Title: Chance me for CS/Robotics at Ivies + Stanford + NYU (poor international applicant from rural India)

I'm an international applicant from a remote Indian village where my family income is about $2,000/year, which means I'd need full financial aid to be able to study there.

Major:

Computer Science / Robotics / Human-Centered Tech

Profile:

- SAT: 1560

- 95% in board exams

Activities:

- Studied Statistics on Harvard MOOC

- Self-taught programming and created a flashcard/Spaced Repetition learning application

- Launched a STEM/technology club in my school

- Taught other students basic coding and technology skills

- Worked as a visual/social media designer for Ayurvedic clinic (located in Fremont, California)

- Interested in human-centered AI, UX systems, UI Design

- Took part in debates and public speaking competitions

- Stand-up comedy performances in school

Awards/ Honors:

- Selected for NYAS Summer Program

- District level Elocution Competition winner

- District level Essay Competition Winner

Background:

Even though I come from a small town with poor resources, I've been fascinated by engineering, design, and technology since early childhood. Almost everything I know about technology comes from MOOCs.

Applying To:

All Ivies

Stanford

NYU (ED)

I know these schools are extremely competitive, especially for international students needing full aid. Realistically, what are my chances, and what parts of my profile should I improve most before applying?

hey guys would really appreciate your help here. please dont doxx me

no financial aid required at alll

Demographics: Male, Indian, International (India), CBSE Curriculum, Rising Senior

Intended Majors: Finance, Economics, Business, Applied Mathematics

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Academics

Gpa : Cbse 93 ,converted to us gpa is a 3.95

Testing

SAT: 1530

Academic Interests

\* Economics

\* Finance

\* Quantitative analysis

\* Technology & AI

\* Entrepreneurship

Awards & Honors

1. State-Level Karate Gold Medalist

2. International-Level Debater

3. Silicon Valley Finalist - WhiteHat Jr National Coding Competition(26 selected out of 100k kids)

4. Multiple Olympiad distinctions and national/international ranks(top 20 in the country bois)

5. World Literacy Foundation recognition(student ambassador did fundraise money)

6. Trinity Guitar Grade 5 Certification playing guitar since 11years

7. Research papers published/submitted on SSRN

8. Debate and leadership recognitions across competitions and school activities

Extracurricular Activities

Entrepreneurship & Business

Co-Founder, SMMA

\* Co-founded and operated a social media marketing agency delivering data-driven growth strategies for businesses

\* Led 100+ outbound outreaches and managed multi-channel acquisition campaigns

\* Improved conversion metrics and optimized funnels through analytics-driven strategies

\* Tracked and analyzed CTR, CAC, ROAS, and campaign performance metrics

\* Worked on scalable client acquisition and retention systems

Internships

Investment Banking / Finance Internship

\* Gained exposure to financial analysis, valuation concepts, market research, and business strategy

\* Assisted with analytical and research-oriented tasks related to finance and investment evaluation

Technology / Startup Internship

\* Worked on technology, operations, and business development-related projects

\* Contributed to workflow optimization, digital systems, and execution across multiple functions

Research

Independent Researcher

\* Authored/co-authored 2 research papers published/submitted on SSRN

\* Research interests include economics, finance, AI, and quantitative systems

\* Conducted independent analytical research and long-form writing projects

Leadership

President, Economics Club

\* Led meetings, workshops, and discussions on economics, markets, and global finance

\* Organized educational sessions and collaborative activities for members

President, Finance Club

\* Conducted finance and investing workshops

\* Introduced students to financial markets, investing concepts, and business strategy

Debate & Public Speaking

International-Level Debater

\* Competed in high-level debate competitions

\* Taught debate and public speaking to 500+ students in person

\* Mentored 100+ students through Orbis, a debate-focused passion project

\* Helped train junior debaters in argumentation, public speaking, and policy discussion

\* Participated extensively in MUNs and competitive debate environments

Technology

Programming & Development

\* Coding since elementary school

\* Built websites, applications, and digital systems

\* Interested in fintech, AI, and scalable technology-driven ventures

Music

Guitarist

\* Playing guitar since age 6

\* Trinity Grade 5 guitarist

\* Performed in large-scale 1000 plus people concerts and music events

Athletics

Karate & Combat Sports

\* State-level karate gold medalist

\* Multi-year athletic training and competition experience

Community Service

Animal Welfare Volunteer

\* Completed 200+ hours of community service at a dog NGO

\* Assisted with animal care, volunteering initiatives, and support activities

Community & Mentorship

\* Mentored peers academically and in debate/public speaking

\* Organized workshops, discussions, and student-led initiatives

\* Involved in leadership and collaborative community projects

Im pretty sure my essays are going to be phenomenal.

