ajayc

Class IX Scores:

1. English : 92%(A)
2. Hindi(Native Lang) : 88.5%(A)
3. Mathematics : 88.1%(A)
4. Science (Phy, Chem, Bio combined) : 95%(A)
5. Social Studies(includes Geography, History, Civics) : 83.3%(A)
6. Physical Education : A
7. Computer Science : A

Rank : 1st

Class X:

1.English : 90% (A)
2. Hindi : 63%(Oops) (B)
3. Mathematics : 87 (A)
4. Science
- Practicals - 25/25
- Theory - 72/75
Total% -> 97%(A)
5. Social Science
- Project Work - 20/20
- Theory - 73/80
Total% -> 93% (A)

6. Work Experience : A
7. Physical Education : A

Grade XI : 80 %

Academics :

*** Special Appreciation by NASA in the NASA Student Involvement Program.

1. Gold Medal in National Informatics Olympiad {Conducted by some private foundation}.

2. 3rd Rank in National Cyber Olympiad.

3. Secured 2nd Rank in 7th International Science Talent Examination conduceted by Bangalore Science Forum.

4. 7th Rank in 'Assesment of Scholastic Skills through Education Testing.

5. Represented region with my science project at Indian Institute of Techonology. Secured 1st Rank.

6. Finalist National Environmental Quiz conducted by Environment Education Council for Children Delhi Public School Society.

7. Won state level debate conducted by Hindi Samaj.

Leadership :

1. School Captain. {Indian Equivalent of Student Body head}

2. School Prefect - Before I was promoted to School Captain.

3. Awarded 'A' certificate by National Cadet Corps {NCC > Indian Equivalent of ROTC}

4. School Basketball and Volleyball Team Captain.

5. Head of student body at my previous school too {2 years ago, so not important I guess}

Social Work:

1. Special Appreciation by Leprosy Mission.

2. Special Appreciation by LIFE { Lower Income Family Emancipation }

3. Led a AIDS awareness drive sponsored by school.

Sports:

1. Represented region at state level for Volleyball and Ball Badminton {What is ball badminton? never mind}

2. School Basketball and Volleyball Captain.

Others:

1. Founder of a Evolution Science Magazine{Ezine} Worlds first ezine for students by students covering diverse topics http://evolution.MITprospectives.org

2. I have my own Linux Distribution used by a few schools in my city {Its geared towards education}

3. Founder of Linux User Group in my City.

4. Founder of inter school gaming club in the city.

5. Member Ubuntu Linux India Team.


{Dont ask me about why 63 is a B, its Indian system }

Now coming to SATs

I havent given it yet. BUT I have an average score of 2250 on around 5 Practice tests.

Cant comment about SAT II. Though I gave a Phy practice test full 800.

slipper1234

You have a very strong chance. Good luck!

ajayc

will someone else please confirm this?

supergaut24

you have a really good shot. ace your SATs and keep your class rank high.

JohnnyK

also, don't be Indian. Less deserving minorities need your spot, I'm afraid

ajayc

I am an Indian...

Sheed30

lol, you definitely have great chances....

ajayc

w00t, the best chances thread I ever had

ajayc

oh btw I am applying for aid... I know it will ruin my chances to some extent.. but since Dartmouth claims to be need blind I will keep my hopes high!

merecat91

I really don't think applying for aid matters in regards to your admission. I did that and I had much less impressive stats; I got in anyway.

ajayc

now that is music to my ears

err...I am an international merecat, are you?

supergaut24

Dartmouth is not need-blind for international students , so it matters if you need aid .... sad but true...

ajayc

well i saw on the site that Dartmouth meets the needs of students it admits even intls. so what you are now saying is my chances are considerably less now that I am asking for aid?

supergaut24

There is a difference between meeting the need of admitted students and being need-blind.

Being need-blind means that your ability to pay won't be a factor in deciding whether you will be admitted. Unfortunately, Dartmouth is not need-blind for international students which means that if you ask for financial aid your chances of admissions will be lesser. However, Dartmouth will meet your full need if you are admitted.

Here's what dartmouth.edu says about this :

"Due to the limited resources available for financial aid, Dartmouth must take the financial resources of international applicants into account when making admissions decisions."

"Dartmouth College does not have enough financial aid for every talented and needy foreign applicant. Some difficult decisions must be made at the end of the international review dictated, in part, by the limited budget for foreign nationals."

However, keep in mind that only a handful of colleges are need-blind for international students. Harvard , MIT ,Princeton, Yale and Middlebury are the only ones I know of. Other Ivy schools like UPenn , Columbia , Cornell are also NOT need-blind for internationals.

However, the Student Assembly at Dartmouth is pushing for making it need-blind for internationals. http://thedartmouth.com/2007/02/21/news/internatl/ Lets hope they succeed.

ajayc

Ok I get it.

NOW tell me my chances