chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>what are my chances for getting into stanford?</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 2340 (790 M, 790 W, 760 V)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 760 Literature, 710 Bio M</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.84 w</li>
<li>Rank: top 1% out of 468</li>
<li>Other stats: 3 APs, all 5s</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Not bad, long essay about diversity(not cliche thankfully), one about academic team since ive been involved since 4th grade, one about my research on B lymphoma cancer in a lab at the University of KY, one about volunteering as a YMCA bball coach for 4 year olds</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Good, both gave me awards last year</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good</li>
<li><p>Hook (if any):
Location/Person:</p></li>
<li><p>State or Country: Kentucky</p></li>
<li><p>School Type: Public, but in Selective Math, Sci, Tech Magnet Program</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity: Asian Indian</p></li>
<li><p>Gender: Male</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors:
Lots of EC with lots of leadership pos.: Academic team captain, National Honor Society President, Local Indian society youth group president, Beta club vice president, student council rep, national merit semifinalist</p>

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<p>looks good provided you are an interesting person and you show it.</p>

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<p>agree with major...numbers, ec's, research are there...what will get you in or keep you out are the essays</p>

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<p>do the topics i posted sound remotely interesting?</p>

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<p>to tell you the truth, not really.</p>

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<p>i did my best to write interestingly on those topics. do u think if my essays are <em>slightly</em> subpar i still have a chance given my other info?
the long essay, specifically, was about teenage rural kentuckians rejecting education about islam (personal experience at a summer program). academic team was about how the coach made me do pushups for every question i missed. YMCA was about how the kids scared me bc they were really hyper but they learned a lot, even though we didnt win any games. and the intellectually interesting was pretty much just about my research, not much room for nething more descriptive.</p>

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<p>feedback please!</p>

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<p>ummm... still can't tell by your descriptions, if u wanna mail me the essays i can give u feed back...</p>

<p>the stats are there, but then again everyone that applys has the stats, its all in the essays and the recs!</p>

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<p>i think my recs are good, just my essays im not completely sure about.</p>

<p>feedback from others please!</p>

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<p>I had similar stats to yours and was deferred EA. Maybe coming from Kentucky will help a little. I would not be surprised if you got in, but I would also not be surprised if you were rejected.</p>

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<p>rams, what do u think caused u to be deferred and not accepted? essays?
feedback!</p>

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<p>I honestly don't know. I guess my essays, but I actually liked them. I was well-rounded but didn't have a knockout "hook" such as a national achievement to get me in. Maybe they already admitted several people like me and they needed someone with different skills. Admissions can be baffling.</p>

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<p>if you want, I can proof your essays if you pm them to me ( I just got accepted SCEA to Stanford)</p>

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<p>sounds like you are either from manual or dunbar lol.</p>

<p>im from manual.</p>