SAT I (breakdown): 1350 (math-730 and eng-620)
ACT (breakdown):did not take
SAT II: math2- 650 chem- 650 math1- 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school didnt give
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 11
AP (place score in parenthesis): did not take
IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted 40/45
Senior Year Course Load: math hl. chem hl, psych hl, phy sl, eng sl, hindi sl
i was in a different school in 9th and 10th
for my 10th grade i gave the ICSE board exam- 89% overall across 10 subjects
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Australian National chemistry award- Merit
EUMIND certificate of excellence 2017 - best article
EUMIND certificate of excellence 2018
100% attendance grade 10 (it was kind of a big deal in my school)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Head of the Student Council 2017-18
Best Co-chair in ****MUN 2017
Deputy Secretary General in ***MUN 2018
Co-founder and Treasurer of Debate Society
CEO – School Enterprise Challenge
Model United Nations (2015-2018)
Electronic Keyboard - Trinity College London - Grade 2
Participation in ISA (International School Award by the British Council)
won tons of inter house competitions
made certificates and invitations for most school events
Job/Work Experience:
Freelance Birthday Photographer 2017, 2018 (paid)
Volunteer for data collection at Faasos Food Services Pvt. Ltd. (unoaid)
Volunteer/Community service:
Founder of Cleanliness Drive (School Project)
Volunteer at several institutions
Organising Sports day for children from a tribal hamlet (year 2017 and 2018)
India’s first 24 hours Beach clean-up drive
Young Environmentalists Programme Trust- Eco friendly Idol Making
Clean-up Drive at Sangharsh Nagar
Butterfly Garden
Happiness Quotient Play
in all approx more than 250-300 hours
Summer Activities: I travel every summer so no activity in specific
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
common app essay- really good, have of my friends and teachers have read it and they all really liked it
(it is a bit personal so wont talk about details)
cornell supplement essay: it was good- i talked about how my experiences make human development the perfect major for me and how I wish to use my education in the future.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:8.5/10- psych hl teacher- she really likes me but rushed the letter so might not have been the best
Teacher Rec #2:7.5/10- chem hl teacher- i am not a great chemistry student, but the teacher knows me really well; so the entire letter might have been mainly about my personality and nothing much about my grades
Counselor Rec: 10/10- she knows me since i was 6 or 7 yrs old
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major and College: human development/ psychology
State (if domestic applicant): n.a.
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Sexuality: straight
Income Bracket: $40,000 per year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: extracurriculars, essay and letters maybe
Weaknesses: scores, asian, indian
i dont know if this counts- my subjects have been very science oriented and the only relted subject is psychology which i only took/ am taking during my dp years; but i really want to study human development/ psychology
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: umass amherst ($14k per year Award ) and university of illinois, chicago ($7.7k per year merit scholarship )