<p>Yup. As in grades as well as a gpa. Why? Thats kinda common.
PS I screwed up me ACT so doesn’t really matter what gpa I maintained or the ECs.</p>
<p>@Abhi27nav … you have amazing achievements both in academics and ECs. Adcoms will notice the potential. ACT is one test and a 28 is not bad…especially cuz everything else outweighs it. Do not lose hope! And yeah, how did you manage to do so much while still maintaining your grades??? It is extremely impressive!</p>
<p>@conscience13
Firstly thanks for the motivation bud! It helps.
Well, I was trained by the best in business. max Planck intt and her majesty’s Nuke program ex scientist and some more places. So phy and math were never a problem. And I worked a bit on chem.
I am just praying I don’t end up college less.</p>
<p>I think @Conscience13 case sensitivity.
PS like I said I am already trained uptil.3rd year college courses in advanced phy and math.</p>
<p>There is no way you will end up college-less!!! BTW, did you mention in your application the reason for the low ACT score; something about an illness right? It would really help if you could let them know as soon as possible if you haven’t already mentioned it. </p>
<p>No man. My college list is-
Cornell,p’ton, mit, stanford, uchicago and Harv. +ETH uncond.(mostly)
no I haven’t. Should I mail them? I have already told them of a circumstance though.</p>
<p>So there is a big chance of me ending college less. All credits to the ACT. :(</p>
<p>@Abhi27nav
You might end up not going to the colleges you have applied to (due to the ACT), but with the amount of knowledge you have (and you will gain in the future), you will succeed! </p>
<p>I am pretty sure that one’s work/research outweighs the reputation of the college he attended a few years after undergraduation.</p>
<p>Lemme bust a myth and end this endless debate,
MYTH: Great extracurriculars and talents are the keys to getting in.
REALITY: FUHGETABOUTIT! What really count are your grades and SAT/ACT scores. Only after you qualify on those two measures—grades and test scores—does everything else come into play. Extracurricular activities, athletic skill, musical, artistic, or theatrical talent, background, overcoming unusual hardship, personality, and the
institutional needs of the college in a given year all come into play. But to make it into the admissions sweepstakes you’ve got to have an academic “ticket.” By academic, I mean stan test scores because officials don’t really understand the education system here, a perfect GPA with low ACT would only mean grade inflation to them.</p>
<p>Keeping that in mind, I think the most logical step for Abhinav would be to to take a gap year, pad up his resume a little more, just score on Stan Tests (which I don’t see would be a problem) and finally, think very hard about a clear cut hook, and that’s it any university would be a safety! OR he could just attend any college and aim for top grad schools (which would be better for the long run) because statistics show that applicants from name brand schools have a tough time getting in top grad schools as compared to that from lower name brand. So, a HLS applicant from Harvard College will have a tough time as compared to say, a state flagship university. Finally, I think that Abhinav is quite accomplished and that he’ll make full use of the resources at any university/college (maybe even invent things or win a nobel prize). A University never bogs down an outstanding and accomplished person. That’s IT!</p>
<p>@Abhinav: I am stunned! Your EC’s are mindblowing! </p>
<p>How did you into research at there places? Isn’t the medium of instruction at ETH Zurich German?</p>
<p>@robots156
Thanks.
I was taught by Max Planck Instt. , munich. My professor/mentor knows german. And ETH also has english programs. However first year stuff happens in german. But I learnt all the first year stuff already. So german wasn’t an issue. Also, I did my work from home. As an international over the internet. So, yeah it was not an issue.
Max planck ins. is like home to me. Everything I learnt, is from there or from its professor. </p>
<p>And about acquiring the research, well I have a story, but its not the right place. People slowly contacted me seeing mt research papers and theories. Sometimes with appreciation, and sometimes with criticism and then offered tutelage. And I delightfully accept learning, from whoever offers.
Building contacts thus, I entered forefront research.</p>
<p>I think the language is Swiss German (a lot different from standard German), and currency is Swiss Franc. My uncle’s in Switzerland (Zurich) but when I was there on vacation I couldn’t interact with people in standard German.</p>
<p>No. ETH accepts any german. See their lang requirement. Asks for a C1 certificate. Just that its verrryyy expensive. </p>
<p>I never said anything about ETH, just Switzerland, moreover, written German is pretty much same (standard German) all over the world, it’s the oral communication that puts up semantic barriers.</p>
<p>Oh, mea culpa @peepingtom .
I thought you were talking of ETH.</p>
<p>Just curious,
What’s your intended major? </p>
<p>Theoretical or applied physics and Maths. I hope major choice helps :P</p>
<p>Not at MIT, LACs?? Maybe.</p>
<p>Everywhere actually. Intended major is physocs coupled with anything else</p>