College Discussion

Go Back   College Discussion > College Admissions and Search > International Students
Register FAQ     Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

 
Welcome to College Discussion at College Confidential, the Web's leading discussion forum for college admissions, financial aid, SAT prep, and much more! You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, etc. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.
   College Confidential is dedicated to providing the best free college admissions information available on the Web, through our many articles and this discussion forum.

This welcome message goes away when you register and log in!
Discussion Menu
Discussion Home
Help & Rules
Latest Posts
NEW! College Visits
NEW! Stats Profiles
Top Forums
College Search
College Admissions
Financial Aid
SAT/ACT
Parents
Colleges
Ivy League
Main CC Site
College Confidential
College Search
College Admissions
Paying for College
Sponsors
 Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 04-18-2007, 12:37 PM   #106
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Harvard'12
Threads: 2
Posts: 259
hey , what is ur real name? don't tell if u don't like it, anyways, it is nice to have someone with a name similar 2 ur own.in my class too, have got another student of my own name.
rena-itsme is offline  
Old 04-18-2007, 12:46 PM   #107
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arch your golden spine s'il te plait
Gender: Male
Threads: 136
Posts: 1,613
My name is Panagiotis-choose between Panos and Peter (I like both..)
I am an IB student from Greece (duh) and I will be applying and HYP and other colleges of similar caliber. My passion is international relations and I love MUNs and everything connected to it. Ehm, more info about me will come along the discussions..it's easier that way. But by all means, do ask me anything you wanna know!
debate_addict is offline  
Old 04-18-2007, 02:53 PM   #108
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Threads: 27
Posts: 181
my name is rena! lol and my last name begins with a k so renak... creative isnt it?
renak is offline  
Old 04-18-2007, 02:55 PM   #109
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arch your golden spine s'il te plait
Gender: Male
Threads: 136
Posts: 1,613
yeah, really innovative. But then again, mine is no better!!
debate_addict is offline  
Old 04-18-2007, 07:49 PM   #110
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Threads: 37
Posts: 225
debate-addict, if you are applying for International Relations, why don't you look at Georgetown, Tufts, GWU, American?
r6mile is offline  
Old 04-18-2007, 08:37 PM   #111
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Colgate '12
Gender: Male
Threads: 327
Posts: 4,479
I will be back soon just too busy with my magazine!
ajayc is offline  
Old 04-18-2007, 10:41 PM   #112
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arch your golden spine s'il te plait
Gender: Male
Threads: 136
Posts: 1,613
@ r6mile
I am, I just didn't mention them. My top choices are HYP..
debate_addict is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 03:34 AM   #113
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Colgate '12
Gender: Male
Threads: 327
Posts: 4,479
and what about your stats debate_addict?
ajayc is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 07:28 AM   #114
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arch your golden spine s'il te plait
Gender: Male
Threads: 136
Posts: 1,613
Languages
a. Greek native language
b. English excellent, CPE-grade A
c. German very good, Mittelstufe Diplom
d. French good
e. Ancient Greek adequate (reading and writing)
f. Chinese beginner

Honors/awards


IB1 2006-2007
a. Proteio Proodou (certificate for ranking 1 of 150 students)
b. Best delegate and most hard-working delegate at DSAMUN
c. Elected to represent my school as a part of the debate group at the national Greek forensics tournament
d. Elected to partake in the ACMUN as a deputy chair for the disarmament committee
e. Won bronze medal in group competition at the ACS mathematics tournament amongst IB schools in Greece

1st class of lyceum 2005-2006
a. Aristeion Proodou (certificate of excellence for my school performances)
b. Spokesperson for my international summer camp
c. Award for graduating top of my class as well as for my top grades as a CPE candidate at my language school
d. Honorably mentioned in TMUN (Thessaloniki (Model United Nations) as best speaker in the political committee

3rd class of gymnasium 2004-2005
a. Member of student government
b. Aristeion Proodou (national certificate of progress)
c. Award of excellence for my excelling at my language school



