please chance me for stanford SCEA. thanks:)

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<p>School type: public
location:Maryland
race/gender: Indian, female.
prospective major: neuroscience and philosophy
current unweighted gpa: 4.0
class rank: 1/430</p>

<p>SAT- total:2270 breakdown: math: 740 CR- 730 writing: 800
SAT II's took bio-700 ush 760. wil take math ii in October and bio again</p>

<p>Courses
9th grade
Gt English
Gt math
AP biology- 5
Gt American gov
french III
orchestra</p>

<p>10th grade:
Gt English
AP chemistry- 4
Ap statistic's 4
GT precalc
french IV
Gt world history</p>

<p>11th grade
AP english 4
Ap macro 5
AP micro 5
AP french
AP U.S 5
AP Calc a/b 5</p>

<p>12th grade</p>

<p>AP calc b/c
Ap Lit
Ap Psych
AP human geography
Gt Biotechnology
AP euro
gym</p>

<p>MAJOR Ec's:</p>

<p>---Summer internship at NIH in the lab of cardiovascular science for two summers. summer of 2008/2009. will get a good supp rec from my mentor. will also be part of a published research paper, MAYBE, so i'll add this in additional information.</p>

<p>--- varsity tennis in high school.( 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)</p>

<p>----key club( 9-12) volunteering. Am a board member</p>

<p>----peer tutoring (9-12)</p>

<p>----Sequel Literary Magazine. I'm on art staff, help put the magazine together ( 10-12)</p>

<p>----South Asian Society- Co-founder/president (11-12) basically we watch asian movies. play asian games, asian cuisine.it's really ethnic but anyone can join and feel comfortable</p>

<p>----It's academic ( 11-12) captain</p>

<p>----Bharatnatyman- ethnic Indian dance( 6th-12th) will get a degree at the end of senior year.</p>

<p>MINOR:
- black belt in taekwando ( did it from 3rd-8th grade) stopped after my black belt due to financial issues
french club(9-12)
nhs(9-12)
math Nhs( 11-12)
french nhs(9-12)
science nhs- 12th grade.</p>

<p>Awards-
Tennis:
9th grade. 1st place county and regional tournament
10th grade. 2nd place in county and regional tournament
11th grade: 1st place in county and regional tournament, 4th place at states
- awards for maintaining a 4.0 gpa during varsity sports seasons/ earned varsity letter every year</p>

<p>Science:
-discovery channel young scientist semifinalist 2006- for excellent communication skills
medicine.
2009 Baltimore science fair- award from u.s corps for excellence and one from another company
2008- NIH poster day/ science fair- 1st place.
- will be published in a research paper( most probably)</p>

<p>Random:</p>

<p>future business leaders of America- 1st place at school and regionals, 2nd at states- topic was introduction to business communications(10th grade)
- 11th place in state for french national exam
- 1st place in high school poetry competition Baltimore county
-National ap scholar/ ap scholar with distinction
- published a memoir/ short story in Maryland voices which gets submissions from all of Maryland.
- Maryland Distinguished Scholar</p>

<p>I've written my essays and my english teacher who is very very diffcult to please really approves of them. I'll have 2 great recs hopefully from my u.s history and calc AB techer, and i'm submitting one supplemental rec from my mentor at the lab who'll talk about myinterest in science etc.</p>

<p>Thanks guys!!</p>

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<p>anyone please?</p>

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<p>You just did this same chance thread a few weeks ago. How many times are you going to do this? You have already made the decision to apply, so why does it matter what a few strangers in cyber space think after the fact?</p>

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<p>Where are on your application are you going to put this??</p>

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<p>heyy</p>

<p>why have u put ur black belt in Taekwando as a minor?</p>

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<p>I got my black belt during 2nd grade. Could I write about that on my application??</p>

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<p>yeah I have been training for 7 years and I got my black belt when I was in Year 9 although I have started coaching Karate to kids now (Year 12). Where should I be putting this on the app?</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Basically, if you are ranked first in your class with a 4.0 gpa and SAT score of 2270 you are in the ballpark for admissions (i.e. not an automatic reject). </p>

<p>What counts is the rest of your application…how you present yourself in your essays etc and what your letters of recs have to say about you.</p>

<p>During Admit Week, I had breakfast with one of the Adcoms. I asked how much time she gave to each application. I think she said something like 7 - 10 minutes. So, you have 10 minutes to convince the readers (2 people read each application) that you are incredibly unique, passionate etc and will be a tremendous asset to their school.</p>

<p>What I tell my students is that you know you’ve done a good job if the readers can sum you up in a few words, i.e. “smart kayak kid.” Focus on a couple of things you really want to emphasize and don’t clutter it up with too much peripheral stuff.</p>

<p>Rather than post “Chance” threads…what is really helpful is to ask a total stranger to read your essays and then ask him to describe you in three words. If those three words are how you want to present yourself to Stanford…great! If not, then you have some tweaking to do.</p>

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<p>Oh, and the “total stranger” should be an adult (preferably an adult that is somewhat familiar with college admissions).</p>

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<p>well. the essays i’ve written are pretty good quality. except i’m having issues with my “why stanford essay” i feel like it’s not unique enough…even though it is pretty unique…i don’t know if its a good idea to talk about programs at stanford in the essay because i don’t want to sound like a stanford brochure…any suggestions?</p>