‘Decisions’ threads of those colleges on CC). Leave them for internationals with lower stats like me. :smiley: I recommend you to increase the number of Ivies you’re applying to.</p>

<p>I think you’ve a misconception on AP’s that they’re in par with A-Levels. There are many students who are taking AP’s despite having A-Levels because they’re approached and evaluated differently by the admissions committee. Both count towards college credit but they can’t be put into any equation for GPA calculation. By the way, you aren’t supposed to calculate your GPA; your high school will correctly calculate it :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Next, I completely agree that Cambridge Thinking Skills and General Paper wouldn’t be counted as A-Level subjects by the admissions committee. You’ll have 7 subjects instead of 9.</p>

<p>Sorry to say, but I haven’t heard of any major called Pure Maths. Stanford has majors called: ‘Mathematical and Computational Sciences’ and ‘Mathematics’. I think you were probably speaking about them :)</p>

<p>And hahahaha…I laughed for a moment when I read your triple major decision. You still don’t know the workload at Stanford (if you hopefully get in :)). I suggest that you visit the Stanford thread on CC and ask current students or read what students say about the workload there. </p>

<p>Finally, you haven’t answered my question on whether you need financial aid or not? :stuck_out_tongue:
Also, how are you taking those 9 A-Levels? In how many sessions are you taking them?</p>

<p>Best of Luck once more! Feel free to ask any other questions you have :D</p>

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<p>yea… who the hell in a top notch school triple majors?</p>

<p>Maybe two minors and a major.</p>

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<p>@ omega007</p>

<p>Yes, I will be applying for financial aid.</p>

<p>Not nine a-levels exactly. I am taking three AS-levels [Lit,Lang,GP] and seven A-levels [the rest]. Two sessions:</p>

<p>O/N 2009

  1. F Maths
  2. GP (AS)
  3. Lit (AS)
  4. Lang (AS)
  5. Thinking Skills</p>

<p>M/J 2010

  1. Physics
  2. Chemistry
  3. Biology
  4. Economics
  5. Maths</p>

<p>[Please do not ask why F Maths before Maths because that is one long story XD]</p>

<p>If I do get in, I will have 50 advanced credits from Stanford, so I feel I will be able to manage a triple major. Besides, I am already done with the 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 18.01, 18.02, 18.03 and 18.06 courses from MIT OCW so physics and maths will not pose me much of a problem. I have always had a habit of pushing myself a little bit further when it comes to academics.</p>

<p>And when I meant a major in Pure Maths, I meant in the literal sense “Pure Maths”, it was not supposed to be the formal name of a Major :D</p>

<p>Yeah, I will let my HS do the dirty job :P</p>

<p>@Djokovic
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