Which of the elite universities

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am an international student requiring no financial aid . Being an international student it is difficult for my fellow CCer's to help me out with my Queries . But i have found a way : - </p>

<p>My stats :-
I am currently in a Indian CBSE curriculum school - The only thing that matters for admission in the United states for me is My grade 10 Board exam results and grade 12 predicted grades for my board exam . </p>

<p>Grade 10 Board exam :-
Science - A+
Maths - B+
English - B
Social Science - B+
Hindi - A </p>

<p>My schedule for grade 12 exams is :-
Physics
Chemistry
Economics
Maths
English </p>

<p>I have taken the most rigorous courses available in my school . </p>

<p>My SAT score - 2030 - 700M 700CR 630CW</p>

<p>E.C.'s- I am the Writer/actor/producer/director of a movie that i have made on soccer . It includes around 40 students i picked from my school. ( my school Prinipal is a fan) </p>

<p>I am the vice - captain of my school team - soccer </p>

<p>I have worked as a repair/technician at an IT company (fixing computers , assistant , Repair guy, paid well) </p>

<p>Sales promoter at the GITEX Technology Week 2007,2008</p>

<p>I had setup a workshop in my garage in my summer holidays - i fixed cars , radio sets , TV's etc </p>

<p>'I plan to do an Undergrad degree in mechanical engineering . </p>

<p>I have kind of figured out my reaches and matches , but i want to apply to atleast 2-3 elite universities , But i dont want those 2-3 universities to be impossible 1's . I donot require financial aid ! . Can some one tell me which 1's from the following i should be considering (If there is some other university please suggest)</p>

<p>Super Reaches :-<br>
1)CMU
2)Stanford
3)MIT
4)Caltech
5)Harvey Mudd
6)Bucknell
7)Cornell
8)Berkley
9)Rice
10)John Hopkins
11)Duke
12)Northwestern
13)Princeton </p>

<p>U can also suggest a good safety and a match for me . </p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>Apply to some of these for matches and safety.</p>

<p>University of Illinois
University of Michigan
Georgia Institute of Technology
Purdue
Penn State
University of Texas
UCLA
Ohio State</p>

<p>Scores seems a bit low; bring that math up. EC is average or above average at best for an international student.</p>

<p>Pick a few reaches that you really like and hope for the best. Imo, chances are not that good at some of these schools espicially for engineering.</p>

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<p>Ucla def not a match or safety</p>

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<p>I agree with Skateboarder … but I feel even with terrance tao … and very good admission stats … UCLA’s Engineering ain’t great . It has better majors . What about super reaches . which 1 would be the easier 1 for me . I personally love Stanford and Harvey Mudd</p>

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<p>Sry if I implied all of those schools are matches or safeties. They are just some choices.</p>

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<p>lol …No problemo nooobcake … thanks for helping me out . can you please rank the above super reaches in order of selectivity for an international requiring no financial aid ? . Thanks</p>

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<p>Is say you have a good chance at bucknell</p>

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<p>B U M P </p>

<p>I was also considering to do something different in my EC’s , i was planning to take up a job as a delivery boy in a near by grocery ( or even a cashier ! :D) … is it advisable to do this ?</p>

<p>So super reaches so far -
bucknell … </p>

<p>any more from from the above at which i may have a decent chance … what about HMC for me … do u people think i might have a chance ?</p>

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<p>To be competetive at these schools you really should try to raise your scores to 2200+</p>

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<p>skateboarder… ic u are at tufts … do u think i have a shot there ?</p>

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<p>They like internationals a lot, but te international acceptance rate is 9%.
they also care a lot about interest, so you should make sure it’s somewhere that you really like before you apply.</p>

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<p>thanks a lot skateboarder . </p>

<p>BUMP … any1 else with more suggestions ? … and which uni’s i should be looking at ?</p>

<p>Thanks you</p>

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<p>I second Purdue.</p>

<p>How about Rose-Hulman, Olin, Cooper Union, Villanova, Cal Poly?</p>

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<p>I have looked into purdue … </p>

<p>@metalforever - Cooper unioun and olin are as competetive as stanford and MIT for admission . ! … </p>

<p>I am looking for elite universities (super reach at which i will have a good shot universities </p>

<p>This is why i am not applying to MIT as it is not possible … what ant them … which 3 should i be applying to ? </p>

<p>1)CMU
2)Stanford
3)MIT
4)Caltech
5)Harvey Mudd
6)Bucknell
7)Cornell
8)Berkley
9)Rice
10)John Hopkins
11)Duke
12)Northwestern
13)Princeton
14)Rose hulman
15)Olin</p>

<p>For undergrad in MEch Eng</p>

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<p>Well, I got into CMU for Computer Engineering. They seem to be taking a lot of internationals.</p>

<p>I would try:

  1. CMU (lol.)
  2. Cornell
  3. Purdue</p>

<p>(erm… apply to more than 3)</p>

<ol>
<li>Bucknell ( I live like 30 miles from there, and can tell you that Bucknell is in the stix. If you want an urban campus, dont bother (same for cornell)</li>
<li> Rose-Hulman</li>
<li> Olin/MIT/Stanford (for the hell of it.)</li>
</ol>

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<p>Congratz on CMU metal forever . </p>

<p>I also wanted to ask u my chances at
Berkley
Rice
John Hopkins
Duke
Northwestern
Princeton </p>

<p>From which of these do i have a high chance ?</p>

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<p>CMU I don’t think would be as big of a reach as the others. That’s pretty convenient as it is your first choice. Also if you’re doing Mechanical engineering definitely put Michigan at the top of your list.</p>

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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Berkeley doesnt accept too many out of state as far as I remember (though I could be mistaken), so I wasnt sure how many internationals they take.</p>

<p>When I think of Johns Hopkins or Duke, I think of medical instead of mechanical engineering. I think you should choose different schools instead of those two if you want to pursue an engineering degree.</p>

<p>Cornell is better than Princeton at engineering, and I think cornell is easier to get into.</p>

<p>Northwestern, Im not sure. Rice, I think you have a chance there too, but if you had to choose between Purdue or Rice, go with Purdue (Don’t let the SAT score average fool you, its a top-notch school).</p>

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<p>thanks a lot people … </p>

<p>What abt rose hulman … ? … Ir is on top of the rankings … all i want to ask is it better than Harvey Mudd , Michigan and CMU for undergrad? ?</p>

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<p>CMU tops my list so far ! .</p>

<p>I dont want to apply to some Impossible schools ( buying the admission form would be like a lottery ticket ! ) </p>

<p>So far my complete list is :-
1)CMU
1)UMichigan
3)UIUC
4)Ga TEch
5)Purdue
6)Virginia Tech
7)Cornell </p>

<p>I am looking for a safe (It means i dont screw up if i dont get into my top choices … so the only criteria is good-excellent mechanical engineering degree) safety .</p>