Chance me for Stanford, Harvey Mudd, MIT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Applying to Stanford SCEA this year, Harvey Mudd and MIT regular decision for engineering.

Info: Asian Male, Large Public High school

Stats: GPA (UW/4.0): 4.0
2/700 class rank
SAT: 1570 (800 Math, 770 Reading)
ACT: 34
SAT 2 Math 2: 800
SAT 2 Physics: Taking this Saturday
AP US: 5
BC Calc: 5
AP Physics: 5
Macroeconomics: 5
Lang&Comp: 4
World History: 4

EC:
*Ross Mathematics Program
State Mathlete
Captain of Scholastic Bowl team (for senior year, member 9-12)
Section Leader for Marching Band
All-District Concert Saxophonist (Likely All-State this year but we’ll see what happens)
Saxophonist in Prestigious outside of school city jazz band for HS
150~ Service Hours (Summer camps, NHS and Tri-M)
Tennis: 4 Years
Work a Job about 20 hours a week

Hooks: None (Legacy at an Ivy but not one of my top choices)

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http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2095312-generic-chance-answer-for-super-selective-colleges.html

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Your essays will be critical for Mudd. They get a lot of applicants who are similar to you. Fit is very important at Mudd.

4

Very impressive stats, good luck.

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While your stats are impressive, nothing is guaranteed with respect to admissions to these ultra selective schools.

Add CMU, Duke, Georgia Tech, Northwestern & the University of Illinois for engineering.

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Btw, do you plan to do music audition for Stanford? It might boost your chance a bit. http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/145804-stanford-music-audition.html

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Bluntly put, stanford has a lot of asian males who are good at math and have musical talents. Essays are what you will have to work on to show why you are different than everyone else with similar stats applying