An Uncertain Indian Kid Who Needs to be Evaluated

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Main college choices : Stanford, Harvard, UCB, UCLA, and UCSD.</p>

<p>Race: Indian
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Total weighed GPA (for now): 4.67
Total nonweighted GPA: 3.83
PSAT: 2100 with National Merit Commendation
SAT I: 2100+ (scores haven't come in yet, but most likely)
SAT II's: 750+ (once again, must take atleast 2)
Class Rank: 2/550 (normal high school, nothing fancy)
My transcript should show all A's with the exception of one semester of english (I got a B). I don't know if that helps or not.</p>

<p>9-10 AP classes will be completed by end of high school, all AP tests passed with 4 or above with the exception of one (AP Bio, which is ironic, due to the fact that I want to enterthe field of medicine. An Indian wanting to enter the medical field, how uncommon.....)</p>

<p>E.C.'s:
250+ hours of community service
Team Captain of tennis team (junior year)
4 years of tennis (varsity)
ASB ambassador for 3 years
ASB Secretary 1 year
CSF and NHS for 3 years, parliamentarian for 1 year for both
Key Club for 2 years
JSA for 2 years
Assisted in the creation of an AP Econ class
1 year of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
1 year of HOSA</p>

<p>My first choice is UCLA, but hey, I thought it would be interesting to see if you think Stanford may be possible. Thank you for your time.</p>

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<p>your academics are good, but your ecas are a bit weak. also i dont see any good "hook"</p>

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<p>could someone give me an example of a good hook. Sorry, all this stuff is new to me, just trying to find out more to improve my chances.</p>

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<p>you do have hooks, but being indian, the hook lost its barbs.. to speak figuratively and nerdishly. 2/550 kids is definitely great. 2100, is average.. if not below. I have almost same exact stats as you, except my ranking is lower and i have more EC's. I'm just guessing UCLA/UCSD/UCB.. stanford harvard for us is a no. but worht a try i guess</p>

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<p>I'm trying to create a list of more e.c.'s that I can do, because I realize that's my weak spot. As for the SAT score, thats just a rough estimate, hopefully what I actually got will be higher. If anyone has any advice of other e.c.'s that might help me out, please let me know. Thanks for the input samurai.</p>

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<p>Oh ya, i forgot to add some e.c.'s in my stats, they were done rather haphazardly.</p>

<p>3 years of Spanish Honors Society, 1 year as Secretary (hopefully next year president)
1 year of INTERACT as Secretary</p>

<p>There's more, I just can't remember them off the top of my head, once I remember them, I'll add them.</p>

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<p>awww, no more imput? I'd really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>you don't have a hook, and i'm assuming you mean 210 on the PSAT?
Harvard and Stanford are very competitive schools and that means a student getting in with more than one sub-5 score on an AP exam would be very rare, unless he or she self-studied for it or was home-schooled.
as for the UCs, do you live in California?</p>

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<p>ya, I live in Southern California</p>

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<p>i've commented on my own thread more than anyone else. anyways, if anyone has a suggestion for another college that might suit my stats or if you think i may have a chance at another school, feel free to throw some suggestions out.</p>

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<p>just putting up a message so to get back to front page, not enough imput yet to satisfy me...lol. Oh, or I could just say, "bump."</p>

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<p>I'm not sure about how admissions are for California residents, but it seems you have a good shot at UCLA and UC San Diego, both of which are excellent schools. UC Berkeley admissions were tough this year for non-residents; again, I'm not sure about UC admissions for Cal residents. Since UCLA is your first-choice school, I say go for it.</p>

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<p>You're in at the UC's (all of them). Stanford and Harvard, probably not but you should apply just in case.</p>

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<p>Why the combination UC or only Harvard and Stanford? Are you only willing to put out the money for the top two? Not being critical- it's completely valid. But you could look at a few more schools in the top 20 to 40, and see what happens with merit aid. You probably don't qualify for need-based aid, right?</p>

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<p>I suggested Stanford because it is in California, which is a big plus, since i live there. I just threw Harvard out there for fun. As for the money aid, i was going to get a student loan and pay myself after college. It's not that my parents can't afford it, it's just a preference.Why, does that change my chances for the worse or better?</p>

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<p>oh yea,can someone do that reach match safety list thingy; I'm a nerd and I think it's cooler than just writing it out. Add Princeton, Yale, John Hopkins, UPenn, and other colleges to the list if you want, you know, or not.</p>

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<p>Jwlee8: "Harvard and Stanford are very competitive schools and that means a student getting in with more than one sub-5 score on an AP exam would be very rare, unless he or she self-studied for it or was home-schooled."</p>

<p>I'm not really sure what you're talking about, harvard has stated it doesn't consider APs in admissions, and APs will rarely hurt you in admissions to any college. Besides, you don't need to even report all of your scores if you choose not to. You are going above and beyond by taking AP tests, the fact that you got a 4 in a few of them will not hurt you.</p>

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<p>really? holy crap, this is beautiful, i still have a chance.</p>

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<p>APs are a factor in admissions. That they don't consider APs in admissions is because they don't want to give a disadvantage to students whose schools do not offer APs or those who can't afford to take the AP exams. However, if you did take the AP exams and reported them on your app, then they certainly would be interested in what grades you got on them.</p>

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<p>Of course they check the grades, but they don't hold it against you...and many don't even consider them except for class placement.</p>