<p>NY public school Asian Male senior</p>
<p>UW 3.8 & W-GPA 4.3+ with hardest course curriculum
All honors and 9 AP courses
(hope to be in top 5%)
SAT 1 ~ 2200
3 SAT II ~750-800
AP BIO 5 AP History 4
Bio Top 500 Olympiad
State level science award</p>
<p>Summer Research
Siemens Westinghouse Regional Finalist</p>
<p>NHS Commended</p>
<p>Lot of Community service and awards
co-captain Varsity team in multiple sports
Lot of other ECs</p>
<p>First choice Stanford SCEA
Can you chance me?</p>
<p>Looks like my stats.</p>
<p>Great shot at Stanford, assuming you have good teacher recs and essays.</p>
<p>Sinis, are you applying to Stanford also?</p>
<p>Do you think that the colleges will value regional finalists big time?
where else are you applying?
thanks for chancing me.</p>
<p>Yea I got regional finalist too. I think colleges really respect the extremely hard work it takes to receive such an honor.</p>
<p>I did early for Stanford as well. My regular decision schools include Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Rice.</p>
<p>Hi sinis, can you please post your stats? just curious!</p>
<p>Hi sinis, your stats are grrr...eat! Boy! you are match for evrything.
Now I am thinking if I will survive the SCEA for Stanford. Let's see.
Wish you all the best!!</p>
<p>Update! Update! Update!</p>
<p>The SAT results came out today. My SAT score moved up to 2350.
What else do I need to improve my chances?</p>
<p>That is excellent news. I think you're about set.</p>
<p>Couldn't hurt to try out the Intel STS.</p>
<p>thanks sinis!</p>
<p>Anybody else wants to chance me?</p>
<p>Hi sinis, wanted to ask you a question. Do you think my GPA is hold me back from getting admission in the top ranking schools?
uw 3.8, w-gpa 4.36 with hardest courses</p>
<p>Please comment!!!</p>
<p>It's probably not going to hold you back, but it could be slightly detrimental to your overall glowing application. Being in the top 5% is pretty important though, so hope that you are.</p>
<p>With everything else that you have going for you, I don't think your slightly-less-than-perfect GPA will hurt you much.</p>
<p>You seem to be very positive! the school report form that will be filled out by the GC asks for top 10% of the class which I'm in safely. The form also asks for the highest W-GPA of the class which seems to be a girl with a 4.65.</p>
<p>I also know that another student with almost 4.6 GPA is applying to Stanford from my class. But she doesnt have as strong ECs as I have. My Sc. Olympiad and state Sc award may help out here! Who know? Everything is so subjective, its hard to make a guess. What do you say?</p>
<p>I am positive. Siemens + excellent ECs + amazing athletics (I think, at least. How many is lots of varsity sports?) = very well-rounded and competent student. The ideal Stanford kid (you're even Asian, although affirmative action won't help you).</p>
<p>And its not just that you do everything. You stand out. That's why I think you have an excellent shot at Stanford.</p>
<p>Hi sinis, Have a common app question for you. How did you fit all the "Academic honors" in that space? I am running out of char limit. Pls advise.</p>
<p>Hi sinis, I have 3 varsity sports- cross country, winter track and spring track. so its kind of year round.Thnx for your positive reinforcement.</p>