Chance Me for HYPS, Wash U, Rice, and BYU (Provo) please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I really want to get into Stanford for Biomedical Engineering.</p>

<p>SAT: 2340 (740 CR, 800 M, 800 W (11 on essay))
SAT II: 800 Math 2; 760 Bio Mol; (690 Chem, 660 Spanish, didn't submit these two)
AP: All 5s (Calc BC, World and US History, English Lang, Spanish Lang, Bio, Stats)
GPA: 5.553 (out of 6, weighted); 3.947 unweighted
Rank: 5/589 (dropped from 4 just last year :/ too much League of Legends lol)</p>

<p>Awards:
Eagle Scout
National Merit Semi-Finalist
Various medals in Science Olympiad and Math & Science UIL
Won several local/district piano tournaments
Superior ratings for cello at Texas State Solo & Ensemble UIL
Duty to God Award (LDS Church)
Nominated for a couple of school academic awards
Won medals for individual events and team in Sci Oly at local, district, regional, state, and national level</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Internship (unpaid) at cancer research lab at University of Houston
Boy Scouts of America
Pianist for Church Choir
NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Sci Oly, Math & Science UIL</p>

<p>Leadership:
VP of Symphony/Orchestra
Some small stuff in MAO, Sci Oly, and M&S UIL (publicist, treasurer, etc.)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Working part time as an independent piano teacher
Applied for and offered jobs at Kumon and Mathnasium (schedules didn't work out)</p>

<p>Application Essays:
~6 or 7/10; it was my first time writing essays because this was my first college app >.<</p>

<p>Rec letters:
Teacher 1: haven't read
Teacher 2: haven't read
Counselor: haven't read, but pretty sure its good, we have a lot of great conversations
Other: asked my clergy to write one, it was really flowery, idk what else to say about it tho</p>

<p>Just another Asian male, idk that hurts or not...</p>

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<p>Bump? Comments would be much appreciated :)</p>

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<p>The stats seem extremely solid and promising but it seems that your essay isnt as great as you thought it would be. The schools youve listed really look at the essays but with just the stats alone, you can probably get into washu, rice, and byu. You still have some time left to edit your essay by the due date for regular decision. So good luck! </p>

<p>Chance me toooo
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1709846-chance-an-international-student.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1709846-chance-an-international-student.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Pros: Great test scores and APs (academic excellence), focused passion and involvement in music, internship at cancer lab, national awards for sci oly</p>

<p>Con: applying for competitive STEM major, supposedly mediocre essays (?), lack of leadership </p>

<p>I think you really need to make your essays pop, especially since you are an Asian male. Also, look into creating a music charity where you perform for senior homes and or concerts to raise money. The music thing could be standout-ish!</p>

<p>Mid-reach for HYPS. Match for top twenty schools like Washington St. Louis, rice, and northwestern!</p>

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<p>amazing stats!! you know what would make your app stand out from other asian guys?? maybe a little bit about cello and art in your supplements–if you actually have a passion for it. if you don’t actually have a passion for it, it’ll be harder to write about that though.</p>

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<p>who knows ¯_(ツ)_/¯ </p>