Background: Pakistani male, Muslim (does this work in my favor?)
Country: Canada but born in the US (dual citizen)
GPA: 95%, highest rigor. Top public school, sends multiple students to ivys every year.
SAT: 1530
Subject tests: 720 Bio M, 760 math 2 (I know they’re low)
EC:
Chess: Nationally ranked, many accomplishments
Research: Completed a research internship with the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western. Selected as a Candidate for ISEF but it’s canceled so RIP
Clinical research on mental health treatments: nothing very impressive about research. Minor pub.
Volunteer: created chess program at a senior home, volunteered in a program helping immigrant children settle in Canada, peer math tutor.
Others: HOSA, entrepreneurship club, basketball (have played AAU internationally in the U.S. for a Nike sponsored team but not recruited, stopped playing), debate club, spelling bee (4th in chapter), sneaker reselling (have made 5k).
Essays: WTR said they’re amazing
LOR:
Counselor: generic
English: will be amazing, I am the best student she has had
Chem: great but I don’t think it will be glowing
PI for cancer research: will be glowing
Chance me for ivys + stanford for bio!
Stanford seems obsessed with ISEF Finalists (you can call it that), so you have a higher than average shot. I don’t know many people in STEM with <800 Math II, so try to get that up. Otherwise, you should get into at least one ivy with the right essays.
Chance back?
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2179460-advice-for-m-t-m-e-t-and-stanford-cs.html#latest
You already wrote your essays, which means you’re a senior, which means you literally have to wait a couple hours before hearing your results. Why are you posting chance me’s?
just to honor the process, I’m gonna miss chance mes and all the comment roasts associated with them!
I would say slightly lower than average chances. Reasons:
International → it’s just harder
SAT → its a really good score but given you are international it wont help and can only hurt
Subject tests → 88 percentile for math is 800. Most stem students get above a 780.
Extracurriculars → A candidate for ISEF doesnt mean you won anything, i dont know how the AOs will view this. The rest are ok but dont stand out.
@chessophagus How’d it go?