Extracurricular activities

2006-2007
a. Editor in charge of IB1 at my school newspaper
b. Impromptu speaking Club
c. Debate club
d. Student at a language school, studying German and French
e. Studying Chinese as an additional class offered by IB
f. Participant in DSAMUN
g. Deputy chair at the ACMUN for the disarmament committee

2005-2006
a. Writer for my school annual newspaper
b. Participant as an executive/student in an innovative summer camp in Greece, with students of various nationalities.
c. Enrolled in an 18-hour seminar about teaching and coping with children of different ages, as well as learning how to form a productive and efficient teaching schedule, in order to transmit and consolidate knowledge.
d. Participant in the TMUN that takes place annually in Greece
e. Enrolled in a professional badminton course.
f. Student at a language school, learning French and German.

2004-2005
a. Playing badminton intramurally.
b. Student at a language school studying German.
c. Created a math/sciences study group with my classmates.

Other personal interests
a. Badminton (three years intramurally and 1 extramurally)
b. Debate and MUN (I have taken part in three MUNs)
c. Journalism (I was an article writer in my high school newspaper and editor in charge of IB1 in the IB journal)
d. Summer camps (I have attended various summer camps during the past 11 years)
e. Piano lessons for 9 years
f. Research and presentation of a survey upon humanitarian organizations.

Work
Experience

Worked at my mother’s coffee shop.
Worked at a pamphlet distributing company.
Participated in a leadership position at a multicultural, international summer camp in Greece. I was selected to work as a assistant in an international summer camp, and concurrently train myself for an executive position there.
Worked as a tutor in English. I tutored a girl for her Michigan Certificate in English, especially focusing on her oral skills, and eventually she succeeded in attaining the diploma.


Volunteer
Experience

Volunteered at the Sisters of Mercy Soup Kitchen
Star distribution for the make a wish foundation:
Helped at the red cross errand that my school orchestrated

GPA. IB (most demanding workload available 4 Higher levels and 2 standard levels_
40.9 out of 42 (97%)
High school sophomore year: 98%

SAT scores (projected)
CR 750 and above,
Writing 750 and above (hopefully 800-i love this section )
Math 800 (amazing teacher)

SAT II: Gonna take em
Literature (practise tests are stellar-unexpected huh!! )
Chemistry- no issues there
German: 800-it is pretty standard since i've done German for 7 years.
debate_addict is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 07:57 AM   #115
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Colgate '12
Gender: Male
Threads: 327
Posts: 4,479
Pretty Good!!! Just get those essays right!

Btw I have been wondering, I also have equal number of ECs, but in the app we need to write down only 5-6 So I think those 5-6 ECs should be really solid ones. The next important thing is Essays you mess with them they mess you up!

Ajay
http://evolution.MITprospectives.org
ajayc is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 09:03 AM   #116
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Europe -> PENN '12
Gender: Male
Threads: 47
Posts: 1,332
debate_addict, you're awesome!! if you write decent essays you're as close to HYP as one can get!!!
Rister_Chutophs is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 09:58 AM   #117
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Colgate '12
Gender: Male
Threads: 327
Posts: 4,479
yep true! .... ....
ajayc is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 10:10 AM   #118
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arch your golden spine s'il te plait
Gender: Male
Threads: 136
Posts: 1,613
Wow, thanks you guys. I can evaluate everybody but myself..that is really nice of u, but you never know...
ah, all i want is to get into a good college. Anywho, what about u guys? Tell me more about urselves.
debate_addict is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 10:23 AM   #119
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Colgate '12
Gender: Male
Threads: 327
Posts: 4,479
Just a few more secs and I will post my Stats
ajayc is offline  
Old 04-19-2007, 10:26 AM   #120
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Colgate '12
Gender: Male
Threads: 327
Posts: 4,479
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. ( w00t )
1. Gold Medal in National Informatics Olympiad.
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} geared towards students - 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.

Cheers!!!
ajayc is offline  
Reply


Thread Tools

 


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:31 AM.


Copyright 2001-2008, CollegeConfidential.com, Inc., All Rights Reserved
SEO by vBSEO 3.1.0