Chance a Bay Area Asian CS Male for T10 CS

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On another front: I do not understand your thinking on LoRs. You are applying to a (very competitive) quant subject. Most of the schools on your (very reachy) list ask for 2 academic LoRs. You are planning to send 1 strong academic LoR from the humanities side, and 1 mediocre LoR from an EC.

I suspect that a fair few of the schools on your list will also be curious about that decision. If you are a top-tier student in a strong school, how do you not have a math or science teacher who sees your potential and would be willing to write a strong academic LoR? and if you are going to buck the usual 2 academic LoRs in favor of an EC rec, why wouldn’t you pick one that would be dazzling??

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Yes, and if you don’t have one then applying to the UK will be very difficult, regardless of your AP scores.

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Thanks for the advice everyone

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I lurk usually; this is my first time posting

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Typo, I meant to put in my CS teacher, not English

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An anecdotal frame of reference regarding Notre Dame (on your list) wanting more Asians:

My nephew (1/2 Asian) got rejected from Notre Dame a few years ago. He was a Top 10 student at a very competitive HS in the country, 1520 SAT, 3 year captain of HS hockey and baseball team (fits the sports culture at school), played violin, full pay, parents paid for counselors, etc.

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Do you know how your nephew classified himself on his application?

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