Stanford SCEA Chances Please!

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<p>Hello CCers! :) I'd really appreciate any input from you guys!</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math 2 - 800, Chemistry - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Chemistry (5), Calc AB (5), Physics C E/M (4), Physics C Mech (4), English Lang (5), Comp Sci (4)
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP Literature, , AP Comparative Government, AP Spanish Language
Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, Principal's Recognition Roll, R.O.P. Student of the Month, CSF Gold Seal (by the end of the year), Rotary High School Student of the Month, Mayor's Certificate of Commendation for Service, 5th place in FBLA State Competition for Partnering with a Business, 5th place in Rookies' division in Solar Cup competition, Rotary Youth Leadership Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Key Club (Secretary then Divisional Secretary / Lieutenant Governor Executive Assistant)
FBLA (Project Secretary, Magazine Deliveries Director, Project VP)
Solar Cup (Treasurer and Public Relations Rep)
Spanish Club (co-founder and VP)
Peer Tutoring (Tutor honor society)
Pacific American Volunteer Association (PAVA)
Freshman Intramural Committee
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp
National Honor Society
CSF</p>

<p>Summer Programs
Summer @ USC: Future Physicians (Received an A-, shadowed physicians, listened to lectures, etc)
UCSD Medical School Post-Baccalaureate Program: So You Want to be a Doctor? (listened to medical students, residents, physicians)</p>

<p>Essays: Just asked my current English teacher for input, and I have some things to change.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn't read. My English teacher's is probably great; my math teacher not so much, but each of them placed a different emphasis on me.
Counselor Rec: Didn't read.
Additional Rec: N/A</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public, Class of 955
Ethnicity: Asian / Vietnamese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Also considering the top Ivies, Duke, Rice and WUSTL. Input on those would be great too!</p>

<p>I'm an Asian male from California. Great, haha.</p>

<p>I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT!</p>

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<p>Everything looks good, but since you’re Asian, that will hurt you. Are you applying REA or RD?</p>

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<p>I’m looking at applying REA, SCS.</p>

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<p>Have you already submitted your app? If not, I suggest you apply RD it is much easier because during REA many spots go to athletes, and URM’s.</p>

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<p>STOP recommending this and that, StanfordCS. Before I read your post, I knew it was gonna be something about “I think you should apply RD”</p>

<p>And RD is NOT much easier. It’s the same (at most a weeeee bit easier, but by like .000001%)</p>

<p>OP, apply REA (SCEA) for Stanford if it’s your 1st choice. Don’t waste the REA otherwise.</p>

<p>All in all, you have as good as a chance as other applicants (if not better)</p>

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<p>hahah. agreed ^</p>

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<p>For a school like Stanford, I’d take the extra .000001%.</p>

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<p>I don’t understand how REA can be worse than RD. They know you will come there if accepted, and you don’t have a higher chance of getting in? Why?</p>

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<p>During REA they accept athletes and URM’s. Last year, a kid from my school was a football player recruited by Stanford, he had an SAT of 1530 (CR+M+W), GPA of 2.97 and only ONE EC which was football. He GOT IN REA!! So, it shows many spots are reserved for Stanford’s football team, while on CC I saw 2400 SAT applicants rejected. That’s why I suggest many people to apply RD instead of REA. Also, Stanford knows this year they’re losing Andrew Luck, and they have to keep their football team competitive in the Pac-12 so they will be accepting less academically qualified applicants but stellar athletes which generally happens during REA. That’s why I’m waiting till RD.</p>

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<p>Good for you.</p>

<p>I’m a stellar athlete. :D</p>

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<p>It looks like someone doesn’t want anyone else to apply early action</p>