<p>Any Mexican Americans that are attending or have attended Stanford University??? If so, what were your highschool stats (GPA, AP, SAT, Activities, Rank, Sports, etc) as an incoming freshman? </p>
<p>What are or were your majors?</p>
<p>Any Mexican Americans from the highschool class of '08 thinking about applying? If so, what are your stats?</p>
<p>if ur mexican and you have good stats, you're in...</p>
<p>how "good" enough are stats for a mexican who will get through admissions at stanford?</p>
<p>Are filipinos considered a URM at Stanford?</p>
<p>...(3.6-3.8 UW GPA), (SAT's > 2150), SATII's bt'n 720 and 780, good rank, some activities (would benefit if activities reflected cultural background)</p>
<p>So just about the collegeboard's reported middle of the middle for Stanford?
Test Scores
Middle 50% of
First-Year Students Percent Who
Submitted Scores
SAT Critical Reading: 660 - 760<br>
SAT Math: 680 - 780<br>
SAT Writing: 660 - 760</p>
<p>94% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
4% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
1% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
1% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24</p>
<p>Perhaps more a match than a "crapshoot"? Is there data by ethnicity somewhere to support that or is it more anecdotal ?</p>
<p>llpitch: i think filipinos and other southeast asians are considered URM's at Stanford. i'm not exactly 100% sure, but that's my assumption since a lot of filipinos inlcuding myself got in without being the best at my school, while the other more qualified east and south asians didn't get in.</p>
<p>but this is purely speculation.</p>
<p>Stanford also seems to consider recs, essays, ECs or anything else that signifies "interesting person!" more than other schools, so the "better qualified" students may have written poor essays, or just not shown their personality in the application process. I highly doubt that filipinos are URMs. I guess you could always call the admissions office and ask.</p>
<p>Hey gman, I just made an account to answer this question since I had it too last year and was never able to find an answer. OK, I'm Mex/Iranian so maybe it's not exactly the same as Mexican but w/e. And just in case you're wondering I'm in Stanford '11. </p>
<p>GPA was like 4.5 or so. I took a decent amount of APs and got 4s and 5s but I think as long as you challenged yourself you're on the right track, and you shouldn't just take as many as you can. Just follow your interests. SAT was 2170; not really amazing, but I think it's just about decent. SAT IIs were all above 750 and they were in French, Math II, and World History. Rank was 3rd out of almost 500. No sports....yeah... A couple of clubs, some local volunteer work, and an internship here in S.D. over the summer before senior year although nothing was extraordinary. I wasn't president of anything (my highest position was secretary). </p>
<p>Now what I think really made the difference in my case were my essays b/c everything else in my application seems pretty average and bland. To be honest, I thought they were pretty stupid but I guess they got by. It's kind of embarassing that I wrote most of them the night they were due...yay for procastination. But seriously, the essays are what set you apart from everyone else. They want to mix things up; show that you're unique but don't be fake! </p>
<p>I didn't really play up my ethnicity and I think that being a URM and having good academics isn't exactly going to cut it. I guess just do your best and you'll be satisfied in the end. I never really planned on getting into Stanford yet I did. Last year, I wanted to go somewhere else and I wasn't accepted but now I don't give a rat's a**. Oh, I almost forgot but I applied as undecided (leaning towards humanities/social sciences) and apparently some ppl say it's better to seem focused and declare a major although I really don't agree with them. To sum it up: just go with the flow and hopefully everything will work out in the end. It doesn't really matter if you get into some brand name school cuz in the end stuff like that isn't going to matter much. PM me if you want some more info or just to let me know how things work out in the end.</p>
<p>Stanford also seems to consider recs, essays, ECs or anything else that signifies "interesting person!" more than other schools, so the "better qualified" students may have written poor essays, or just not shown their personality in the application process. I highly doubt that filipinos are URMs. I guess you could always call the admissions office and ask.</p>
