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i hope u r not using ‘backup’ interchangeably with ‘safety’</p>
<p>well i wud say ur stats are fine …nothing detering … but Ecs…i feel are a bit too list type …except for the S.Africa Part…
Yet i wud say u have decent chance at all places …unless u mess up ur other part of application like essay, reco, transcript…etc…</p>
<p>all i mean by backup is that im pretty sure that i can get into those colleges with aid.
ive consulted with my counsellor and stuff.</p>
<p>not sure what you mean by safety</p>
<p>But Brown A safety/Backup…impossible</p>
<p>Essays are not gonna be a problem for me. I love writing . (got a 12 in my essay in the writing section. that means i screwed up on the grammar bigtime)</p>
<p>The Recos are not gonna be a problem too. Im in the good books of most of my teachers. Really good books i mean … ;)</p>
<p>I guess i should put Brown on my target list. Others have told me the same …</p>
<p>i think ur conselor is disillusioned if he thinks u’re pretty sure to get into williams, hmc or brown! swarthmore… p’haps… dunno!</p>
<p>hmc’s acceptance may not be low, but it’s more due to the selective pool tht applies to the college. it’s verrry selective.</p>
<p>but i’m not saying u’ve a chance. u’ve a verrry good chance. but to say u’re pretty sure in might not be appropriate!</p>
<p>btw…plzzz dont post my chances stuff at The Indian Thread…it looks wierd… </p>
<p>My opinion though</p>
<p>Exactly…u must know that admission are unpredictable…u never know what happens …btw what are ur school performances like …like 10 and 12</p>
<p>me ? ive already put it down mate
10th boards 96%
12th terms 88%</p>
<p>cool man. … so ur in class 12 right now… and ur marks seem gr8…96% in 10 awesome …</p>
<p>Stats gud…u have a fair decent chance…but ur safety or Targets are all like bewildering coz they do reject bright applicants</p>
<p>Rishabh16: with u it all comes down to how you present yourself. u have the stats, great ec’s, recs everything… now all the college needs to see is who you are as a person.</p>
<p>and a 12 in SAT essay only shows tht u can write. college essays require much more. but u’re smart enough to know tht urself…</p>
<p>with great essays… u could get into ANY of the colleges in ur list</p>
<p>but the way u’ve grouped the colleges is flawed IMO.</p>
<p>right that is exactly what we all mean. and presentation is extremely imporrtant.,…</p>
<p>btw are u really applying to all those 20 + colleges</p>
<p>btw aaron what is this refferal thingy in ones profile…</p>
<p>dunno… :)</p>
<p>oh wait… found sth here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=105355[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=105355</a></p>
<p>apparently it’s not very good!</p>
<p>is it…coz i was wondering all the time what it meant …i’ll check the link</p>
<p>well i had been thinkin of ot as something else all the way round… ghosh…</p>
<p>oh u mean the referral in my profile??? goddd!!! tht’s different!!</p>
<p>if i referred someone to this site, i get a referral! 
well, that is if the person writes my nick when asked who referred him/her to the site!</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>oh…</p>
<p>sorry i got it all wrong. how does it help…means … what use is it for ppl t know</p>
<p>I am editing the previous post</p>