@IvyObsessed1955 Sorry if I phrased that incorrectly. URM, in the context of college admissions, means that a certain race is underrepresented in a school’s student body with respect to the general population. Asians are over 4x overrepresented in Stanford. Hate to be the harbinger of an inconvenient truth, but the bar is set higher if you’re Asian at pretty much any selective university. Read this, for instance: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/opinion/asians-too-smart-for-their-own-good.html?_r=0.
And don’t try to paint me as bigoted by misconstruing my words. I’m simply stating a fact; there’s no implication.
Well, I did say good luck to you! And I meant it. I just said I have a hard time believing everything, but if its true, I think that’s awesome. And if your Stanford application is grammatically better written than your post, then you have everything that ANY school would ever need–URM, excellent grades, excellent scores, amazing passion, and unique background. There are no holes whatsoever in your portfolio. I would actually find it hard to imagine that any school would reject you…! How many American Indians can be out there with the same caliber as you? Even if your race was White or Asian, your application would still be compelling, but with you being American Indian, in my eyes makes your application almost a slam dunk.
I’m done with college (a long time ago, when it was not that competitive)…and now working, earning, and raising a daughter (a junior in high school), which is why I read College Confidential. So for good or bad, I don’t think our paths will cross, unless you decide someday to be a doctor or a neurologist and interview in the hospital/university where I work.