RAJ PUSHKAR, RAJAT

FY, RA, Fall 2023, 09/16/2005

CEEB: CAID: 31701780
FERPA: Waived

Profile
Personal information
Name RAJ PUSHKAR IX, RAJAT RAJ

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Share different name No
Birthdate 09/16/2005

Contact details
Email, Phone

Permanent address IE
mr.rffrajatraj55@gmail.com, +91.7037610921, Mobile,
+91.9627887104, Home
ashok nagar, bypass road Chandausi ashok nagar, bypass road,
chandausi, uttar pradesh, 244412, IND
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Demographics
Gender Identity Male
Sex Male
Pronouns He/Him
Military status None
Hispanic or Latino/a/x No
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Race Asian (India)

Language
Hindi First Language, Speak, Read, Write, Spoken at Home
Urdu Speak, Read, Write
English Speak, Read, Write

Geography and nationality

Citizenship status Citizen of non-U.S. country
Birthplace Kundarki, India 0 years US
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Other citizenships India
Current US Visa None
Intended US Visa F-1 Student

Common App fee waiver

Fee waiver requested Yes, Signed: rajat

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Family
Household
Parents Widowed
Home Parent 1

Parent 1

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Mother
Name Mrs. RAKHI RAJ PUSHKAR Sr.
Email, Phone devanshraj777@gmail.com, +91.9627887104, Home
Occupation College teacher, Employed, RAKHI
Education

Parent 2
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Graduated from high/secondary school (or equivalent)
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No second parent
Name Mr. RAJVEER SINGH Sr.
Deceased 07/2016
Occupation Lawyer (attorney) or judge
Education Graduated from high/secondary school (or equivalent)
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Siblings
DEVANSH RAJ PUSHKAR , Age 16
HIMANSHI RAJ PUSHKAR , Age 14
SOMYA RAJ PUSHKAR , Age 14

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Education
Current or most recent secondary school
jawahar navodaya vidyalaya,moradabad , moradabad i, uttar pradesh, India, Public
(07/2016 - 04/2023)
Boarding school Yes: Living at school
Progression No change in progression

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Graduation Date 04/2023

Colleges & universities

Grades
Rank
GPA
1 / 45, Unweighted
3.8 / 4, Unweighted
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Current or most recent year courses
Full year
PHYS - mechanics, optics, quantum physics, astrophysics, relativity, kinematics - (ADV)
HIST - Russian revolt, indian history - (REG)
COMPSCI - python language - (ADV)
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CHEM - organic,inorganic and physical chemistry - (ADV)

ENG - grammar,writing, listing and speaking - (ADV)
ALG - complex numbers, binomial theorem ,linear algebra, algebraic geometry - (ADV)
GEOM - 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional geometry - (ADV)
TRIG - trigonometry and inverse trigonometric functions - (ADV)
CALC - differentiation, integration, continuity, differentiability and application of derivatives - (ADV)
PE/HLTH - yoga and sports - (REG)

Honors
FOOTBALL School, 10
State/Regional,
National
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CRICKET School, 11
State/Regional,
National
ATHLETES School, 10
State/Regional
INTERNATIONAL School, 12
MATHS OLYMPIAD State/Regional,
National,
International
Inspire Award - manak School, 12
State/Regional,

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National

Future plans
Engineer, Masters

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Testing
Leaving Exams
Yes, Taken 0

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Activities
Research
11 research assistant , Science Reporter
School, Break Researched on The benefits of diversity in education and wrote an
10 hr/wk, 8 wk/yr article and published to Science Reporter and got certificated by Amar
Continue Ujala award.

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Work (Paid)
11 Video and Photo editor , Satrang Colour Lab
Break Managed material such as camera footage, dialogue, sound effects,
12 hr/wk, 9 wk/yr graphics and special effects to produce a final film or video product.
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Internship
12
School
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Intern , MINDLER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Updated social media platforms and wrote copy for posts.Performed
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7 hr/wk, 6 wk/yr research at a supervisor's request. Attended meetings.
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Debate/Speech
10 Public Forum Debater , NAVODAYA Speech and Debate team
School Researched monthly topics on political and social issues, organized
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6 hr/wk, 15 wk/yr evidence, developed ability to speak extemporaneously, coached

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Internship
11 content writer in INTERNSHALA INTERNSHIP. , INTERNSHALA
School INTERNSHIP
7 hr/wk, 8 wk/yr Wrote informative and engaging articles to help brands showcase their
Continue products for 3 months and got paid and certificated after completion.

Music: Instrumental

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9, 10 Cultural activities president , Navodya Music club
Year Played piano in morning and evening assembly at school and on the
6 hr/wk, 26 wk/yr occasion of other cultural programs and got certificated of being best
Continue piano player.

Computer/Technology
12 Website designer , Manipal Computers
Year Designed an aesthetically pleasing and functional website for a friend’s
8 hr/wk, 5 wk/yr small business, applied programming skills to create interactive
Continue features.