Letters of Recommendation

Physics Teacher 10/10

\* Focus on leadership, analytical thinking, and intellectual curiosity. Absolutely Amazing

Debate Mentor/Teacher 100/10 he was a Stanford alumnus and i interned for him tok

\* Focus on communication, initiative, and public speaking ability and tournaments and shi

Math/CS Teacher 8/10 kinda mid

\* Focus on quantitative reasoning and long-term academic consistency

Reaches (7)

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Harvard University

Princeton University

Columbia University

Yale University

Stanford University

University of Chicago

Targets (5)

New York University (Stern)

University of Michigan (Ross)

University of California, Berkeley (Haas)

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Virginia (McIntire)

Safeties (5)

Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley)

Pennsylvania State University (Smeal)

Arizona State University

University of Texas at Dallas

Ohio State Universityent)

hey guys would really appreciate your help here. please dont doxx me

no financial aid required at alll

Demographics: Male, Indian, International (India), CBSE Curriculum, Rising Senior

Intended Majors: Finance, Economics, Business, Applied Mathematics

Academics

Gpa : Cbse 93 ,converted to us gpa is a 3.95

Testing

SAT: 1530

Academic Interests

\* Economics

\* Finance

\* Quantitative analysis

\* Technology & AI

\* Entrepreneurship

Awards & Honors

1. State-Level Karate Gold Medalist

2. International-Level Debater

3. Silicon Valley Finalist - WhiteHat Jr National Coding Competition(26 selected out of 100k kids)

4. Multiple Olympiad distinctions and national/international ranks(top 20 in the country bois)

5. World Literacy Foundation recognition(student ambassador did fundraise money)

6. Trinity Guitar Grade 5 Certification playing guitar since 11years

7. Research papers published/submitted on SSRN

8. Debate and leadership recognitions across competitions and school activities

Extracurricular Activities

Entrepreneurship & Business

Co-Founder, SMMA

\* Co-founded and operated a social media marketing agency delivering data-driven growth strategies for businesses

\* Led 100+ outbound outreaches and managed multi-channel acquisition campaigns

\* Improved conversion metrics and optimized funnels through analytics-driven strategies

\* Tracked and analyzed CTR, CAC, ROAS, and campaign performance metrics

\* Worked on scalable client acquisition and retention systems

Internships

Investment Banking / Finance Internship

\* Gained exposure to financial analysis, valuation concepts, market research, and business strategy

\* Assisted with analytical and research-oriented tasks related to finance and investment evaluation

Technology / Startup Internship

\* Worked on technology, operations, and business development-related projects

\* Contributed to workflow optimization, digital systems, and execution across multiple functions

Research

Independent Researcher

\* Authored/co-authored 2 research papers published/submitted on SSRN

\* Research interests include economics, finance, AI, and quantitative systems

\* Conducted independent analytical research and long-form writing projects

Leadership

President, Economics Club

\* Led meetings, workshops, and discussions on economics, markets, and global finance

\* Organized educational sessions and collaborative activities for members

President, Finance Club

\* Conducted finance and investing workshops

\* Introduced students to financial markets, investing concepts, and business strategy

Debate & Public Speaking

International-Level Debater

\* Competed in high-level debate competitions

\* Taught debate and public speaking to 500+ students in person

\* Mentored 100+ students through Orbis, a debate-focused passion project

\* Helped train junior debaters in argumentation, public speaking, and policy discussion

\* Participated extensively in MUNs and competitive debate environments

Technology

Programming & Development

\* Coding since elementary school

\* Built websites, applications, and digital systems

\* Interested in fintech, AI, and scalable technology-driven ventures

Music

Guitarist

\* Playing guitar since age 6

\* Trinity Grade 5 guitarist

\* Performed in large-scale 1000 plus people concerts and music events

Athletics

Karate & Combat Sports

\* State-level karate gold medalist

\* Multi-year athletic training and competition experience

Community Service

Animal Welfare Volunteer

\* Completed 200+ hours of community service at a dog NGO

\* Assisted with animal care, volunteering initiatives, and support activities

Community & Mentorship

\* Mentored peers academically and in debate/public speaking

\* Organized workshops, discussions, and student-led initiatives

\* Involved in leadership and collaborative community projects

Im pretty sure my essays are going to be phenomenal.

Letters of Recommendation

Physics Teacher 10/10

\* Focus on leadership, analytical thinking, and intellectual curiosity. Absolutely Amazing

Debate Mentor/Teacher 100/10 he was a Stanford alumnus and i interned for him tok

\* Focus on communication, initiative, and public speaking ability and tournaments and shi

Math/CS Teacher 8/10 kinda mid

\* Focus on quantitative reasoning and long-term academic consistency

Reaches (7)

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Harvard University

Princeton University

Columbia University

Yale University

Stanford University

University of Chicago

prolly cornell too

New York University (Stern)

University of Michigan (Ross)

University of California, Berkeley (Haas)

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Virginia (McIntire)

Safeties (5)

Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley)

Pennsylvania State University (Smeal)

Arizona State University

University of Texas at Dallas

Ohio State University

As the title suggests, I was a "Child Celebrity" for majority of my life before I kind of retired, simply cause I was exhausted. For any questions check end of post

This is a throwaway account since my previous attempt at this led to me being doxxed..

Demographics
Indian, Male, International (No Hooks), Full Aid/Scholarships Needed
Intended Major: Finance/Econ/Math (Somewhere along those lines i'm a rising Junior so i'm still finalizing)

Academics
Predicted SAT: 1580 (800M, 780E) (From multiple Mock SATs + my school grades)

9th - 98% (10 CGPA)
10th - 99.2 (Third in batch, 5th in country (alot of people share 5th place))
100% in Math, Social Science and Data Science

Awards/Honorifics
(These might be a little discrete since it might Doxx me)
(All awards are mostly provided for contributions my youtube channel and presence made, representing my state and country on the international stage for media)

Global Child Prodigy Laureate (International)

One of a select cohort of youth worldwide recognized for exceptional achievements in media and communication. Awarded in the nation's capital by a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

National "Most Influential Youth" Distinction (National)

Awarded by the nation's leading media publication and presented directly by the Minister of Education. Conferred upon the top 25 most influential and impactful teenagers in the country under 25 years old.

