Upenn ED vs. Cornell ED..... Additional question inside...

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Additional Question : Is it worth taking a student loan of $200k for a college like Upenn Or Cornell??

Hi Guys!

International(Indian)
Male
FA Needed.(Financial Situation has changed)

Academics :

SAT 1 : 2300 (800M,750CR,750W)
SAT 2 : 790M2, 790PH

9th : 8 CGPA(Out of 10)(~79%)
10th : 8.6 CGPA(Out of 10)(~82%)
11th : 86%
12th : 92%

Marks increased from an 80 in 10th to 92 in 12th.

  1. Founded an App Startup with a over 50k downloads. -- Made 4 android apps. -- One of the apps lets you send a message to someone, while you’re driving without touching the phone. -- Took no formal training to develop these apps, all the skills were self acquired.
  2. Founded an initiative to spread awareness about the increase in rape cases in India. -- Made an app that lets you send a emergency message to someone, if you think you’re in danger or you are being followed, just by shaking your phone. -- Started a fund raising campaign for the initiative. -- Raised over $2500. -- Took no help from any adult whatsoever.
  3. House Prefect - Ravi House. -- Led to the victory of our house in various house events like Sports and Tech competitions.
  4. Team Captain - School cricket team. -- Led to the win of school team in Inter-School Cricket competition.
  5. Member - The Global Education and Leadership Foundation. -- Completed the tGELF course in 2 years.
  6. Intel ISEF-Semi Finalist. -- Submitted my research paper on Random Number Generation.
  7. I have been playing guitar for the last 6 years. [Recreational Level] -- Performed at a couple of small level concerts(around 200 people).
  8. I won the annual Inter-House tech competition in 10th Grade.

9.Research :
– Wrote 2 research papers on Machine Learning and AI published on High Impact International Journals.

  1. Survey Response Co-ordinator at CARE. -- Analysed over 200 surveys based on Women Issues in Africa.
  2. I have been playing Lawn Tennis since 7th Grade. -- Led to the win of school team in Inter-School Tennis Tournament.
  3. Coursera. -- Took more than 3 courses on coursera like Intro to Java and C++.

Awards :
• INTEL ISEF Semi-Finalist.
• Qualified for 2nd round of Vivekananda Competition.
• Pramerica Award for Community Service Award - Silver Award
• INSEF Finalist

Academic Honours :
• Scholar Badge recipient
• National Cyber Olympiad – Top 60 in State
• National Science Olympiad - Top 100 in State.
• Qualified for Inter-DPS Science & Maths Competition – Top 10 in School.

**Note: The olympiads mentioned above were organised by the Science Olympiad Foundation(SOF).

Thanks!

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IMO it is not worth taking a student loan of 200k for UPenn or Cornell. UPenn is a reach and Cornell is a low reach imo.

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@yoyohi Thanks for commenting! Could you recommend some Match/Safety Schools…

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BUMP

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BUMP

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You post here quite frequently…same information.

However I just noticed that you wrote on your list “Intel ISEF Semi-finalist”. What exactly do you mean by that? There are no semi-finalists in the ISEF competition, only the STS.

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@sgopal2 by semifinalist I mean I was selected for my countries national Fair. I didn’t know how to put it so I put Semifinalist.

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I don’t think $200k in loans is worth it for any school (for undergrad, at least). What do you want to major in? Do you have a preferred location? What type of school environment do you like? Answering those questions will help you narrow down potential colleges.

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@SJNccc Thanks for commenting! My intended major is CS. UPenn has exactly the environment which I desire(CS+ Entrepreneurship).

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200K a lot, especially for undergrad. I feel like careers and jobs matter more where you go to grad school. Still, if you are fine doing this, then UPenn is a great choice. Your grades are a bit low for it, but your SAT scores may make it up.

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Be careful with listing yourself as an Intel ISEF semi-finalist. An astute reader will know this is BS. If you were not in fact invited to attend ISEF, then you really can’t call yourself a semi-finalist. I suggest to list as COUNTRY science fair finalist