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By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 05:10 am: Edit

:-)

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 05:12 am: Edit

hey atul (im guessing thts you schumy)

yeah i'll cu at ihs..
tho quizzing's not my forte really.....more like a good way to pass the time:D

and about IIC (i didn't do IC), Barron's the toughest prep you can get, suggest you do....its way harder than the real test, so you could do PR as well, to have a realistic idea u knw? I did both, aced it~=)

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 05:30 am: Edit

Tho' the Oct Math IIc was comparable to Barrons papers... That sucked.

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 05:34 am: Edit

i did the oct...it was okay actually....i just ran outta time in the end..didn't have time for the last two q's...

n thts why I like the IIC curve

By Raunak00 (Raunak00) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 06:33 am: Edit

well i too gave the october math 2c and it was way difficult than the sample papers. i thought i didnt do well but i still got an 800.

By Schumy (Schumy) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 02:08 pm: Edit

hey suchita

I'm atul alright though I go by the nickname schumy online(after my favourite f-1 driver).


My Sat experiences have been horrifying to say the least. first up I scored 1390 and instead of improving in octovber I went down to 1380 but with a net 1410. SAT 2 was eqaully abyssmal-670M 720 Chem. I'll be applying to Austin and GA tech. What abt you? You scored 740V so that means u should have scored 1500+

And what abt mr.1590 himself? Did u apply early decision to any place?

best of luck to every1

will some1 post a sample personal statement-if they're doing one so that I can get a good idea

PS how did u know it was me?

By Schumy (Schumy) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 02:09 pm: Edit

hey suchita

I'm atul alright though I go by the nickname schumy online(after my favourite f-1 driver).


My Sat experiences have been horrifying to say the least. first up I scored 1390 and instead of improving in octovber I went down to 1380 but with a net 1410. SAT 2 was eqaully abyssmal-670M 720 Chem. I'll be applying to Austin and GA tech. What abt you? You scored 740V so that means u should have scored 1500+

I'll be redoing m2c in january-do u guys reccomend anything other than barrons?

where u applying to rohan??

best of luck to every1

will some1 post a sample personal statement-if they're doing one so that I can get a good idea

PS how did u know it was me?

By Roxysurfet (Roxysurfet) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 07:29 pm: Edit

I'm half-indian half portuguese. Can I post here too?

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 11:01 pm: Edit

Hey there are no rules like you have to be completely Indian or even 4% Indian for that matter, to post here.
So post away......
:-)

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 01:53 am: Edit

From your experiences: I guess I'll have to spend some more nights sipping some more cappuchinos preparing for the IIc this december..

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 02:01 am: Edit

Suchitar: Yeah, I am going thru all the sample tests in Barron's over and over again.. I am also referring to PR at USEFI.. PR's a bit easy compared to Barron's.. neways, thanx for the info..

Raunak00: Can we have your stat's plz?

Also, anyone from here is taking help from USEFI (B'Bay) for their SAT / SAT: II / TOEFL etc...?

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 02:58 am: Edit

heya atul..

madhavi here !! hows life treating u now ?!
how were ur sat 2s ? mine were so so...

neways.. hope to see at tihs..
and ya.. neat idea to post's gokul's stats online...atleast.. ppl kno tat students studyin abroad in an indian system aren't so foolish too !!

and u kno about siddharth's sat 2s ? 800 on all 3... so there is a gokul madhavan part 2 in our school too !!

wat course r u plannin to take up those colleges anyway ?!

u take care !

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 04:39 am: Edit

Hey is anybody taking their SAT-II in Cal on the 6th of Dec?

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 06:46 am: Edit

err..i checked your profile? same way as u know my name

im applying to UK for law..got in bristol already, have my oxford test soonnn...AAAA IM SCARED

waiting for lse, king's, durham n nottingham to get bk to me..

abt sat I, yeah i did...n sat II's were okay..i needed math basically, n i got 800 on IIC...

so as far as coll is concerned..im okay

the only problem is...XIIth GRADE!!!!!!

cheers

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 08:07 am: Edit

i agree totally with suchita.. 12th sucks totally !!! atleast she is lucky.. doesnt need to continue with the same ol' phy n chem for the rest of her life...

i dunno how i am gonna manage engineerin in college...

wat r ur subjects atul ?

By Schumy (Schumy) on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 12:45 pm: Edit

Life's not bad-could have been better:d. Doing SAT 1 on December 6th and SAT 2 on January 24th*I have to redo Maths and do Physics and Writing as well.

I heard abt sampath's 2400 quite some time back-he never ceases to amaze me. btw for those of u who dont know siddharth scored 1550 SAT 1 and 2400 in M,P,C and is also the headboy of his school and an amazing debater.


Any1 who scored 700+ in Verbal have any advice on how to tackle the passages(i got 8 wrong in October,need to correct that).DO most ppl read the questions and then the passage or is it the other way around?

I'm doing engineering next year(comp/electrical)..but need a good sat score to guarentee admission.

Moui Subjects:
Maths,Physics,Chem,Comp and English
ISC English is much tougher and looking at comprehensive physics/chem looks like you guys have it tougher in those 2 subjects and maths is pretty much the same level.

ps
suchita,did you have an interview published in khaleej times?(something abt Kalam or was that some1 else?)

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 01:39 am: Edit

netime way2usa

err..pardon my ignorance...but what exactly IS this USEFI thing?

I live in Dubai, so i guess that's why i've never heard of it...

cheers

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 01:45 am: Edit

yeah atul, that was me.....in khaleej

for CR on sat, i suggest you skim thru the passage, then read the q's. If i remember right, many questions had line number references, so if you have a general idea of what the passage is about, you will be able to relate to what the particular lines are talking about.

and while you're doing the questions, skip the ones w/o line references initially, and then come back to them after you're done with all the other questions. So now when you do the "un-numbered" ones, you have a better idea of the passage yeah?

If i can help in any other way, shoot!

cheers

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 09:57 am: Edit

well.. comprehensive isnt the right book to judge how our course is, as it is more entrance examination oriented.

I've seen the ISC Chemistry book by R.D. Madan and its pretty much the same as wat we do.. infact some topics are explained much better..

how about computers? do u guys do C++ too ?

and ya.. adding onto siddharth's list of achievements, he is also a keen quizzer, writer, tabla player !!

By Mahras (Mahras) on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 03:16 pm: Edit

Who siddhath?

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 12:43 am: Edit

Anyone who's taken the SAT's in Mumbai:

since the testing date for SAT / SAT II is only a week away, i'll like to find out directions to my center: BOMBAY TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
MAHAKAVI BHUSHAN MARG (BEHIND REGAL CINEMA - NEAR APOLLO BUNDER) COLABA, MUMBAI.
Can anyone post the directions?


