A bookworm's chances at MIT,Stanford, and Caltech

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ethnicity: Indian Male</p>

<p>School: Competitive Bay Area public school</p>

<p>GPA:
Freshman: 4.0 uw
Sophomore: 4.0 uw/ 4.4 w
Junior: 4.0 uw/ w.6 w
Senior(so far): 4.0 uw/ 4.8 w</p>

<p>SAT: 2380</p>

<p>SAT 2s: 800s in Math IIC, Chemistry, and Biology, and 780 in U.S. History</p>

<p>APs: Fives on Computer Science BC, Calc BC, U.S. History, Biology, and Statistics, and a four on Physics C(which I self-studied). This year I'm taking Chem, Gov/ Economics, Spanish, and English.</p>

<p>Community service: 200+ hours volunteering at local hospital and tutoring</p>

<p>ECs: Varsity Tennis Co-Captain, VP of Robotics, President of Model UN, and membership in NHS and Math Honor Society</p>

<p>Awards(naming most important): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Scholarship winner, and qualified for USAMO.</p>

<p>Other: Did research on cancerous cells over the summer at UC Davis and am currently working for Cisco Systems</p>

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<p>Um, very good! Does your school rank?</p>

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<p>Anyone with your kind of stats has an obvious "chance" at any school. But admissions are random, so just be yourself on your personal statements and hope for the best! Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>I'd say a good chance and the USAMO will probably help even more.</p>

<p>Great job.</p>

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<p>My school doesn't rank, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the top five. BTW guys, thx for your replies!</p>

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<p>Wow - your stats are AMAZING. I say you have a great chance at the top schools, but of course I am no admissions officer. I'm just a student, but you're not just a bookworm- you have some great ECs and leadership positions. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>dude...you rock...as a student at one those schools you listed, i think you've got a good shot wherever you apply just based on your stats (and that's not saying you have an average shot...you've got a good shot)...just remember, where you end up, you're gonna have an awesome time in college if you want to...looking at your stats, activities, you seem like the kind of the person who wouldn't handle rejection too well (that's not a huge knock, it's just it looks like you've never "failed" at anything)...so anway, my best advice is don't get bent out of shape if a particular school doesn't take you, but from the looks of things, you should do pretty well this admissions season.</p>

<p>bottom line though: looking at your qualifications, you'd fit in well at any of those schools...good luck!</p>

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<p>pfft I could do better :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>One of the best possible candidates, WOW!</p>

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<p>caltech = in.</p>

<p>was your cancer research for COSMOS?</p>

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<p>Are you going to EA/ED anywhere?</p>

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<p>There was a guy on this board who had similar stats. He was accepted into MIT and Caltech.</p>

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<p>being asain does hurt alot though.....</p>

<p>Id say u get in everwhere you apply though</p>

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<p>Asian may hurt, but USAMO helps.... a lot...</p>

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<p>extremely impressive. I say you have very good chances everywhere</p>

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<p>Bump! Bump!</p>

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<p>asian may hurt...but this guy is indian ;)</p>

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<p>indian is asian, genius</p>

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<p>I would guess that your best shot is CalTech. But - do you have any safeties/financial safeties?</p>

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<p>i think u can make it, good luck i hope u get into the collge of ur choice, nice grades, test scores, and ec's</p>