tebow15

hey i'm a rising senior and i'd appreciate it if any big posters or yale 2012 acceptees could chance me for yale EA, and harvard, yale, princeton, and MIT regular...thanks!

gender: male
race: indian...yesssss

class rank: 1/218

testing:
SAT: 800 M, 750 CR, 800 W (2350 total)
ACT: n/a
SAT 2s: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio M, 800 Chemistry, 790 World History
AP exams (10 total): human geography-5, biology-5, world history-5, european history-5, us history-4, calc ab-5, environ sci-5, eng lang-5, stat-5, chem-5

awards:

science:
-3 time florida state science fair finalist
-1st place florida junior of sciences symposium
-2 time intel international science and engineering fair finalist
-4th place, 2008 international science and engineering fair
-1st place US Army award, 2008 international science and engineering fair
-published one book chapter and two journal articles: "ecological modelling," "ecological applications," "advances in modeling agricultural systems"
-presented research (lecture) in south africa at kruger national park annual science network meeting in april 2008


math:
-placed 22 times at mu alpha theta (regional and statewide) competitions including:
-2nd place regionally and 2nd place statewide, algebra 2
-2nd place regionally and 5th place statewide, pre-calc
-2nd place regionally and 6th place statewide, statistics
-3-time AIME finalist (highest AIME score: 6)

random:
-1st place, florida state brain bee (neuroscience)
-finalist, 2008 USA national brain bee championship
-debate: won 3 regional tournaments and 2 statewide tournaments in original oratory and student congress


ECs:
-varsity tennis team
-mu alpha theta: president (11 and 12), organized schoolwide math tutoring program, coached competitive algebra 2 team
-science NHS and sci. res. club president (11 and 12)
-attended SSTP at UF, 7 week summer science program
-research internships at university of miami medical school and university of florida department of ag/bio engineering, developed computer simulation engine for a national park in south africa

community service:
-organized textbook and workbook drive for tsunami-stricken middle school in chennai, india
-taught classes on hindu religion and culture at local temple for 3 years
-organized spelling and vocabulary bees for kids in my neighborhood through north south foundation

essays: i plan to write a funny one about my childhood infatuation with bollywood (indian cinema) and a serious one about hindu scripture and learning elementary sanskrit

any tips/advice would be appreciated...thanks!

the_village_idio

Your grades are definitely good enough and so are your EC's (in my opinion). I don't know how well you get along with adults, but you should maybe brush up on your interview skills? I think one of the biggest reasons I got into Yale and not Harvard was because my interview went far better (even though I got accepted to Princeton without one =/ ).

Also, personally, your essays are too...Indian? If they are a big part of who you are, then by all means go for it, but I think one of the reasons these colleges have essays is to see a part of you that they can't see from the rest of your app.

Good luck. I expect that you'll be hearing from at least one of the HYP and probably (50/50) from MIT.

tebow15

bump...i'd appreciate any feedback

tebow15

bumpppp...

aairzoom34

are you competing in the intel science competition as a senior? i'm not sure of the exact name of the competition but I know the 40 finalists get to meet the president.

Poseur

Do you have safeties and matches that you love?

Your credentials are very impressive and I'm sure that the schools you listed would be happy to have you -- but none of them can be counted on as a sure acceptance, as each gets tons of amazing applicants like you every year.

nickm456

wow some of your ECs are amazing. south africa will definitely stand out. good essay topics. i think everyone who applies to schools like these has about the same grades so i think it really comes down to your ECs and essays. you do something different with your knowledge of hindu culture so that will really help you stand out from everyone else. i think for someone who has to read thousands of college apps it can really help you to have something like that to keep them interested.

tebow15

bump, any other opinions?

Nycstev428

u ll get in

2468

dang..u might get in