Stanford SCEA and other questions

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 35 Composite ( 35 English, 34 Math, 36 English, 34 Science); have 35 Math and 35 Science from previous sitting
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 780 Math II, 740 Biology, 750 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1(unweighted); 3(weighted) out of 370
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Euro, 5 in Eng Lang & Comp, 4 in APUSH, 4 Bio
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit & Comp, AP Physics B, AP Chem, French IV HN
[<em>] Awards: School and community awards in Math and science, minor placings at regional math level, local newspaper spotlight, AP Scholar with HN
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (4yrs, Captain), Key Club (3 yrs), Historical Honors Society (3 yrs President), Principia(science 2yrs), French Club (4yrs Treasurer), French Honors Society (3yrs), NHS(3yrs), Peer Tutoring (2 yrs), Cross Country and Track(freshman, not sure if I should include). ACCESS (see additional rec)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 months working at Airport full time this summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 70 some hours, varied soup kitchens, helping at marathons, etc
[<em>] Essays: Strong Essay Writer
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Super great rec from Physics teacher, great rec from English III teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I think it is pretty good, about me overcoming coming here as a young child and becoming a top student.
[</em>] Additional Rec: ACCESS leader, a program where upperclassmen teach a freshman class after school all year. done it for two years and I'm a lead mentor this year.
[<em>] Interview: no interview yet
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: chem engineering. (not set in stone, and will prob change in the next few months)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] School Type: Public High School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Immigrant parents</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Chance for: Stanford (1st), UoC(4th), Caltech(5th), MIT(2nd), USC, Northwestern, Cornell, Duke, Notre Dame, Princton(3rd), Harvard </p>

<p>I understand that Stanford is a reach for everyone, and even more so for me with no hooks. I have a few good safeties like UIUC and Purdue </p>

<p>With my stats which option should I go with.
-Stanford SCEA (or maybe Princton SCEA)
-Early Action at UoC, Caltech, MIT, Notre Dame to better spread out my chances
-Early Decision at Cornell, Duke, or Northwestern to ensure a much higher chance of admission</p>

<p>Just looking for some advice</p>

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<p>bumpity bumb</p>

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<p>Dang, your resume looks pretty similar to mine haha. You’re definitely competitive, but I would say Stanford is a reach for both of us :frowning: but if you want to go there for sure SCEA is the way to go. Good luck!</p>

<p>and chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1555379-chance-me-yale-scea.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1555379-chance-me-yale-scea.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If Stanford is your 1st choice, then you should without a doubt EA to Stanford. Who the **** cares if you don’t get in? You gave it the best you could, and what’s done is done. Make sure to REALLY show your passion in your essays, and always talk about qualities that make you stand out. When writing the roommate essay, many people write about their “quirky” side. Remember, if everyone comes off as quirky, then is anyone actually being it?</p>

<p>EA or ED to whatever your 1st choice is.
And don’t post your stats on CC asking for chances. Most of us are high school students as worried as you, and we really can’t chance for ****. No one can except AdComs.</p>

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<p>I have been working on my essays for Stanford so hopefully they turn out good.
I see your point, I’m just worried about wasting early admissions, but Im going to give Stanford my full effort.</p>

<p>What do you guys think about MIT, Northwestern, UoC in RD</p>