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coolbuddy90 · 04-12-2008, 10:55 AM

Hi everyone. I m an Asian male studying in one the most competitive schools in my country. I need to know my chances of getting into Harvard and some other Ivies also. I know its really tough and i don't think its possible but still plz.just tell me whether its possible.

Rank- 1/400
SAT I- M- 800
V- 800
CR- 800

SAT II- MATH-II- 800
Physics - 800
chemistry-800
Eng. Lit -800
Bio -800
AP
Calculus AB 5
Calculus BC 5
Physics B 5
Physics C 5
English Composition and language- 5
Chemistry 5
Computer Science- 4 .(Grrrrrr....) :-(

GPA- N/A ( I'm from India but I have scored 98% in my 10th Grade examination which is really important and I placed 3rd in the entire country).

EC's

- Debating and Elocuting- Have won about 12 national competitions and 4 international competitions. I am the captain of my school teams. I had also the opportunity to have a session along with some othr ppl from my school with the former President of India.( A.P.J Abdul Kalam)

- Quizzing- Have won about 30 national and state championships.

- Mathematics- My favorite subject and will be probably be doing my college studies in it. I have represented India in the International Mathematical Olympiad 2 times and have won gold both the times. I also qualified 3 times for Physics and Chemistry and have won a two bronzes one in each.

- I have also helped in building homes for the people affected by the tsunami in India for around 3 months( 3 days a week and 3 weeks a month).

- I also volunteer every week for an avg. 4 hrs community service at the local old age home and also at an orphanage.

- I am also in my school Football(Soccer). Basketball. and Cricket Teams for the past 2 years and I was the captain of my b-ball team and we reached national finals.

- I also tutor kids at my home and school for 5 months every year.

- I have also won a couple of essay writing contests at national level.

My essays are terrific and I have very strong RC's . One from a former PM of India.

I 'm planning to apply to
-Harvard
-Princeton
-Harvey Mudd
-Yale
-Stanford
-UC Berkeley
-UCLA(Safety measure)
-UPenn (Safety mesure)

I'm free for any kinds of suggestions. Plz feel free to tell me ur views. Thanks in advance.

04-12-2008, 10:55 AM	#1
coolbuddy90 New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Threads: 2 Posts: 3	What are my chances??? Hi everyone. I m an Asian male studying in one the most competitive schools in my country. I need to know my chances of getting into Harvard and some other Ivies also. I know its really tough and i don't think its possible but still plz.just tell me whether its possible. Rank- 1/400 SAT I- M- 800 V- 800 CR- 800 SAT II- MATH-II- 800 Physics - 800 chemistry-800 Eng. Lit -800 Bio -800 AP Calculus AB 5 Calculus BC 5 Physics B 5 Physics C 5 English Composition and language- 5 Chemistry 5 Computer Science- 4 .(Grrrrrr....) :-( GPA- N/A ( I'm from India but I have scored 98% in my 10th Grade examination which is really important and I placed 3rd in the entire country). EC's - Debating and Elocuting- Have won about 12 national competitions and 4 international competitions. I am the captain of my school teams. I had also the opportunity to have a session along with some othr ppl from my school with the former President of India.( A.P.J Abdul Kalam) - Quizzing- Have won about 30 national and state championships. - Mathematics- My favorite subject and will be probably be doing my college studies in it. I have represented India in the International Mathematical Olympiad 2 times and have won gold both the times. I also qualified 3 times for Physics and Chemistry and have won a two bronzes one in each. - I have also helped in building homes for the people affected by the tsunami in India for around 3 months( 3 days a week and 3 weeks a month). - I also volunteer every week for an avg. 4 hrs community service at the local old age home and also at an orphanage. - I am also in my school Football(Soccer). Basketball. and Cricket Teams for the past 2 years and I was the captain of my b-ball team and we reached national finals. - I also tutor kids at my home and school for 5 months every year. - I have also won a couple of essay writing contests at national level. My essays are terrific and I have very strong RC's . One from a former PM of India. I 'm planning to apply to -Harvard -Princeton -Harvey Mudd -Yale -Stanford -UC Berkeley -UCLA(Safety measure) -UPenn (Safety mesure) I'm free for any kinds of suggestions. Plz feel free to tell me ur views. Thanks in advance.