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i am an indian.i am preparing for the indian institute of technology joint entrance exam.i am studying at the best institute(ramaiah)in my stateAND IT IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.i got 4th rank in my 10th standard(in whole school).in my college i am in the top 10%(OF ABOUT 300 STUDENTS).i have taken the SAT

SAT 760(math) 650(verbal)
SAT SUBJECTS 800(PHYSICS) 800(MATH 2 C) 800(MATH 1C).I AM TAKING THE WRITING EXAM IN THIS DECEMBER ,toefl 280/300.essay 6/6
I EXPECT TO GET ABOVE 700.
I GOT SELECTED FOR THE REGIONAL LEVEL MATHS OLYMPIAD IN THE TENTH STANDARD.
AND I HAVE DONE SOME COURSES RELATED TO COMPUTER HARDWARE ASSEMBLING AND ALSO RELATED TO SOFTWARE LIKE MS OFFICE,PHOTOSHOP ETC.I HAVE DONE SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE(I HAVE DOING IT SINCE NEARLY 4 YEARS.SETTING UP THINGS FOR PUJApandals,participating in youth associations.we even got water supply for uor colony ETC).PLEASE TELL ME MY CHANCES AT GETTIN INTO MIT OR HARVARD OR STANFORD or caltech

By Hkkick (Hkkick) on Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:41 pm: Edit

Harvard 30%
MIT 40%
Stanford 30%
Caltech 28%

You sound like a really nerd.
Harvard and Stanford don't like it.
MIT and Caltech try not to be nerd, either.
Do you have money, then donate.

By Influx (Influx) on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 04:55 am: Edit

jesus, you guys are so mean. Plus, Caltech is an ONLY nerd school.

By Jinydu (Jinydu) on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 07:56 am: Edit

It would be a real shame if any university would be so prejudiced. Without "nerds", there would be no Internet, no computers, no cars, no electricity, no running water, etc. There wouldn't even be universities because there would be no buildings.

By Webhappy2 (Webhappy2) on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 02:07 pm: Edit

Well-lopsided isn't bad necessarily, but for schools like Harvard/Stanford, your writing/communication skills must still be top-notch.

By Jinydu (Jinydu) on Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 09:34 am: Edit

I applied to both Harvard and Stanford and got rejected by both; despite an 800 on the SAT II Writing.

I guess its just the trends. Admitting "nerds" is highly unfashionable today.

By Kousuke (Kousuke) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 01:41 am: Edit

so should everyone where abercrombie to a Caltech interview? if caltech doesnt like nerds, who does? seriously i looked at the posters theyve sent out to high school students over the past two years, and honestly, i love math and science and have the posters on my wall, but even i would have given these kids a beating, i mean crap, talk about nerd pride.

By Jinydu (Jinydu) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 02:09 am: Edit

"so should everyone where abercrombie to a Caltech interview?"

Caltech doesn't provide interviews at all.

"if caltech doesnt like nerds, who does?"

Maybe nobody likes nerds.

"but even i would have given these kids a beating"

Who are you talking about? Please clarify

By Jszab (Jszab) on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 07:10 am: Edit

Nerd is "socially inept.", according to heritage dcitionary...

So how anyone can like nerds?

By Sticksandstones (Sticksandstones) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 11:00 am: Edit

whats the difference between "nerd" and "geek"?

By Jszab (Jszab) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 12:29 pm: Edit

I think that geek is more connected with computer science [Steve Jobs ??] and nerd with life physical sciences, and engineering.

Have You tried dictionary in internet?

By Willothewisp (Willothewisp) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 06:50 pm: Edit

I think you can be a geek in a specific topic (e.g. comp sci) or a nerd in general.

By Qwert271 (Qwert271) on Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 08:32 pm: Edit

Someone siad it before, but ... don't type in all caps. I sounds like you're yelling.