<p>@PaintTheTears How do we show our scores to them? Do we take a screenshot of it on the CollegeBoard?</p>
<p>How crucial is it full out all the 5 things they ask for: volunteering,activities, awards? I’m strong in some areas and weak in others. </p>
<p>For what I’ve known as a parent it take some award/honors to be admitted & my son quit thinking just apply to RSI is too far reach & even bother apply this. We’re in NJ he’s selected as a candidate for Govoner School ( only 2 per school) & waiting admin, GPA 3.8+ SAT 2270 & took a new test in Jan still think it’s not high enough for SIMR. Standford seemed biased against East Coaster, my S school is rank top in NJ 8th in Nation Public School but NO ONE GOT in Stanford ever! If any wants to apply better have backup plans. Good Luck! </p>
<p>Would they not like it if I put MIT EA admit somewhere in my app?</p>
<p>@thenarwalking : I live in the Bay Area and commuted every day via CalTrain
@jelly765 : I sent my PSAT scores, of which I had a physical copy and I just scanned and emailed as a pdf. Since no test scores are <em>required</em>, unofficial copies are okay and I would think that a screenshot of your CollegeBoard would be fine
@purified : I didn’t have much significant volunteer experience, or really any major awards for that matter… if it’s helpful, these are the things I listed on my application: Awards - 1st place in local science fair, outstanding student achievement (within my school), certificate of merit for piano (level 9), 1st place in local poetry contest, high honor roll. Activities+Service - research internship from previous summer (abstract presented at a conference), Shumway surgical skills internship @ Stanford, LeadAmerica, HOBY, minor local volunteering (school, library) </p>
<p>(at the time, I had a 4.28 W/4.0 UW GPA and 216 PSAT score) </p>
<p>@ifailedusamo If I were u, I would not put MIT EA. Why would Stanford waste their resources to promote a MIT student?</p>
<p>@PaintTheTears Do u need notable awards to be accepted? What’s the percentage of campers from outside CA?</p>
<p>So for the application essays, can i state why i am a good candidate for the program is because i am diverse and tell them to look at the other essay?</p>
<p>If I were reading it, I’d be like “oh…kay…k” not really positive nor negative. I’d err on the side of not doing that and being safe, but who knows, if your diversity essay is great, then by all means go for it.</p>
<p>Hi, I just found out the SIMR program today and the application deadline is already next week. I would like to know if I still apply for it or not. I don’t really have an impressive stats. I live in Palo Alto, just 4 miles away from the Stanford campus, I didn’t have any lab/research experience. I’m currently a junior in a very competitive high school and I have 3.85 UW and 4.0 W GPA. I moved in the US 2 years ago from a poor country but I am a US citizen. I have had some volunteer experience in a blood center but that’s pretty much it. I got a Math and French award from my high school and ranked 11th in the National French contest during my sophomore year. I love medicine but not really science in general. I THINK I can write about my racial diversity and passion for medicine but is that enough? How high is my chance to get in? </p>
<p>@ikeail much like college admissions, you never know what exactly they’re looking for - that said, the program is competitive (last year, >1200 applicants for ~60 spots) so awards are one way that you can distinguish yourself. I didn’t have many major awards when I applied, though there were people there who did (intel STS/synopsys/etc.) Also, the majority of interns were local, I’d say 10-20% were not from the Bay Area - I understand lack of housing was a major consideration there. </p>
<p>@PaintThe Tears
I am assuming that Stanford values URMs, but to what degree? Would a URM student with 4.0 UW and extracurriculars with no major awards have a significant advantage? </p>
<p>@avc118
Just go for it. You have nothing to lose!
Idk if you have spring break next week but that’ll give you more time to work on it too.
If you feel like you can write on racial diversity then by all means go for it. I am unfamiliar with how much racial diversity and good academic stats factors into this program though…</p>
<p>@PaintTheTears Thank you for the inside info. If they are picking 60 out of >1200, my chance will be slim. But I will give it a try. Housing is not a problem as I have close relatives in Palo Alto. </p>
<p>@purified I’d say URM is a slight advantage, but I would consider your grades/extracurriculars to be more important. I don’t know if Stanford undergrad admissions are a fair representation of SIMR admissions, but if you look at Stanford’s Common Data Set 2013-14 (<a href=“Stanford Common Data Set | University Communications”>Contact Us | University Communications), under the relative importance of the various factors of your application, race is ‘considered’ (out of very important, important, considered, and not considered) </p>
<p>@PaintTheTears
Thanks for the info!
How crucial is it to have standardized test scores?
I only have AP World (5).</p>
<p>@purified SIMR doesn’t require any standardized test scores, but as the program is competitive, test scores certainly help (I think they recommend PSAT or SAT if you’ve taken those). I had hardly any test scores when I applied too though, PSAT (216) and AP Euro (3 hahah) </p>
<p>@PaintTheTears</p>
<p>Did you submit your ap score? </p>
<p>@purified I don’t think I did, but looking back on it I don’t see any reason not to </p>
<p>@ PaintTheTears
Are you aware of any other summer programs that are of equal caliber to SIMR? </p>