National "20 Under 20" Innovator Award (National)

Selected by a premier multinational banking institution as one of the top 20 trailblazing individuals under the age of 20 nationwide, recognized for exceptional entrepreneurial and cultural impact.

4x Academic General Proficiency Laureate (Institutional)

Consistently ranked within the top 10% of the academic cohort for four consecutive academic years, recognizing rigorous multidisciplinary excellence.

State Media & Merit Accolades (Regional)

Recipient of multiple high-level regional honors, including prestigious state cinematic and cultural awards, celebrating exceptional public achievements and creative contributions.

ECs:

Founder & Executive Producer | Global Digital Media Platform

Duration: 20 hours/week | 8 years

Founded and scaled an internationally recognized, verified digital media platform across multiple channels, operating as the lead content strategist and on-camera talent. Spearheaded content production that drove virality and sustained high engagement for over two years, amassing a massive global audience. (15M views across youtube)

Executed a historic digital rights acquisition deal, directly selling a proprietary video asset to Facebook (Meta now) for $2,000—a first-of-its-kind transaction for a creator of my demographic.

Secured high-value commercial partnerships and brand ambassadorships, executing national advertising campaigns for major consumer brands across multiple metropolitan hubs.

Partook in talk shows with honorable names such as Steve Harvey and 2 more equivalently reputable names (Don't wanna name them out of fear of being doxxed again)

National Keynote Speaker & Orator

Duration: 4 years (Active)

Invited as a national-level motivational speaker, delivering keynotes on passion-driven success, resilience, and personal development at premier institutional and corporate forums.

Delivered a high-stakes keynote address to an audience of 10,000 attendees at a premier national youth summit, sharing the main stage with one of the nation's most prominent media anchors and executives.

Featured speaker for a major, globally recognized national storytelling platform (the regional equivalent of TEDx), and guest lecturer at elite technical institutes and professional engineering association conferences.

Served as the master of ceremonies for flagship institutional events and consistently secured top honors in regional oratory competitions.

Student Council Leadership | Executive Board

Duration: Multiple Terms (2019, 2023–2026)

Elected to the highest tiers of student government across elementary, middle, and high school divisions through a rigorous, multi-stage selection process involving competitive debates, panel interviews, and student-wide elections.

Appointed as Chief Literary Prefect for consecutive academic years, commanding student initiatives, organizing regional literary events, and representing the student voice to executive school board members.

Independent Economics & Philosophy Researcher

Duration: 8 hours/week | 4 weeks

Conducted an advanced, self-directed dual-disciplinary research project analyzing the macroeconomic impact of international remittances and their utilitarian effect on regional citizen welfare..

Undertook rigorous self-study in advanced ethical philosophy, specializing in Deontological ethics, moral utilitarianism, and preferential theory.

AI Research & Innovation | State Inventors Program

Duration: 4 hours/day | 2 weeks

Conceptualized and developed a proprietary architectural proposal for an AI-powered legal assistant utilizing advanced Large Language Model (LLM) frameworks.

Successfully advanced through the highly competitive preliminary rounds of a prestigious state-sponsored inventors program evaluating high-potential technological innovations.

Chief Delegate | Model United Nations

Duration: 2023–2025

Competed in premier regional and national Model United Nations conferences, consistently recognized for diplomatic excellence, policy formulation, and strategic caucus leadership.

Awarded back-to-back Best Delegate (First Place) honors at the district and premier institutional levels, alongside multiple Honorary Mentions at highly competitive national circuits.

Internships

Software Engineering Intern | Global Retail Technology Firm

Duration: 45 hours/week | 2 weeks

Embedded within the core enterprise training division to design and deploy automated data extraction architectures. Built robust web-scraping programs and engineered scalable custom APIs utilizing Python and Java.

Corporate Finance & E-Commerce Intern | Growth-Stage Startup

Duration: 35 hours/week | 1 month

Gained immersive, hands-on experience within the financial operations of an e-commerce enterprise. Managed localized budgeting systems, executed cost-accounting reconciliations, and optimized supply-chain financial metrics.

Digital Strategy Intern | National Education Campaign

Duration: 20 hours/week | 2 weeks

Spearheaded digital outreach and media production for a national educational advocacy program. Synthesized complex data on higher education pathways and major-specific economic outcomes into impactful digital content to drive national student awareness.

Philanthropy & Community Impact

Disaster Relief Coordinator & Philanthropist

Co-led an emergency student council initiative that mobilized community resources to raise $6,000 in critical funding for disaster relief following a catastrophic, high-fatality landslide in a vulnerable region. Directly coordinated logistics and mapped high-priority aid distribution zones.

Personally allocated and donated $1,000 from independent digital media revenues and commercial brand deals to fund specialized care and resources for underprivileged, neurodivergent children within the local community.

Dedicated consistent weekly service over two years to manage subsistence distribution, resource allocation, and companionship programs for local orphanages and senior care facilities.

