dare i apply to stanford?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>I am a junior Indian male on Long Island that wants to do pre-med</p>

<p>I have taken 7 AP's(all 5's)
World History
Statistics
Biology
Computer Science
US History
Physics
English Lit</p>

<p>will be taking (and expect to get 5's on)
Calc BC
Chem
US gov and politics
Macroeconomic</p>

<p>I have a 3.9 unweighted GPA (4.2 weighted)</p>

<p>Test Scores:
PSAT:240(80m,80cr,80w,)
SAT: 2360 (800m,780,cr,780w)
ACT:34(dont remember breakdown)
SAT II's: Bio(m)- 800 Math I- 800 World History:800 Chem- 780</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/achievements:</p>

<p>Starting middle linebacker and captain of Varsity Football(11/12)
Varsity Basketball(11/12)
Award for top 2% in SAT in 8th grade(dont remember name of the award)
Made AIME for AMC 10
Gold medal for Congressional Award: Congress' Award for youth
National Merit Scholar
Shadow an orthopedic surgeon at SUNY: Stony Brook
Shadow my aunt who is an attending surgeon at Washington in St. Louis
Have 500+ hours volunteering at a the local nursing home
Make sandwiches for a soup kitchen in NYC 2 times a month
Perform dances at Gold Water hospital in NYC
Worked at FONAR as a construction worker summer into 10th grade(dont know if it helps)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Great rec from bio and geometry teacher
great counselor rec</p>

<p>Essay:
Will be good</p>

2

<p>The only thing you have to lose is 70 bucks, and you can’t get in if you don’t apply. :slight_smile: You are a fairly strong applicant, don’t worry until your senior year.</p>

3

<p>bumppp…</p>

4

<p>Should you apply? OF course. No one has anything to lose by applying to a school except some cash. Sure, there is always the possibility of rejection. But think of it this way: If you don’t apply, you have a 0% chance of acceptance. If you do throw your hat into the ring, you suddenly have a shot. Sure, there is an 8% acceptance rate. But thats better than having 0% chance at getting in. </p>

<p>Your stats are very good. You have nothing to loose by applying.</p>