Dartmouth: My new love!

ajayc
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:43:35 +0000

Jonathan1: Almost everything! I will be majoring in Mech. Engg. I have been reading about Dartmouth on the forums. And I must say I am clearly impressed. I would choose dartmouth over other Ivies, without a doubt.

I didnt intend this to be a chances thread, but yeah I would appreciate it if anyone would give me some feedback, these are my stats and ECs as on date:

Class IX Scores:


English : 92%(A)
Hindi(Native Lang) : 88.5%(A)
Mathematics : 88.1%(A)
Science (Phy, Chem, Bio combined) : 95%(A)
Social Studies(includes Geography, History, Civics) : 83.3%(A)
Physical Education : A
Computer Science : A


Rank : 1st

Class X:

1.English : 90% (A)
2. Hindi : 63%(Oops) (B)
3. Mathematics : 87 (A)
4. Science

Practicals - 25/25

Theory - 72/75
Total% -> 97%(A)

5. Social Science

Project Work - 20/20

Theory - 73/80
Total% -> 93% (A)


Work Experience : A
Physical Education : A


Well in Class XI I have an avg of 80% but my final exams are not over yet, they are in march.

And yes my full list of ECs:


Won a Gold Medal in Informatics Olypiad conducted by SIlverzone
Secured 2nd Rank in 7th International Level Science Talent Examination conducted by The Bangalore Science Forum.
Represented Delhi Public School Rajkot at ‘LISTEN- The Worlds First Conference on Childs Concerns’.
3.Secured 3rd Rank in National Cyber Olympiad.
Secured 7th position in Assesment of Scholastic Skills thorugh Education Testing
Was promoted to School Captain from School Prefect recently.
Awarded ‘A’ Certificate by National Cadet Corps
Special appreciation by ‘Leprosy Mission’ for social work.
Represented region at the State Science Fair at IIT Kharagpur.
Represented region at State for Volleyball and Ball Badminton.
Won state level debate organised by Hindi Samaj
Appointed school basketball and volleyball team Captain.
Appointed School Captain at DPS, Rajkot.
Choosen as a member of the Indian Ubuntu Linux Team.
I have my own customized linux distribution geared towards education (similar to edubuntu to be specific)
Founder of Linux User Group in my city.
Partcipated in AIDS awareness drive.
Special Appreciation by LIFE(Lower Income Family Emancipation) for social work.
Successfully participated in Environment Week in our city.
Finalist of Environment Quiz Contest conducted by Environment Education Council for Children Delhi Public School Society.
20 4th Rank in State Level Quiz Competition conducted by Rajkumar College Rajkot.


Ok if you are going to ask why the hell is 63 a B, sorry I cant help it its the Indian system.Marking is kind of harsh here the passing marks are around 33.

I have an avg of 2250 on SAT practice tests now. Lets see what happens on the real one…

btw I just had a few questions, I have this gaming site on http://evolution-gaming.clans.net <—server down now i guess and www.cutlersoftware.com/evolution <–Just changed the CMS to Joomla.

I still havent got sponsors or something but should I mention this in my ECs?

I had participated in Nasa student involvement program but the certificate got lost on its way, indian postal system rocks!, and now NASA has discontinued the project due to budget cuts. Should i tell this? or will they consider I am lying about it? I have no proof…except a pair of space shuttle cuff links they sent me!!!

Lastly I have my own Linux Distro should I send along a CD?

Cheers!!!