please please please chance me.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>I visited Penn and fell in love but Stanfords always been my dream school! im doubtful of my chances at stanford..?
I hafta make the decision to do ED within the next few days.
I 'll be happy at Penn too but always will wonder "waht if i had applied to stanford"
but ED helps and I know these two schools are my top choices</p>

<p>***** so the real question is, ED to Penn or EA to Stanford? ****</p>

<p>Unweighted: 4.0
Class Rank: 1/160</p>

<h1>of AP's: 9 (including senior year)</h1>

<p>SAT: 2360 (CR: 800, Writing: 800, Math: 760)
SAT II: Bio-750 Math II-750
AP Scores: all 5's and 4's</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: (I think this is where it may be weak)</p>

<p>Class Board (10-12)
School Ambassador (9-12)
Varsity Tennis (9-12)
School Orchestra (9-12) -- Concertmaster
Seattle Youth Symphony (9-11) -- Assistant Concertmaster
Seattle Music Conservatory(9-10)
Junior Statesmen of America (9-12) -- Cabinet representative
American Cancer Society, Relay for Life planning committee (11-12)-- advocacy chair
300+ volunteering hours (hospitals and american cancer society)</p>

<p>Employment:</p>

<p>Paid internship at a music camp (taught little kids) 50 hours -- summer of 11th grade
Coached a USTA team at a tennis club/ taught lessons-- summer of 11th grade
My string quartet plays at various events/weddings -- 10-12th grade</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semi-finalist
National Honors Society
qualified for districts for tennis
Nationals Honors Ensemble MENA -- assistant principal
National Orchestra ASTA
All-Northwest Orchestra
All State Orchestra
won few regional violin competitions
School Music Scholarship -- "Best Student"</p>

<p>Recs/essay:</p>

<p>i personally think these are my strongest points. very close with my teachers and proud of my personal statement--received many compliments</p>

<p>Additional Info:</p>

<p>**i've helped start Relay for Life teams at my school, had various school fundraisers, started a bracelet club at school raising money for American Cancer Society, went to speak for a bill at the Capitol
-i am also Asian.. </p>

<p>thank you so much!!</p>

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<p>You’ve got a pretty solid shot at either school, so it’s really up to you to decide which one you want. If you’re really torn between Penn and Stanford, you won’t actually decide until April anyway, so applying ED to Penn would be a bad choice (you won’t be able to decide at all that way). Apply EA to Stanford (you’ll know your decision earlier, so I don’t see why not) and RD to Penn, or RD to both.</p>