Essays (NOT CONFIRMED AND TENTATIVE)
My essay SHOULD be compelling since my story is pretty cool in my opinion, at the age of 4-6 I accomplished my lifelong dream (at the time) + got my sister to settle down in NYC + im a part of an inter-religion marriage household in a weird part of the country so adds depth.

The essay isnt confirmed whatsoever, i will draw it better and get a good story but this is it

Where am I applying:
HYSP but not MIT
Columbia (Commuter since sister lives and works here)
Brown
Dartmouth
Cornell
NYU (Commuter again)
Upenn

Fordham (Hoping for presidential scholarship)
Georgetown
GWU (Hoping for merit/aid)
Amherst
Bowdoin
Vanderbilt
Rochester
Boston
Uchicago

QNA
Is this majorly AI?
Yes, I wanted to stay as anonymous as possible so I used AI to make it as anonymous as possible, but knowing reddit im not sure how long this will last.

If you were a celebrity why do you need money?
I was asked this multiple times. There are multiple reasons:

1. It wasnt a sustainable business, yes the benefits were there but they outweighed the monetization and brand deals I got
2. Income in my area is generally low compared to US rates

Am I lying or acting superficial/confident?
No im not, if im honest im shit scared about my admissions odds. Honestly, im at a point in my life where I can turn around and choose to go the competitive exam route and maybe get a cheaper college in my country than apply, but since all my relatives suggested this path, I said why not.

Other questions ask in comments please

ONCE AGAIN, I KNOW IM A ONE SHOT AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE HOLES BUT AFTER EVERYTHING
Im just a kid who wants to go to one of these schools, study, and honestly, be close to my sister. I love her alot and ive been living 8000 miles from her for almost 8 years (14 year age gap). So thats all. Thank you once again

hi im a british student looking for 3-4 collaborators on an independent research project on ‘to what extent do financial and policy barriers to menstrual products access school attendance in Nigeria’. we will work from now until september and work to get it publish it.

1. Demographics:

 

Female, Indian International (Unhooked), Can pay around 50k USD a year

2. Intender major: Either Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering / Biochemistry

3. SAT: 1 attempt 1570/1600 (780E 790M)

4. Grades and Coursework

9th, 10th: IGCSE - 6A* -96% - my school only offered 6 subjects

Mathematics (Extended) - 98% - A*

Chemistry - 98% - A*

Biology - 98% - A*

Physics - 97% - A*

First Language English - 92% - A*

Global Perspectives - 93% - A*

11th IBDP, predicted 41/42

Biology HL 7

Chemistry HL 7

Mathematics AA HL 6

English LnL SL 7

French ab initio 7

Business Management 7

5. Awards

• International: Silver Award, Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition
• International: Gold Award, Horizons Academic Essay Competition
• School: Highest Aggregate Percentage in Year 10 (1/350 students) + Highest in Math, Physics, Biology, English, Global Perspectives 
• School: Shield for the Best Interactor (1/150) + Best Girl Guide Award (1/100)

1. ECs

• Research Intern @ a tier 2 private college
  • Worked under a faculty mentor on a research project, assisting with data collection, literature review, and preliminary analysis. Gained hands-on exposure to academic research methods and lab workflows
• 3x New York Academy of Sciences Junior Academy Participant
  • Led a multidisciplinary team of six to develop an innovative, low-cost solution aimed at improving global accessibility to solar energy. Used NREL’s SolTrace tool to model how different dust levels affected our design and pushed the team to build a concentrator that stayed efficient even when dirty. Our work focused on optimizing efficiency, affordability, and scalability, with the long-term goal of enabling sustainable energy adoption in underserved regions.
• President, School Interact Club
  • Led 100+ members of the School Interact Club, associated with the Rotary. Helped organise 5+ food drives, fundraisers and community engagement events. Raised Rs. 2 Lakhs for various national causes.
• House Prefect
  • Co-mentored around 50 students in the Intermediate and Junior category in various athletics, sporting and literary events. Was part of a team of 8 that led my house to the House Cup victory.
• Research Fellow, YLAC Young Researchers
  • Worked in a team of 5 under a mentor in order to conduct primary and secondary social science research on the inclusion of transgender individuals in digital spaces. Produced a 15 page research paper examining the barriers and opportunities transgender individuals face online, especially in accessing essential services. It includes case studies, expert interviews, and reviews of inclusive initiatives, concluding with actionable recommendations for policymakers, educators, and tech developers. Also created 2 infographics that were used as advocacy materials by DEFIndia - a national NGO.
• Girls Who Code Pathways Program
  • Part of the Girls Who Code Sisterhood since the 2025 Summer Pathways Program, where I attended virtual sessions with Industry leaders from Pfizer, RTX, IBM and more. Gained exposure and experience in applications of AI, data science and computer science in real world industries. Completed multiple coding projects:

 

(1) Designed and coded a personal website using HTML and CSS

(2) Built a Python-powered machine learning model that predicted certain disease risk based on patient factors like age, blood pressure, gender, etc.

(3) Developed a neural network that recognised American Sign Language hand symbols and converted them into text output.

(4) Created a data storytelling board about the oppression of women in underserved communities.

