<p>I think it is high time i start this topic and let individuals comment…</p>
<p>Colleges are unique and pretty arcane in the admission process… Here in India, a student’s capability is tested merely by his grades in acedemic subjects and nothing else…
and when i look around for ppl better than me overall… i suspect a few (2-3) also…Well then what makes my appl. stronger if they were to apply too…
i mean what gets me in HYPM though i may not be the best at my place…</p>
<p>I want you here to allot a total of 100 POINTS TO MAJOR FACTORS OF ADMISSION… Give no . of points to ecah factor you think is relavent and important for your adcomm’s decision… then give it some point on a 100 scale to give weightage… Like </p>
<p>**
ECS:15,
Test scores -10
school transcript…10
Financial aid :06
Essay 15,
LOR: 5*2=10,
Legacy : 05 ,
Community service :05
Major award and distinction: 10
Others (please be specific and tell) :15
**</p>
<p>this is one thing all of us will surely benefit from .COMMON…</p>
<p>ECS:10
test scores:15
transcript+rank: 15
financial aid:10 (or 0 for need blind and 05 for liberal need based ones)
essay: 10
LOR:10
legacy:5
community service:5
Major awards:15 (major means RSI, olympiads etc)
other parts (personal relation+luck+leadership):5</p>
<p>ECS:20
test scores:5
transcript+rank: 15
financial aid: 5 (not need blind schol)
essay: 20
LOR: what’s that
legacy:0
community service:15
Major awards:5
other parts (personal relation+luck+leadership):10 (leadership)</p>
<p>i got the idea but how much do recos actually value?
do that mean so much? and how much do essays vale? i’ve heard that whimsical topics really work, do they?</p>