Also, Are there any special identification requirement's? I guess only carrying a valid passport should be enough? And what is the normal time to reach at the center? thanks.. and do post any other information you are aware about.. thanks..

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 02:05 am: Edit

Reach at 8-8:15, I guess.
Only a passport is reqd.
No idea about directions. Someone else'll need to help you out.
Dont forget your calculator.

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 02:37 am: Edit

at the risk of sounding stupid, i just want to say, PLEASE TAKE YOUR ORIGINAL PASSPORT, don't take only a photocopy for fear of losing it or whatever.

My friend brought her copy and her driver had to go back alll the way home to get her original. So save yourselves the hassle and do get the originals

Good luck n cheers ¬=)

By Laniman (Laniman) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 10:03 am: Edit

Its in the lane behind Regal. You'll find it. Take a right while going from the TAJ to say, athena, immediately after the TAJ. Get to the end of the lane and then take a left. You'll find it. Make it there by 8 AM

By Thegeniusgr8 (Thegeniusgr8) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 01:20 pm: Edit

I am intl. student(Indian living in Kuwait, studying CBSE curriculum).
My stats are:
Top 3-5% in my class.
GPA- 3.90(from 9th grade, 52/56 As and 4/52 Bs)
4.0(in 12th grade, 5/5 As)
SAT 1: 1240(i know it is low)
SAT 2: MATH 2C-750
PHYSICS-740
CHEMISTRY-730
Hold many leadership positions and have many ECs.
Over 150 hours of community service.
Very good reco. letters from physics and comp. sc. teachers(38 & 17 yrs experience).
Do you think I will get admission in UT,Austin or gatech or in Rochester Institute of Technology,with scholarship in RIT(all in engg.(electrical))?
Do u suggest me any more?

By Thegeniusgr8 (Thegeniusgr8) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 01:28 pm: Edit

I am intl. student(Indian living in middle-east studying CBSE curriculum).
My stats are:
Top 3-5% in my class.
GPA-3.90(from 9th grade, 52/56 As and 4/52 Bs)
4.0(in 12th grade, 5/5 As)
SAT 1: 1240(i know it is low)
SAT 2: MATH 2C-750
PHYSICS-740
CHEMISTRY-730
Hold many leadership positions and have many ECs.
Over 150 hours of community service.
Very good reco. letters from physics and comp. sc. teachers(38 & 17 yrs experience).
Do you think I will get admission in UT,Austin or gatech (all in engg.(elec.))?
Do u suggest me any more?

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 02:08 pm: Edit

I just wanted to post here to wish all the Indians applying from India the best of luck. Just make sure you have a back up plan in case your first choice doesn't work (hopefully won't need it though). As for me, I luckily have American school transcripts because I moved here right before high school.
Have any of you applied early to schools? Just curious. Good luck once again I know I will need it to get into Princeton.

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 02:27 pm: Edit

ksharoff, so you applied ED to Princeton. Hope to see you there next year? May I ask for your stats? To check mine, just see the "1500 club" thread in the SAT section. I am one of the last ones there.

Reading the previous thread (Indian thread #2) brings up some unfortunate points about NRIs and their attitude towards India. It's a shame to see one NRI after another believe that India is some completely poverty stricken •••• hole with no potential. I have been keeping touch with my friends in India and I do visit every year, so I know that conditions there are not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. NRIs shouls seriously try to be more constructive, and take pride in their motherland. Jai Hind.

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 03:31 pm: Edit

...true...but i dont think anybody meant it to be poverty stricken and all

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 03:39 pm: Edit

hey nice website rashmi!

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 10:46 pm: Edit

Thanks.....

By Thegeniusgr8 (Thegeniusgr8) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 03:29 am: Edit

Please anyone!!
-thegeniusgr8

By Sid_Mathur (Sid_Mathur) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 04:08 am: Edit

i love being indian!
oh btw, nice website rashmi

By Raunak00 (Raunak00) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 04:50 am: Edit

hi
im frm nepal but of indian origin
my stats are:
sat1 - 1510(710 verbal)
physics - 800
math 2c - 800
writing - 700
not great ec's but they are fine
should i send my 11th and 12th transcripts or can i send only my 10th board marks(ICSE -92%)?

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 02:08 pm: Edit

the genius.....do the schools in the middle eaat use As and Bs?

BTW...to everybody what r u people putting down as ECs?

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 11:36 pm: Edit

hey Becks...thanks for increasing the traffic to my site. :-)

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 11:57 pm: Edit

no probs

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 11:57 pm: Edit

anybody seen kal ho naa ho?

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 01:40 am: Edit

ya!!!
Saw it yesterday.... It's ok. Most of my friends were howling like hell and that just made it more funny.
Did you see it?

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 04:00 am: Edit

Admission ticket: this might seem a stupid question! I registered online for my SAT's; so i need to print out an admission ticket.. Will a B/W admission ticket be okay or will i have to take a color copy to test center?

Also, how are the proctors at the test center? helpful? thanks..

By Raunak00 (Raunak00) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 04:40 am: Edit

a B/W admission ticket will be just fine and the proctors are REALLY helpful(we spent 1 hour listening to the instructions and filling up the forms!!)

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 04:58 am: Edit

Kal ho na ho...OUTTA this world

I cried...buckets:P

cheers

By Kaelthas (Kaelthas) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 11:00 am: Edit

The movie was way too emotional at the end but i liked the funny parts

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 11:58 am: Edit

Anyone got in to some college already? Rolling admissions/ED/EA or something?
Decisions are coming out all the time. Do keep posting

By Jaidev63 (Jaidev63) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 08:10 pm: Edit

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By Becks777 (Becks777) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 08:24 pm: Edit

no surprise u were accpeted jaidev

By Jaidev63 (Jaidev63) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 08:44 pm: Edit

thanks. By the way guys, I just put a picture in my profile.

By Jaidev63 (Jaidev63) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 08:44 pm: Edit

..

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 08:39 am: Edit

i got accepted at Bristol University (UK) for undergrad law!

I'm doing my Oxford test in a couple of days, n im waiting for four other places in UK where i applied to, to get back to me...

Wish me luck! N alllll the best 2 all of u

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:35 am: Edit

Congrats!!

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 12:42 pm: Edit

hi Thegeniusgr8 !

ur stats r really gud.. but how did were u able to covert your mks to a GPA? did your school do it? or you urself?

I was really keen to know how can our mks be converted to a GPA.. coz i am studyin in a CBSE school in the Dubai, and as far as my school is concerned, they dont convert our marks to a GPA...

and as for ur colleges, austin shouldnt be much of a problem.. coz a friend of mine got through to Austin, but his SAT 1 score is slightly higher.. he got a 1350, but he didnt do his SAT 2s and his CBSE grades rn't so high as well..

and again.. any1 here tryin for Canada ?!?!

all the best to everyone applyin.. n to u suchita.. for a 1001 things !!