• Student @ Ashoka University, Summer Program
  • Participated in Ashoka University's Horizons Achievers Program - an online summer school. Completed a university-level course in "Data Science, AI and Machine Learning" under CSIR PhD and was selected as one of three Top Achievers out of 25 students. Built a capstone project: a machine learning drug classification model, Pill-o-sopher using Python.
• Mentor for TED-Ed Club
  • Helped organize my school’s TED showcase, coordinating logistics and content. Mentored 4 peers through drafting and refining their speeches, and wrote/recorded my own talk for the event.
• Virtual Internship with Institute of Chemical Engineers on SpringPod
  • Completed 10+ hours of virtual work experience with the Institute of Chemical Engineers on SpringPod. Completed real-world engineering assignments and gained employable skills in chemical and process engineering. Completed modules on Clean Energy, Food and Drink, Safe Drinking Water and Pharmaceuticals.
• Volunteer at a play based organisation
  • Spent 60 hours in a team of 5 to create a critical thinking and collaborative game for children. Played firsthand with 2nd graders in municipality schools to understand their play needs.

1. Teacher recs: nothing extraordinary, i switched schools beggin beginning 11th so they don’t know me as well as i’d like.

Chemistry IB: 8/10

Math ib: 7/10

Colleges

Princeton — shot in the dark ik

Purdue

GeorgiaTech

WashU StLouis

USC

Babson

Duke

Case Western

Wake Forest

UMD college park

NUS/NTU

Cambridge

I’m an international student from India (CBSE Class 12) and I’m stressing a bit after my final board results came out.

My predicted grades were significantly higher than my actual scores, especially in Math and Accountancy.

Predicted Grades:

• English: 80 - 85
• Accounts: 80 - 85
• Business Studies: 80 - 85
• Economics: 85 - 90
• Applied Mathematics: 80 - 85
• Entrepreneurship: 85 - 90

Final CBSE Scores:

• English Core: 88
• Economics: 66
• Business Studies: 72
• Accountancy: 55
• Applied Mathematics: 54
• Entrepreneurship: 91

I already received offers from:

• Drexel — Economics and Business
• Rutgers New Brunswick — Rutgers Business School + School of Arts and Sciences
• Rutgers Newark — Business
• Penn State — Pre-Business (Smeal)
• Stony Brook — Economics
• UW Madison — Business: Management BBA
• Indiana University — Pre-Business
• Purdue — Pre-Management (Mitch Daniels School of Business)

Also waitlisted at Babson.

I know US colleges usually don’t rescind unless there’s a massive drop, but I’m worried because my final grades are quite a bit lower than predicted.

What should I realistically expect here?

• Should I proactively email colleges explaining my results?
• Which schools are most likely to care?
• Has anyone here had a similar drop and still been fine?
• Could this affect visa/attendance eligibility or only admissions decisions?
• Any honest advice or similar experiences would really help.
• Should i give the CBSE improvement examination ?

For context, my extracurriculars, essays, and overall application were much stronger than my board marks, and I’m planning to major in business/econ.

Hey guys, I'm a sophomore in high school, thinking of applying to Brown PLME as an international student. Here are my stats and ecs:

• GPA has been a 4.0 since 7th grade up until now
• Self-studying for AP bio and psych (in my country APs are basically non-existent).
• Co-founder of our school's newspaper. My role there is journalist and literary editor, while I am probably going to manage social media too next year. All of our earnings go to cancer organizations and such. Possibly next year, I am going to help the middle school I attended with its own magazine, in the editing process.
• Very interested in creative writing and literature: Accepted to Sewanne Young Writers' Conference/ 2nd place in national writing competition/ 3rd place in national poetry competition/ Prize in national script competition/ Earning volunteering hours by writing book reviews/ Writing club member for three years now/ Currently writing a historical fiction based on my grandfather's immigration story, along with other writing projects such as a poetry collection and a novel.
• Clinical Experience: Shadowing a surgeon in the OR (have and will shadow one for a month this summer)/ possibly volunteering at a hospital (not really doable in my country do to age restrictions)/ planning to get CPR certified.
• STEM subjects: A's on all my science classes/ won a scholarship for a summer program for writing a research essay in biology/ have worked on a biology research project which included experiments and was presented at a festival.
• Others: Taking care of my grandma with dementia (she used to be at a rehabillitation center and I would visit her, feed her and keep her company, now I visit her at home and again feed her or keep her company)/ General volunteering hours for example beach cleaning, athletic tournament etc. (also member of a volunteering club).
• Languages: C2 in English (with certificate), C2 in Greek, B1 in French and self-studying Korean.
• Work Experience: Waitress during the summer to financially support myself and my family.

So that's all. Any tips on how I can "increase" my chances or build a stronger profile? I feel like I'm not doing enough. Do I like, stand a chance?

Hi im a highschool junior and ive spent the past couple months obsessively thinking about my college list, figuring out which schools I actually have a shot at, which ones fit beyond just name recognition, and which ones I'd even want to go to.

I started going through common data sets to understand how schools actually weigh their criteria. However, it was pretty annoying to have to search it up and go through it so I built a tool that does all that automatically and estimates your chances of getting into that school. U fill out ur profile with ur ecs grades classes preferences, and a few other things and it goes based on that. 

Im most proud of the My Fit ranking system. Instead of sorting by prestige or acceptance rate, it balances your actual odds, your preferences (size, location, climate, cost, culture), and how strong your major is at that school. The idea is to surface schools that actually make sense for you specifically.

