EA Stanford Chance?

<p>I'll be brief, putting only some of my bigger EC's for now (they're not that great to begin with)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2160 (Re-taking October)
640 CR, 800 M, 720 W [That CR just kills me and I can't figure why]</p>

<p>SAT II
Math Level II: 790
Physics: 750
US History: 740</p>

<p>GPA: 4.64 weighted/4.0 unweighted
Rank: 1/605 (or thereabouts)</p>

<p>Classes from 10th grade on
10th Grade
AP Chemistry<br>
AP Calc BC<br>
Honors English 10<br>
Honors World History<br>
Spanish 3<br>
PE
Summer: Sign Language at CC</p>

<p>11th Grade
AP US History
AP Physics B
AP English 11
AP Statistics
AP Spanish IV
Theater I
Summer: Film History at CC</p>

<p>12th Grade
Honors Poli Sci
AP English 12
AP Bio
Differential Equations at CC
Intro to Philosophy at CC
Teacher's Aid
(I can only take two classes at the CC because of the policy, and there are no other classes for me to take)</p>

<p>AP Scores:
AP Chemistry: 4
AP Spanish IV: 4
AP US History: 4
AP Calc BC: 5 (AB Subscore: 5)
-AP Calc (9th grade): 5
AP Physics B: 5
AP English (Not sure which one it's called): 5
AP Statistics: 5
National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, AP Scholar</p>

<p>ECs
Mock Trial County Finalist 2006 - Case-in-Chief Attorney
Captain and #1 on Varsity Tennis
10 Years of piano; and Level IX Certificate of Merit
100+ Hours of community service
Currently employed at Sport Chalet</p>

<p>I am mainly concerned with my chances with Stanford EA; possibly a deferral in reach? I'd also appreciate input on: UCLA, UCB, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, maybe whichever other Ivy League schools. Basically - top schools.</p>

<p>Anyone have ideas?</p>

<p>Can we guess by ECs that you're Asian? You're in at UCs, but I don't see the ivies with the 640 and weak ECs unless you're a tennis recruit.</p>

<p>your like me, except basically a little bit better at every category(except CR & writing where we are the same). Good luck, im sure you have a chance</p>

<p>You have a decent chance if you bring up your CR.</p>

<p>forget hpys..ur ecs arent all that special
ucla and ucb look pretty good..esp. ucla </p>

<p>considering ur valedictorian and if u bring up ur sat, u should
try for some other good schools like...idk northwestern, tufts, bc, etc.</p>

<p>K right now, there is nothing in your resume that stands out. Your GPA is awesome, but so many applicants have 4.0. Your SAT scores are subpar for ivy league schools, and the worst part is your EC's. </p>

<p>Since you seem to be in grade 12, I don't think there is much you can do about your EC's at this point. Just try to raise your SAT scores to 2300+ (this is essential for you, because your EC's aren't very good at all). The biggest thing you should focus on, though, is your essay. It will either make or break you for the ivy leagues. You must shine through your essay, so get a lot of people to edit it and basically create a perfect essay. Good luck.</p>

<p>I am now beginning to regret not having studied for SATs... Well, I've still a week before the October one's; would a 2250 range make me more competitive? I just took a practice one, missed one on math, missed three on writing, and six on critical reading. </p>

<p>Additionally... do these help out at all?
Pianist in church praise team
Youth Group church pianist
Self-employed racquet stringer (I have a stringing machine at home)
CSF (California Scholarship Federation) lifetime member
Also, with respect to the tennis last year, the #2 on the team and I made it to Sections for doubles.</p>