odd 'what are my chances' request

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I was considering applying for Stanford next year, and I always hear that you really have to find some way to stand out, and I was wondering if my summer job could help increase my chances of at least getting an interview. Since I was 15 I have worked on an Alaskan Bering sea crab boat, (but for summer salmon season a bit farther south). I fly up there in the summer and live on the boat for 2 months to earn money to help pay for my college. I don't have a specific job title but on the boat I am in charge of writing fish tickets so boats who deliver their fish can get paid, I sort the fish on the tables on the boat, grinding and repainting the hull and assisting in general cleaning and painting. I'm not sure if it will help me stand out, but I was one of the youngest people working in all of the fleet, and I am a girl (not sure if it makes much of a difference though). Could anyone tell me if this would really help my chances at all? I'm really new to the site</p>

<p>thank you :D</p>

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<p>That’d make for a pretty awesome essay. I think it’s unique and should probably help. </p>

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<p>Yes, with a well-crafted essay this will definitely improve your chances.</p>

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<p>…of being rejected.</p>

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<p>Don’t listen to skieurope. How many applicants in the world do you think have the same experiences as you? Probably not many. Your summer job is definitely an eye catcher to admissions officers and will improve your chances. As long as you write about your experience descriptively and honestly, Stanford should definitely see you as a different kind of student–and maybe one they’d like to have in their school. :slight_smile: </p>