The official Pakistani Thread for the class of 2013

[theGame]

Oxbridge? My foot. LOL. Applied to LSE and am waiting anxiously. You should get in there easily, though.

[Flibb]

you'll get in dude...no worries!

me, I'm more of an engineering kind of person, so LSE, I wasn't so sure!

Aren't you supposed to withdraw any applications once you get into some college ED?

[khan91]

yo Flibb...how'd you calculate the GPA?

and how about we also post schools we attend...

[Karpov]

what you have to understand about oxfbridge is that they have the most subjective selection prcoess among the elite schools of the world. you can't get in on who you are, only on what you have done. and international students are at a disadveantge. they are only so many they take so straight As really arent gonna get you far. Did you have a distinction. or really stood out in your selected major?
Don't take the rejection too personally. I have yet too meet anyone who got in and did not have a distinction. i am sure there are such people. but i havent seen them.

[Flibb]

@khan91: Dude, I used the online GPA Calculator, use it, its cool...And put in your high school grades as well as the grades you got in O levels and AS levels...And about schools, I believe theGame will see the CIA coming, too conspicuous

@karpov: You're right man! I don't know what I was thinking when I applied, with a C in my bag (I know!). I did have the AICE diploma distinction tho, which I believe is really commonplace? And no, I aint taking it personally, I follow the "MY FOOT" approach . We can look at oxbridge for masters, which comes later!

[Karpov]

khan 91 it'd be a good idea i guess but there are too few of us here.

[bladeknight]

Is It Possible For Me To Be Accepted At MIT? I Am A Pakistani Student At A Levels, But I Am A U.S Citizen.

Here Are My Stats:

9As In O Levels
5As In A Levels
2300 In SAT 1
2350 In SAT 2

And I Have Also Done A Lot Of Extracuriculars Concerning Debate As Well As Athletics. Can I Get Accepted Into MIT With These Stats?

[Flibb]

@bladeknight, you have AWESOME stats, so don't worry about them. MIT, you must know, doesn't pay THAT much attention to grades or scores. Other things really matter like your passions and your essays. So it never is a surprise if a person with 2400s on SATs gets rejected. What matters is how you can contribute to the community, and what makes you stand out from the rest of the high scorers. Good Luck!

[Karpov]

what these stats mean is that your academic achievement is considerable. you will have to prove who you are through other things as well. Great Ecs. Great Essays. A great hook- a something extra which literally no other student will have.
Tell them why you are extraordinary. why you and not the other Pakistani with the same stats belong at MIT.
But you have a shot. and when it comes to mit that really is saying something.

[theGame]

You will also need great RECs. Here are some samples you can give your teachers: MIT Admissions | Info For Schools & Counselors: Writing Evaluations

[Flibb]

hey guys, i've subscribed to this thread, so I get emails about any updates on auto!

[Flibb]

oh, i just noticed, there might be girls....so its hey people!

[theGame]

Girls are shy in general on CC and Pakistani girls..? You can bet they will continue to hide in the shadows. Even our boys do that And I am not blaming them in any way. Nobody wants the CIA on his/her back

[Karpov]

Come on The Game. I have been letting this pass but i have never met a pakistani afraid of owning up to his country. Stop saying that. It almost falls under racial profiling. It offends my sensibilities.
Flibb i can tell u for a fact that neither me nor the game is female. So that leaves ....er... er

[Flibb]

bladeknight? lol, nah, he is a guy as well