u/Karim_Makki

I wanted to know if its possible for me as an international from egypt to get into rsi if i didnt participate in isef or olympiads. I

expect to start 2 resesrch projects soon, im currently building 2 apps, i have a resesrch internship, i have a tech scholarship from the egyptian ministry, i founded 3 science clubs in my school for 200+ students, and idk but i was thinking on applying to nyas junior academy but idk if itll help.

I barely have any awards stem related as of now but i expect to join a big international/ national science competition in november and i hope i win an award.

I have pretty nice humanity things also

Am i cooked?

I wanted to know if its possible for me as an international from egypt to get into rsi if i didnt participate in isef or olympiads. I expect to start 2 resesrch projects, im currently building 2 apps, i have a resesrch internship, i have a tech scholarship from the egyptian ministry, and idk but i was thinking on applying to nyas junior academy but idk if itll help.

I barely have any awards stem related as of now but i expect to join a big international/national science competition in november and i hope i win an award.

Am i cooked?

I was pretty nervous in the interview. i kinda didnt maintain eye contact that well because it felt weird looking at my laptop's shining green light and not the ai interviewer, i stumbled and stuttered alot and i probably looked nervous, not to mention that the first half of the interview was the ai constantly disconnecting so i was just sitting there awkwardly. Will this impact my shortlist result?

Its very unclear what is the starting fair. I live in alexandria and wanted to know if you have like a school-level science fair that u need to attend in like early october-november or do u immediately join the BASEF fair in january? Please help me i would greatly appreciate it.

I would also like to know how u guys were able to get a mentor to help u in ur project, was it too hard?

So recently I've spent my 1st week kinda exploring around kdp to get a grip of how it works, and I eould like to start doing my own mid content books now. I saw alot of ppl profiting heavily from color books, word searches, mazes, and other puzzle games, but i wanted to know which one could typically be more successful? Any advice is very appreciated

I'm a rising junior from egypt and i wish to get into any of these 2 programs but i do have some problems:

1. I dont have an ultra prestigious stem award like isef/olympiads cuz all my good awards are humanities (i want to join bio/chem related competitions but everything in egypt is either math or robotics...)

2. I dont have a published research yet

Can someone please tell me what i could possibly do to significantly elevate my profile?

I will start my isef 2027 project soon (secured a mentor), I have a lab internship, I'm thinking of possibly starting a 2nd research project alongside my isef one (water related to be submitted to sjwp), I have a technology scholarship from the egypt ministry, And i want to start building my own app and website soon.

What else do u think i should do this summer?

I did not receive the interview email from JLI, but i can still access the interview. Will the email come later? Is it an indicator if u will get shortlisted or not?

Lately ive been kinda nervous about the john locke competition and i was hoping that somone would like to read my essay. If anyone did Science&Technology Q3, I would really appeciate it if we can exchange our essays. Also any past winner who would like to review my essay is very appreciated.

My High school in egypt follows an american curriculm but doesnt offer any ap, ib, honors, or A- levels at all. They have nothing other than standard classes and i fear self-studying will be too time-consuming since i have plans to try and compete at isef and other comps/ecs. Not to mention that i have ACT subject tests (yes those do exist in egypt and are very important unfortunately) and ministry exams that i need to study for.

Assuming that i am trying my absoloute best to get into ivy league and t20s, should i self study or focus on other aspects of my application?

Currently my high school offers no ap courses, so if I want to apply for most of the European/asian University full scholarships ill most likely need to self-study for 3-5 ap exams. However, I'm also heavily considering the Us/canada/ middle east, since they look at your context and evaluate you more holistically.

My problem is, if I self study for the ap exams, ill be eligible to apply to european/asian scholarships and will make my academic part of my app more competitive for all unis regardless, but this will also significantly overlap with the time I have for ecs/competitions so I probably won't be able to do as much at all. Not to mention that it will be incredibly hard for me to get all 5s on ap + a 1550+ sat , a 35-36 on my ACT subject tests (yes those do exist in egypt unfortunately and I need them for admission there), and good marks in ministry + high school exams

Based on what will give me more opportunities, should I ditch ap exams and focus on gpa,sat, act subject tests, ministry exams, and my ecs/awards profile, or should i still dedicate time for ap exams alongside all of this but risk underperforming ?

Guys i am a rising junior and will most likely take the sat in october. Can anyone tell me what is the best way to study for the sat and what are the best resources?

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(My avg is between 1400-1450)

I wanted to ask if receiving the interview email actually means anything? Are only the people who are being shortlisted receiving the email? Is it a sign that if u dont receive one u wont become shortlisted for this year?

Does anyone know any prestigious summer programs that i can apply for this summer? I've spent a long time researching but most of what i find is either restricted to us citizens or will start opening during the fall (like rsi/ssp). I'm currently trying to do any summer programs, competitions, or extracurriculars that can strengthen my application for when i apply in my junior year. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Am I good enough for an intl student?

