Chances Stanford SCEA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I'm currently a junior in a private school in Florida and really really want to go to Stanford for undergrad. Our school consistently gets 2-3 kids in a yr, and very few apply. I was wondering if it i have a decent chance of getting in. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>SAT:
Math 760
Verbal 690
Writing 710
(retaking in october)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.53 W
Class Rank: Top 5
All A's throughout High School so far, probably will get all A's through this year
All Honors/AP courses besides required classes.</p>

<p>AP Scores:
AP European History: 5
AP Computer Science A: 5
(both sophomore year)</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule:
AP English Lang
AP Statistics
AP Calc AB
AP Chemistry
AP US History</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Physics C
AP Calc BC
AP English Lit
AP Psych
AP Macroecon</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate Team for past 3 years
President of my own club, which educates children in India
Played Piano for 7 years, currently play (recitals, exams, etc) at nearby college
Mu Alpha Theta since 10th grade
Music Club
Multiculutural Club
The usual NJHS, NHS, National Spanish Honor Society, etc.</p>

<p>Going to take SAT 2's in math 2, us history in june, as well as the ACT
Will get 1 great and 1 decent teacher rec next year</p>

<p>I know its kinda early, but im pretty set on hopefully getting into Stanford next year. Other schools i'll apply to include UCB, Emory, UF, UMiami, Harvard, Yale, Brown, and Duke</p>

<p>Wat r my chances?
Thanks</p>

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<p>o yea, south asian male</p>

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<p>Your stats look very good right now, but I would suggest trying to become really really good at one specific extracurricular activity. In your case, it seems that you are pretty into piano. I would suggest trying to enter as many competitions as possible and try to establish yourself on a national level. If not piano, then possibly something with the debate team or the club you head. Try to raise your verbal and writing SAT scores too. If that goes through, I'd say you have a legitimate shot at Stanford.</p>

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<p>UCB: match
Emory: match
UF: safe match
UMiami: safe match
Duke: possible</p>

<p>As for the rest, I'd be surprised to see you get in. Why? You're a very standard applicant -- GPA, courses, SAT, ECs, recs, etc. Not very distinguished. That isn't to say you aren't an awesome applicant, because you are. But at those schools, especially Stanford, you're pretty average. You need to show a passion, something that can be proven in your ECs, awards/honors, and your intended major ideally.</p>

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<p>And actually, your SAT score is exactly the average of Stanford's.</p>

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<p>The issue is, what's the average for Asian applicants? Much higher than the overall average. Look at their number of athletic recruits alone! It's the only top school that gives athletic scholarships. No way at SHY and only fair at Brown and Duke.</p>

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<p>richboy ehh...perhaps a $100,000+ donation would greatly increase your chances @ stanford :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info.</p>

<p>As for my passion, it would probably be the club i founded at my school. We do donations and fundraisers all the time to raise money, and last year I was able to start 3 schools in remote parts of India and managed to educate almost 120 poor children who otherwise would not have received an education or learned to read and write. I would say that's my hook, and im gonna incorporate it into my college essays a lot.</p>

<p>My club is probably my most dedicated extracurricular activity, sry i forgot to put this on initially</p>

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<p>As far as my intended major goes (which is Economics), I am working at citibank this summer for about a month</p>

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<p>You fit in to UC Berkeley's applicant pool well, but one downside is that you live out of state. The 2006 freshman profile shows 87.9% of admits as California residents. Another downside is that you're asian... Asians now make up the majority of students in the entire UC system.</p>

<p>Another thing is cost...
In state residents pay tuitions of $22,860
Nonresidents were charged an additional $18,120 in tuition and fees in 2005-2006.</p>

<p>That's like paying for private university.</p>

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<p>cost isnt a problem
lucky me haha</p>

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<p>You're stats are solid but the thing that could do you over is your leadership experience and awards (or lack of). </p>

<p>I'd say:
Stanford: Mid/High Reach</p>

<p>All I can say is don't expect much, but who knows, right?</p>

<p>Sorry. :-(</p>

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<p>That's a passion, I suppose, but is it something very tangible? Do you see yourself continuing it throughout your life? What are you planning to major in in college?</p>

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<p>Economics, i see myself doing something similar later in life</p>

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<p>im just wondering, i like playing golf and im thinking of joining the golf team for next year. would that help?
As for awards, i dont have that many big ones :/
National Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
Highest Honor Roll
Definitely AP Scholar (probably national after senior yr)
won a local debate tournament in Gainsville last year</p>

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<p>ur qualified for stanford and 12 ap's is very ambitious, higher sat's will help and im sure ul get them since u have 2-3 more testing slots available. if u get them over 1500, u stand a chance at stanford which is all any1 stands. early action will help as would a summer program and/or internship and/or more service so u can show a complete dedication to service, the summer before ur senior year is more important than any1 will ever tell u so make sure u do what u can, no golf team will not help ur chances and in addition, u dont need leadership, u just need to be doing good things all the time which u do. asian's dont need higher sat's than other races to get in to good colleges, people misinterpret the study that shows asian applicants scored the EQUIVALENT of so and so higher than the rest of the pool at yale, when all that means is you need to be a better applicant to get in as an asian bc competition is intense not necessarily ur sat's need to be 100 points higher to stand a chance, if u get over 1500, ur judged the same as the kids who got 1600s and then they read ur application to see if there's a person behind them. good luck sry this is long. same with harvard and yale, should be in at the others</p>

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<p>In the EC area they look for success at the following levels, local, regional, state, national and international. Try to package yourself so it is easy for a reader to see your best. Sounds like your debate win may be regional. try to work hard on something you enjoy and are good at and move to a high finish in the state or national level.</p>

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<p>Er, thebigticket has no idea what he/she is talking about.</p>

<p>You're not really "qualified" at Stanford; you're "quantified," if you will -- i.e. your numbers match. An improved SAT wouldn't help a whole lot (it would to a degree). 1500? We're on the new SAT now... Try to shoot for 2250. Certain people stand better chances than others because they show a passion. A summer program does not help; it just shows you have money, not your intellectual or personal qualities. Early action does not help; many people think it does, and so they apply EA. You do need leadership. It shows excellence and a willingness to put yourself out there. Asians accepted to top colleges do tend to be more impressive than most (how else would top colleges have Asian percentages in the low teens?).</p>

<p>On Harvard EA:</p>

<p>“Higher Early Action acceptance rates reflect the remarkable strength of Early Action pools — not less rigorous admissions standards... Early Action applicants have, on average, stronger admissions credentials than regular applicants ... For any individual student, the final admission decision will be the same whether the student applies early or regular.”</p>

<p><a href="http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/10/2/earlyActionBenefitsStudentsAndSchools%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/10/2/earlyActionBenefitsStudentsAndSchools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The same applies to Stanford.</p>

<p>If you'd like to read an article on Stanford admissions, see this:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9801/9801fea5.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9801/9801fea5.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>A little old, but still relevant.</p>

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Adrienne's extracurricular chart indicates a standard list of activities but also shows she has held leadership positions and has followed through on things, demonstrating a level of commitment that admission officers like to see. Whether that commitment is in one area or in several areas isn't important, Thompson says. What matters is that students convey a passion about what they are doing and show signs of excellence.

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<p>thanks a lot guys</p>

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<p>does anyone know if a lot of people apply to stanford from florida?</p>