STANFORD chances? :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>wooohooooooo I woud love love love to go to stanford for environmental engineering!! :) </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300; M: 800, CR: 760, W: 740, E: 9 (not submitting)
[</em>] ACT: 36; M: 36, S: 36, E: 36, R: 34, E: 9
[<em>] SAT II: Bio E: pending, Math II: 750 (new score pending), Chemistry: 730 (submitting if Bio E isn't better), World History: 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.970
[<em>] Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.700
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/648
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): </p>[/li]
<p>ap computer science a (4)
ap world history (4)
ap statistics (5)
ap environmental science (5)
ap chemistry (3) (not submitting)
ap calculus BC (5)
ap calculus BC-- AB subscore (5)
ap physics C (3) (not submitting)
ap english 11 (5)
ap us history (4)
ap spanish (3) (not submitting)
ap psych (5)
ap microeconomics (4)</p>

<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load:</p>[/li]
<p>advanced band
advanced database
programming
ap bio
challenges of engineering ii/robotics
marching band
ap government
ap macroeconomics
ap english 12
ap european history
ap human geography</p>

<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Gold Presidential Award for Service, Gold Congressional Award (pending), BSA Silver Hornaday Medal (pending), BSA Supernova Award (pending), Engineer Girl Essay Competition (national finalist), CIA Award for Science Fair Winners</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>Marching band, percussion, section leader (undefeated season)
Robotics team (FRC); won engineering inspiration/chairman's at two regional competitions, best website, website excellence award at regionals, semifinals at worlds (business team lead)
Robotics team (FTC); world championship winner!!! (engineering notebook team lead) :)
Robotics team (FLL); state research award winner (team mentor)
Youth Orchestra, Wind Symphony (first chair oboe, performing at Carnegie Hall this year )
Youth Orchestra, Concert Orchestra (first chair oboe)
Youth Orchestra, church (first chair oboe)
Piano (privately studied, 12+ years, did NOT submit art supplement)
Oboe (privately studied, 5+ years, submitted art supplement)
Boy Scout, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Webmaster; 30+ merit badges
Biology Olympiad (president)
Zero Robotics team (founder/team captain)
Envirothon (president/team captain)
YUGA (community service) (president, founder)
SPACE (Students Pursuing Academics and Careers in Engineering) Club (secretary, president)
KidWind Challenge (2nd place in state, team captain)
Key Club (treasurer, 2x)
Environmental Club (secretary, vice president)
Church youth group (small group leader)
NASA INSPIRE OLC
Nonprofit teaching STEM to approx. 30 elementary school students, since my county does not focus heavily on this aspect of education <a href="founder/president/ceo">501(c)(3) pending</a>
Nonprofit teaching STEM (advisory board)
Nonprofit focusing on Social Responsibility (city director, regional director)
Church youth group (group leader)
Church youth orchestra (principal oboe)
Church missions (Baltimore, OH; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Guayaquil, Ecuador)</p>

<p>[li] Honors/Programs (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Governor's School for Math, Science, and Technology (webmaster)
All County/All District Band (first chair oboe)
2nd place in Behavioral Science, regional science fair
1st place in Biochem, regional science fair
Piano Guild of America Sonatina Award
Piano Guild of America Honor Award
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade VI-- highest level); superior rating (2x)
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade V); superior rating
HOBY Ambassador, Junior Counselor
Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (received an A), Summer Academy
NSO Young Associates' Program
VA Boys State</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Academic Tutoring (6 hrs/week)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~450 hours from various clubs, initiatives, etc.
[<em>] Summer Activities: pretty busy, with governor's school, etc., but I left some time in there for family and friends hahah
[</em>] Essays: a little bit rushed, but overall, pretty decent, I think. no bombs in there.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: got to see them, fantastic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't see it, but she said it was practically glowing
[<em>] Additional Rec: didn't get to see it, but it's from my robotics coach, and she said it was pretty phenomenal
[</em>] Interview: none yet..</p>

<p>Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: we are the 1% (loljk not really, but money's never been a big issue)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope</p>

