<p>I would like as many opinions as I can get on my application. I heard today that Stanford (my number 1 school by far) is the only school that using their early action is unwise. I was told that in early action it is so competitive and the admissions people don't want to fill the class they tend to deny a lot of people. I was told they typically aren't even rolled over into regular decision, just straight up denied. I'm wondering if there is any validity to this.</p>
<p>I would also like to hear the concensus on my stats and the likelihood of my acceptance into Stanford.</p>
<p>Mah stats:</p>
<p>Field of intended study: Mechanical Engineering
Desired Universties: Stanford University, Harvard College, Massachusettes Institute of Technology,
California Institute of Technology</p>
<p>-Upper level classes - Spanish IV (conversation), Math 1050/1060
-Honors Classes - Honors biology, honors chemistry, honors english 9, honors english 10
-AP Classes - English Language, English Literature, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, U.S. Government, Chemistry, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Physics B, Physics C Mechanics, Physics Electricity and Magnetism</p>
<p>*G.P.A. - 4.0 weighted, 3.8 unweighted *A.C.T. - 34 *SAT - 2150, 750 Math, 690 Critical Reading, 710 Writing *Top 10% of H.S. *Attended my H.S. for 4 years </p>
<p>Academic Achievements and Awards
-Honor roll, all 4 quarters, all 4 years
-Eagle Scout
-National Merit Commended Student
-President's Education Award: Math
-President's Education Award: Education Excellence
-Academic Seal of Distinction with Honors
-AP Scholar with Honor
-AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>Activity Involvement
National Honor Society 3 years
Community service based club that provides scholarships for the less priveleged and tutoring in a broad array of categories. As a group we participated in numerous community service projects annually. It is a wonderful group experience and includes 40+ hours of community service annually. Service projects have included service at the Utah Food Bank, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, and many other fundraisers.</p>
<p>Amigos Unidos 2 years
Cultural integration club at my High School. Our mission is to bring the Caucasian and Hispanic communities within my High School together.</p>
<p>Academic Decathlon 1 year
My High School's Academic Decathlon team has won state competition 13 of the past 14 years. I have been recruited as this years number one scholastic competitor. We typically do very well at nationals and have high hopes for first place this year.</p>
<p>Boy Scouts of America 7 years
The BSA's objective is to develop character, citizenship, and fitness in its participants. I acheived the rank of Eagle Scout, BSA's highest rank for a scout. I feel that I have learned a great deal from scouting, including several life skills on top of their objective.</p>
<p>Bike Racing 4 years
For the past 4 years I have competed in mountain bike races within Utah. The summer between my sophomore and junior year I competed in the Endurance 100, a 100 mile bike race that has nearly 19,000 feet of vertical elevation gain. I have devoted a lot of time to biking and love spending my time in the mountains.</p>
<p>Music Programs 7 years
I have been involved in my School District's music department since the 5th grade. I have attained first chair on the tuba and and guitar in our wind ensemble and varsity jazz ensembles, respectively. These are the two highest levels of musical group my town has to offer and we frequently win national competitions.</p>
<p>Foreign Language Enthusiast
I have traveled on two high school trips, both to Spanish speaking countries. The first was a month long study abroad in Spain. My eyes were opened to a completely different lifestyle while I was studying at the Universidad de Cantabria and traveling throughout Spain. My second trip was an ecological awareness trip to Costa Rica. It was supported by our school's AP Environmental Science department. I went as a translator and to improve my own ability with the Spanish language. This was a truly enlightening trip. I befriended numerous Costa Rican locals and was able to see that despite their less than perfect living conditions, they are an extremely happy people.</p>
<p>Leadership
-Eagle Scout Leadership Award (BSA)
-Math tutor
-Spanish tutor
-Science Tutor (specifically physics and chemistry)
-Manager of a 2 block section of the Arts Festival every summer
-Assistant/Counselor to the bishop of my ward (LDS equivalent to priest or rabbi)
-Youth representative in my stake boundaries - my geographical region's representative to the greater Park City area
-President of Amigos Unidos, cultural club aimed towards bring caucasian and hispanic populations together
-Lead musician in Wind Ensemble (Tuba)
-Lead musician in Varsity Jazz Ensemble (Guitar)</p>
<p>Community Service
Eagle Scout Service Project -70 hours
Church roadside cleanup -10 hours
NHS Individual Service -60 hours
NHS group projects -16 hours
NHS fundraisers -40 hours
Youth fundraiser - free tutoring -8 hours
Bennion Boys Service Camp -40 hours
Ninos on Skis -50 hours
Eagle Scout projects of others' -35 hours
Community cleanups -15 hours</p>
<p>Employment</p>
<p>2006-2007
Smith's Grocers - Courtesy Clerk 20-25 hours per week for 1 year
Ensure customer satisfaction, sanitary needs, and give a positive impression of the company in any way possible</p>
<p>Summer 2007 and 2008
Arts Center - Zone Manager 50 hours per week
Coordinate and execute artist staging areas, give festival a positive demeanor and better artists' experiences.</p>
<p>School year 2007 and 2008
My high school - Math/Spanish/Science tutor 6 hours per week
Peer tutoring activity trying to better my classmates while strengthening my own foundation in these subjects.</p>
<p>Summer 2008 - Present
Catering - Waiter, busboy, chef 8 hours per week
Go to various parties that we are catering and ensure customer satisfaction in every way possible. We are all expected to act as professionals and treat our customers with the utmost respect.</p>