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Hello, I'm a student from India graduated back in 2025. My 10th scores are 95% 11th are 80% with (pcmb) and ranked top 3 throughout 3 sems. In 12th it dipped a lot, but I was scoring very well throughout 12th class i scores 75.2% (my biggest concern) with pcmb too.

As for ECs:

Have worked on two projects as peizoplate electricity generation and algal biofuel for ATL marathon.

Won 2nd position inter school AI city competition.

I was the communication head of my robotics club.

Vice President of MUN club.

I have won bronze in IMO but that was back in middle school.

Currently I'm preparing for IAT and i can't afford to give ielts TOEFL or SATs etc. I'm planning to work under few professors if they agree and work on individual projects after my exam, till the application process begins in nov-dec.

You can be brutal with your feedback have seen enough failures by now. Thank you

Hi everyone,

I was recently selected to attend the Master's Program in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at KAIST under the Early Track for this Fall as an international student. I was wondering if there are any other international students here who will also be joining KAIST this Fall semester.

If so, please feel free to leave me a message. I would be very glad to connect with you!

Thank you.

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What is your opinion about UNIST (pls only those who are studying in Korea , answer the question)

Hello guys, this year I applied to KAIST hoping that I had high chances of being accepted, but sadly got rejected. So this year I wanted to reapply there for spring. Here are my current

Stats:
SAT: 1540 (superscore)
IELTS: currently 7.5 (planning on retake to get 8-8.5)
GPA: 4.82

EC's:

1. Full stack web developer – developed digital platform SEM(Sport Event Management) that helps Sport Federations manage competitions by handling the whole process(including transportation, accommodation, visa applications, Id badges etc.) from athletes arrival to departure; it has been acquired by Uzbekistan’s Weightlifting Federation and will be first used at an international competition this August.
2. Entrepreneurship – Founded OSMIY INC, an ecosystem merging infographics, digital promotion, and software development, along with 3 friends. We had over 30 clients, we have 2 trusted partners, our designers team created over 2500 infographics, and we took one project from government. The company is currently a bit young(about 5 months since foundation), but we are striving to grow bigger.
3. Created a-entry.com, platform which is used by AWF(Asia Weightlifting federation). Basically it is a platform for national weightlifting federations to register their athletes for competitions. instead of sending emails and documents back and forth, federation officials from each country add their athletes and register them to competition. Currently used by 40+ Asian countries and stores information of more than 450 athletes. Will be used for 2028 Olympics qualifiers.
4. Full stack mobile app dev – Created a dental clinic management application that assists doctors in managing appointments and clinical operations (and much more). The app includes full AI integration, allowing users and doctors to chat with it, ask him to book appointments for example, and basic advising. In addition, the app enables patients to track their treatment progress in real-time.
5. Desktop application + hardware engineer – creating a competition system (desktop app + Hardware) which is used in competition by federation to register decisions of referees, process them, and give results. Basically it is a system involving custom integrated hardware like marshal keypads, referee buttons, and jury buttons to automate and handle the entire competition process in real-time. (software is already done, hardware is building right now)
6. Created u-entry.uz, same as a-entry.com, but at national level, only for Uzbekistan.
7. Web Developer Intern – UZWF (Uzbekistan Weightlifting Federation) – developed a website used by 50+ trainers across Uzbekistan to register and track athletes; it became the federation’s official platform.
8. Developer Club Admin – DevUnity – Lead the DevUnity club by mentoring newcomers, coordinating activities, and organizing events attended by over 100 participants.
9. Web Developer – N/A – Assisted in creating a physics learning website expected to be used in schools across Uzbekistan.
10. Research Assistant – Tarteeb – Conducted survey research (100+ participants) on AI use in English learning and assisted in data analysis and summary.
11. Volunteer – PIIMA – Coordinated volunteers and supported international guests during large-scale international events.
12. Semi-professional Rocket League player – Member of Uzbekistan’s national Rocket League team; ranked top 2 nationally and top 0.75% worldwide.(lowkey might be the reason why I am on a gap year)

Also planning on doing research on how widely AI is used in Uzbekistan in IT sphere. I did some small survey in the .NET community about this, and based on the results, my conclusion is that even though there are a bunch of AI agents and tools that can make production phase rocket fast, probably 95% of big developers are currently not using them. In addition, I already contacted Uzbekistan’s (probably)best .NET developer and Microsoft MVP(here is his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dasturlashniorganamiz ) and we are planning to collaborate and create a course on how to use AI in development.

