Chance me!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Just finished my junior year in high school. Class of 2012.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Indian - Asian/American.</p>

<p>Possible Majors: Chemical Engineering, Business, Psychology or Social Sciences.</p>

<p>SAT: 2000 (650 M, 640 R, 710 W) in March Definitely scored around 2200 this June
ACT: 29
SAT II: 730 US History 710 Chemistry 690 Math 2C x_x
APs: AP Euro - 3; took Calculus AB, APUSH, Chem, and English examinations. * Definitely wrote solid 4s and 5s*
GPA: 3.70 unweighted - 4.0 weighted</p>

<p>Academically-related awards/activities, etc.
- JV Varsity Tennis **
- National Honor Society --> 5 service projects this year (36 school hours) **
- **Heritage Panel Officer
- French Club President
- Scholar's Bowl
- Quest, next year
- most likely Science Olympiad next year
- Intramural Basketball
- close to 50 school volunteer hours. 148 volunteer hours combined school and community
- Taking college classes College Psychology</p>

<p>ECs
- 148 hours community service; libraries, service days, odd jobs
- JV/Varsity Tennis 3 years up to this date
- Debate/Forensics 2 years and next year (maybe)
- 10 years of violin
- 5 consecutive years in local orchestra (pain to get into, too) played in Carnegie Hall
- 3 years of school orchestra</p>

<p>Other information:
- I'm from reasonable income bracket; both parents have decent occupations.</p>

<p>What do you guys think? Do I meet the criteria (or criterion) for college scholarships? And how about some of my collegiate prospects?</p>

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<p>I thought you were asking about Stanford, not scholarships.</p>

<p>Also, meeting the criteria (never criterion in this case) doesn’t get you into college; that’s only a portion of it. Most of it comes from the character you display through your essays.</p>

<p>That said, I’m not feelin’ it.</p>

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<p>148 hours of community service is nothing. Try 454 hrs in 4 years.</p>

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<p>^I wonder who you have in mind when you say that.</p>

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<p>There isn’t a “business major” at Stanford, only MS&E</p>

<p>To be perfectly honest, your SAT is on the low side (both subject and reasoning), and you GPA is on the low side as well. Being Indian from a reasonable income bracket probably won’t help you either.</p>

<p>Stanford doesn’t give merit scholarships (only atheletic), So if both of your parents make “decent” income, don’t expect too much money from Stanford.</p>