RD Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Asian female (South Korean and Bangladeshi), born in New York, schooled in Texas</p>

<p>SAT: 2230 780M/750C/700W
SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Biology E, 720 Literature</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 5.7826 out of 6.0
Unweighted GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0
Rank: 4 out of 567</p>

<p>Public High School
--Member of its Medical Sciences Academy
--Most Rigorous Curriculum</p>

<p>Awards:
--1st Place National Champion, Health Occupations Students of America (11)
--2nd place National Runner Up, Health Occupations Students of America (10)
--National Merit Semifinalist
--Houston Youth Symphony
--1st Place HMTA Jazz Pop Festival
--99% Texas Music Theory Exam
--1st place District Finalist, Computer Science
--Hugh O'Brian Youth Region Leadership Conference
--Highest Average in grade level in: Computer Science I, French IV, Algebra II, World Geography
--2nd place Korean Scientists and Engineers Contest</p>

<p>Internships: (I'm guessing this is what makes me stand out)
--MD Anderson Cancer Center
--St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
--Neurosurgery/Neurology Internship at Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital</p>

<p>Volunteer:
--PASSPORTS (taught 5th graders from 2 different schools how to speak French) 50 hours?
--Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital (Human Resources) 200 hours?
--Colony Baptist Church 25 hours?</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
--Health Occupations Students of America- 10,11,12 Vice Pres (12) Parliamentarian (10), 2 varsity letters
--French Honor Society- 11,12 Vice Pres, Public Relations Officer
--Varsity Orchestra- 9,10,11 Concertmaster
--Piano- Headliner 6 consecutive years
--Solo band- composes and records demos, plays houseshows
--Instruments- Piano, Violin, Viola, Voice, Guitar, Bass</p>

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<li>more ECs that I don't feel like typing</li>
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<p>write good essays, and you'll be fine</p>

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<p>thanks =)
anymore comments would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>I'll have to second nngmm. It looks like you've taken a lot of initiative as well as excelled in what you've done - congrats. I hope your essays will reflect who you are... and if you're truly a driven, passionate person, you should be fine =]</p>

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<p>From what I have known of Stanford, I think you have a good chance. </p>

<p>And, everyone seems to be emphasizing on good essays. My brother, whos in Stanford told me that they don't take essays seriously unless its bad enough to be thrown in the dustbin. any thoughts??</p>

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<p>Essays can't "get you in" - you have to have the stats. But they can help you to "stand out from the crowd", and emphasize the achievements/activities that make you unique. </p>

<p>There are 20,000 applicants, and probably at least 15,000 of them have the stats good enough to be considered. A couple of hundred might have achievements significant enough, that their essays don't matter. How do you think the rest of the class is selected? (And no, it's not random, even if it seems so based on the stats alone...)</p>

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<p>haha thanks for the input.
yeah everyone has always told me to concentrate on the essays
no matter how good/bad your scores are.</p>

<p>anymore input?</p>

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<p>wow, I'd say you have a very good shot at getting in.</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>aw thanks!</p>

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<p>very good shot. im jealous :p</p>

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<p>wow</p>

<p>youre a south korean bangladeshi born in new york and raised in texas? that IS unique</p>

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<p>if you don't get in, i don't know who would
and w00t korean</p>

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<p>i wouldnt say a clear shot...above average chance but no more</p>