<p>What were your stats? SAT/ACT scores, GPA, Class Rank, EC's, Outstanding Essay, Awards, Athletics, other hooks?</p>
<p>i went through this a whole [gasp] two years ago...and i will HONESTLY say that stats aren't everything. I will admit to you, that you need to be decent (i.e. mins. >1300, 3.7uw), unless you've done something extraordinarily unique (and I do mean extraordinarily unique, not winning at Int'l Science Fair or anything like that). With those stats, you still will need to do something amazing, though. Ok, anyway, not sure if I made too much sense up there:</p>
<p>My general stats:
1500 SAT I
800 SAT II Writing
800 SAT II Math IIC
760 SAT II Chem
740 SAT II Bio</p>
<p>3.94 uw GPA (school didn't weight- my UC GPA was 4.5#)
No Rank</p>
<p>I did biomedical research for four years, intel sts, siemens-westinghouse semifinalist, isef finalist, state science fair 1st place winner, piano performance abroad, hospital volunteering, founder/president of biomedical science interest group (hs club), religious club (Pres. senior year) Those are what stand out to me off the top of my head.</p>
<p>You can ask more specifically, if you want.</p>
<p>SAT I: 1490
SAT II Writing: 720
SAT II Math 2: 800
SAT II Physics: 760
SAT II World History: 750</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.5 W
Rank: Top 0.25 %</p>
<p>No serious athletics or music, a couple of clubs, research but nothing like intel or siemens-westinghouse, Academic Decathlon was my "dedication" i guess, won several top state awards, usual volunteering, nothing major though</p>
<p>SAT: 1530
SAT II's: 800 Writing, 790 Math 2c, 790 World History
GPA: 3.95w, 4.85w
Rank: 2/490</p>
<p>ooh I forgot the other stuff: a lot of political activism, jsa, debate, tutoring, camp counselor, some minor academic awards, a solid amount of leadership</p>
<p>SAT:1330
SATII
Writing:520
Math:680
US History:650
GPA
UW: 3.95
W:4.0
So i pretty much prove that you can get in with low SAT scores. However, I am somewhat different than most others. Shall I say "Unique."</p>
<p>--SATs: 1530: 800 Math, 730 Verbal...800 IIC, 800 Writing, 800 Chemistry
--GPA: 3.96 UW (2 B's)
--Rank: school doesn't rank...just says i'm "top decile"...but yeah, 3 valedictorians (0 B's), couple salutatorians (1 B)...and then me
--ECs: i was on the science olympiad b team for 3 years, and the best i did was a 3rd place medal at regional competition once. (actually...twice...once was in 12th grade, though...so stanford didnt know about that)...uhmmm what else...i was VP of my school's key club...co-events coordinator the year before...</p>
<p>so as you can see, i had nothing spectacular. i laugh everytime someone says "do something amazing on the national/state level" cuz hahaha i didnt even have anything amazing on the county level. and i'm obviously not perfect academically, so maybe my essays did it?</p>
<p>What made you unique?</p>
<p>hahaha i guess my hook was luck. </p>
<p>but in all seriousness...i cant imagine it being anything else other than my essays...they were all pretty random, but i guess that just means they really represented me well ... hahaha. how random, you ask? i wrote about.....key club, how shy i was, how lame i was (/am), curious george, me flooding my bathroom, and...getting chased by orphans wielding water guns in tijuana...</p>
<p>yeah, so like i said...luck.</p>
<p>haha no, i don't think that you got in randomly, your stats are damn good, and your school probably has good placement for at least its top students, like mine does, but i was asking bade9</p>
<p>oops. oh well.</p>
<p>I guess my personal experiences growing up is unique. I can say that no one else has experienced some of the things I have. No one. It's kind of hard to talk about it.</p>
<p>1520(800M/720V); 800W; 760M2C; 800 Span.
6.9 / 7 (Full IB Diploma Program) --> Valedictorian
MVP Track and Field + XC; numerous school records
Editor of school paper (Thats right, I ONLY did 3 ECs)
100+ CS hours
Essays and Recs were pretty good
Oh, and I own my own company (we build fences...how's that for random?)</p>