<p>Hi! I've recently been rejected from Stanford SCEA. I was wondering what you guys would think of my chances for Yale (my top choice).</p>
<p>Ethnicity: South Asian Indian
Location: Greater Seattle, WA Area</p>
<p>Hi! I'm wondering if I would be considered a strong applicant for Stanford Early Action in the 2013-2014 admissions cycle. I'm having difficulty choosing between this and Yale - I've heard that Yale's EA is slightly easier than Stanford's, but Yale defers a ton while Stanford does not.</p>
<p>Ethnicity: South Asian Indian
Location: Greater Seattle, WA Area
Intended major: Applied Economics and Math</p>
<p>GPA: 3.986 UW (So far - I've only had two A-'s)
SAT: 2300 (750 M, 770 CR, 780 W) - I've only taken it once.
SUBJECT TESTS: 800 Math II, 710 Lit
SAT Subject Tests: Will take Math II and Lit</p>
<p>AP/College Classes:
- Taken: World History, Calculus AB, Physics B, English Literature, Psychology (5's on all exams), University of Washington IT
-Will take Senior Year: Chemistry, Government (American), Statistics, Macroeconomics (had to petition to get that), UW English</p>
<p>Extracurriculars and Leadership:
---Technology Student Association:
-------Chapter Officer (2 years - Reporter, Sgt.-at-arms), State Officer (Reporter, Vice President-Elect), National Officer (Information redacted for privacy)
--------Awards won: 2 national awards (1st place and 2nd place in debating technological issues in two different years) and 10 state awards (events include extemporaneous speech, debating tech issues, web design, movie production)</p>
<p>---Public Works Intern for the City: I worked on a project where I helped analyze stormwater management policy of various local municipalities and helped draft a report to the city suggesting future policy.</p>
<p>---Knowledge Bowl (four years - state qualifier my junior year)</p>
<p>---Hi-Q (Quiz Bowl competition - 2 years) - 2nd in state 2012, 3rd in state 2013; was the team secretary/treasurer in 2012 and the team vice-president last year. I had to leave because I was too busy with schoolwork and other commitments</p>
<p>---Mock Trial (two years) - 3rd place at districts and 15th place at State (2013)
We're a really young team, and Junior year was my first year. I'm surprised we did so well.</p>
<p>---Managing Editor of an Online Public Policy Journal - I manage writers from all over the country who report on public policy and give op-eds from a libertarian/conservative standpoint. We have over 25,000 likes on Facebook. Some of our contributors even include Republican congressmen and candidates. I would give the name, but I value privacy.</p>
<p>Volunteer Hours/Community Service
---Head organizer of an annual benefit concert for Help the Afghan Children </p>
<p>---Volunteer in my city's Public Works/Finance Depts. as a summer intern (~75 hours)</p>
<p>---National Honors Society member for three years (at my school, NHS starts sophomore year) --> Probably around 50 hours of comm. service so far with more to come Senior Year</p>
<p>---I am a General Future Planner at an educational consulting service my twin brother started. I do a lot of tutoring, schedule planning, and future advising for students that need help. (~25-30 hours)</p>
<p>---Class Congress/School Senate: this is our school's student government program.</p>
<p>Essays/Recs: I'm not going to try to quantify something so subjective. I won't factor that in just yet. I think they'd be quite good though (my "Why Yale" essay is rather quirky)</p>
<p>A lot of people I know were shocked that I got rejected from Stanford SCEA. Yale's been my dream for a long time. What do you guys think?</p>