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Colleges & Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>hey guys i jsut saw a thread of another junior that asked how he could improve his profile....so i thought i might as well...also maybe chances?
so if you guys could help me out that would be cool</p>

<p>school is ranked in top 115 among all public schools in nation...wealthy suburb</p>

<p>i have a serious upward trend in my high school transcript (low grades(all B+'s freshman year) to all A's(sophomore/junior(as of now)) , no honors --> all honors/AP-I'm not sure if this'll help me or hurt me so im hoping you guys have a better feel for my kind of situation.</p>

<p>Stats:
PSAT: 214-73 math 72 writing 64 cr~like 770 math 750 writing 680 reading on the sat it translates to i think
SAT IIs: ive only taken math 2- 770...gonna take chem and us history at the end of the school year- Practices give range between 770-800 on each.
GPA: 3.72 uw~(really low i know)
Rank: don't rank(not even decile)... extremely competitive school in LI</p>

<p>Currently taking 2 AP's/3 honors(most my schedule will allow and will take 5/6 AP's or so next year (calc, macro/micro,physics, english,government)</p>

<p>All honors/AP classes 11th and 12th , made honor roll all of 10th,11th</p>

<p>Going to be taking the AMC12 in january or so...im really not sure how im gonna do because i dont really know about the AMC but my school invited me to take the test ...so im expecting to do okay</p>

<p>ECS:
*President of Astronomy Club( conducted astronomy night at my school, conduct observing sessions every other week)
*Captain of club soccer team(cant play varsity because of religious obligations)(3 years)[Outdoor/indoor soccer for 3 years])-hoping to explain this obligation in my app.
*Drill Seargent of Church Youth Group(3 years)
*Master Guide of Seventh Day Adventist "Pathfinders" organization, kind of like a huge youth organization for my denomination.Master guide is the highest rank you can achieve. [pretty much a religious eagle scout type thing]
*Currently working as administrative assistant/research assistant at New Age Skin Research Foundation[will be mentioned as co-researcher in study that will be published in top dermatological journal]
*4 year of mathletes
*3 year of Model Congress(competed 2 years Yale,1 year Harvard, 1 year UPenn)</p>

<p>*~300 hours volunteering at LIJ Medical Center
*NHS-regular and french.
*2 years Website club</p>

<p>Summer Programs
*Attended Johns Hopkins CTY[discreet math] 9th grade
*Attended Cornell University Summer College[bioethics-contemporary medicine] 10th grade
*Going to attend One of-(Caltech SSP/MIT MITES/Caltech YESS/Garcia Research program-Polymers in biology) 11th-12th grade summer
*Im also applying to TASP but admit is unlikely since the admit rate is 10 percent but hopefully.</p>

<p>Awards(as of now)
*Ventures Scholar
*National Hispanic Scholar
*National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Other Factors:dad from Egypt, Mom from Peru. im gonna say extremely humble beginnings but im not exactly sure if thats a factor in admissions since i live in a more affluent neighborhood now.
Hook (if any): Hispanic/biracial i guess.? some research stuff as well
Location/Person:LI,NY
State or Country: USA
School Type: extremely competitive public...last year about the top 10-12% of about 400-500 kids in the graduating class went to ivy league and a couple of other went to places like Stanford, MIT,etc.
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Arabic
Gender: m</p>

<p>im applying for chemistry major</p>

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PSAT: 214-73 math 72 writing 64 cr~like 770 math 750 writing 680 reading on the sat it translates to i think

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actually you just have to add a zero at the send of your PSAT score. so it translates to 730M/720M/640CR. You might want to prepare well for the SAT since those scores are a little low for Stanford. The major that you apply for doesn't matter since you are admitted to the University as a whole not a specific department. Your extra-curriculars look pretty good and you do have some leadership positions which is what they look for. Your ethnicity might help a tad too. Your GPA might hurt but I think they pay attention more to your class rank. What's your rank exactly? Get started on those essays. It's never too early ;)</p>

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<p>well we dont have class rank or even decile which is i think because i go to an ultra conpetitive school....~40 to ivy lauge a year</p>

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<p>I'd say you have a relatively good shot as is. Stanford ignores freshman year so don't worry about that. Your URM status is icing on the cake. Write good, coherent essays and I'd say your 60-75% chance of getting in. HOWEVER, nothing is guranteed as we all know, and I'm just giving a guestimate, don't take my speculation as fact. One of the most important things I think any applicant to HYPSM should do is DIFFERENTIATE themselves. What makes you unique? What experiences have you had that set you apart from other people (i.e. what have you done that most high schoolers havent? people often say any topic can work, but some just work better. Don't talk about chess club in your essay when you can talk about discovering a galaxy (extreme example but you get the drift), etc. You've got to catch their attention (in a good, non-shocking way) and make you yourself seem like a person who is interesting and whom they would like to meet; successful completetion of these objectives is absolutely crucial to your chances. In order to improve your chances even more, raise your gpa. Your gpa may not hurt your chances but it won't help either in its present form.</p>

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<p>dude thats so much help...thanks so much...the fact that i have a shot is consolation in itself..stanford wasnt even one of my top choices until a bit a go when i went to check it out...its so nice there...cornell and stanford are my tops right now</p>

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<p>Vissanik makes sense. Your ECs are pretty good, too.</p>