Stanford here I Come?

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<p>Hello Everyone, I just stumbled upon this site and decided to post after a while of reading. Glad to see so many people dedicated towards colleges so I guess Id throw in my stats too..
I'm applying to Stanford probably SCEA and I hope I maybe have the slightest chance of getting in...Thanks for your comments</p>

<p>Satmath - 800 (numerous times)
Satverbal - 730 (different date)
SatWriting - 710
Sat II MathIC - 800
SAT II Bio - 740 AP Bio - 5
SAT II Latin - 800 AP Latin - 5</p>

<p>GPA - 4.2
UW GPA - 3.92....our school has deflated gpas as i take every single honors and AP available....our school has a very limited course selection as it is a small private school.....
no class rankings but i should have aobut teh 2nd highest GPA in my class of around 150.</p>

<p>EC...uh oh..
Lacrosse: 4 Year Winner - Only 1, Possible recruitment into ivys?...., All Star Team this past Summer, Team Captain which included arranging practices and meeting places, calling up everyone...i know not the greatest but i should mention I'm asian so hopefully this breaks the so called asian stereotype of no physical contact sports?</p>

<p>Piano - if that counts since im asian...12 years...various competitions, recitals, etc...couple certificates awards..etc.</p>

<p>Football: freshman year but not sure if I should add it..again the anti-asian thing though</p>

<p>NHS - no big deal but I was a mentor program co-coordinator and tutoring program co-coordinator..tutor kids myself</p>

<p>Debate Club: 10-12 - A part of founding group...membership has nearly tripled in 2 years..</p>

<p>Engineering Team, 10-12 - JETs compeition 4th Nationally, 1st State...hopefully I can be a captain next year - 2 year letter Winner</p>

<p>In the Know Team - 10-12 - 2 year Letter Winners</p>

<p>Interact Club - Service Club - only senior year</p>

<p>Chinese School - Diploma in 2005, entered speech contests, volunteered about 120 hours total at Summer Camps</p>

<p>Habitat for Humanity - 30+ Hours during one semester of School Junior Year</p>

<p>Interned/Worked later on for a small company who contracts for the Air Force...i plan on applying to engineering schools...</p>

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<p>You have a reasonable chance although nothing stands out in your EC's besides the engineering competitions (which Stanford will like) and the internship thing.</p>

<p>What is your class rank? </p>

<p>Stanford has millions of Asian applicants so making it clear that you're Asian or that you've done "non-Asian" things is ridiculous and will earn you a swift, quick outright rejection. Don't play the race card in anything unless you're a URM.</p>

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<p>ya it kinda sucks to be an asian or a white applicant.</p>

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<p>THanks for the input zephyr...However Im sure i was misunderstood...I wasnt planning on writing anything, I was just hoping for a little hook in the adcom's mind thats all..but im sure uve answered the question to that as well....As for ECs, i definately know im weak but you think I can do anything to help my situation in my final year/summer or how to write my ECs in a more effective way?</p>

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<p>Being Asian and doing stereotypically non-Asian things means nothing.</p>

<p>Your main attraction will be the engineering work. </p>

<p>As long as you dominate your EC's and win as many awards as possible, that should help the EC category a lot.</p>

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<p>Actually I would guess that "being Asian and doing stereotypically non-Asian things" will probably help your chance. Obviously, as you mentioned, you should never write this explicity in your application.</p>

<p>As for the ECs, don't start anything new your final year. Contrary to popular belief, ECs that stand out are NOT absolutely necessary for admission. Your dedication to ECs should show more in your essays and rec letters rather than in your list of activities/awards/etc. So take control of what you can at this point-- namely, your essays.</p>

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<p>I disagree a12. As long as the applicant isn't a URM, I don't think they distinguish by race. Will they give kudos to a white guy for doing stereotypically "Asian" things like learning Chinese, playing the piano and being dominant in math? I don't think so. That's simply high achievement, not an ethnic thing.</p>