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do i have a chance if i ED to lehigh
Hi guys im an american citizen living in india( domestic applicant) and heres my profile
intended major
Computer science
Academics
- 1460 SAT( retaking august)
- 94% Grade 10
- 95% predicted Grade 12
ECs
- Published research examining colorism in the indian film industry with the help of an ivy league professor
- Built and published programming projects and simulations on GitHub using Python and Java
- Artist for several years doing origami since 4th grade
- assisted a pet groomer over the weekends
- Anchored and hosted events for my school's literary club
- Created and managed social media page for SAT prep website (it was an internship)
Recommendations
- math teacher recommendation
- counselor recommendation
- Computer science teacher recommendation
Context
- VERY Low-income family (35k usd household income for family of four) + one more kid is going to college
- Significant family hardships during high school that affected academics in my junior year (death, accidents etc)
- Limited access to expensive extracurricular opportunities compared to many U.S. applicants
Essay
It starts with my search for purpose, how caring for a pet shifted my focus from myself to others, and how witnessing preventable health-related tragedies in my community inspired my interest in affordable medical technology.
I really need to get into wherever i ED so i can avoid giving all the competitive exams in my country theyre brutal and im also really really broke the net price calc says my coa would be around 8-10k would the actual cost be close to this? please help me
u/BusyDragonfruit488 — 13 days ago