Chance for SSP, YSP @ UC Davis!

mumbai98
Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:56:11 +0000

Hi! I am an international applicant to these programs. I would love to hear what you have to say.

Ethnicity: Asian(Indian)
Household income: high enough to not need aid.

SAT: My January SAT went great! I will be sending SSP my SAT scores after I get them. YSP does not ask for SAT scores.
Marks: around 90% (Grading is very rigorous at my school and I have valid reasons for a bit of a decline in my grades)
SAT 2: None taken
APs: Not offered at my school.

Relevant ECs:

1. Research: I carried out a research project last summer. It got published in a peer-reviewed journal and I am the lead author. I did not receive any mentorship during the course of the project. I had to do everything myself.

2. I have taken part in a lot of competitive examinations ranging from the Indian equivalent of the AIME to other examinations where I have performed exceptionally well (T-50 nationally).

3. I have used my coding skills to build A LOT of video-games. I uploaded them to Github and sent them the link.

Essays: I found them interesting. Plus a lot of those essays are from the MIT app. I wrote them as if I were writing the actual application to MIT. They turned out well.

Additional Skills:
Python, C++, Javascript, LaTeX - Proficient. MATLAB - Amateur.

Thank you for your time!