Data comes from CDS PDFs I manually pulled from each school's site — 220+ schools, all the latest publication period. Section C7 is factored in, so legacy, athletics, first-gen, demonstrated interest, and rigor are weighted per school rather than run through one generic formula. ED and RD are split since rates often differ by 2-3x.

If anything looks off or wrong like weird My Fit results, data issues, mobile bugs please let me know I would love feedback

This is a bit of a yapfest, but I genuinely don’t know what to do with my application anymore. I feel like I’m lacking in too many areas and there isn’t a clear direction present. There’s probably potential here but it looks so unfocused to me and it isn’t positioned properly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! D:

Demographics
Gender: Female
Race/ethnicity: Southeast Asian (Filipino)
Residency: Philippines
School: Private K-12 school with around 350 students
Grade level: Grade 11, taking full IBDP
Other special factors (first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.): Low income

Intended Major(s)
I’m leaning toward biology major (molecular biology or genetics) with an art history minor, but I don’t think my application is competitive enough for that. My only interest for the longest time was the arts, so most of my application reflects that. The most STEM I have is some basic experimental design, a competition, and some science communication stuff (which I honestly really enjoyed and am looking into for the future).

I’m really passionate about public education and knowledge accessibility. I was incredibly lucky to be given the opportunities needed to pursue higher education, to even be able to develop my deep appreciation and love for learning, but this shouldn’t have been up to luck. While I believe SO much that what I have should be the standard available to everyone, my application doesn’t reflect that either. Museum work would be a dream, but the industry is so difficult to break into, the pay is not the best, and you need a lot of higher education to even be considered for most positions.

Academics
IB score: I’m still finishing Grade 11 so we don’t have predicted yet, but with my grades right now, the score would be 38–40

3 HLs: Biology (7), Economics (7), Visual Arts (4, submission website, for some reason, didn’t mark my midyear as completed, even though I checked multiple times!)
3 SLs: Mathmatics AI (7), English: Lang&Lit (7), Spanish ab initio (6)
* It’s risky, but I’m switching to Math HL and Visual Arts SL for Grade 12

ACT/SAT Scores: I’m planning to take the SAT
Rank: We don’t have rankings at our school

Extracurriculars (I did this in the common app format)

Theater/Drama
10th, Break
10 hr/wk, 6 wk/yr
Lead Costume Designer & Committee Co-Head, Major Regional Theatre Workshop
Led 10-member team; designed 30+ costumes; managed PHP 12,000 budget; coordinated costumes for sold-out 600+ audience production.

Work (Paid)
10th–11th, Year
5 hr/wk, 25 wk/yr
Designer & Seamstress, Independent Client Commission
Designed and constructed PHP 10,000 custom gown; led client consultations, fittings, and full production from concept to final execution.

Research
11th–12th, Year
3 hr/wk, 20 wk/yr
Arts & Culture Group Leader, Co-author, Research Club
Led research on Gen Z fashion identity in Manila; analyzed sustainability, social media, and digital culture through survey and literature review.
* We’re continuing this into summer and planning to present this at a research congress!

Science/Math
11th, School
10 hr/wk, 4 wk/yr
National Comp Quarterfinalist at 2026 Competition
National quarterfinalist; competed against 20 schools in advanced biology (epigenetics, anatomy, molecular) at N/A University.

Research
11th, School
14 hr/wk, 4 wk/yr
Lead Researcher & Designer, Collaborative Sciences Project
Designed low-cost indoor growing system; conducted feasibility testing and data analysis; presented findings to 150+ students.

Art
9th–12th, Year
8 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr
Fashion Design - UAL/Atelier, Independent Study
Completed 3 University of the Arts London courses; 6 yrs sewing and pattern drafting; researched Western fashion history.

Theater/Drama
9th–10th, School, Break
6 hr/wk, 20 wk/yr
Lead Costume Designer / Creative Crew, Ensemble, School Theatre Productions
Contributed to 6 productions across 4+ yrs; developed concept pegs; managed costume budgets and deadlines; designed, sourced, and constructed garments.

Art
11th, School
2 hr/wk, 20 wk/yr
Student Moderator, Visual Artist Club
Organized charity art market; designed original work; coordinated sessions and outreach supporting young artists.
* The market has yet to happen, will add numbers and specify mpact later!

Science/Math
9th–10th, School
3 hr/wk, 4 wk/yr
Scriptwriter, Animator, & Editor, Independent
Produced educational videos on local biodiversity and physics concepts; researched content and managed full scriptwriting, animation, and editing.

Community Service (Volunteer)
9th–10, School
2 hr/wk, 1 wk/yr
Volunteer Resource Speaker, Community Outreach
Delivered interactive fashion design workshop to 45+ Grade 3 students; translated technical processes into engaging, accessible lessons.

(Over the summer, I’m also gonna be volunteering at a local hospital, and probably completing some online chemistry and math courses)

Awards
- UAL course certificates
- Certificate from the bio comp
- Certificates from theater
- Certifcates from volunteer resource speaking

I neglected this SO hard, and now my application is really lacking in external recognition. My family truly just does not let me go outside or participate in activities outside of school, so my reach is incredibly limited. I was also homeschooled from Covid quarantine onwards (Grade 6 to Grade 8), which doesn’t help.