<p>hm..would you consider this interesting?</p>
<ul>
<li>Applying from Oahu, Hawaii</li>
<li>Attended 14 total schools</li>
<li>Filipino</li>
<li>Son of a Navy Captain</li>
<li>Marched in the Rose Parade</li>
</ul>
<p>I'm trying to think what else is unique for me lol</p>
<p>"Interesting" doesn't necessarily mean something that's incredibly unique. Who are you as a person? What is important to you? What do you love? What do you hate? What do you do for fun? When you get to who you are at your core, then you're more likely to find something that's interesting. They want to be reading about a real person, not just read a two dimensional application. </p>
<p>In your particular situation you might thing about: What have you learned from your father? What lessons has he taught you? Anything that you might not have learned if he wasn't a navy captain? What have you learned from moving schools so often? Perhaps you've learned a lot about people? How has that shaped you into the person you are today?</p>
<p>Yeah that's more of the stuff I'd put into my essays.</p>
<p>I'm Mexican American, and applying to Stanford. I'll apply RD unless I'm a recruited athlete, in which case I will need to apply SCEA.</p>
<p>I absolutely love this school, but I think I'll likely be going to Boston College or somewhere else in the northeast. But I would love to get an MBA at Stanford's business school after undergrad.</p>
<p>To those of "la raza" looking to get into Stanford, here are the stats of an SCEA deferred/waitlisted candidate of Mexican ethnicity:</p>
<p>SAT: 2260 (800 Math, 760 Critical Reading, 700 Writing);
SAT IIs: 800 Math, 750 Physics
GPA UW: 3.9ish, W: 4.4ish
Top 1% of class in very competitive school
National Merit Scholar
National Hispanic Scholar
All-District/All-State Athletic Scholar</p>
<p>AP Scholar w/Distinction. Took 6 APs as a junior, 5s on all AP exams. Took another 6 (four 5s and two 4s) as a senior. Will be an AP National Scholar</p>
<p>Stellar recommendations</p>
<p>Decent ECs: 4 year varsity letterman, several club officer positions, a decent bit of volunteer work.</p>
<p>gman, I don't mean to disourage you or burst you bubble. Don't take anyone's (pdef et. al.) word that being a URM is your ticket in. chula89 had the most cogent post on this thread. Have amazing essays and don't let an acceptance or rejection define who you are.</p>
<p>man, jagman is the def. of ignorant and bitter...go away p--u--t--a</p>
<p>He was just giving a second opinion on the subject mate. No need to get offended.</p>
<p>Pdef: How is jagman "ignorant"?</p>
<p>Your general estimate of URM admission requirements, based on nothing factual, was clearly repudiated by his personal anecdote. Your post is actually an example of ignorant overestimation of URM status, while jagman gives an eye-opening example of how tough the admissions process is - even for URM candidates.</p>
<p>Hi Jagman300,</p>
<p>My daughter is in Junior HS now and has PSAT=223, SAT1=2270. She is from CA. I have the following questions for her:</p>
<p>1) What is the process to be selected for at least National Merit Finalist?
2) Does she have the chance to be one?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Ingguye02; I don't think posting on this thread is the best way to get what you want ( probably will turn into an afirmative action bashing party). I'd start with a search at the top of the page for "National Merit Finalist" or "NMF". A 223 in Califonia sounds like good odds to me.</p>
<p>Here's some I got searching the financial aid/scholarship forum</p>
<p>Inguye02:</p>
<p>Take a look at this link:</p>
<p>National</a> Merit Scholarship Corporation - National Merit Scholarship Program</p>
<p>Your daughter will first have to be named a Semifinalist by the NMSC, however, based on her PSAT scores she should have no problem. NMSF score thresholds vary by state. I have to believe she exceeded California's by several points. The qualifiying scores for the past two years were 217 and 219.</p>
<p>Was her PSAT score from a test taken as a junior? The NMSC looks at tests taken in the third year of high school for consideration in this program. the SAT is not a factor other than to corroborate the PSAT results. If this test is from her junior year, she will be notified by her school about Semifinalist status in September of her senior year.</p>
<p>You should be very proud. Her scores are stellar.</p>