By Financelad (Financelad) on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 06:10 pm: Edit

I want to TRY FOR CANADA!
University of Northern British Columbia
Or University of Toronto

But I dont think I am gonna apply =/ but wutev

By Royalchk (Royalchk) on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 06:13 pm: Edit

Hey Suchitar, I got accepted at Bristol for maths!

Doing my Cambridge test in two weeks.

But why haven't the other British ones contacted you?

I started hearing in late October.

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 07:23 pm: Edit

tring to impress the ladies here jaidev??

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 12:17 am: Edit

Why do guys usually post/send pics of themselves wearing shades?
Enlighten me....

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 04:29 am: Edit

hey Royalchk!

where u applying from? i live in the middle east, so maybe it has to do with the distance from UK??

By not hearing from them, i do not mean that they haven't acknowledged my application... i mean that they haven't accepted/rejected (hopefully the former) yet...

Maybe i'll see you at bristol

cheers

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 04:31 am: Edit

n Thnx Rashmi

Thanks to you, Desertrose, and good luck 2u2=D

By Royalchk (Royalchk) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 08:55 am: Edit

Hey Suchitar, I'm glad to hear they acknowledged.

Maybe I will see you.

I'm applying from the US.

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 03:15 pm: Edit

hey financelad..

me applyin to ubc n toronto too..

wat faculty are u lookin at ?!

n thnx suchi.. but for wat i dunno !! neways i guess we will bump into each other sometime !!

By Financelad (Financelad) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 06:46 pm: Edit

Desterose: I am trying for Financial Management. I dont think I will be applying tho
maybe transfer!
and in CANADA if you live there there is no instate or out of state tuition. Its all the same. but too bad I live in the US. it still is cheap tho around $12,000 US dollars

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 07:46 pm: Edit

hey...whats your schools average board scores?? ( icse specifically)....and what do u think is a good non-ivy hopefuls baord scores?...is 89.9 something that stands out or is just avergae?

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 10:56 pm: Edit

Becks...this is like the 100th time you've asked about ICSE marks. Don't worry!!!! Your marks are just fine!

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 02:32 am: Edit

this is to any CBSE students studyin in india on this board...

tell me.. on an avg, what is the %tage of a science student in grade 12 ?

coz here (dubai).. its terrible.. leavin the IVY League canditates.. most of the avg. ppl get late 70s to early 80s....

i wanted to know if its the same thing in india too...

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 09:56 am: Edit

Hey ppl..I need help.
I don't remember anything about the stuff whcih we studied in history and my GK is pretty bad.
Please post some literary and historical examples which can be adapted to most SAT-II writing topics. Tell me about Marx, the battle of Waterloo, Macbeth....anything!!!!
Last time I took writing, I didn't include any example and I scored pretty low. So guys please help!!!!! I'm answering writing this saturday.

By Airindia (Airindia) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:43 am: Edit

hey guys/gals
listen i gotta a problem. since my desicion to study in usa was abrupt i havent had time to do my finances. i have absloutely no idea about the procedures pros"n"cons. i have registered for sat1
and tofel(first attempt). my con\unsellor says that i can apply now(since jan15 is deadline for most universites) and submit my sat and toefl later. how is this going to work? or rather is this going to work? i have good scores in math and phy and chem science as a whole in my high school. since i do want to get into o9ne of the better university, as i havent yet registerred for sat11-jan do u suggest that i take up sat11 also?
thanx

By Financelad (Financelad) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 01:47 pm: Edit

Rashmi: What do you mean history for writing???

By Financelad (Financelad) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 01:48 pm: Edit

Hi, I was bored so I am posting this from my school on December 3rd 11.47 AM MST

LOL yeah, I have nothing to do

By Thegeniusgr8 (Thegeniusgr8) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 03:51 pm: Edit

Desertrose,
I study in an Indian school in Kuwait.
Here there are lot of people who score above 80%(science). This year's gulf topper(CBSE) was from FAIPS(DPS),KUWAIT(I think ~96%!!!). Last year's gulf topper was too from Kuwait(ICSK,KUWAIT- 95.8%!!!). This year(2002-2003) from FAIPS(DPS) school, there were abt 10/abt 60(total) students who scored above 90%. This no. is expected to rise this year from the ICSK students. Getting in 70s has no meaning.
So, there is a stiff competition here.

By Tjchokri04 (Tjchokri04) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 06:06 pm: Edit

yay Indians!

I was born and raised in the US (northern VA, near DC) so I'm an ABCD (don't make fun!) senior now and trying to make it to college. I thought Kal Ho Naa Ho was really good, even if i did cry like a baby and they had WAY too many guju jokes. REALLY, that was just uncalled for.

I applied early to UPenn, regular apps will go to Cornell, Yale, Princeton, Hopkins, Duke, Wash U in St. Louis, UVA and VTech (I'm pretty sure I'll get in UVA and VTech since I'm instate)

anyways, Penn decisions come out on the 12th, so I'm super anxious. I think I'll go post my stats now so everyone can laugh at me for even applying to an Ivy =(

By Cyclones86 (Cyclones86) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 07:46 pm: Edit

namaste.

I was born in India, came to the US as a baby - so I've lived here for most of my natural-born life.

I'm applying to Rice ID (got that in the mail, am waiting for rejection in Feb), Emory, U Iowa (my state school), U Wisc-Mad, and U Minn-TC. I had about 20 colleges on my list at the beginning of senior year - but then I realized that undergrad education for me will be the same most anywhere b/c I want to go to med school.

AH I have a killer calc test soon, and I'm dying. And I want to see Kal Ho Na Ho (I bet I said that wrong)!!!

Jai Hind.

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 04:22 pm: Edit

hi..
u got ym question wrong...

on an AVERAGE i asked.. not about the toppers..
in my school too.. the toppers do get late 80s to early 90s...

and i was referring to internal examinations [sorry i forgot to mention]

y i asked tat question is... n i am sure suchita wuld agree is tat.. there is a HUGE diff in our mks in our internal examinations and boards. the problem with this is, for ppl like me whose application depends solely on internal mks [i am applyin to canada btw].. it is a big problem..

i wanted to know how the internal mkin was in other places.. so tat atleast i wuld kno if the markin sucks, or my school sucks.. or i suck !!

take for eg our half yrly examination.. barring two or three girls... out of 93 science girls.. no1 crossed 60/70 in phy or chem..

most ppl got in 40s.. some 50s.. i wanted to kno if the papers were tough... or r we plain stupid...