Essays/LORs/Other
(Haven’t asked for these yet)
- Biology HL Teacher, who was also my homeroom teacher for Grade 11. She can definitely speak for my dedication to the subject.
- My Visual Arts Teacher who has been teaching me since I returned to school in Grade 9. Art is the probably the subject I’m the best at in terms of like actual skill, and the one that’s most personal to me. Lots of growth here!
- My sewing instructor? She doubled as an art teacher too when I was under my homeschooling program. Out of every mentor-ish figure, she probably knows me the most on a non-academic level.

Cost Constraints / Budget
Merit + need-based aid. My mother lives in Los Angeles, CA, which could help with residency and tuition in UC schools, but my family already struggles with a $10k yearly tuition.

Schools (Very shoddy list! Trying to focus more on liberal arts than pure STEM because god knows I’m not getting into those programs)

REACH:
USC
Brown
Tufts
Pomona College

TARGET:
Occidental College
University of Rochester
Macalester College
College of Wooster
UC Davis

SAFETY:
University of South Florida
Arizona State University
CSULB

MISCELLANEOUS (haven’t figured out yet, will pick 3 more!)
King’s College London
University of Manchester
UNSW
Monash University
Smith College
Mount Holyoke College
Bryn Mawr College
Denison University
Case Western Reserve University
Clark University

Ok so this is not mine but my friend's college profile :-

I am an international applicant from India, currently studying at St. Xavier’s School. I come from a lower middle-class family with an annual income of under ₹7,00,000 (approximately $8,000 USD). I live in a semi-urban area with limited access to advanced opportunities, and I have built my profile using the resources available to me. My primary goal is to attend a university that offers substantial financial aid, as my family cannot afford international education.

Academic Statistics

Grade 9: 89.5%

Grade 10 (CBSE): 95%

Grade 11: 93%

Grade 12 (Predicted): 92%

Consistently ranked within the top 5% of my class

Scored 100/100 in Informatics Practices (Grades 11 and 12)

Standardized Testing

SAT: 1500

IELTS: Band 8 (expected)

Extracurricular Activities

Founder, Women’s Health and Hygiene Nonprofit

Founded and led an initiative focused on women’s health awareness and literacy

Conducted 30+ awareness sessions across schools and rural communities

Reached 20+ schools and additional village populations

Educated women and girls on menstrual health, hygiene, and reproductive awareness

Collaborated with medical professionals

Featured in local newspapers

Research

Published a research paper under the guidance of a government college professor

Student Leadership

Student Council – General Secretary

Vice President – Public Speaking Club

Vice President – Model United Nations (MUN) Club

Organized and hosted inter-school MUN conferences and debate competitions

Internship – Pharmaceutical/Laboratory Setting

Interned as a Junior Chemist/Pharmacist in a pharmaceutical company

Gained exposure to laboratory procedures and applied scientific work

Completed diploma in Laboratory Studies

Community Service (Annual Village Initiative)

Conduct an annual camp in my hometown in Bihar

Assist villagers with documentation work (bank forms, official paperwork, etc.)

Help individuals learn basic writing skills, including signing their names

Awards and Achievements

Recipient of local community (Yadav Samaj) award

Second place – State-level Chess

Second place – District-level Volleyball

Winner – Inter-school poetry recitation competitions

Multiple school-level academic recognitions

Creative and Personal Pursuits

Writing

Published two poems in a local magazine

Writescpoetry and long-form fiction as a personal pursuit

Runs a YouTube channel

Art

Practice drawing and visual art as a hobby

Languages

English (Fluent)

Hindi (Fluent)

Self-learned German (reading, writing, and speaking over two years)

Sports

Chess – State-level (2nd place)

Volleyball – District-level (2nd place)

Hey guys!

I just wanted to get some advice from some of the ivy admits about a situation I am in. Basically, I have taken 12 AP classes so far in highschool (1 freshman year-got a 5, 5 sophomore year, and 7 junior year) My sophomore year, I had a difficult with test registration and paying for my ap exams (they cost like 200 dollars each) since my dad had lost his job and we had no source of income (we had to choose affording nessecities over AP testing). On top pof that, for the tests that I did submit to take the test for, there was an issue with the online pltform that my school uses and the test submisisons never went through. Due to this, I am taking all of my junior and sophomore year tests this year.

I wanted to ask what the chances were of this hurting my ability to get into an ivy if i dont get 4s and 5s on them all. I am planning on explaininh my situtation in the additional info section of my common app and planning on submitting all the scores that are 4s and 5s.

For more context, I live in a rural area and have pretty good extracurriculars (state and national) along with national awards. Thanks!

