Stanford Chances 2400?

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<p>Indian in SC</p>

<p>Double major in Math and Molecular Biology</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>Courses:
Before 9th:
Algebra 1(H)
Geometry(H)
Spanish 1</p>

<p>9th:
Physical Science(H)
Biology(H)
Algebra 2(H)
English 1(H)
Global Studies 1 (H)
Spanish 2
PE
Freshman Success
Computer Apps</p>

<p>10th:
AP Statistics (5)
AP World History(4)
Precalculus(H)
English 2(H)
AP Biology (5)
Chemistry 1(H)
Spanish 3</p>

<p>11th:
AP Chemistry(5)
AP Calculus BC(5)
AP Physics B(5)
AP English Lang. and Comp.(4)
AP U.S. History(4)</p>

<p>12th:
In School:
AP Physics C- Mechanics
AP English Lit. and Comp.
AP U.S. Government
AP Macroeconomics
AP Computer Science
AP Music Theory
Research 1(H)</p>

<p>USC:
Vector Calculus
Differential Equations</p>

<p>Self Studying:
AP Physics C- E&M
AP Microeconomics</p>

<p>Class Rank - 3, top 1%</p>

<p>SAT:Trial 1
Math, CR, Writing
800, 750, 720; 2270 total</p>

<p>Trial 2
800, 800, 800 (2400)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II, Chem., US. Hist.
800 800 750</p>

<p>EC:
4 yrs District Robotics Team (120 hr. per year)
4 yrs Science Olympiad(event leader all 4 years, overall physical science leader 11th, 12th - Team Captain) (40 hr. per year)
3 yrs Math team (40 hr. per year)
3 yrs SAT TEAM
Joined Academic Team this year (36 hr per year)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
2nd Place College of Charleston Math Comp. Level 2, 10th grade
2nd place Chemistry Olympiad Regional competition
National Chemistry Olympiad Qualifier
6th place Forensics 9th (Sci. Olymp)
5th place Forensics 10th (Sci. Olymp)
4th place Exp. Design 11th (Sci. Olymp)
3rd place Optics 11th(Sci. Olymp) -medal
1st place Chem Lab 11th(Sci. Olymp) -medal
<em>all Sci. Olymp. awards at state competition</em>
National AP Scholar
National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Community Service:
20 hr. at Nearby Hospital
20 hr. volunteering at local library
30 hr. at Hindu Temple
102 hr. tutoring at high school</p>

<p>Research
Currently doing research in using C programming(self-taught) to generate several positive expectancy automated stock trading systems (validated with statistics beyond AP Stat), and then minimizing drawdowns(losing streaks), through diversification of automated trading systems.</p>

<p>Getting recs from AP Calc teacher, AP Chem teacher, and AP Lit
All known for giving good recs.
Calc and Chem like me a lot...</p>

<p>Essays are about
- how I am making a lot of changes to improve Science Team, as Team Captain
- How I enjoy helping other people succeed
- Interest in logical/analytical Problem Solving
- etc.</p>

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<p>Responding to your subject line… your chances are likely the same with the 2270 as the 2400. It’s the rest of your app that tells the story :-)</p>

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<p>Being from South Carolina improves your chances. Did you apply early?</p>

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<p>^ … I think he meant Southern california… considering he is taking classes at USC…</p>

<p>I think you have a decent chance… but as crazy said, it’s really going to be the subjective parts of your application - your essays in particular. I’m not sure your ECs are particularly strong for Stanford, but I am impressed your coursework and research. A lot of self driven activities will impress Stanford.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Are you female? I’ve heard female + robotics is rare and highly prized.</p>

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<p>College of Charleston and USC are SC.</p>

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<p>Male, and it is South Carolina, did not apply early. Also, found this:
[Applicant</a> Profile : Stanford University](<a href=“Page Not Found : Stanford University”>Page Not Found : Stanford University).</p>

<p>Based simply on an 800 writing score, that’s a 20% chance for admission (on average (correlation, not causation)). Do you think I have at least a 30% chance overall?</p>

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<p>You answered your own question.</p>

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<p>I Noticed their data is far more granular for the SAT than for the ACT. S only took SAT once as he had a high ACT score. Will lower SAT scores (still over 2000) be death even with a high ACT, SAT Ii and AP scores?</p>

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<p>It is very hard to predict what will happen in 4 months when the regular results come out.</p>

<p>Is it relevant that you have 7% chance or 30% chance? Neither guarantees you seat.</p>

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<p>Anyway. The % chance you have of getting in is utterly irrelevant unless you plan on applying many times and that your chance stays constant across each trial (you don’t and it doesn’t). </p>

<p>Edit: It’s relevant in a binary sense. That is, you either probably stand a chance or probably don’t – that should frame your college list.</p>

<p>And yes, you probably stand a chance. This whole “do I stand a 30% chance” (especially coming from someone with a 2400…) just surprises me.</p>

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<p>If you have heart on your essays. you’re in</p>

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<p>I have a friend who has around the same stats as you and got rejected from stanford and accepted into princeton. He’s a good writer, too. 2400</p>