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Old 12-20-2006, 08:40 AM   #1
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Desperation................

HELLO every body
this is hereby a solemn declaration that i am in desperate need fo help!!!

this IS NOT A CHANCES THREAD

i am an international applicant form india
well my school records are very good,i got all A1's in my board exam ,and on my expected class 12 results my teachers signed in a 96% in the CBSe exams
i have represented my country at the world school international forum,brisane australia,one among three to be selected.....at the national level
i also am an office bearer of my school and am the health club secretary
i am a computer progaming freak and i have applied to school of technology in carnegie
well here are my Ec's
i have won oover 6 quizzes all over the city at the inter school level,am an ardent quizzer,i was even invited to be the quiz master for a prestigious quiz competion
i have won various debates,and have even apperad on national tv NDTV
for certain discussions
i am currently programming POCKET tanks in C++
i have been given the ALL Rounder gold awad by my school 6 times for outsatnding academic and extra curricular achievemnts
i also have sporting medlas in tennis,volleyball and discus throw
my ecs go on and on
MY school record is pretty decent am sure, with a rank of 5 out of 96
i am also a recepient of the OUtstnading morals and values award
WIllany of this help?
i mean is CArnegie that choosy?
but here is the porblem
MY SATS are not GOOD.........in fact miserable
SAT 1
math-700
verbal-660
sat 2
math 2-660
chem-680

will this just be a nuetral point or a huge negative ????
will the throw away my app jus bcos of this?
please help

am expecting decison on jan 15 .......pray i will get in!!!
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Old 12-20-2006, 12:38 PM   #2
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chill out...you'll be fine. my SATs sucked too and i ended up in School of Comp Sci...and CIT is fairly easy to get in =D
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Old 12-20-2006, 05:13 PM   #3
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your sats really weren't that bad. mine were just a hair better and i got in fine. you have a ton of other things to back it up, so i wouldn't sweat it.
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Old 12-21-2006, 07:40 AM   #4
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karthik, u should be fine !
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Old 12-22-2006, 12:31 PM   #5
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OMG you'll definitely get in fine. You've got some major hooks there!
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Old 12-23-2006, 11:55 PM   #6
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Thank you so much everybody!!!!
i would like to personally thank every one of you who took the trouble to respond to my post ,and some of you or may be all ,have alreay got in to CMU.thats great !!!best of luck!!!!
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Old 01-13-2007, 09:23 AM   #7
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I got rejected.(or as the portal puts it"not admitted")
i guess thats what it means, its hard really hard
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Old 01-13-2007, 09:24 AM   #8
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i need emotional counselling
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Old 01-13-2007, 09:45 AM   #9
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The admissions standards for US colleges are often higher for international students than they are for domestic students. You sound like you have a great application, so I'm sure that you'll get into another great school. I know it's hard to not get into the school that you want to attend, but keep an open mind about the other schools that you applied to. Most people end up happy at whatever school they attend. I think I'm better off here than at the (first choice) school I was rejected from, so maybe the same will happen to you.
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Old 01-14-2007, 11:53 PM   #10
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thanks a lot everybody!!
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Old 04-04-2007, 10:19 PM   #11
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One other thing...I hope you run spell check on any college applications because your initial posting is full of spelling errors and does not speak well of you.
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