Creen que pueda entrar a alguna de estas universidades? A cuales otras me recomiendan postular? Tengo pasaporte italiano aunque la verdad prefiero entrar a alguna universidad en estados unidos

Elite school
International student
Ib: 43/45
SAT: 1520
GPA: 6,7/7,0

Necesito ayuda financiera

Pasantia consultoria financiera
Pasantia markenting digital
Bateria x 2 años (Cuando era más pequeño toque durante 3 años pero lo deje, en total serian 5 años)
Presidente centro de alumnos donde lidere multiples proyectos sociales recaudando +10000k para diferentes eventos, tambien incentive el reciclaje haciendo concursos, organize fiestas, y muchas cosas más
Voluntariado 150 horas
Bjj x3 años
Startup app web (Ayude a muchos estudiantes a comprender textos mejor ya que en mi país hay problemas serios con la comprensión lectora)
Programa de verano de negocios (Programa de verano con postulación a universidad top 2 de mi pais)
Tik tok +10k donde enseño matemáticas y finanzas basicas, con ayuda al privado gratis
Natacion 3 años

Informacion adicional:
Tengo una tienda de reventa de ropa
Presidente de clase x2 año
Tesorero de clase x1 año
Club ping pong x1 año
Durante middle school estuve en un club de rugby x1 año, y también participe en un torneo intercolegial por el equipo A de futbol de mi colegio

Awards
Ganador competencia bjj x5
Competi en natación (Era seleccionado de mi club en los cuales muchos son seleccionados nacionales)
Ganador torneo jabalina intercolegial (Era un torneo pequeño)
Excelencia academicas x6
Ganador concurso de emprendimiento x2

Chance a South Asian international student for NYU / T20s / Finance-Econ programs

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Indian / South Asian
• Residence: India
• Income Bracket: Very low income
• Type of School: Private school in India
• Hooks: None
• disadvantage:A lot of aid required preferably full aid around 20-30k my parents can pay that's why I will be applying to almost all schools that provide full aid to international students
• Intended Major: Business / Economics / Finance

Academics

Grades

• Class 9: 85%
• Class 10 (CBSE): 95%
• Class 11: 95.4%
• Class 12 Predicted: 98%

Coursework

Grades 9–10:
Mathematics Standard, English Communicative, Hindi, Social Science, Science, Artificial Intelligence

Grades 11–12:
Business Studies, Accountancy, Economics, English, Core Mathematics

APs

• AP Microeconomics: 5
• AP Statistics: 3–4 expected (may not submit)

Standardized Testing

• SAT: 1500–1530 expected range
• IELTS: ~7.5 expected

Extracurriculars / Activities

1. Internship at a major wealth management / asset management firm Interned at one of the country’s largest financial distribution and asset management firms (multi-billion dollar AUM). Conducted research regarding distributor networks, financial products, and client engagement strategies while learning about wealth management operations.
2. Founder & President — School Finance Club Founded the school’s first-ever student club and launched a finance-focused initiative to improve financial literacy among students. Organized a financial awareness quiz competition with 500+ student participants.
3. Chess / FIDE Arena Master Earned FIDE Arena Master title and represented school in multiple regional chess competitions.
4. CBSE Clusters Representation Selected as the only student from school to represent the Under-19 category at age 16 in regional CBSE cluster competitions.
5. Model United Nations Helped organize school MUN with 150+ delegates and volunteered at a state-level MUN conference with 200+ delegates.
6. 45-Day Intensive Wealth Management Experience Completed an extended internship/training experience involving financial markets, client servicing, and investment-related research.
7. Student Council Served as part of the student council and participated in organizing student activities and school events.
8. Newspaper Recycling / Community Initiative Helped organize a large-scale newspaper collection initiative that collected 2,000+ kg of newspapers for recycling/community causes.
9. Economics & Finance Competitions Participated in multiple national and international economics, finance, and mathematics competitions throughout high school.
10. Academic Olympiads Competed in several mathematics/economics Olympiads and qualified for advanced rounds at national/international level competitions.

Awards / Honors(won mostly all of them in grade 11-12)

1. Winner in Purple Comet Math Meet (solo/team category).
2. Qualified for Final Round of the Cambridge Economics & Finance Competition after scoring 100/100 in the preliminary round; received Honor Roll distinction.
3. Achieved a top global rank in the World Mathematics Invitational Preliminary Round.
4. Qualified for Round 2 of a National University Economics Olympiad with 2,000+ participants; only ~20 students advanced.
5. Scored 100/100 in Artificial Intelligence in CBSE Board Examinations.top 0.1 percent nationally
6. Earned gold medals in multiple academic Olympiads.
7. Multiple zonal and regional distinctions in mathematics and economics competitions.
8. AMC 12A score in the low-mid 90s range (likely not submitting).
9. Additional Olympiad distinctions and academic awards referenced in recommendation letters and essays.
10. School-level academic excellence awards across mathematics, economics, and analytical subjects.

Additional Information

• Traveled 300+ km to take AP examinations due to lack of nearby testing centers.
• Also traveled 300+ km to sit for AMC examination.
• This profile is intentionally slightly anonymized/hypothetical to avoid being identified online; please evaluate based on the current admissions cycle standards.

Schools

Reach

all top schools with a nice business program need financial aid

• NYU Stern
• UPenn Wharton
• Columbia
• Cornell Dyson
• UC Berkeley Haas
• UChicago
• Duke
• Northwestern
• MIT (Finance/Econ interest)

Target

• Indiana Kelley
• UIUC Gies
• UW Madison
• Northeastern
• Boston University

Safety

• Penn State
• ASU
• Michigan State

Questions

1. Please suggest me some full aid schools
2. if the sat becomes like 1550+ or say 1580 will there be significant difference??
3. Is this profile competitive for NYU Stern / other finance-heavy schools as an international needing aid?
4. Are my ECs too finance-heavy or balanced enough?
5. Should I submit AP Stats if the score is around 3–4?
6. Would the low income + lack of opportunities context help significantly?
7. Should I include AMC 12A even if it barely missed qualification cutoff?