any chance for me??

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<p>from puerto rico, lower middle class, from a small town from where im pretty sure almost no one has gone to stanford. english is my 2nd language.</p>

<p>gpa is 4.0 (out of 4.0)</p>

<p>1910 SATs which i realize is 0 for their standards but should improve now</p>

<p>top score in my class on the college entrance exam in puerto rico (not the SAT but also by the College Board) which is crap and wont count for anything but im sure my teachers will love to mention on my rec. letters (the college board gives an award for this but not until graduation)
ive taken the most advanced classes my school has to offer ( no APs cos my school doesnt have them)
national honor society member-president of my school's nhs
vice president of the science club
student council member
school recycling program coordinator
honor roll throughout high school</p>

<p>eight years of classical guitar education, played in a bunch of different ensembles in school and elsewhere (classical guitar quartet, popular music workshop, school choir guitarist and assistant to the music teacher...)
played soccer for the last two years
member of community group that promotes consciousness about environmental issues</p>

<p>part time job at a local surf shop ...</p>

<p>i went to a journalism program at penn state summer before last, and to a biotech program at a university here last summer but i realize none of this is too weird or extraordinary like the things other rejected applicants seem to have done (cancer research, summer in a third world country feeding the poor...) i know that the other 25,000 kids who apply have much more impressive resumes, so does anyone think i stand a chance at a school like stanford (provided i write some damn good essays)? is there anything i can do now to improve my chances, besides getting better SATs I/II ?</p>

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<p>I really be interested to know too. If you are the best in Puerto Rico (and you've done everything that Puerto Rico offers) then I'm pretty sure you will be admitted.</p>

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<p>im not the best in pr (not even close im sure) at least when it comes to test scores. i go to a regular school, where they dont prepare us at all to take the sat (english is second language and math program is very limited, the most advanced class is pre calc in 12th grade). my school sends maybe 1 or two kids per class to school in the states, none to top schools. to give you an idea, of the very few kids that have taken the sat recently their scores have been around 800, 1200, 1400, 1500. so i know my scores are very low but they are above the average in my school and region (but i dont think that'll count for anything). i do think ive made the most of what is available in my school...</p>