Kindly chance me!

CricketFreak
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:51:25 +0000

Hello. This is an international student applying to the undergraduate class of 2017.
My universities - MIT, Harvard, Yale, Lafayette, Union, WPI, St Johns.
Applying for financial aid/scholarhsips - Yes.

GCE O’level - 10A's [Pakistan Studies, Islamiyat, Urdu, English, Maths, Additional Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computers, Statistics]
GCE AS’level - 2a’s [Physics, Chemistry]
GCE A’level - 1A [Maths]
Currently taking: GCE A2’level Physics, GCE A2’level Chemistry, GCE A’level Thinking Skills, GCE A’level Further Maths.

Converting these grades to the US GPA scale (out of 4) - 4.0 (as told by a university)

Most rigorous curriculum in my school during both, O and AS/A2 level.

SAT Reasoning Test SUPER SCORE - 2120 [800M, 720W, 600R]
SAT Subject Tests - 2200 [Math1, Math2 (800), Chem]
TOEFL iBT - 113 [29R, 27L, 27S, 30W]

Sports - Cricket, Soccer, Swimming, Water Polo.

Student Govt (5 years, including an year that saw me become the school’s Head Boy), have remained the President/ Vice President of different clubs (English Literary Society, Urdu Literary Society, Debating Club) and also the leader of the school’s band.

HEAVILY involved in Parliamentary debates and Cricket.
Leader of my school’s and ex school’s parliamentary debating team. Several accomplishments at the school and regional levels. Awarded ‘The Best Debater’ by my ex school.
Have remained the captain of several cricket teams (in and out of school). Played several quarter finals, semi finals and finals. Declared a top 5 and a top 10 cricketer on two distinct occasions. Regular player of the sport in my area’s team.

Member of a soccer team at school. Member of a water polo team too, at my city’s Gymkhana. Active swimmer.

Community Service (400 hours)
Paid Work Experience (400 hours)

Teaching Assistant of my Maths teacher at his tuition centre.
Trained students for parliamentary debates at my previous school.

Top rankings in International Kangaroo Maths Competitions, with the best laying in the top 0.48% of some 8500 candidates nationwide. Just won a Maths competition at IBA, Karachi too, where I also led a delegation from my school.

Top 15 O’level results in my school’s network nationwide.
Top AS’level results in my school’s network citywide.

Best Essay Writer, Best Band Player, Best Leader - some of the titles I was awarded with by the school on official certificates.

LOVE reading cricket books - have a small library at home too.
Enjoy collecting foreign curreny - got an album full of awesome notes and coins.

Hook - Designed a computer project to transform the school’s manual record keeping system into a computerized one. My Principal LOVED it, and yes, implemented it too.

I guess that’s all, though, I think, I must have missed out on some little things.
Please chance me for my universities - I would highly appreciate your efforts!
Thank you. :)