Honors:

1. APIO(Asia Pacific Informatics Olympiad, 35+ countries) 2025 bronze, 1st from my country
2. 3rd place in city olympiad, 2024
3. got honor from ministry of education

Job(s):
One of Main, TOs(Technical Officials) of Uzbekistan Weightlifting Federation

So, what are your suggestions I can improve, except the essays. I just wanted to know what KAIST wants to see in their students so maybe i could focus a bit more on it.

Hi guys to those who applied to UNIST or GIST through the embassy track and you made it to the third round when did you hear from the university that you passed or failed the third round?

Interview period started last Friday. Has anybody gotten one?

Hello everyone,

I’m from India, and I’m preparing to apply for the Master’s program at KAIST GSDS in Data Science for the Spring 2027 intake. My background is in Web Development and Python programming, and I’ve worked on several software projects during my technical training.

I wanted to ask if anyone else here is also applying for KAIST Graduate School of Data Science for Spring intake 2027? It would be great to connect and share information throughout the application journey. ✨

Chance for Kaist UNIST DGIST GIST Postech Younsi

GPA:

Grade 10: 91%

Grade 11: 97%

Grade 12: 80% (Due to a car accident during exams)

IELTS 7

ACT (taken after Grade 12): 35 composite (36 math)

ECs: very good with 4000+ students impact; two prestigious programs

Research: top tier with Q1 publication

Competitions: 2 international math championships in prestigious online competitions

3rd place globally in physics Competition

Targeting full scholarships

This question is mainly for those who were accepted as I am keen to know about the process that comes after.

- What did you need to do after receiving acceptance? What documentation or process did you have to go through?
- How much time were you given to go through the process? Some documents need an apostille and may take time, so I'm conscious of getting everything ready.

Thank you in advance to anyone who replies!

Hello, I am from Central / Eastern Europe and want to apply to KAIST next year. I have perfect high school grades, 1550 SAT (800 Math), and a good leadership EC, with a very good recommendation letter from my advanced math teacher. However, I might lack the depth in my field (CS) that KAIST usually wants. I do have one very good project, an advanced stock bot, and I have the prestigious Java OCP certificate, which is usually for professional coders. My main flaw is that I don't have any national/international olympiads, only regional math and physics olympiads (one step below national, my best placements are around the top 30%), or any other competitions, and no research either.

Most applicants to KAIST (and other Asian universities in general) are from Asia, and I read that KAIST seeks a diverse student body. If I were from Kazakhstan or India, I'm sure my chances would have been very low. The success stories I read here are pretty depressing to me, honestly. Like, did the Ivy League monster applicants come to Asia, too?

As I come from a pretty underrepresented region, will my chances be good? Are any fellow Europeans here with no olympiads/competitions who got in? Sorry, I know there are countless other similar questions, but I haven't seen one about this specific topic before. I'd really appreciate some feedback from you guys. Thank you!

Hello everyone

I am from delhi and planing to apply in kaist 2027 for undergraduate I want to talk with some selected indian students for undergraduate... Feel free to dm me also answer here some of my questions.

1. Can I apply without SAT? I completed 10th from cbse and 11th and 12th from dbse(delhi board)

2. Do everyone have to attend the interview?

Hi! I'm a prospective student and I was wondering where the full list of courses is on KAIST's website. I can't find it for some reason along with the undergraduate requirements. I can only find the undergraduate requirements for the School of Business, which I'm not planning on attending.