Chance me for early action

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>OK, I'll give in to the urge to ask for chances... The temptation is too great.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 unweighted
SAT: 730m 730cr 750 w
SAT2: 780 math2, 770 french
AP: computer science AB 5, calculus BC 5, biology 4 (note, my school has <em>no</em> AP classes)</p>

<p>hook: Computer science. I've taken 6 computer science courses (for credit) at an Ivy league and coauthored several published papers in computer science. I've presented my research at several conferences and symposia around the country.</p>

<p>I attended the research science institute at MIT.</p>

<p>I'm a semifinalist at siemens.</p>

<p>Essays are pretty good. Recs should be good (two from computer science professors, one from a math teacher).</p>

<p>I've also completed all courses in two languages (french and german) at my high school, and have consistently taken 9 classes per semester.</p>

<p>I'm a caucasian male, and applying early action to Stanford.</p>

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<p>I'd say you have a chance..do you have any EC's?</p>

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<p>ravesky, siemens is like top notch EC</p>

<p>and he's a semi-finalist too.</p>

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<p>Yes, I do have some ECs. Two more comp. sci ones: I've been part of a weekly seminar reading recent research papers, and I made websites for 2 non-profits (community service). I've also been an actor and backstage technician in 3 community plays and I taught french once a week to kids in a rural elementary school during 9th and 10th grade.</p>

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<p>siemens is more an award than an ec...stanford likes "angular" people....people good at a CERTAin thing rather than a little bit here and tehre. u have a Shot...in the crapshoot admissions process that is Stanford</p>

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<p>well higher than mine it hink</p>

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<p>You attended RSI, which is of comparable difficulty to get into as Stanford, I'd say you have a really good shot.</p>

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<p>Just as a side question, how did you manage to get into RSI with those stats? Your stats are pretty good for the average person, but I thought RSI only accepted people with extraordinary scores. Do you think it was the computer science research, or your essays?</p>

<p>You have a decent shot at Stanford, just write good essays.</p>

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<p>I had good essays for RSI, but they told me they were most impressed by my research experience. I was a full coauthor and my research is legitimate and on important problems. I worked throughout the school year (not just during the summer) and I had (at least I think I had) really good recommendations from my mentor and a professor. I made it really clear to them that CS is what I love the most and that I devote almost all of my time to it. Beyond that, I don't think they cared about my SAT scores... hopefully stanford is the same way.</p>