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Chances-Preety plzzzzzzzz!!!!
titanium909
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What are my chances???
Nepalese....applying for aid and lots of it
Graduated as top 5% of my high schoool(extremely competitive high school, accepts around 350 students from a potential pool of 4,000)
TOEFL~273/300
SAT~CR:690, Maths:650, Writing:670
SAT2~Maths 2c:800, Physics:800, Chemistry:750
Recommendations:quite good but not top notch, got a few one of the ever encountered
Essays:so-so to mediocre
a)CGA (Computer, Graphics and Arts) club, St.Xavier
4 repliesNepalese....applying for aid and lots of it
Graduated as top 5% of my high schoool(extremely competitive high school, accepts around 350 students from a potential pool of 4,000)
TOEFL~273/300
SAT~CR:690, Maths:650, Writing:670
SAT2~Maths 2c:800, Physics:800, Chemistry:750
Recommendations:quite good but not top notch, got a few one of the ever encountered
Essays:so-so to mediocre
a)CGA (Computer, Graphics and Arts) club, St.Xavier
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Founding member/vice-president; Organizer and program coordinator of the first ever “Intra college web page designing” competition; Organized several socials, honor programs, social get together, career expos, anti pollution campaigns, peace programs; Recently organized the first ever "Inter College web page designing competition"
b)Kalanki Nagarik Samaj
Founding member of the Kalanki Nagarik Samaj, a non political organization located at Kalanki – a ward in Kathmandu, established for the rehabilitation of injured victims during the People’s Revolution of 2006; Currently working as a social organization to promote awareness in youths and conducting anti drug campaigns
c)Union for Innovation (U.f.I)
Executive member and Head of Public Relations; Organized a winter camp to counsel orphans and get them enrolled into schools(made supervisor for this camp); setup small sessions to provide information for youths on abroad studies
d)Gurusewa Ashram
Honored and appreciated by the Gurusewa Ashram; Member and Volunteer; Volunteered in several relief activities for Tsunami victims, Earthquake victims and victims of the 10 year civil war (although now over);Conducted several awareness raising activities; Mobilized and distributed various herbal medicines to the people suffering from chronic diseases
e)Green Camp Nepal
Volunteer for the Green Camp Nepal, IUCN member; Helped establish eco clubs in several secondary schools; Represented Nepal and Green Camp Nepal in the Millennium International Children’s Conference on the Environment (see below)
f)Millennium International Children’s Conference on the Environment
Participated in the Millennium International Children’s Conference on the Environment, organized by UNEP, held in Eastbourne, England
g)Nepal Red Cross society
Member and Volunteer; Volunteered at several Blood donation camps, eye camps, afforestation programs, religious holidays; Volunteered to improve health and sanitation situations in schools
h)Rotary club
Member and Volunteer at the “Home for the Elderly”; Distributed food items and blankets to the elderly people; Volunteered and participated at the annual festival organized by these elderly people
Nepal Cultural Association
Member and volunteer; Organized, Volunteered and monitored several essay competitions
i)SAATH, St.Xavier’s
Organized SAATH (Social service, Awareness raising and Advocacy for Tranquility and Humanity) event, an event organized to support HIV AIDS victims; Volunteered during the World AIDS Day
j)SET council, St.Xavier’s
Participated in the 10th SET exhibition organized by the SET council - Surveyed and conducted an extensive research on child labors -child vehicle conductors; Donated blood at the 11th SET exhibition organized by the SET council
Sports activities:
Member and volunteer for the Kalika Mahabir Sports club (Organized several sports competition- low key football competition and junior badminton competition; Participated in many sports competitions notably Badminton, Cricket, Basketball and Soccer; third prize at the junior badminton competition) ;Third prize during Xavier’s day table tennis ; Participated in Xavier’s day football, basketball, cricket, and chess ; Captained football side at Xavier’s day football ; Vice captain of cricket team during Xavier’s day
..........some awards won-2 essay comps, 1 science fair(third)
Work Experiences:
The New Summit School
Taught secondary level mathematics and science; Worked for 6 periods per week/ 1 period=45 minutes
The Spangle Boarding School
Taught secondary level mathematics and science; Worked for 18 periods per week/ 1 period=45 minutes; Also assisted in Extra curricular activities and formation of new clubs
I am applying to the folowing schools
Colby, Lafayette, Trinity, Occidental, Carleton, Furman, Macalester, Reed, Skidmore, Union, Wash U(deferred ed1 but sent supp materials), Kenyon, Whitman, Grinnell, Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, DePauw, Oberlin, Sewanee, Gettysburg, Harvey Mudd, Bowdoin