By Tjchokri04 (Tjchokri04) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 05:46 pm: Edit

i guess i'll post my stats in here.. my early decision school is upenn. it's always good to hear what other desi's think =)
[i posted this in another thread too]

let's start with the good first:
SAT I: 1600
SAT II: math2c (800), writing (770), chem (770)

no class rank. 3.702 GPA (weighted) [ouch]. all classes at my school (it's a magnet/scitech school) are considered "honors" ap's are weighted .5. taken 6 ap's (2 soph yr, 4 junior year) taking 4 more this year [bc calc, eng lit, govt, and euro]. 5's on bio, psych, ab calc, and us history. 4's on chem and spanish lang. really rigorous courseload overall.. but i'm more of a B+ student than an A student. interview didn't go superwell though. ec's: i tutor, do lots of volunteer work, girls bball manager, prez of indian culture club, model un, things like big sibs, etc. national merit semifinalist. currently have a research internship at a govt biotech lab for molecular biology. counting on pretty good recs and good essays

also applying to: yale, princeton, cornell, wash u in st. louis, hopkins, duke, uva, virginia tech (last two being my safeties)

biggest problem is that i live in northern virginia and i go to an incredibly well known magnet school (most national merit semifinalists for the past 9 years or something), so the competition is extremely fierce. so a 3.7 is really low. i did send my first quarter grades in to penn and that was like a 4.14 for that quarter. first semester grades (for rd schools) should be around a 4.14-4.2. so i guess overall my gpa would be around a 3.8.

my question is, do you think i might get into penn early? am i reaching too high with my regular decision schools? thanks

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 05:53 pm: Edit

u know as much about your chances as we do...

By Financelad (Financelad) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 11:29 pm: Edit

yeah I know I hate it when people get 1600 on their SAT and whine about not getting into good schools.
WTH?

<33 5 more months of high school
but mY senior year has been awsome!

By Financelad (Financelad) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 11:51 pm: Edit

Ok coolio: since most of you guys did it I did it also. I posted MY pic on my profile and added other info

late~

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 01:54 am: Edit

Best of luck to all the SAT / SAT II test takers

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 05:43 am: Edit

thnx....I need it!

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 05:59 am: Edit

okay ya'll

thnx for being so great so far

I need help..

this is my situation....

for those of you who have followed my posts, you'd know that i've applied to read law in the UK...

The thing is, King's college, have now gotten back to me saying that I'm in if I have grade "5" in three AP Exams.

In Dubai, where I live, there are no testing centres for the AP's (which are held in May, I believe)

My next best option would be to do them in India...

So if any of you know of test centres (for AP's ofcourse) in Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai or Bangalore could you post??

Thanks a million

cheers

By Tjchokri04 (Tjchokri04) on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 07:07 am: Edit

haha a 1600 doesn't guarantee anything.. there's probably at least 10 other people at my school who have 1600's. i'm sure i'll get in somewhere, it's just a matter of WHERE i'll get in.

By Rohan_Gokhale (Rohan_Gokhale) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 12:12 am: Edit

kal ho na ho had too many gay jokes....

Rohan's back, baby

By Financelad (Financelad) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 12:48 am: Edit

Good luck to those whoa re taking the SAT tomorrow (saturday)

So who has heard from a university ;) ?

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 06:29 am: Edit

physics test sucked today (may be for myself).. .. Math IIc was very easy..

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 07:04 am: Edit

I wonder if there's a center for AP's in India.. I don't think so..

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 07:04 am: Edit

Math IIC was okay. Left two questions. Writing sucked. Life sucks.

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 07:06 am: Edit

Smac86: I guess your center was not Mumbai.. btw, the writing and Literature test students were upset here..

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 07:09 am: Edit

way2usa...i know there are centres..i just dunno where

Anybody, any idea?

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 08:32 am: Edit

Yeah. I took it in Delhi.
Writing screwed my mood up-- messed up the Math IIc paper thanks to a below-average writing paper. Damn it!

By Financelad (Financelad) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 07:07 pm: Edit

sorry to hear that writing sucked
I 'll let you know what people here thought of the test

By Thedad (Thedad) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 07:35 pm: Edit

I don't ordinarily post in these threads but I thought I'd share this here because it seems appropriate:

My D's Princeton Review tutor is Indian, a graduate of Northwestern. Terrific young woman, does PR tutoring and the like because she's an actress...and, if you live in L.A., you know that actors do other things during the many long stretches between parts. (I believe she does conventional stage work.)

As a tutor, she has been terrific: my D's SAT scores went from a 1200-equivalent on her Sophomore PSAT to a 226 (69m,77v,80w) on the junior PSAT, 1400 on the junior SAT, 1480 on the October senior SAT and 1600 on the most recent practice test...had to miss today's test because of flu, will re-schedule for January.

Besides being a great tutor, overhearing them talk and giggle you'd think they'd be great friends, hanging out together if it weren't for the about 10-year age difference.

I asked the tutor about her background and she said that her father was a graduate of IIT, which I'd never heard of until I came to this board. In fact, he was the gold medal winner for his class. He has told her that the competition has gotten so tough that he's not even sure he could get *in* to IIT today. Anyway, that's the main point of this post and I thought it might be food for thought.

The tutor and I had an interesting discussion on nature vs. nurture and just how much stress was good for a student. That was food for thought, too.

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 07:20 am: Edit

If there are centers for AP here in India, I would definately like to appear for them here.. I am thinking about taking AP in the US after I immigrate ..

By Financelad (Financelad) on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 11:48 pm: Edit

IIT came on 60 minutes few weeks ago in the US :D

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 08:54 am: Edit

To all those ppl who are using the common apps-
do you guys know if you can format the essay in the online form?? I want to put certain parts of my essay in bold or in italics. Is that possible???

By Financelad (Financelad) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:17 am: Edit

I dunno if the browser accepts HTML
If it does then you can use the bold and italics tags :D

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 12:09 pm: Edit

Even I thought of that. I'll just try it out.

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 12:25 pm: Edit

DOESN'T WORK :-(

By Financelad (Financelad) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 01:53 pm: Edit

aww then I guess you cant make it bold or Italics
thats what I hate about online apps but since you live in INDIA its better to send it online. Cuz my applications frm the US take around 2 weeks to get to the university -_- imagine international mailing ;)

By Iluvlucy (Iluvlucy) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 05:47 pm: Edit

Hey I'm an ABCD and I'm seriously worried about college. Is it true that it's easier for an Indian from India to get in than it for an Indian-American? I heard it was. Bollywood movies help me take my mind off of stuff. Haven't seen Kal Ho Na Ho and to be honest I really don't want to. I hate Preity Zinta. Actually the only Bollywood movies I like are old ones b/c new Bollywood movies are sexist and retarded. Why are so many Bollywood movies obsessed with NRI's? Jeez. And they are so totally inaccurate. "Pardes" was the dumbest piece of crap I'd ever seen. NRI's don't even live like that.

