Really determined to go to Stanford University!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So I did a previous thread, however, did not list all my various extra circulars.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.8
W GPA: 4.51
SAT: 2250
ACT:35
AP's: 8
Three 4's on AP test and five 5's on AP tests</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
-Volunteer at Senior Nursing Home throughout all 4 years, have won various awards, and now work there for a job. Also was on the local newspaper for this
-Volunteered in Nicaragua over the past two summers
-Volunteer for Red Cross, and also hosted a blood drive (not sure how much money raised)
-Organized a run, for UNICEF, which I'm President of (raised over 1k)
-Organized various fundraisers in my local community or UNICEF (raised over 1k)</p>

<p>Sports:
-Tennis (3) years, many awards. Varsity junior year. And captain senior year.
-Club Tennis, went to state
-Nike Academy Tennis
-Went to Florida, Nevada, for tennis tournaments
-Won Northern California Section (NCS) with tennis team</p>

<p>EC's:
-Acting, have won many awards such as youth acting major, AIC, etc.,
-I've been in many plays, auditions for small parts around my city
-Lead role in School Play
-Also went to SOCOPA (summer camp for advanced acting and performing arts)
-Creative Writing competition(s) because creativity is the world's new leader
-Developed a passion for creativity
*I've also done History Day at Harvard, really fun!</p>

<p>-President of UNICEF club (3), President of Key Club (2), CSF (2)</p>

<p>-I've coded in different languages for Apps and put them on the App store
-Also have been in App development programs
-Young Entrepreneur competitions, for apps of course</p>

<p>Internships: I genuinely am very passionate for learning, which is why I might sort of have a "Laundry List", thus, my internships might be all over the place (definitely applying as undecided)
-Intern at UC Berkeley for Computer Science (free)
-Summer programs in Stanford for medical research
-Shadowed many doctors
-Work with my Mom, who happens to be a psychiatrist in her office, and read about her notes on her patients and study her medicine
-Political Science Internships in UC Berkeley
-Law internship at Stanford</p>

<p>Thanks for reading this far peeps! Anyone think I can get into Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UCLA? </p>

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<p>Oh and I also live in California and am a Pakistani Male</p>

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<p>Stanford: Crapshoot-Reach
UCB/UCLA: Match
UCD: Match
You have competitive stats so there is no reason to aim high. Good Luck</p>

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<p>Did i mention also i also do “Odyssey of the mind”? </p>

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<p>BUMP</p>

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<p>you are going to standford without a doubt, whew your a succeeding man</p>

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<p>thanks! @SageTeen2018‌ </p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Stanford=Bump</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance to get into Cal and UCLA. Stanford is a reach.</p>

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<p>Really, really good chances. I think you can get in.</p>

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<p>BUMP</p>

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<p>Stanford is not a “chance me” school…acceptance rate is 5% so view your likelihood as somewhere less than that and put together the best application possible. Then, compile a realistic list of schools you would be happy to attend.
And please don’t take to heart responses from posters such as sageteen2018…he is in 9th grade! </p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>I would say you are probably about average for the Stanford applicant pool (seriously) and are not hooked. You may get in, you may not. It is a reach, and you should treat it as such. Make sure you have solid matches and safeties on your list that you would be willing to attend as well.</p>

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<p>And how much do you really know about Stanford and what it likes, after the hype? They aren’t bowled over by the flat details that show up on a Chance Me. </p>

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<p>That is why I added UCLA and UC Davis to my list. @intparent</p>

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<p>Yes, and you will probably get into them. But you seem to be very set on Stanford, and you need to be sure you WANT to attend the other schools on your list. Some people just focus on their reach, and while they apply to other schools, they don’t put much energy into really making sure they would want to go to the other schools on their list. You should spend more time finding your safety and match schools than your reach schools (because ones you would be happy at can be harder to find).</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice @intparent . My dream schools are stanford, berkeley, and ucla. but i will be applying to UC Davis, Cal Poly, UW, UCSD, UCSB, UCSD. I’ve started on my essays as well, and i included my emotion i had through Stanford. For example, i wrote how i can change stanford, in leadership roles, and working with the other brilliant students. Although i have one more question: I took pre-calc as a senior, but at the same time i was taking ap calc ap at a community college over the weekends. idk if whether or not this will decrease my chances or increase? Oh and is it necessary to take physics? Because i took bio sophomore year, chem junior year, and ap bio senior year. </p>

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<p>I don’t think the calc situation will make much difference. But were you taking AP Calc at a community college, or just regular Calc and studying on your own for the AP test? Just be clear on your application. Regarding Physics, I doubt it will make or break your application. Once they get past the basic academic question of test scores, GPA, and overall course rigor (which it seems like you pass), then things like amazing ECs start to kick in to the decision process. </p>