SCEA chance, por favor

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Hey everybody, if you've got a sec I'd appreciate a chancing </p>

<p>Basics:
Ethnicity: Whitebread
Sex: Male
ACT: 36
SAT I: 2350
SAT II: Math IIC 800, Physics 790 (also Lit 710, but they only want two)
APs: Calc BC, Physics B, Latin (Lit): 5s
GPA: 3.8 uw, 4.15w. I’m at the average accepted for my school (per naviance)
School: Small private (100 kids a grade). Great school (average ACT is 29, for example)
Rank: Top 10% (which is all the information the school gives)</p>

<p>Recs: Should be solid – but I have no clue
Essays: I’m a good writer, though I almost always dislike my essays. I liked these.</p>

<p>General courseload: I’ve taken the hardest classes available, including two languages – Latin and Chinese – for all four years. </p>

<p>Senior year classes:
AP Latin (Vergil), APUSH, Hon. Chinese IV, Hon. Bio (no AP offered), Hon. Multivariable Calc, an English class, Improv, independent study in bioethics. Getting the best grades of my high school career. </p>

<p>Athletics:
Varsity Hockey 4 yrs, captain senior year.
Tennis: JV MVP freshman year, Varsity 10-12, All-conference 10 and 11, Team 2nd place in state 1A tournament last year, captain senior year.
Ran cross country sophomore year, played JV soccer (and MVP) junior year.</p>

<p>E.C.’s:
Founded and have run a humor newspaper (10-12)
Co-Head of ethics program (difficult to explain, but awesome. We host assemblies discussions etc)
M.U.N.: 9-11; co-head of school’s own conference</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Semi
National Latin Honors Society, gold medal in national latin exam
AP scholar</p>

<p>Work/Volunteer experience:
Minimal. Did some language work (both volunteer and as an intern for a company) in China for two summers.</p>

<p>Also: Lots of family history at Stanford. Dad co-termed, mom got undergrad, sister currently attends, grandfather went, etc. I did the high school summer program there last summer and got decent marks.</p>

<p>What do you guys think? I’ve certainly had advantages many applicants don’t, and I’m not URM, low income, recruited athlete, aut al.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I guess I’m going to have to say what everyone keeps saying in these chance things. You have a good chance just like the majority of other applicants that apply to Stanford, but admission decisions at Harvard, Yale, Princeston, Stanford, and MIT can be surprsing to anyone, so no one can give you a clear answer. Apply and see what happens, if you get in, then the answer to this question is yes, otherwise no.</p>

<p>PS: I apologize if I sound rude.</p>

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<p>While your E.C.'s are lacking, your test scores and the rigor (and results!) of your academic classes and very good.</p>

<p>Thus I think your chances are quite good as well; your legacy status might just push you over the edge. </p>

<p>Of course I’m no expert, but I wish you luck!</p>

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<p>Yeah I guess I agree with Xombie, remember you have 0% chance of getting in when you don’t apply so apply and see! It’s just I don’t want to give definitive answers since I would be hurt it someone said I should get in and I got rejected. Good Luck though!</p>