Chances at Stanford? (Black Male from WA State)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Black Male, wanting to major in Computer Science (Engineering)</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning: 2240 (770 V, 760M, 710 WR)
SATII's: 800 Math IIC, 740 US History, 730 Physics</p>

<p>3.82 UW GPA, 4.38 W</p>

<p>15 AP Classes taken through Senior Year
* US History (4)
* World History (5)
* Government (this year)
* Calc AB (5)
* Calc BC (4)
* Chemistry (4)
* Computer Science A (4)
* Computer Science AB (this year)
* Spanish Language (4)
* Spanish Literature (this year)
* English Language (3)
* English Literature (3)
* Biology (this year)
* Physics B (4)
* Physics C (this year)</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
1.) AP Bio
2.) Multivariable Calc (1 level above Calc BC)
3.) AP Computer Science AB
4.) AP Spanish Lit
5.) Senior English (regular... heh heh)
6.) AP Government
7.) AP Physics C
(Straight A's except for a B in English :( )</p>

<p>EC's:
* President, Founder of school FIRST-Robotics club (<a href="http://www.usfirst.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.usfirst.org&lt;/a&gt;)
* City Youth Council Member
* JV Tennis
* Knowledge Bowl (for fun, not going to put on app)
* National Honor Society</p>

<p>Awards:
* National Achievement Semi-Finalist
* AP Scholar with Distinction (2004,2005)</p>

<p>1171 Hours of Community
- Youth Council, etc. etc. etc. (971)
- Pacific Science Center (200)</p>

<p>I'm applying EA, Stanford's an awesome school. Do you think they want me? lol</p>

<p>ty.</p>

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<p>I think you are a very good applicant. Nothing's a guarantee at Stanford, of course, but go for it!</p>

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<p>HOLY SHIZE u'll get in</p>

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<p>yeah, i think you have a very very good chance of getting in. considering ur race, and ur really really good test scores. and 1100+ hours of commun service O_O.</p>

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<p>Even without race in the pix, your chances would still be better than average.</p>

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<p>Stanford: 60-70%</p>

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<p>your're black dawg, your're in.</p>

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<p>Surprised you're not on national merit track, but good job.</p>

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<p>What do you guys think about MIT, Princeton, and Cornell RD? Good chance, or waste of time?</p>

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<p>all great matches, though ur SAT II physics might be kinda low for MIT</p>

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<p>why wouldn't you put knowledge bowl on your app? just wondering. also, what school in WA are you from? Ive probably competed against you in knowledge bowl, i'm from ferndale high...</p>

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all great matches, though ur SAT II physics might be kinda low for MIT

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<p>eh, it was a tough test. Forces + Nuclear are still pretty tough</p>

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<p>like b2k once said...</p>

<p>"bump bump bump"</p>

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<p>what school you are coming from...if there are tons of people more qualified even minorities chances can vary</p>

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<p>Depends on what school you are applying from...if there are many qualified minority kids could be harder...otherwise easier...but GO4IT</p>

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<p>Dude, you got an AMAZING chance at any school you apply to.</p>

<p>Only 70 black people got a 1500 last year.</p>

<p>Im willing to bet you'll get in everywhere.</p>

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<p>Cornell: 80% (+/- 10% depending on which college you apply to)
MIT: 40%
Princeton: 60%
Stanford: 60%</p>

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<p>where the hell do people make up these percentages</p>

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<p>Only kid apply SCEA from my school...</p>

<p>ty for the percentages, but yeah, how do you calculate?</p>

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<p>by pulling random numbers out of your butt</p>

<p>sorry :D :D :D :D</p>