College Confidential
» CC HOME » FORUM HOME

  College Confidential > College Admissions and Search > Ivy League > Yale University
New User

Welcome to College Confidential!
The leading college-bound community on the web
Join for FREE now, and start talking with other members, weighing in on community polls, and more.

Also, by registering and logging in you'll see fewer ads and pesky welcome messages (like this one)!
Discussion Menu
»Discussion Home
»Help & Rules
»Latest Posts
»NEW! CampusVibe™
»Stats Profiles
Top Forums
»College Chances
»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
SuperMatch - The Future of College Search!
CampusVibe - Almost As Good As A Campus Visit!
Yale University
265 Church St.
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
School Resources

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 02-20-2012, 02:29 PM   #1
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 423
Please chance me

Hello Friends,

I am a prospective International applicant from India and I had applied to colleges ( HYPS, Amherst, Williams, Dartmouth, Middlebury, Hamilton, Bates, Columbia, Penn ) this year. But now I expect rejection from everywhere. But still can someone chance me.

Career Goals - Politician, Major - Pol. Sci.

Grades - Class IX - 90+, Class X - 87.5, Class XI - 88, Class XII - 75.8 ( CBSE English topper )

ECs outside School

1. Co-Founder of Two Registered and recognized NGOs ( One in a major city and the other in Northern Bengal ), First helps the poor people in their pursuit to gain education, Second helping the homeless and poor.

2. Created a new product, investors ready to invest, product ready to be launched.

3. Writing two books which would be published in the coming month.

ECs in School

President and founder of Student union of my school
President of student government
President and Founder of Youth Bank
President and founder of Eco Club
President and founder of school disciplinary committee
Founder of various extracurricular clubs for students
President, Founder, Speaker of Economics and Political club of my school
RWA President
Teacher of adult literacy campaign
Teacher ( Maths, Social Sciences and Painting ) for underprivileged kids
Chief Artist and group leader of our school's art club ( won many painting competitions )

Awards -

Received award from Government of India for my successful participation in the literacy campaign.

Other awards mostly from School

Recommendations - Excellent

Now the deal breaker - SAT Score - 2030, SAT II ( Jan 28th score, I am still shocked with the score. I felt I had done MUCH better ) - ( Maths - 630, US History - 640, Physics - 650 )
Anirudha1993 is offline   Reply   
Old 02-20-2012, 02:36 PM   #2
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 214
Could you please explain how grades are given? In the states, a 75.8 equates a C+ which would definitely be too low for Yale. Without a more comprehensive understanding of your academic profile, I can't give you a fair evaluation.
retrohippo is offline   Reply   
Old 02-20-2012, 02:56 PM   #3
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 423
75.8 would be a distinction in India.
Anirudha1993 is offline   Reply   
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:19 PM.




Copyright 2001-2011, Hobsons, Inc., All Rights Reserved