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<p>Well DUKE game me a code too and almost every other college I’m applying to told me that I can submit the ISFAA instead of CSS profile If paying the fees are a hardship on me. Harvard told me to either print the pages of CSS profile and send them via mail. fax or scan and email them or alternately they gave me Harvard’s own financial aid application form that I should fill it up and send it back.</p>

<p>i’d be more then happy to email the Harvard forms if anybody needs them.</p>

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<p>Well DUKE game me a code too and almost every other college I’m applying to told me that I can submit the ISFAA instead of CSS profile If paying the fees are a hardship on me. Harvard told me to either print the pages of CSS profile and send them via mail. fax or scan and email them or alternately they gave me Harvard’s own financial aid application form that I should fill it up and send it back.</p>

<p>i’d be more then happy to email the Harvard forms if anybody needs them.</p>

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<p>Is anyone applying to MIT?
If yes, has any of you had your interview yet?</p>

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<p>About the fee waivers- I don’t think you can email them. I posted them :S
Better check it out with the uni tho, but even if you send it now via regular mail, as long as its postmarked before the deadline, you’re safe!</p>

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<p>BTW, the financial aid deadlines are Feb 1 for most unis, right? :S</p>

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<p>^one of my unis is 15 jan :/</p>

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<p>LOL, that’s still better than Jan 1…I’m half worried I won’t be able to make that deadline for a few of my unis XD</p>

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<p>Which unis are 1st jan??</p>

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<p>okay, eff, I just saw my posts, something was really messed up with my internet that day, i couldnt get around to edit the first post and delete the second one and now they are stuck there forever :P</p>

<p>@bluelove I’m applying for MIT, and nope, havent had the interview yet, it was scheduled for last week’s Tuesday but my EC cancelled it for some personal reasons. So I’m still waiting to hear about the new date for my interview.</p>

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<p>What’s the name of your EC?</p>

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<p>Mr. Azfar Manzoor, though when yesterday i checked my mit account, the name of the EC was changed to Usman Y. Mobin. I have emailed MIT and explained the whole situation I’m stuck in.</p>

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<p>MY MIT INTERVIEW IS TOMORROWW :confused:
any tips? (i have read everything off CC and google so yea, any Pakistan-only tips?) :P</p>

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<p>^ who’s your EC btw?</p>

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<p>Farrokh K Captain but i was rescheduled to another EC.
I live in Karachi btw</p>

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<p>oh, Well Good Luck with your Interview :)</p>

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<p>Any good news for you guys?</p>

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<p>o_O Didn’t know there was a separate section for Pakistani students here :D</p>

<p>I’m from City School PAF Chapter (Karachi). Applying to Princeton and Dartmouth.</p>

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<p>Good luck to all! =D</p>

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<p>@Ali250 hi! What’re your stats?</p>

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<p>O levels: 5 A*, 4 A
AS level: 4 A
SAT: 2140 :frowning: (Yes I know, crap score by Ivy standards)
SAT II: (will give on 28th Jan; Maths IIC and Physics; aiming for 800 in both)
TOEFL iBT: 118
Essays: Pretty good (in fact my counselor asked for all my essays in PDF format as perfect samples to show to future students o_0)

  • Studying on 100% scholarship (mentioned this as an academic honor in the CommonApp)</p>

<p>ECs:

  • Active debating (MUNs, Assistant Committee Director in PAFMUN 2012, debating society member etc.)
  • Bunch of voluntary work (SIUT, Dar-ul-Sukun, Outreach society member in school (helped organize flood relief camps and stuff like that), inhouse society member (substituting for teachers in the junior section))
  • Prefect for academic year 2011-2012
  • 3rd position in SZABIST extravaganza story writing competition.
  • 1st position in a short film making competition organized by the school’s film-making society last year (team effort).
  • Misc stuff (Kangaroo Maths Competition (42nd rank of 1600 nationwide), shortlisted for LUMS PsiFi 2012, published some online tech related tutorials).</p>

<p>Yeah I know, I have practically zero chance at Princeton, still hoping for Dartmouth though.</p>