Chance an international shooting for Ivies with stellar ecs and dog water grades [GCSE 5A*, 2A, 1B; A-level predicted 1A*, 2A; IB predicted 41/45]

Chance Me / Match Me
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DEMOGRAPHICS:

  • Indian Citizen ; Live in the UK

  • High income family — Full pay
    MAJOR: Business econimics and public policy

STATS:

5A* and 3 As and 1 B ( in Drama studies ) in GCSE : basically 3.95 GPA — this is basically 9th and 10th grade
A levels predicted - A*A A in Maths, econ and politics : basically 41/45 IB predicted

SAT : Test-Optional

EXTRA-CURRICULARS:

  1. Reselling business:

    • £150k / annum revenue

  2. Healthy snacks brand founder:

  • Spent 2 summers in India, developing the flavours and visiting farmers and manufacturers, trying to understand the process.
  • Sold 700kg +, £5000 raised ; £18,000 projected revenue
  1. Elected Youth officer for my city for the Labour Party - ruling govt in the UK
  • Represent over 60,000 youth of the city - Coordinated with branches from other citities to pass a policy recommendation to the National Policy Forum. The policy was to amend a a business roadblock I faced.
  • 200+ hours of campaigning and canvassing with local MP

  1. Made a documentary on failing indian businesses : - surveryed 200+ and interviewed 15+ business owners ; 19k views on youtube

  2. Designed and funded a game.

  3. Played state level cricket in India, competed at National probables till 9th grade

    • Play town level cricket in the UK
    • Varsity Rugby, Football and Hockey too.

  4. Founded a consultancy that matched businesses/startups with vendors tailored to their needs ; 25+ business served ; £1500 profit. I listed this in my top 3 on common app.

EXTRAS: ( Mentioned on LinkedIn / Resumé)

  • Head of food council at school

  • Lead Econ and Business society

  • International Student rep

  • Work experience for ex Local MP

  • Internship for a company in supply chain + invenroty management division

ESSAYS :

  • Common App personal statement — 9.5/10
  • Supplementals — 8.5/10
    RECOMMENDATIONS :

Econ teacher — 9 / 10
Maths teacher — 8 / 10
Counselor — 7 / 10
Local MP for my city — whom I campaigned with — 9.5 / 10

AWARDS:

  • 12+ MUN awards
  • 3 Senior Maths challenge award - Bronze for all 3
  • 2 school awards

UNIS APPLYING TO (ALL REGULAR DECISION)

  • UC BERKELEY
  • CORNELL
  • UPENN
  • NYU
  • DUKE
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Thank you in advance to all

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Are you currently a junior? Just an FYI, Cornell and Penn will be test required starting next cycle(Fall 2026 start).

And while NYU and Duke are still test optional, it’s often preferred for international students.

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Why are you applying test optional?

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“Dog-water” grades? Come on.

And I’m sure you know the schools you listed are all reaches for any unhooked applicant – even more so as an international student from an over-represented country. You are a good candidate but the issue is that there are more worthy candidates than spots available. Take your shot but be sure to have some safer admits on your application list.

Unsolicited advice-- I would strongly consider preparing for and taking wither the SAT or ACT if you are a sophomore or junior.

Good luck.

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I am a senior dude, already applied

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Heyy, sorry I just copy pasted it from another reddit post.

I am a senior and i have already applied, you pursue A-levels in the UK at 11th and 12th grade

And I am from the UK, just indian citizen

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These won’t count at most schools — they want to see recommendations from your teachers.

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If you are a senior you will know soon enough.

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True man, just wanted some opinions before results day

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In that case, you don’t need a chance me. You’ll have actual results in less than a week.

ETA: cross posted with @happy1

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I agree, just that there’s no harm, + I am sure my MP’s letter verified all the elected officer claims etc

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Nobody can reasonably chance you for these competitive schools. Too much depends on things that cannot or should not be shared on a public forum such as essays, LORs, etc. Good luck.

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I’d say, about 3%. Higher at NYU and Duke.

Also, a friendly tip: almost everyone responding here is a parent, so you might want to word your posts accordingly.

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Hey, sorry I wasn’t aware, anyway I can delete the post / get it removed

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MOD NOTE: Some details have been removed from the original post for privacy reasons.

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dog water grades

So very disingenuous

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Anyway you/some other mod could edit it please, i thought this was meant to be like reddit. My bad

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Reddit is other teenager who don’t get know how much they do not know sharing their wealth of experience. Here, most responding have actual experience, few of whom are your bro or dude. Generally, it’s best to limit such terminology to your contemporaries.

Regardless, it is what it is. You’ll get results soon. Good luck

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Ok Broseph, just trying to be helpful.

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