<p>Hi
I am a Nepali student and I really really want to get into Stanford. Can you tell me if I can? Please?</p>
<p>I am not mentioning anything, just the things that are very special to me</p>
<p>I am the founder of a research institute that specializes in technology.
We are planning to (And we will) do the following things:
Build a wind turbine that is around 4 feet tall.
Build a robotic arm, which is controlled manually, and which can pick and move objects from one place to the other.
We are also planning to build an encryption machine(?) that is my friend's idea, but anyway, it can hold information and stuff and you can retrieve it with the help of keys.
We earn money by teaching A-level students (I, too am an A-level student).</p>
<p>In my college essay, I am going to talk about how I love my country and how I want to change it from a 'technological' perspective. I will include some plans too, like for example, I want to start a transport system based on rivers (Nepal has lots of them) and I want to harness energy from Carbon dioxide (I believe that there is energy somewhere in CO2. I just know it), and grow crops from sewage, among others.</p>
<p>I will also say that is the reason why I want to get into Stanford; I want to develop my leadership.</p>
<p>Apart from this, I am teaching a school peon English because he wants to complete grade 10 and study A level Mathematics.</p>
<p>And yes, I am (Not exactly, I will be) the author of a novel.</p>
<p>All that is nice, what about your grades, scores etc. Also, what have you actually done, not plan to do? When are you actually planning to apply? Unless you give a complete profile, no one can really comment. Remember Stanford is most competitive, especially for an international, and you have to have complete record, not just good intentions.</p>
<p>Agree with mazewanderer. You have lots of ideas, what have you actually accomplished? Also, a list of ideas isn’t going to read well at all. It’s easy to dream big, not as easy to follow through.</p>
<p>Hi
I am applying to Stanford this November. What I meant by ‘planning to do’, is that, I will have done all of that before I apply. You see, I have my A-level exams coming, and after I complete that, I will have a 5-6 month gap in which I can do all these things. And I will.
So those gadgets will not be my intentions, but my accomplishments.
So, before I apply to Stanford, I will have built the wind turbine, the robot, and i will have written the novel.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the grades. They are good. Not the best maybe, but good.</p>
<p>I have participated in Model United Nations in my school for two consecutive years and won the best delegate award in both.
I was one of the board members of the Table Tennis Clubs of the school(one of its founders) and we had organised two Table Tennis Tournaments(for A-level students) in the school. We taught around 15-20 students how to play, in the process.
I have been to India(invited) for a conference on English Language and Literature.
There are others too, I don’t want to mention them because they will be the same for all the students applying to Stanford.</p>
<p>Teacher recs are going to be fine.</p>
<p>What I actually wanted to see was, if you took all the remaining things as average(average as in competitive), will the things that I had mentioned earlier help me stand out?</p>
<p>You have a lot of plans for 5 to 6 months. Stanford is really hard to get into for American students and even harder for internationals. Do you have a chance of getting into Stanford? Of course you do and so does everyone else who applies.</p>
<p>Grades ARE important. To get into Stanford, they must be the “best” possible, and your curriculum must be rigorous. </p>
<p>Your English seems fine, so the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) will not be a problem. But you must also take the SAT or ACT, and several SAT II exams.</p>
<p>I’m not sure you understand how competitive Stanford is. You need to research other schools to apply to as well.</p>
<p>I also think you are not realizing how hard it is to get into Stanford. The acceptance rate is 1 in 10 for American students. Most of the applicants have the qualifications to be accepted. The acceptance rate for international students is lower. If you need financial aid it is lower still.</p>
<p>Stanford is also expensive. Have you researched this?<br>
Even the brightest, richest kids in America make back up plans if Stanford is on their shopping list. Every year thousands and thousands apply and only a handful are selected. Please think of alternative paths to the training and experiences you seek. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.</p>
<p>I know that Stanford is expensive. From a Nepali perspective, any American college is expensive, but yes, Stanford is expensive.
I am applying for financial aid.</p>
<p>Reply to Pea: Yes, I know Stanford is difficult. Thanks for reminding me anyway. I heard that they take people who are really passionate about what they do, and I wanted to check on that.</p>
<p>Understandably, in your culture the term “peon” is an acceptable name for the person who performs certain duties but in America the term “peon” is most often used in a derogatory manner, FYI.</p>
<p>I can’t seem to find it anymore but there was once a chart with how many international students were admitted from each country posted on here. From each country, with an exception of Canada (which had 15 students), there were only 1 or 2 students admitted from there. </p>
<p>I don’t know why you are being so evasive about posting your grades and SAT scores which count for a huge chunk of your application. But you really need to be the very best of the best. Only having “good” grades isn’t good enough. Passion is only going to get you so far if you don’t have the grades and scores to back it up.</p>
<p>I am not being evasive. I haven’t given my SAT tests! I am going to give it later.
As for grades, you guys have GPA but we don’t have that system in Nepal, you see.
Our school will translate our achievements into GPA later on, so I don’t know my GPA.
And yes, I agree with the fact that only one or two students get into Stanford, but that’s not discouraging, especially if you look at how many students actually apply. Remember that Nepal is a poor country where some of the people even don’t have common salt in their diet. </p>
<p>There are students from only two (or maybe three) schools who apply at Stanford at a time in Nepal. And there are only maybe one or two students per school.
So basically, there are only twenty students applying from Nepal at the most.</p>