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<p>Hey guys, I am a junior in high school and I will be taking the SATs in March. I was just wondering if there is any hope for me to possibly get into Stanford and I would like some advice in what I could improve on in order to better my chances when I do eventually apply. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
SAT: Taking in march. Hoping for 2100+
SAT II: Biology E-790 Chem-700
Class Rank: Will be calculated in the beginning of senior year
AP Classes: Sophomore year: Euro-5(only available AP class for sophomores). This year: Psych, US history, Bio, Comp. Senior year: Physics, Calc BC, Stat, Spanish
Background: Indian (Sikh)
Awards: National Honor Society, Bronze Medal for National Spanish Exam, Student of the month multiple times.</p>

<p>ECs:
Key Club-Executive Member (10th), Webmaster (11th). Over 300 hrs of community service
Track: 10th, 11th, and will be doing 12th
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society): Treasurer (10th and 11th)
Model UN: Co-President (11th). Helped start at our school along with friend
National Honor Society: 11th
Volunteer at Summer Camp at temple: Summers of 9th and 10th
Hopefully will be admitted to a research internship at the Feinstein Institute (LIJ Hospital)
And probably some other obvious ones that I am blanking out on right now</p>

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<p>Keep up with your extracurrics. Get better LD positions in them senior year and try and actually change things/make them for the better. Hopefully your class rank/SATs come out the way you hope. gl</p>

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<p>Your academics are fine-but your ECs don’t say much that makes you exceptional. It isn’t about how many ECs you do, even if you are president of all of them. Its about what distinguishes you from thousands of other kids with the same grades, test scores and similar ECs. </p>

<p>I suggest you think about what really drives you, what you love and care most about and, instead of doing 10 relatively unimportant ECs, do 2 or 3 to a level that differentiates you from the other applicants. That way, whether or not you get into Stanford, you will have had the kind of life experience that helps shape who you are.</p>

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<p>with me, i am a participant in 6-7 ECs, but i really devote a large part of my time to 2 of them. these two show my passion for international affairs, public service, and public health. i am 100% sure that the interests that were showed in my activities (not just on paper) were what my regional admit officer saw in me that she liked.</p>

<p>so, i would say, find something that you really love and do it.</p>