By Tellmewhy (Tellmewhy) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 06:01 pm: Edit

Is it me or does "TheDad" get ubber-annoying in his presentation of "his D." Sounds somewhat like an informercial.

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 06:58 pm: Edit

lol...i so hated pardes too!!!

By Thedad (Thedad) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 07:59 pm: Edit

I assure you that if I were going to do an infomercial or any other advertising campaign that you would not be the target audience.

By Financelad (Financelad) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:19 pm: Edit

Iluvlucy : NOPE its a lot easier for Indians living in the US to get into US schools than it is for students from INDIA :D
I am int he US too but I am not ;) ABCD yo~ anyways the thing you said about the new bollywood movies is soo true, they hellah try to act like all american wannabes I mean come on. THey all get excited when the bridegroom is like Indian-American LOL

*tsk tsk*

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - 05:06 am: Edit

I mailed the common apps folks about the formatting thing and this is what they said-
"The Internet has some very strict formatting restrictions. These protocol do
not permit bold, italicized, or underlined text. The colleges understand these
Internet protocol."

:-(

By Financelad (Financelad) on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - 07:13 pm: Edit

aww

Its ok they will still love YOUR apps cuz you have sum pretty MEAN scores ;)

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Thursday, December 11, 2003 - 09:34 am: Edit

What are all of you who are studying in ICSE/CBSC schools writing in the place where you have to list courses and stuff? We have to indicate title, level(AP, IB, advanced Honors etc.) and credit value of all courses and stuff. I’m talking common apps here.

What do I write?????? I mean my school doesn't have AP or IB or even any credit for classes taken, for that matter!!!

Rohan..what does MD say about this?

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Thursday, December 11, 2003 - 01:31 pm: Edit

Hey guys...
AM TOO EXCITED!!!
JUST GOT IN TO STANFORD EA!!!!
WOOHOOO!
Still in disbelief...
WOAH!

By Wasabi (Wasabi) on Thursday, December 11, 2003 - 01:42 pm: Edit

Congratulations Smac86! Stanford ED? Wow. I know this is the Indian post (I'm Pakistani-American), but I'd like to say great job and best of luck at Stanford!

By Wharton1986 (Wharton1986) on Thursday, December 11, 2003 - 03:21 pm: Edit

what stanford????

i thought decisions come out on the 15th

if your not kidding

then congrats..enjoy the next 4 yrs of your life.

By Kjah (Kjah) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 03:13 am: Edit

Hi,
I am from New Delhi, I just got into Harvard EA and I was wondering if anyone else got in. If so it would be great to get to know each other.

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 08:45 am: Edit

Stanford decisions are out... Its true... My dream has materialized!!! I'm in SHOCK.
*faints*
Go KJAH!

By Wharton1986 (Wharton1986) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 11:24 am: Edit

damn smac86

and u were complaining about your writing score!

you'll meet a guy called sahil dandya who also got into stanford ea..

he had a 1330 sat1 score..pretty amazing

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 11:53 am: Edit

Hey Wharton...
Where is Sahil Dandya from?
I'd like to get in touch with him... If you could get me his email address or other contact info somehow?

Yeah. I did complain about my writing score. And I still am. I'm just sooo thrilled that they didn't pay much attention to it though. I guess my ECs and stuff outweighed it.

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 11:54 am: Edit

Oh.. And btw, thanks wharton, Wasabi and company!

By Way2usa (Way2usa) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 11:55 am: Edit

congratulations! smac86...you deserve a stanford education..

By Wharton1986 (Wharton1986) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 01:13 pm: Edit

smac86 i wil get you that guys email id.

what were your stats like?

wasabi did u get into harvard ea??

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 08:31 pm: Edit

congrats all of you guys.....

By Stanfordfrosh (Stanfordfrosh) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 09:24 pm: Edit

Well Congratulations fellow Indian Stanford Admits....I'm currently a freshman at Stanford from Bangalore, .....Smac86, i presume your Karan Mahajan's bro....congratulations! I know how u feel since I got in ED last year myself! Yes, I hear Sahil Dandiya got in too, he's Vishal Dandiya's younger bro...a senior from Bombay...Badhai ho badhai!...if any of u come to know of any admits from Bangalore, do let me know....my email address is e-mail address deleted per CC policy. Repeat violators will be banned. --Admin Just send drop me an email, would love to get to know my fellow incoming juniors ....AND ENJOY LIFE AT HOME! hehe, stanford is a lot of work. Cya

By Rohan_Gokhale (Rohan_Gokhale) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:06 am: Edit

damn, i'm not even getting into public toilets EA !!!!
Congrats to all you ppl who got it

rohan

By Thegeniusgr8 (Thegeniusgr8) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 10:01 am: Edit

How are oxbridge,imperial,bristol,bath compared to mit,caltech,cal,uiuc,gatech in engg.?
what r da admsn criteria for these univs especially imp.,bris.,ba.?

By Puppy (Puppy) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 10:48 am: Edit

you guys are seriously in India? They offer the SAT there???????

wow im a public school product from the UK (Northern Ireland) and i was pretty much taught that India was poor and malodorous. But they have rich people there too I guess.

Do any of you have pet cobras or mongeese or seen them fight? that'd be interesting

By Tellmewhy (Tellmewhy) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:01 am: Edit

not to mention elephants. Right, ignormaus?

By Kjah (Kjah) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:04 am: Edit

Screw you Puppy, India aint no backward place. Hell we got some of the smartest guys and gals around. Why dont you watch what you say. As for you awareness of the world i pity you, and for the record most Indians do not keep pet reptiles.

By Willis (Willis) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:23 am: Edit

i thought the november math iic was much easier than barrons. I wouldnt be surprised if i only missed 4-5

anyone else find it easy?

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:01 pm: Edit

TellMeWhy :
Read on your wharton post there are some messages there for you

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:47 pm: Edit

LOL....puppy i m not surprised about what u think of india!!!.....and to all my fellow indians, you will be shocked to hear about what americans think about india too...here are some quesions they asked me

1. How did u learn english so quickly?

2.Friends!...how do u know about friends...do they have cable tv in india??

3.I heard there r cows everywhere on your highways

4.So have your mom and dad already picked a girl for you??

By Thedad (Thedad) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:14 pm: Edit

Don't worry, many Americans don't know much more about Ireland:

You're not Irish,
You can't be Irish,
You don't know "Danny Boy,"
or "Toolooralooraloora,"
or even "Irish Eyes."
You've got a helluva nerve
to say you come from Ireland,
Now cut out all the nonsense
and sing "Macnamara's Band."

