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i have a pre idea of a project that i really wanted to built but need some mentorship on the real world application, is there any programs that provides funds/mentorship for such projects? thank youu

(intl student btw)

i have a pre idea of a project that i really wanted to built but need some mentorship on the real world application, is there any programs that provides funds/mentorship for such projects? thank youu

(intl student btw)

Pls be as honest as possible, literally aggress my apps as I need to know what to improve on. Constructive advice as well!

Demographics: female, east asian(chinese with canadian PR), canada, need ~75% aid, middle class income but family in debt, public IB school, no hooks

Intended Major(s): engineering, applied math, math, and a minor in entreprenuership or biz

ACT/SAT/SAT II: haven't taken(taking in Aug and Sept)

UW/W GPA and Rank: ~94uw, school doesn't rank

Coursework: 6 ib, just bombed my physics sl exam and likely got a 6 because I was extremely sick(high temp.) will explain in additional info section

Awards:

- astronomy olympiads national camp qual(top 25 ppl in the country)

- AIME qual

- FBLA top 10 x3

- multiple math contest honor rolls(top ~2.5%) and school champion medals(meaning first in school)

- USACO silver(basically nothing nowadays)

- hopefully physics bowl top 100 globally

Extracurriculars:

- math research on topology and fundamental groups and their applications in robotics at t1 uni in my country

- cmo of astronomy and physics org for hosting research webinars with ~100 participants and elementary school workshops

- vp of npo for promoting assistive tech through 3d printing, reached ~1k followers

- robotics team qualified to worlds in 2025(had a minor role when this happened) and provs in 2026

- vp of fbla chapter

- quantum physics summer program at t5 uni in my country

- vp of prod. of biogegradable candle making startup 1k revenue within 18 weeks, developed the candle formula and used green chemistry materials

- invitational math camp from the math contest mentioed above(<1% acceptance rate)

- another math summer program(very small, doesn't add weight to apps.)

Essays/LORs/Other: haven't begun yet

Schools: help me decide my ED and RD pls

btw my safeties and targets are not listed here

cornell

penn

columbia

northwestern

brown

jhu likely gonna apply ed 2

caltech(ik very unlikely but I will still try)

feel free to suggest more schools if you think I am gonna be a good fit!

Demographics: female, east asian(chinese with canadian PR), canada, need ~75% aid, middle class income but family in debt, public IB school, no hooks

Intended Major(s): engineering, applied math, math, and a minor in entreprenuership or biz

ACT/SAT/SAT II: haven't taken(taking in Aug and Sept)

UW/W GPA and Rank: ~94uw, school doesn't rank

Coursework: 6 ib, just bombed my physics sl exam and likely got a 6 because I was extremely sick(high temp.) will explain in additional info section

Awards:

- astronomy olympiads camp qual(top 25 ppl in the country)

- AIME qual

- FBLA top 10 x3

- multiple math contest honor rolls(top ~2.5%) and school champion medals(meaning first in school)

- USACO silver(basically nothing nowadays)

- hopefully physics bowl top 100 globally

Extracurriculars:

- math research on topology and fundamental groups and their applications in robotics at t1 uni in my country

- cmo of astronomy and physics org for hosting research webinars with ~100 participants and elementary school workshops

- vp of npo for promoting assistive tech through 3d printing, reached ~1k followers

- robotics team qualified to worlds in 2025(had a minor role when this happened) and provs in 2026

- vp of fbla chapter

- quantum physics summer program at t5 uni in my country

- vp of prod. of biogegradable candle making startup 1k revenue within 18 weeks, developed the candle formula and used green chemistry materials

- invitational math camp from the math contest mentioed above(<1% acceptance rate)

- another math summer program(very small, doesn't add weight to apps.)

Essays/LORs/Other: haven't begun yet

Schools: help me decide my ED and RD pls

btw my safeties and targets are not listed here

cornell

penn

columbia

northwestern

brown

jhu likely gonna apply ed 2

caltech(ik very unlikely but I will still try)

feel free to suggest more schools if you think I am gonna be a good fit!

what do u think it would be for tz C(tz 1)? higher or lower than last yr?

I live in ontario and around the GTA area and I am looking for IB schools to retake my exam in november, can anyone recommeng some ib schools that allow for this? thank you sooo much i fucked up soo badly