Am I good enough? [please take a look, at the very least!]

Colleges & Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I am a sophomore from India and I'd like to go to an Ivy or an equally good college (read:Stanford). Academically, I am very good - won't be a problem (top 5 in the class should be good, right?). It's only the extracurriculars that I am worried about. Please tell me whether I'm doing good and give me some advice on how I can improve my chances (keep in mind that I live in India) - I will do what you advice me to do only if I will enjoy it as well.</p>

<p>In School:</p>

<p>All these till 12th:</p>

<p>*State- and national-level tennis (I play for about 10-12 hours a week)
*Lots of working out to supplement the above
*Model UN
*School Magazine
*School level basketball, hockey, throwball (captain), football, table tennis (player)
*Participation in all olympiads
*Organising school activities
*Participation in school level quizzes, debates, etc.
*Tutoring friends/classmates in my spare time/whenever they ask - for now charges, of course (I like helping people)
*1 year of drums (9th)
*I playED the keyboard for 7-odd years
*After my ICSE exams next March I'll do quite a bit of volunteer work
*I do quite a bit of cooking and baking on my own
*Doing out-of-syllabus math is one of my major hobbies</p>

<p>Now, if you're willing to asses oh-yet-another-pesky-sophomore-wanting-his-chances, please do; I'd love to hear what you have to say.</p>

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<p> Yes, yes, yes you can get in. (tired) </p>

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<p>Your activities are fine, but chances for internationals at Stanford are even harder to guess because they depend on your need for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Your ECs are fine; they won't hold you back. Maybe you can get recruited for tennis.</p>

<p>What about SATs?</p>

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<p>not for tennis you need to be really sweet to play there</p>

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<p>Too early to tell, but you're on the right track.</p>

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<p>Hey.</p>

<p>Nice resume. Where in India do you live?
like the above poster, you are on the right track but soph year is waaaaay too early. Don't be like tetrisfan (your same year) ;)</p>

<p>Finish your ICSE exams and then come onto this board. By the way, don't sweat ICSE too much, if your school is anything like mine, school prep is great and you will have to do only a bit of reviewing.</p>

<p>Oh, I alsmost forgot, why don't you come to TiT XV in International Students board? We would love to have you there.</p>

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<p>Very funny, Ram :).</p>

<p>But those are pretty sweet things you've got up there. What's your career/major plan as of now?</p>

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<p>Many thanks for your comments. I'm pleased to know that I'm doing good.</p>

<p>iAppler - is that sarcasm?</p>

<p>rama_GB - I am from Mumbai.</p>

<p>tetrisfan - I think my parents want me to do engineering, but I'm undecided and will probably remain so until I reach college :D.</p>