<p>I think i’ll leave oxbridge for now. US ftw :P</p>
<p>Not too smart if, as you said, your choices in the US are limited. If you’re under restrictions, you have to go the extra mile man to get what you want. And if im not wrong, there is no longer an a-level requirement anymore for cam. Not sure about ox.</p>
<p>^ mystic, what’s your intended major?</p>
<p>EE with Business, Econs and Management. Why?</p>
<p>Just intrigued to know, does possessing the knowledge of editing games can count as an EC? I’ve modded Cricket07 over the last year, and am even a very experienced member of the website which makes these Cricket 2008, Cricket 2009 etc. I know how to edit the faces, kits, stadium in the game, can modify the roster to a latest version and still make it seem pristine, have spent innumerable hours improving the AI of the game: I know a number secret tricks to make the AI play better.</p>
<p>I know it’s a lot of time since my uni admissions, but was just curious to know. And yes, my intended major in uni is guaranteed to be physics/astrophysics, not CS.</p>
<p>Most colleges you dont apply by course so its alright and helpful to mention something like this. Dont lie about your role with these games though.</p>
<p>Hello all, Leaving for IIT in 17 days</p>
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<p>Just curious. BEM seems pretty interesting. </p>
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<p>Lol.
I agree with this. Btw activities such as these, combined with your background, will make admission at the Ivies pretty difficult for you. jmo.</p>
<p>Hi Nomad! Wish you all the best.</p>
<p>gohan, EE @ CalTech? Prof. PP is the best in the business. No one can teach multi-rate signal processing as well as him.</p>
<p>@Tippu: UChicago finally?</p>
<p>Yeah nomad fantastically done. Who’s professor PP Tippu? I think you can just write his full name? And it would seem that you’re already in university. You are, arent you?</p>
<p>lol …
PDs last few comments made me optimistic with the admissions !</p>
<p>Lol i dont feel all that fantastic, i have to keep my gpa in the 9.5+ range and at the same time manage excellent EC’s and also be the blue-eyed boy of atleast two professors. And i know i’m not going to go down well with the faculty at IIT.</p>
<p>Indeed and why do you feel so compelled to do all this?</p>
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<p>Lol I don’t do it anymore, just did it during my 9th grade. The adcoms won’t surely mind it. Plus I’m more focused on building upon my interests now. That modding thing was just done for the sake of making my game better. I was interested in it, but not to that extent; more like leisure.</p>
<p>Um Id just mention it as a hobby and not an EC. This is technically more like a nerdy indulgence rather than anything else. Maybe you could write an essay on it :D</p>
<p>@mysticgohan Transfers!!!</p>
<p>^ You haven’t even entered yet, and are already thinking about transferring? Is the reason financial?</p>
<p>Do you mean transferring within IIT to different programs? Or transferring to the US for UG? Dude why not just stay in IIT and come to the US for grad school?</p>
<p>No IIT isnt that expensive it is like 6 lakh INR (or approximately $15000) for the entire course and it includes everything even fuel for my bike. So no it isnt financial. It is more academic, and i didnt have IIT as my first choice for UG. Since i couldnt apply freshman due to some reasons(which i’ve already mentioned somewhere before)transfer seems the logical choice. In some universities the transfer acceptance rate is higher than freshman rate(i’m talking about rate of people admitted from india on aid). Another reason is I want to continue some research that i started in my 12th grade but couldnt pursue due to financial constraints and frankly speaking IIT doesnt have any substantial research grants, and even if i acquire a source for funding, i wont have the time because the curriculum is pretty demanding and there is no such thing as UROP and IAP(MIT) or SURF(Caltech). Also there is this freedom of choosing the major and i can also minor in something i think will be beneficial for me like business management etc… Also i can do something solely because it interests me like Psychology or Anthropology.
That said probability is pretty low but still if i dont apply probability becomes zero. My plan for life is as follows and IIT doesnt fit in.
UG>>PG>>By this time i have 1-3 patents>>Find an angel investor>>Start a company</p>