-- Robbie O'Connell

By Puppy (Puppy) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:22 pm: Edit

yes, i would have assumed elephants. We read a story in english for a timed writing about an elephant that was destroying an indian town and it was this womans pet, so yeah I guess.

By Thegeniusgr8 (Thegeniusgr8) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:45 pm: Edit

How are imperial,bristol,edinburgh,bath compared to mit,caltech,cal,uiuc,gatech in engg.?
what r the admsn criteria for these univs?
...
..
.
someone??

By Financelad (Financelad) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:55 pm: Edit

lol not really. I am gona ahve to diagree with Becks777 and Puppy. HEllah people love INDIANS especially in california if youa re INDIAN you have hellahs treet respect. and yes of coruse they ask about arranged marriage and stuff but my parents are cool enough to letme pick my wife ;) indian ofcourse. Yes, India proudfully boasts some of the smartest students and right now they are making a lot ofe xecutive decisions here in the US.
HOPE ALL OF YOU GET YOUR PERSPECTIVES RIGHT!

PS> Congrtulations Smac86 its really hard for an International student to get into stanford but YOU DID IT! YAY! you beat the ods. You owned the system. Hope you are happy where you are and California is AMAZING!

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:10 pm: Edit

lol....its no secret here that indians are probabaly the smartest of all.......this leads to some more steriotyping....my firend once told me --" of, you havent done your project yet?....you r indian man...u dont leave things till the end!"

And financelad, the bay area is a whole different story..that place is infested with indians and indians and other asians own the silicon valley and have the best paid jobs there. But things are different for the rest of america....even for places like the chicago area wich has a decent indian population.

I blame the media for the negative image of india. TVs dont show the thriving computer related businesses in bangalore and mumbai (although they did show it once on CNBC), but they will show the poverty in india, old indian culture and marriage/family related issues in india.

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:26 pm: Edit

Puppy, your ignorance almost made me launch into a tirade on Ireland's numerous problems, but I that would be unfair. I pity your narrow-minded outlook and hope that you don't represent a typical native of Ireland.

I live on the east cost and my friends are really supportive of Indian culture (aside from some good natured banter). The only way the common perception of India will improve is if ALL people of Indian descent take pride in their culture. Never back down if ANYONE insults your country.

By Puppy (Puppy) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:53 pm: Edit

what do you want me to say? Everyone in America thinks Irish People drink a lot, and I get drunk every weekend, in fact in a couple hours ill be drunk. The Irish dont drink more than others, they just do it publically. The stereotype is sort of true i suppose. Yeah there are a hell of a lot of problems between us and the Scotch-Irish Protestants but its not as bad as americans think. There hasnt been a car bomb in a good while.

Maybe the reason i think this way is because i constantly see those christian childrens fund ads and i know no indians, nor can i think of an indian entertainer, except Ravi Shankar and the guy on the simpsons but they are stereotypes i guess.

I says to this indian kid before, "do you guys still have sati? (not SAT I) and he gave an affected laugh, but i think he was disgusted.

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:08 am: Edit

Well....
The problem lies in the way India is projected on TV-- I mean, if you ever watch a story based in India on CNN, it'll always be shot in a dirty village with cows roaming the streets etc. So, I don't really blame people who know nothing more than TV.

---

Quote:

3.I heard there r cows everywhere on your highways

4.So have your mom and dad already picked a girl for you??

---

By Kkapani (Kkapani) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 02:12 am: Edit

hey smack congrats for getting accepted at stanford.pls post your stats

By Rohan_Gokhale (Rohan_Gokhale) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 02:27 am: Edit

I bet Haji from johnny quest didn't help either.

Puppy - three letters : IIT (3 words actually)
We got a lotta smart ppl here, just that they don't get as many opportunities in India to show off their smartness. So we shine in America and wherever else we get the chance to do so.

Pet reptiles? Malodorous? That's a bit too much, even for a typical ignoramus

By Rohan_Gokhale (Rohan_Gokhale) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 02:35 am: Edit

An old email I had...


How to answer the usual questions asked of Indians :
To help the new incoming students from India,here are the proper answers to awkward questions asked everyday:

Q. What does that red dot on women's forehead mean?
A. Well, in ancient times, Indian men used to practice archery skills by target practicing by aiming at their wife's red dot.
In fact, that is one of the reasons why they had many wives.
You see, once they mastered the art of archery and hit the
target....

Q. You're from India? I have read so much about the country. All
the wonderful places, the forests, the snake charmers, the
elephants. Do you still use elephants for transportation?
A. Absolutely. In fact we used to have our own elephant in our house. But later, we started participating in elephant-ride sharing schemes with our neighbors, to save the air. You see elephants have an "emissions" problem.....

Q. Does India have cars?
A. No. We ride elephants to work. The government is trying to encourage ride-sharing schemes.

Q. Does India have TV?
A. No. We only have cable.

Q. Are all Indians vegetarian?
A. Yes. Even tigers are vegetarian in
India.

Q. How come you speak English so well?
A. You see when the British were ruling India,they employed Indians as servants. It took too long for the Indians to learn English.So the British isolated an "English-language" gene and infused their servants' babies with it and since then all babies born are born speaking English.

Q. Are you a Hindi?
A. Yes. I am spoken everyday in Northern
India.

Q. Do you speak Hindu?
A. Yes, I also speak Jewish, Islam and Christianity.

Q. Is it true that everyone there is very corrupt?
A. Yes, in fact, I had to bribe my parents so that they would let me go to school.

Q. India is very hot, isn't it?
A. It is so hot there that all the water boils spontaneously. That is why tea is such a popular drink in India.

Q. Are there any business companies in India?
A. No. All Indians live on the Gandhian prinicples of self-sufficiency. We all make our own clothes and grow our own food. That is why you see all these thin skinny Indians -- it is is a lot of hard work.

Q. Indians cannot eat beef, huh?
A. Cows provide milk which is a very essential part of Indian diet. So eating cows is forbidden. However, in order to decrease the population of the country, the government is trying to encourage everyone to eat human meat, and believe me it is working out pretty good.

Q. India is such a religious place. Do you meditate regularly?
A. Yes, sometimes I meditate for weeks without food and drink. But it is difficult to keep my job, because I have to miss work when I meditate like that. But the bosses there do the same thing.That is why things are so inefficient there.

Q. I saw on TV that people there walk on burning coals. Why do they do that?
A. We don't have shoes. So we burn the bottom of our feet to make it hard so that we can walk.

