Rejected by Stanford EA, Chances at Other Colleges?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a Singaporean who hopes to study in the states. I need some advice on my chances of getting into the various colleges. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>I've applied to (and applying to)
- Stanford EA (rejected)
- Harvard
- Princeton
- Yale
- Penn (Jerome Fisher Program)</p>

<p>My Profile:
SAT I: 1600
SAT II: 2370 (Writing 770, Maths IIc 800, Physics 800)</p>

<p>GCE Ordinary Level, Distinction (A1) in all 10 subjects
GCE Advance Level, Distinction (A) in all 4 subjects + 1 Special Paper Distinction and 1 Special Paper Merit</p>

<p>These results put me somewhere in the top 0.1% of my country and perhaps around top 2% of my school (best in the country). No GPA or official ranking in my school system.</p>

<p>I am rather active in CCAs. Chairman of Computer Club, Entrepreneurship Society. Plays badminton and swimming. Various awards in Programming/IT and economics/current affairs competitions.</p>

<p>Did two research projects with the local university. One turn out to be quite good, got a gold medal at the Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (local version of the ISEF) and top 3 places in the National Science and Talent Search (local version of the Intel Science Talent Search). The research is about routing algorithms (computing).</p>

<p>Finally, I got a full four year scholarship from an investment company to ehh.. anywhere in the world, I hope to go to the states though.</p>

<p>My intended majors are computer science / engineering (my interest) and economics / finance (what I will be doing later in life).</p>

<p>Previously I thought I had pretty good chances but after Stanford rejected me, I am now a little dishearted. (I used my old SAT I score, 1490, for my Stanford application though)</p>

<p>What are my chances at the other four schools?</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>wow, i'm suprised that you didn't get into stanford. no worries though, you're very competetive for the rest of your schools. i think your best chance is upenn, however, all the schools are toss-ups for everyone, just because of the type of peeople who apply.</p>

<p>g'luck!</p>

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<p>Wow.. that's fast. Do I have a 75% chance of getting in to ANY of the schools? :)</p>

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<p>No to the 75% question. I would have one slightly safer school/program on your list. The biggest thing I'd say is that I would suspect there was a glaring issue in your Stanford app for them to have rejected rather than deferred you. It may just have to do with number of highly qualified Asian Internationals, but I would take a hard look at essays, who wrote recs, etc. Great stats, you don't need money, something seems amiss. Have your counselor, or you, call Stanford and ask. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Oh.. I will have to go Cambridge if all I get is a stack of thin letters. I know I am asking too much, afterall they are all very selective schools :)</p>

<p>In the rejection letter Stanford sent me, it says that Stanford rarely defers its EA applicants... and I wonders why...</p>

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<p>Darn... Cambridge.</p>

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<p>WHY DID YOU USE 1490 INSTEAD OF A 1600?! why why why why? wait wait...did you mention any of the other things that you wrote into standford? ahahah i never knew a 1600 was less than 1490.</p>

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<p>Oh... Because I only got my 1600 in the Dec test and it cannot be used for EA. :(</p>