chance me? gracias!

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<p>Applying to Stanford Regular Decision.</p>

<p>Name: pollocampero6060
Location: Houston, TX
Ethinicity: Hispanic (Peruvian)
Type of School: Home School
Major: Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93 UW. I don't have a weighted GPA.</p>

<p>Test Scores:
SAT: 2310 superscored (740-CR, 770-M, 800-W)
Subject Tests: Math Level II 800, Chemistry 760
AP's: AP Calc AB (5), AP Chemistry (5)</p>

<p>Note on Schooling:
I've taken 8 classes through a local community college that counted as dual credit and got all A's on them. I also took three classes through CTY distance education and three through the EPGY Online High School.</p>

<p>I'm currently taking Linear Algebra through CTY this fall.</p>

<p>EC's
Competitive Tennis for 8 years (ranked high nationally and sectionally)
Piano for 10 years
Toastmasters (public speaking group)
Math tutor for elementary school students (200+ hours of volunteering from that)
Assistant Flea Market manager (basically I help my dad run our little family flea market on the weekends)</p>

<p>Summer:
freshman summer: research class at the EPGY OHS Summer Session at Stanford University
sophomore summer I did a tennis camp
junior summer: Johns Hopkins Pre-College Program, took two college classes</p>

<p>Awards (prolly my weak point):
National Merit Commended
Ventures Scholar
National Hispanic Recognition
JETS NEDC final round
1st place at a local community college math tournament</p>

<p>possible hook: URM? dunno about this</p>

<p>Any advice from anything posted is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>You and I both know that you’ll get in. Hispanic with a 2310 and a large amount of awards and ecs… I’m sure great essays…
Just finish your app and wait for your acceptance, seriously.</p>

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<p>haha, ditto what USNAgolden2014 (what does your username mean?) said.
My guess at your chances: 79.40286% (yes 7 significant figures, because this is a significant guess)</p>

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<p>I agree with the other two… except one thing people always forget is that you’re not only applying to the school but to the programs you’re interested in as well. And I’m willing to bet that over half the people that apply to stanford with your stats are applying to the engineering school or the sort… just saying. Other than the fact that you will have serious competition, you’re a pretty decent contender.</p>

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<p>Why can’t I be born a Hispanic or African American? </p>

<p>Oh, and you all said we’re all equal. Yeah like we are… Hispanics didn’t even choose to be hispanics. I guess this is the time you use the word “luck” correctly. And also the word “jealousy,” too.</p>

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<p>you are competitive with anyone, but more diversity in you EC’s would go a long way.</p>

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<p>thanks for the suggestion mfederman.
anyone else? thanks</p>

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<p>Hispanic with a 2310 and good ECs? Easily in (I’d be VERY surprised if you were rejected). Stop worrying.</p>

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<p>you’re in.</p>

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<p>i think you’ll get in</p>

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<p>Why can’t I be Hispanic?! You’re in =)</p>