Chance me please! Engineering schools...

divaa2266
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:33:39 +0000

Hi!
I’m applying to engineering schools like

Georgia Tech
UIUC
UMich Ann Arbor
Rose Hulman
CMU
HMC
UC Berkeley, LA and SD
UT Austin (maybe)

I know some of these schools are pretty hard to get into, and I just might be aiming a little too high, but I really don’t know.
I don’t really know if i should even try applying to colleges like Stanford, Princeton, Cornell , UPenn etc.

SAT:
CR: 690
Math: 800
Writing: 710

SAT Subject tests:
Math2:800
Physics: 800
Chemistry: 800

I study abroad in India, in a CBSE school, so i can’t really tell you my GPA. I once used this GPA calculator thingamajig and got a 3.96/4 ish?
But I’m in the top three of my batch of about 60 students in academics.
Also because it’s a different board, i don’t have the opportunity to take college courses, AP , honors classes etc. so i don’t know if that’ll bring down my chances.

Extra-Curricular:

Indian classical dance- Bharatnatyam: completed my junior level exam, passed with distinction. Have also performed several times under fine arts associations

Piano (western classical): Completed trinity guildhall exams grades initial to 4 with distinctions in all except a merit in one. Am taking the grade 5 exam this year.

Music: Trained in Indian classical
Have won several competitions conducted by my school and by my music academy.

Community service:
Tuition and training classes (in English) for the under privileged (children of construction workers)

Assistant in two Walkathons (for charity) – Money collection and accounts handling
Helped collect more than Two Lakh Rupees

Organized and led a Bake-sale for a children’s orphanage and raised Rs. 10,000 for them

A member of a subgroup of Rotary – conduct blood donation drives, eye camps, women hygiene camps and fund raisers for charities. I have led a few of the fund raisers, and have collected enough money to fund hospitals coming to set up these camps.

About 250+ hours put in for community service.

Other Information:
INTERNSHIP: I did an internship at Tata Elxsi, an industrial design company for ten days and helped them on a project.

LEADERSHIP: I co-led the main event in our schools interschool fest.

I think that’s pretty much it, let me know if I’ve missed out anything, and please let me know which colleges you think I have a chance of getting into PLEAAASSSSEEE I’m really stressed out !

Thanks!

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