My Chances?? at Stanford, UPenn, Northwestern

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a senior hoping to apply early action at Stanford.
Reach schools: Columbia (BIG reach), UPenn, Stanford, Northwestern, Duke
Match: Rice?
Safety: UT Austin, Trinity University (in San Antonio)</p>

<p>Please help assess my chances! I hope to write an essay that sets me apart from my statistics and get excellent recommendations. I know my class rank/GPA are low; they are worries of mine. It should go up slightly, but not by more than 10 ppl. I have always taken the honors, pre-AP, or AP level.</p>

<p>Stats:
Ethnicity: Vietnamese female
SAT I: 2300 (Reading: 740, Math: 760, Writing: 800)
SAT II's: Taking Math2 and Lit in October
ACT: Taking in Sept to try to offset rank/GPA
Rank: 67/599 (11%)
Weighted GPA: 5.266 on 6 scale
Unweighted GPA: 3.5 on 4 scale
AP score of 4 on English Composition and Chemistry</p>

<p>ECs:
Senior class president
Junior class VP
Red Cross VP
Student Council member since 9th grade
Red Cross Club member since 9th grade
Debate team competitor since 9th grade
NHS and Spanish National Honor Society</p>

<p>2006-2007 Greater Houston Area's Youth Service Committee Board
I and 7 other board members organized service projects for Houston's high school Red Cross clubs to participate in. Sponsored by Houston's RC chapter, we promoted health awareness and volunteerism through projects like RC orientations, Mass CPR trainings, and fundraisers for measles vaccinations. (etc.)
(5 hrs/wk)</p>

<p>I'm a teacher's assistant at a non-profit Vietnamese language and culture school. I teach second-graders for 3 hrs every Sunday.</p>

<p>I have 250+ volunteer hours through these ECs, Habitat for Humanity, and volunteering at the hospital and food bank.</p>

<p>I work for an OB/GYN doctor 10 hrs/wk doing insurance billing.</p>

<p>I mentor a pediatrician 4 hrs/wk in a Scientific Research class at school. I will be forming a science project through my observations.</p>

<p>Awards:
National Forensic League's Award of Excellence for 217 pts (honor society for debate that keeps track of wins)
National Merit Commended (209)
Academic Excellence 3 years
School Leadership Special Award 06-07 and 07-08
YES award for 250+ volunteer hours</p>

<p>Thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>First---pat yourself on the back. You have obviously worked hard. I think you have an accurate assessment of your stats, as well as your reaches/safeties. Now, it comes down to what you want to study-field of concentration. Do the schools you have listed provide the degree/professors/internships in the field you wish to study? DD found with further research that while she met or exceeded the average student's stats, the major was handled very differently at the different schools.Ask these questions from everyone and anyone affiliated with the school. It may help you delete or add schools to your list. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>I plan to do pre-med, majoring in Psychology and minoring in International Relations</p>

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<p>you have a decent, if not excellent, shot at columbia as well as others.</p>

<p>nice job, your grades and ECs are excellent</p>

<p>two suggestions to maximuze your chances
1. Make sure you get at least 750 on BOTH of youre SAT II, if not 800's
2. Raise your rank a little</p>

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<p>10% is a good psychological barrier, so try to improve your rank just a little.</p>

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<p>YOU mentor a pediatrician?</p>

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<p>whats so great about her extra curriculars?</p>

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<p>I agree with Master, hpfan90, ur extracurriculars shows that u have great passion thus making u a dedicated student. That said, there is not much to ur ecs that will set u apart from other applicants. Anybody can volunteer and join student governments. Ur awards are merely reflections of ur ecs. Ecs that set u apart from other applicants are(scientific research, olympiad awards, authoring a book, etc)
It also depends on ur background, volunteering helps to cancel some of the stigma surrounding that of a rich kid.</p>

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<p>yay for 800 Writing scores :]
your board scores are awesome, but I think your stats (Asian/interested in medicene) may hurt you. GPA/rank need some help, too. Make sure you kill that essay. Good luck!</p>