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Demographics:

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Male

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Egyptian

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Attending a non competitive international high school

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Very low income background (will need full ride to attend)

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From alexandria, egypt

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Academics:

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1550 sat (First try)

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4.0 uw GPA (no weighted)

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Valedictorian

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No aps (school didnt offer)

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Extracurriculars:

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Published research paper on a novel cancer nanocarrier mechanism for braf-resistant melanoma (alongside a cancer biology professor)

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Research intern at a cancer biology lab in Alexandria

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Lead Author and bookselling business with a 3-book series (mostly chemistry-based), multi-functional study journals, and children drawing sketches with total sales of $500+ (business is managed by me and 2 of my friends)

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Founded an sat, act, and est (egypt's sat version) prep platform completely free to help students from underprivileged backgrounds (did this alongside my 35+ act friend)

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Did YYGS

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Deci scholar (egypt's ministry of technology scholarship to high performing students in stem)

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Volunteer at a high impact charity ngo

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MUN Secretary-General (400+ delegates attended my 2 conferences and had un officials and a harvard professor as guest speakers)

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Student Council President + Founder (introduced 15+ clubs in school)

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Boie.future Supervision Head (national orphans nonprofit that has 9+ national awards, organized fun activities to 3000+ orphans, had 300+ volunteers, 30+ sponsors)

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Awards:

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(International) isef Qualifier

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(national) BASEF science fair 2nd place

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(National) EISTF science fair 3rd place

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(International) John Locke essay finalist

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(International) Cambridge rethink essay Honorable mention (top 10% globaly among 15000 students from 50 countries)

Demographics:

​

Male

​

Egyptian

​

Attending a non competitive international high school

​

Very low income background (will need full ride to attend)

​

From alexandria, egypt

​

Academics:

​

1550 sat (First try)

​

4.0 uw GPA (no weighted)

​

Valedictorian

​

No aps (school didnt offer)

​

Extracurriculars:

​

Published research paper on a novel cancer nanocarrier mechanism for braf-resistant melanoma (alongside a cancer biology professor)

​

Research intern at a cancer biology lab in Alexandria

​

Lead Author and bookselling business with a 3-book series (mostly chemistry-based), multi-functional study journals, and children drawing sketches with total sales of $500+ (business is managed by me and 2 of my friends)

​

Founded an sat, act, and est (egypt's sat version) prep platform completely free to help students from underprivileged backgrounds (did this alongside my 35+ act friend)

​

Did YYGS

​

Deci scholar (egypt's ministry of technology scholarship to high performing students in stem)

​

Volunteer at a high impact charity ngo

​

MUN Secretary-General (400+ delegates attended my 2 conferences and had un officials and a harvard professor as guest speakers)

​

Student Council President + Founder (introduced 15+ clubs in school)

​

Boie.future Supervision Head (national orphans nonprofit that has 9+ national awards, organized fun activities to 3000+ orphans, had 300+ volunteers, 30+ sponsors)

​

Awards:

​

(International) isef Qualifier

​

(national) BASEF science fair 2nd place

​

(National) EISTF science fair 3rd place

​

(International) John Locke essay finalist

​

(International) Cambridge rethink essay Honorable mention (top 10% globaly among 15000 students from 50 countries)

Demographics:

Male

Egyptian

Attending a non competitive international high school

Very low income background (will need full ride to attend)

From alexandria, egypt

​

Academics:

1550 sat (First try)

4.0 uw GPA (no weighted)

Valedictorian

No aps (school didnt offer)

​

Extracurriculars:

​

Published research paper on a novel cancer nanocarrier mechanism for braf-resistant melanoma (alongside a cancer biology professor)

​

Research intern at a cancer biology lab in Alexandria

​

Lead Author and bookselling business with a 3-book series (mostly chemistry-based), multi-functional study journals, and children drawing sketches with total sales of $500+ (business is managed by me and 2 of my friends)

​

Founded an sat, act, and est (egypt's sat version) prep platform completely free to help students from underprivileged backgrounds (did this alongside my 35+ act friend)

​

Did YYGS

​

Deci scholar (egypt's ministry of technology scholarship to high performing students in stem )

​

Volunteer at a high impact charity ngo

​

MUN Secretary-General (400+ delegates attended my 2 conferences and had un officials and a harvard professor as guest speakers)

​

Student Council President + Founder (introduced 15+ clubs in school)

​

Boie.future Supervision Head (national orphans nonprofit that has 9+ national awards, organized fun activities to 3000+ orphans, had 300+ volunteers, 30+ sponsors)

​

Awards:

(International) isef Qualifier

(national) BASEF science fair 2nd place

(National) EISTF science fair 3rd place

(International) John Locke essay finalist

(International) Cambridge rethink essay Honorable mention (top 10% globaly among 15000 students from 50 countries)

I am writing this post to receive genuine feedback from someone very familiar with the us admission process for t20s, and I'd really appreciate it if someone can help rate this profile

Demographics

Male

Nationality: Egyptian

Living in Egypt

Very Low income background (so looking for a full scholarship)

School: Non-competitive international high school

Academics:

1550 SAT (First try)

4.0/4.0 UW GPA (no weighted)

Valedictorian

No ap scores (school didnt offer)

Ecs:

Published a Research paper (worked with a cancer biology professor)

Published a novel

Intern (under a professor) at Cancer biology Lab in a university

Developed a sat + act app to help make more resources accessible to those unable to pay for tutoring/ subscriptions (worked with my friend with a 35+ act on this)

Volunteer at a high-impact charity NGO in Egypt

Did YYGS

MUN Secretary-General

Student Council Founder + President in my school (introduced more than 15+ clubs into the school for 1-12 graders)

Supervision Head of Boie.Future (large orphans-dedicated nonprofit with 9+ national awards, 30+ sponsors, 300+ volunteers, and 2000+ orphans involved)

DECI scholar (Egypt's Ministry of technology scholarship to high-achieving students across all of Egypt)

Awards:

Isef Qualifier

Basef (national science fair) 3rd place award

EISTF (another national science fair) 2nd place

John Locke Essay Finalist

Cambridge Re:think global Essay Comp Honorable mention (top 10% worldwide from 15000+ submissions)

I'd be very grateful if someone can review this profile and tell me what I could realistically expect