<p>Reflection
[<em>] Strengths: act, class rank/gpa, ECs (?)
[</em>] Weaknesses: ap scores, sat ii scores (if the scores that come back aren't better), essays
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<p>Great ACT scores and GPA (literally cant ask for better)!! You also have a ton of great awards and a lot of great EC’s. You have a good a chance as anyone, but remember Stanford’s not a good bet for ANYONE. I’m also applying to Stanford REA from VA. Chance me back if you have a minute.</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot!</p>

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<p>thanks everyone!! chancing back right now!</p>

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<p>Your EC’s do a great job at drawing attention from the AP scores (which arent bad, they just arent elite). You have a really good shot. Help my case <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1403671-what-colleges-should-i-apply.html?[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1403671-what-colleges-should-i-apply.html?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What are your fallback schools in case you won’t get into Stanford?</p>

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<p>Your application is very competitive and you have a great shot!!
Just a Q:
How do you have time to do 6/hr a week of tutoring with all the EC’s and rigorous course load?</p>

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<p>Wow, you have a fantastic shot at Stanford! Fantastic ACT and SAT, great GPA, rigorous courses, amazing EC’s–world robotics!! i can’t imagine they would not take you. You mentioned that you are leaving of your two 3’s on AP’s. Some CC threads have suggested that the college will wonder what you are “hiding” if you put some scores and not others (obviously I’m not talking about sr year AP’s)–ie the college might wonder if you had a 1 or a 2. Some CC writers have said “you don’t have to put any scores because the colleges really don’t look much at AP scores, and you don’t have to officially submit them until after you matriculate at that college”. Yet the Common App gives a space for 8 AP/SAT II scores, and I think it would look a little funny to just give the SAT II scores and then list the AP classes with no score next to them. My son has the same dilemma (4.0 UW GPA; high SAT/ACT/SATII, mostly great AP scores but two 3’s…). Also, the space in the CA only gives room for 8, so you can’t fit all of your AP’s in anyway. So you will put your higher scores and just not put the others anywhere (except that the course itself would be on your transcript?)</p>

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<p>Very, very impressive stats! you have a very good shot. Are you applying EA? that’d be helpful. Best of luck.
I’d like to know what you think about my case:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1398342-any-advice-help-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1398342-any-advice-help-me-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>very strong chance. but i’ve known people who blew it with their personal statement with better stats, and got rejected. write a strong personal statement, and you’re a shoe in.
chance back please.</p>

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<p>@thesoxpride
just finished!</p>

<p>@RML
I think I’m shooting for UVA as a fallback-- since I’m in-state, I hope that’s realistic…</p>

<p>@callalily1
uh… i get that a lot haha… i guess it’s just a crazy work ethic, maybe? my life consists of sleeping eating and working lololol… maybe now it’ll calm down a little bit (submitted stanford rea monday night because of the arts deadline hehehe)</p>

<p>@jennieling
yup, that’s my plan. right now, i have the 6 highest ones first, and then 2 sat ii spots for the tests I just took during the October testing rounds</p>

<p>@marcelosanchez
i am applying REA! also, i’m chancing back right now!</p>

<p>@earlygrad123
i know, that’s what i’m worried about… since I was crazy busy i ended up only spending about a week on my essays -________- but i think they turned out well…nothing spectacular though. also, i’m chancing back right now!</p>

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<p>“SAT I (breakdown): 2300; M: 800, CR: 760, W: 740, E: 9 (not submitting)”</p>

<p>@Westfield95: Make sure you read the Stanford application instructions very carefully. I believe they require all scores for both the SAT and ACT, if you’ve taken both. However, you can pick and choose which SAT II’s to send.</p>

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<p>@socalpapa</p>

<p>thank you! i will definitely keep that in mind!</p>

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<p>well guys thanks for all the chances haha</p>

<p>but I got rejected :frowning: </p>

<p>i think it’s alright though, I just have to work crazy hard on my RD apps now hahah</p>

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<p>yea, tough luck dude, but goog luck=
0, btw, I don’t know if this was a mistake or not… " Engineer Girl Essay Competition (national finalist)" … Gender: male…</p>

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<p>LOLLLLLLLLL yeah, it was kind of awkward submitting that essay, but apparently they take submissions from both genders :)</p>