<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2340/2400 (CR 760, W 780, M 800)
SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 790, Chem 800, U.S. History 790
GPA: 3.95 Unweighted, 4.5 Weighted</p>
<p>Courseload: Have taken or am taking all of the APs at school</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Honors/Awards:
*President of Math Team, Captain of JETS Team and Science Bowl Team, President of National Honor Society
*3-time USAMO qualifier, USACO Silver Division, have won prizes in lots of local competitions
*Volunteer for the Red Cross since freshman year
*Worked in an engineering lab at Caltech sophomore year
*Interned at a large high-tech firm this past summer as a programmer
*Violinist in local area orchestra, I'm not too great, only a second violinist</p>
<p>My essays are supposed to be "very good" but I have some doubts about my recs.</p>
<p>Applying to Stanford as an engineer RD, applied EA to MIT/Caltech. Chances please, thanks!</p>
<p>i seriously, seriously doubt any school would pass on a 3-time USAMO qualifier, not to mention you already have the stats to be competitive... congrats on those impressive accomplishments!</p>
<p>it might be a bit of a stretch. asians are discriminated against because of how generic they are. I go to a school where there are alot of them and 14 / 20 kids got perfect scores on their SATs and most have a GPA of over 3.9 / 4. all i know is that in the admissions process today, indians and asians are definately discriminated against because of how generic they are compared to each other. does that make sense?</p>
<p>Mr. Smith, while colleges would prefer an African-American over an Asian student with the same stats, that's all you've been saying. While he is not from a racial minority, admissions wise, I imagine there's an even smaller minority of 3-time USAMO qualifiers.</p>
<p>It's not like there aren't any Asians at the top schools at all.</p>
<p>You have a fantastic chance, again, it boils down to your essays/recs. If you're confident that your essay shows a unique, different side of you, and that it's well-written, it probably is.</p>
<p>Hopefully your recs are better than you think, and I'll bet you have as good a chance as anyone. Good luck!</p>
<p>I have heard quite a few sad stories regarding unfair treatment of Asian American students in the admissions process, especially in some Ivy Leagues schools. I heard that they tend to compare Asians with Asians and use different stanards for Asian students. I wonder if it is true?</p>
<p>Well, not all Asians are as genius as this candidate here. In fact, he's one-in-a-million of us :). I predict in at all w/o much of a brawl. You guys are overestimating the pertinence of his ethnicity versus his stellar accomplishments. Gotta admit tho, Asians like you make it so much more difficult for us "normal" Asians lol.</p>
<p>Looks like a theme we see here on cc is that an East Asian male (and by that we mean Korean, Japanese, and Chinese) will stereotypically have the following:
* Great test scores/grades
* Good at math/science/engineering
* Plays an instrument. Probably violin, piano, or cello. Clarinet is a stretch. Or (God forbid), the viola. </p>
<p>I agree that this stereotype holds true for <em>many</em> of us out there. Most of us are 2nd generation Americans with parents that came to this country BECAUSE they were highly educated, who tend to believe that careers in the sciences and engineering are the most stable economically, and perhaps most prestigious and thus, bring "face" to the family. </p>
<p>I just wanted to point out that those of us that can lay claim to the above stereotypes are the privileged ones. There are many Asian American groups that arrived on these shores in FAR less fortunate circumstances (i.e. refugees from Southeast Asia), and should by all means by considered URMs. I would hope that admissions officers realize this.</p>