Q. Why do you sometimes wear Indian clothes to work?
A. I prefer it to coming naked.

By Financelad (Financelad) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 03:05 am: Edit

LOL rohan thats hellah true. Hellah people ask me this tho " so do u speak INDIAN? " I am like wtf?? dont u guys know that there are a lot of languages in INDIA and it varies by state ??
People here cannot pronounce indian names, HECK i can pronounce YOURS! why can't u even try to pronounce MINE!


but people like BINDHI and HENNA! <3

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 05:21 am: Edit

ummm.. i am surprised tat this attitude is there even now... because my experiences in the west have give a diff picture..

i live in the gulf.. where everybody knows wat india is... but when i was in toronto, canada for a vacation, i was really surprised to see tat many ppl did kno about india too..

like on the occasion of a religious hindu festival, my mom was in a saree, and we were travellin by the subway... a canadian lady next to us, was really fascinated by my mom's dress.. came n spoke to her.. n our shock, she knew a lot...

she also said tat working with indians helps the canadians to kno about our culture...

so it was really a pleasant shock...

and as for the others being ignorant about us indians, c'mon guys.. lets be true to ourselves.. how many of us are the real 'proud to be indian' type ?! havent we critisized our country for its bad roads, its hot climate, lack of the facilities... n we form an integral part of the media...

so if we want the world to see the more +ve side of our country, let us change ourselves, lets be proud of our culture, of its heritage, and of its variety which breeds in the unity...

By Rohan_Gokhale (Rohan_Gokhale) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 06:12 am: Edit

Desert Rose : Are you APJ Abdul Kalam in disguise? ;-)

By Iluvlucy (Iluvlucy) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:01 am: Edit

Wait a minute...okay so maybe the image of India is kind of misrepresented. But many things ARE true. I know for a fact that cows DO roam the streets of New Delhi, and I know Indians (and many non-Indians as well) DO meditate. And how can you guys say that arranged marriages are a myth?!?!? 98% of Indians have arranged marriages. That doesn't even include all the NRI's who have arranged marriages.

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:17 am: Edit

Even Americans are increasingly meditating
And hey, Whats wrong with arranged marriage for God's Sake
The Kid

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:19 am: Edit

By the way, this is what people think of the accents:

British/Irish/ScottIsh-SEXY
mexican accent from a girl- SEXY
AUSTRAILIAN- COOL
SOUTHERN- OLD FASHIONED
INDIAN-BAD/cant understand, especially south indians

By Pakitexan (Pakitexan) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:51 am: Edit

i find southern accents very attractive ;) but maybe it's jus cuz i'm from texas, haha. I know you guys are pretty knowledgable about college admissions and stuff, especially for internationals, I was wondering if you could check out my post...

Defered from Penn, now what are my chances at these ... @ http://www.collegeconfidential.com/discus/messages/757/39920.html

btw... I'm originally from a little village in Sidphur in Gujrat... what about ya'll

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 01:56 pm: Edit

hehe.. maybe so rohan.. but then.. i am sure he wuldnt be livin in the gulf wuld he.. ?!

By Pwiddles (Pwiddles) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 02:14 pm: Edit

Hey. I have been writing to get a response in three other conversations, and nobody had answered me. I was hoping I could get an honest opinion from you guys. I was thinking of applying to these schools and I was wondering if you would tell me if you think I have a good chance to get in or maybe suggest other schools you think I should apply to.
Schools: Reach- Fordham, Ithaca, UCONN
Fit schools (regular)Univ. of New Hampshire and UMASS-Amherst
Safety- La Salle and Philadelphia Univ.

These are my stats:

Average - 88.5 (weighted)3.2 or 3.3
SAT- 1100 (1000 the first time) * planning to take it again in one week and hitting a 1200
Class Rank- 18/65

Academics & Awards: Highest Average in English 9R,
National Honor Society, AP score of 4 on the U. S History exam, AP score of 2 on the English exam

Activities-
Congressional Student Leadership conference
Literary Magazine (1 year)
International Club (3yrs.)(Secratary for 1 yr)
Yearbook(2 yrs.)
Yearbook for a religious organization( 4 yrs) (editor for 2 yrs out of 4)
Volunteer Tutor(4yrs)
Volunteer Mentor (2 yrs)

* I also speak Greek which makes me trilingual (I don't know if that makes me a stronger apllicant)
I got regents credit for passing the Greek Regents

If you have any comments, I would really apopreciate it

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 01:46 pm: Edit

ur ecs r really gud.. but ur SAT scores can be certainly higher

By Fullhermit (Fullhermit) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 11:13 am: Edit

Does one need to send photocopies of any certificates one might have to Caltech and Illinois?

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 04:51 am: Edit

Yahan itna sannata kyun hai bhai??
I guess all of you are busy finishing off all your apps. I'm churning out essays(sucky ones) at the rate of one each night.
Best of Luck all of you...

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 10:54 am: Edit

hey guys.. this thread is in the archive.. any idea of gettin it on the main page ?!

By Rashmi (Rashmi) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 11:36 am: Edit

I was wondering about the same thing.....This post was started in Nov, so it most proly should be in the Nov Archives. I think that we should start-India Post #4

By Schumy (Schumy) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 01:11 pm: Edit

*bump*

By College_Kid (College_Kid) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 06:03 am: Edit

congrats on the stanford EA SMAC86. I've got a friend with double your ECs (and all good ones) who didn't get in Stanford EA. Even I didn't get in but that's a different story. Guess it's a whole combination of things that gets people in at Stanford. So it's not just your EC's and scores but also your 'brother legacy' that got you in. Just curious, did you apply for financial aid as well?
congrats again

By Pupsingh (Pupsingh) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 06:21 pm: Edit

well my name is Sooraj and this looks like a nice little group to join so i guess ill join

4.08 gpa
1200 sat1

Sat II, 700, 800writing, 700chem

where should i apply?

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 01:57 am: Edit

Hey College_Kid...
Frankly speaking, I actually believe I had amazing ECs. I'm sorry you don't believe that. But, its true.
Essays and Recs were awesome.
And I don't think there's anything known as 'brother legacy'. I've researched on this subject and have learnt that in certain cases, they look twice at the application.
Believe me, it was my Extra-curric stuff that got me in.
PS: Just curious... How exactly do you think my ECs were bad? I'm getting pissed now....

By College_Kid (College_Kid) on Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 08:24 am: Edit

If there is no such thing, why do they have a field for it in the application at all? And I'm curious why you would apply EA to the same place as your 'brother legacy' if your research hadn't proved that such a thing exists. Of course they consider it, and the 'second look' is more than what it sounds. I never said your EC's are bad, but just that they don't fall into the *amazing* category, and I've seen people with way better stats get rejected in the Stanford EA. I don't want people to read this board and assume that such lucky shots are common. My friend did, and now look at him.
I don't think you would ever understand it, smac86. That's human nature (" I actually believe I had amazing ECs"). But if you look at it objectively, you'll see that this is a perfect case of 'brother legacy' working.

