Chances for Stanford?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone!</p>

<p>I'm a junior right now, but I'm trying to prep for college and kinda just boost my chances of getting into Stanford, my dream school. Here are my stats right now:</p>

<pre><code>SAT: >2300
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 790 Biology
Cumulative (9th and 10th grade) GPA: 4.24 weighted, 3.88 unweighted
Courses in 10th grade: Wind Ensemble, English II, French II, AP Calculus BC 11, Chemistry Honors, AP Physics B, The World and Europe II, and Varsity Boys Cross Country and Track (all A's except for an A- in French and a B+ in World and Europe II... I took all the honors courses available)
Courses in 11th grade: AP Physics C Mech, AP Physics C E&M, AP Chemistry, AP United States History, English III Honors, French III Honors, and Advanced Seminar in Mathematics (linear algebra, etc.), Varsity Boys Cross Country and Track
USC ISI Internship
Music (Clarinet for 6 years, Piano for 9)

Competitions:
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<p>USAJMO Honorable Mention
California State Science Fair (Qualification) and LA Science Fair Second Place
ARML Top Scorer
USA Physics Olympiad Semifinal Qualifier
USA Computing Olympiad Silver Tier
School Science Bowl A Team
SYMF Awards (4 top 4 finishes)</p>

<p>I got 5's on both of my AP's last year, so once I'm done with this year I could potentially have 7 5's on my AP's.. Gonna hope for that :) I'm also gonna try to win the USAMO this year, but that's a maybe too. I can probably get the science pentathlon (semifinals at least in USAMO, USA Computing Olympiad, USA Physics Olympiad, USA Biology Olympiad, and USA Chem Olympiad). Probably gonna get CIF this year with my cross country team too. I will be taking a couple of SAT II's (should be easy 800's, I'm pretty good with the sciences). I also go to a private school in LA; the specific school name can be provided if it helps with analyzing whether I can get into Stanford or not. </p>

<p>Anyways, just wanted to know... what are my chances of getting in right now if I keep going like this? What can I do to help increase my chances (community outreach, volunteer, etc.)?</p>

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<p>You are on the right track.</p>

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<p>Looks like you have done everything right. Keep up the good work!!</p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

<p>Just some more info: I’m an asian male from a middle class family, so I know that will probably lower my chances a bit… My private school’s consistently ranked among the top schools in the country, so that might help. Any suggestions on what I could do to become a more attractive candidate for Stanford specifically?</p>

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<p>Is it too early to bump this?</p>

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<p>bump! chances please? :D</p>

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<p>So this is the most you’ll get out of anyone here:
You are on the right track. You have great accomplishments and if you make all 5 olympiads, you’ll have an AMAZING chance at Stanford. Try doing some research for Siemens/Intel if you can. That being said, Stanford is a really unpredictable school, so no one can say anything beyond “you have a really really good chance”, so unfortunately we can’t guarantee anything. Just keep up what you’re doing and see how it goes.</p>

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<p>Alright, thanks! That’s pretty much what I was hoping for, that the five olympiad thing would help me out, or something along those lines. Thanks again! I’ll try for the Siemen/Intel competition :)</p>