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Community Service (Volunteer)
9, 10, 11, 12 volenteer at Nagar Nigam Limited , Nagar Nigam Limited
School Provided essential services and facilities to the urban area. Sanitation
8 hr/wk, 9 wk/yr
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Science/Math
programmes.

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programme in township. Participated in provincial development
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12 Maths Tutor , Self-started tutoring business
Break Dedicated one-on-one tutoring for arithmetic/geometric sequences and
7 hr/wk, 8 wk/yr series, trigonometry identities analysis, and factorial/exponential
Continue combinations.
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Writing
Personal essay
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your
thinking? What was the outcome?

For over two years, my final class of the day has been nontraditional. No notes, no tests, no official
assignments. Just a twenty-three minute lecture every Monday through Thursday, which I watched

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from my couch. Ravish Kumar  would lecture his class about the news of the day, picking apart the
absurdities of current events.

The Prime Time Show  inspired me to explore the methods behind the madness of the world
Ravish Kumar satirized. Although I’d always had a passion for the news, I evolved from scrolling
through Google's homepage to reading articles from The Hindu  and Times of India. I also began
to tie in knowledge I learned in school. I even caught The Prime Time  inexcusably putting a picture

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of  Narendra Modi at a table with the founding fathers instead of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Clearly, The Prime Time  has a political slant. However, Ravish Kumar convinced me that partisan
media, regardless of its political affiliation, can significantly impact its viewers political beliefs. I
wrote a psychology paper analyzing the polarizing effects of the media and how confirmation bias
leads already opinionated viewers to ossify their beliefs. As a debater, I’ve learned to argue both
sides of an issue, and the hardest part of this is recognizing one’s own biases. I myself had
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perhaps become too biased from my viewing of The Prime Time show, and ultimately this
motivated me to watch CNN, NDTV India , and BBC news, allowing me to assimilate information
from opposing viewpoints.

I embraced my new role as an intellectual moderator in academic discourse..at my friend’s 17th

birthday party. It was there that two friends started arguing over the North East Delhi riots . One
argued that the anti-muslim rhetoric of the protest was appalling, the other countered by decrying
the clear presence of race discrimination still in the country. Both had their biases: the friend who
argued on behalf of the  being Muslim , while my friend who defended the protests personally
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knew people protesting in North East Delhi . I questioned both on their positions, and ultimately,
both reconsidered the other’s perspective.

However, I began to wonder, was I excusing myself from the responsibility of taking a position on
key issues? Perhaps there are times that I shouldn’t merely understand both sides, but actually
choose one. In biology, for example, we studied the debates over evolution and climate change. Is
it my role, as an informed student, to advocate both sides of the debate, despite one side being
overwhelmingly supported by scientific evidence? Maybe I must sometimes shed my identity as
Devil’s advocate and instead be an advocate for my own convictions.

Although I don’t have a news  network where I can voice my opinions, I look towards further
assessing my own viewpoints while maintaining my role as an impartial academic debater. I am
eager to delve into an intellectual environment that challenges me to decide when to be objective
and when to embrace my bias and argue for my own beliefs.

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Community disruption
Everyone was living their life happily and peacefully until covid-19 came.In 2019,this devastating
disease brought changes in everyone's life.Almost everyone all over the world was affected by
it.Some lost their family members and some lost their means of living.Something similar
happened in my family too.It was 2020 when covid-19 was at its peak.My whole family lived
together,everything was going on normally, all.My uncle was providing his services to the country
as a doctor,like everyday he came home after duty,but this time something different,he didn't enter
the house and said from outside that he'll not come home,no one should try to come near him,he
was infected with covid19,after hearing this everyone got upset and everyone's eyes were filled
with tears because that At that time the death toll from covid-19 was very high,my mother and
uncle went to stop them but they didn't agree,they didn't want anyone else to be infected with

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covid,my mother believed that when we were together till yesterday So all of us must have been
infected,now what is the need of being separated,we will get treatment together,but they weren't
ready to accept it,there were a lot of arguments in the family which created distance in the
relationship.It changed everything,we all lived happily together as a family but now we all live in
different houses.In this way covid-19 had a very bad effect on my family as well.The distance may
have been created but all the people of my family are safe and sound.

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Education progression
Details
Education progression No change in progression
details

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Aurora University questions
General
Preferred start term Fall 2023
Priority Application Rolling Admission
Preferred residence Resident - On Campus
Testing plan Yes

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Financial aid No

Academics
Major: Computer Science (BS)

Activities
Activity 1
Activity 2
AU History Club
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AU Computer Science Association
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Sports choice Men's Football, Men's Track & Field

Contacts
Contact Consent I consent to be contacted by Aurora University at the mobile phone
number provided below.
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Phone Number +91.7037610921

Family
Sibling apply-attend No
Relatives attended No
member

Writing
School discipline Y/N No
Criminal history Y/N No

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Affirmations
By submitting this application, I affirm my understanding of and agreement to the statements
found here: http://www.commonapp.org/affirmations.

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