<p>AP's
Physics B & C , Got a 5 for B expecting a 5 for C
Calc BC 5
Chemistry 5
US 3</p>
<p>Awards
Arista (10 - 12)
Masterly Level in Chem and Phy Regents (I'm from NY)
Certificate of Achievement in the Math Fair
Reached the AIME
JETS TEAMS competition. 9th in our division at nationals
National Merit Semifinalist (maybe Finalist I hope, my essay for that was horrible though)
AP Scholar with Honors (this is so bs)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
Swimming (9-12) - top 16 in the 500 free at PSAL Open Championships
Viola - school orchestra (9-12)
Volunteer at Hospital (4hr a week since sophomore year)
Arista Committee member (12)
Club Treasurer, Club name (N.A.R.F) (this name rocks)
Dragonboating - 5th in the NYC Dragonboat races.
Research - no paper though. Inconclusive results </p>
<p>Jobs
Lifeguard
Swimming Instructor</p>
<p>My essays will be acceptable. My recs will be good. </p>
<p>The competition at your school definitely won't help you - although most of your colleagues focus on East Coast schools.
I would say you have a good shot 50%.</p>
<p>i know that it is really hard to get awards in stuy or TJ but the awards seem really weak.
Also i have no idea what ur ECs r like NARF or dragonboating or arista committe member. The other ECs don't really seem that great.</p>
<p>You also don't have any major leaderships roles other than treasurer and your EC's seem weak. Your test scores are excellent so you will have a decent chance. FdGd774, I dont know how you got 50%, but his chances are definitely not up their</p>
<p>What? Your research has inconclusive results? That's pretty much the end for you. Those 3's on the AP's are waaay too weak for Stanford. Your EC's are pretty bland. I'd say no more than 13% chance.</p>
<p>If you don't get it, look at other chances threads. : )
Good luck applying!</p>
<p>GPA is a 96.
I've been promoted to NARF VP, NARF stands for Neo-postmodern Artistic and Recreational Forum. The acronym is used over the full name because it deters people from joining our club. It is much more effective to work in a small group rather than a large mess. </p>
<p>Now, on to the 13% issue. This 13% is based on the total pool of applicants which includes any random hick who wants to take a crapshot at Stanford. I don't think I'm a random hick. </p>
<p>However, Ashveer has a good point. You never know. By this point, there's nothing left to be done except apply. So apply, right?</p>
<p>Naezen: You get TWO gold stars for acheivement. I'm glad you saw my point. Now, other people may have theirs too, but I say: APPLY! You know that you're a strong applicant. "I don't think I'm a random hick." So go for it!</p>
<p>I think most people are missing the point on these chances threads.
These threads give people a chance to post their skills, accomplishments, etc and have others place them in categories, or tiers. The percentage would then be the number of people who got accepted over the total number of people in that tier.
If it was done that way, these chances threads wouldn't be so useless.</p>
<p>That would require an overhaul of the chances threads, and I doubt anyone would ever agree on the definitions of the tiers: lines would blur too often. I don't like chances threads because I feel like they are "Oh man I hope I get in please comfort me." I understand that people are anxious and often sincerely want an opinion of their chances, but with the crap shot that is college admissions I feel that its useless.</p>
<p>What would you say to a ranking system?
A committee set up by collegeconfidential (purely voluntary) would read about people and place them on a giant list.
That would eliminate the crapshot aspect of college admissions and give people a perspective of where they stand. </p>
<p>The problem is, it would be very subjective, but probably not more so that it is now. It might also ruin the "Oh man I hope I get in please comfort me" aspect that many people need.</p>