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:45 pm: Edit

Because its one of the best colleges out there. Have you seen Stanford?
I guess not. Anyways, I don't want to continue this inane discussion any further. I really don't give a damn what you believe. You're really no point of concern for me.

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:03 am: Edit

You seem very sore-- you seem like the typical rejected sort.
And may I see these 'awesome' stats of your friend?
I'm going to celebrate now.

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Monday, December 22, 2003 - 01:47 am: Edit

college kid has got a point.
After all with your bro in u know what exactly what the adcoms want

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Monday, December 22, 2003 - 07:24 am: Edit

Yup. I applied for financial aid.
And obviously my brother helped me with my application. But it not like he's above the system just because he's there. His guess is as good as yours or mine.

And so bloody what if your so called brother legacy helped. Do you want me to go down on my knees and say "Oh Lord, I thank Thou for blessing me with a brother at Stanford..."????? Thats just frikkin' insane. If you want me to feel guilty about it, its not working. Try a bit harder and you may just infuriate me enough to kill you.

I'm still wondering: 1500 SAT + newspaper/prime-time-news plaudits for creating a successful site + Intel Science Fair national Awardee + top 1% of class + Employment by UK company + Reco by UK Boss + good-to-amazing essays + really good recos + Various leadership positions -- Is BAD in your eyes?
You must be frikkin' insane. I'm not dumb when I'd just say "I have good ECs".

And please-- you can go with your dumbass friend and weep away. I don't care. Stats are not everything-- not at the top places at least. He can go to some sorry college if he wants his stats to do the talking. You need to have a personality, which needs to be conveyed in your application.

If I were you, I'd be lecturing my friend about the other parts of the application, rather than wasting time on this board trying to mess with other people.

Peace, love and empathy. I guess you'll never know that. That's human nature-- right?

By College_Kid (College_Kid) on Monday, December 22, 2003 - 09:35 am: Edit

you show the guilt yourself by mentioning it so often. By your reaction, you look like you seriously lack personality. Favourite quote: "Stats are not everything-- not at the top places at least." I agree with you on this, legacies do work, don't they? You're still wondering about why they took you? Im not. That was my point, and still is, brother. I'm showing peace love and empathy on all those doofs who read this board and think that jokers can get into stanford because they _think_ they have personality.

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 12:37 am: Edit

I'm not wondering how I got in.
You are. Wonder on.

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 12:38 am: Edit

I guess your friend is fictitious....
Or maybe he's your lover?

By College_Kid (College_Kid) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 04:30 am: Edit

ooh... hate comments... lewd references... this is getting nasty. I should've known it all along - you're into the alternative lifestyle thing... I've stopped wondering why you got in. Probably you mentioned your liking for boys in the app? Nice 'gimmick'

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 11:58 pm: Edit

LMFAO!
Nice try at being funny, college_kid.
Anyways, as you say, this is getting nasty.
Peace?
I'm not coming back to this post again. Hence, I suggest peace.
But you still haven't told me how your 'friend's' stats are better than mine. Oh well. Screw that.

By College_Kid (College_Kid) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 04:04 am: Edit

peace here as well amigo.. I guess we got on the wrong foot on this one.. best of luck for stanford

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 07:10 am: Edit

Yeah.
Thanks college_kid.
Btw, where all are you applying/have applied?
Good luck with your applications.
You know anyone else who's headed for Stanford next September?
PEACE.

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 12:25 pm: Edit

saw KAL HO NAA HO
awesome movie

By Smac86 (Smac86) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 12:35 pm: Edit

I heard the death sequence is way too long and boring... Not my cup of tea

By Venkat (Venkat) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 02:54 pm: Edit

"Hello from Kuwait"

ps - Some of you might recognise the name. You get a 1000 points each.

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 02:43 am: Edit

oy Venkat
welcome to college confidential....
where's my 1k?
Cheers

By Venkat (Venkat) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 06:24 am: Edit

Hi Suchita, how's it going?
Congrats on getting into Bristol and best of luck for the others. Oxford is sure to lap you up.

Just out of curiosity, why law? My little sister wants to do law. However, that's thanks to "Legally Blonde". Similar reason, eh?

ps - Your coupon for 1000 points has been mailed. It's valid till 31st February 2004.

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 09:06 am: Edit

Hey Venkat
Thank you But you're wrong about Oxford....they rejected me yesterday:P
But..im okay with it..i sort of expected it anyway....~=) Having been considered by them..was good enough for me!

What are you planning to do? With your stats, you'd get in anywhere, i imagine?

Law..because:
1/ The money (yeah, i know)
2/ I did a lot of research and ... decided it's for me (I'm not going to do court jobs or anything...im more for corporate law)
3/ Me n science...just don't GO u know...(i know, i figured out too late)
4/ John Grisham:P

How's life in Kuwait? Much different from here?
Keep in touch
Cheers

By Venkat (Venkat) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 01:26 pm: Edit

Like I already told you, hoping to major in engineering (So far, undecided engineering). I'm contemplating thinking about thinking of doing a double major (The other in management perhaps).

If that doesn't work out, it's off to University of Judaism to become a rabbi. heh...

Why engineering? Because I'm an odd fella who likes Math and Physics (most of the time).

Oh, and if I'm not mistaken, Lawyers burn in hell. See you there...

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:51 pm: Edit

Hello Venkat !

Welcome to college confidential !! whats with the points anyway ?!?!

By Venkat (Venkat) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 01:54 am: Edit

H'lo.

Thank you for the welcome.

About the points - Pilfered the "You get a 1000 points each" line from Drew Carey in "Whose line is it anyway". As of now, I doubt there is a copyright on that line. However, if there is one, I'm sure you people won't snitch on me to the Feds... heh.

By Desertrose (Desertrose) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 12:04 pm: Edit

are u sure about that ?!!?

By Venkat (Venkat) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 03:47 pm: Edit

Hmm... I suppose some of you get your kicks by stabbing devilishly handsome fellas in their backs.

If that's the case, I'm quite safe being, as one might say, on the wrong end of the "handsome" spectrum... heh.

What am I trying to say? Well, in a nutshell - "bump"

By Suchitar (Suchitar) on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 04:30 am: Edit

aah... bumping's not gonna help..no matter how "devilishly handsome" u maybe..:P

this post's getting longgg...what say we start a new one??

See ya'll on Indian Post #4!

Cheers

By Oldfriend_Ooehs (Oldfriend_Ooehs) on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 10:52 am: Edit

Hey Venkat?

did you get into harvard?

dont forget friends at dubai?

What other colleges u applying to?

Sid and Kartik r applying to caltech,
kartik also applying to princeton, MIT, Florida Tech?

Hows life in Kuwait?

Oldfriend
Hint: next in line for something, after sid.