Updated Chance for a Senior

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, you might have seen this chance thread a few months ago, but I have made some changes to my school list, and have gotten some scores back etc. thanks</p>

<p>I am a part hispanic male from northern california with a legacy at stanford (My Mom went there undergrad)</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.89 W:4.56
ACT: 34 (33M 34E 35S 35 R)
SAT: 2100 (730 CR 690 M 680 W)
SAT2: 730 Bio/E
720 Lit
Class Rank: 3/487
AP scores: Biology 4 English Language 5</p>

<p>I have taken all Honors and AP (8 AP by the end of senior year) and some college courses </p>

<p>My ECs:</p>

<p>-8 years at karate. I am a black belt, a founding member of the demo team, i have volunteered over 300 hours teaching classes and also have a job as a karate instructor at a daycare/karate studio. i have an estimated 3000+ hours at karate</p>

<p>-8 years playing trumpet. I am first chair trumpet player in my schools' symphonic band and jazz band. I am a founding member of my school's pep band</p>

<p>-I was in Tomorrow's Leaders Today during my junior year, a selective regional program that goes on day long field trips every month giving students hands on experience working in different facets of community leadership. For example, we went to a dairy farm and artificially inseminated cows.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>I am the president of my school's math club (biggest club in school, over 100 members)</p></li>
<li><p>I am Captain of my school's Varsity badminton team (4 years)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>-I played on my school's varsity wrestling team (Junior year)</p>

<ul>
<li><p>I have my own rock band that played at my school's battle of the bands and at a cancer survivor's benefit</p></li>
<li><p>I have on occasion volunteered at the police department's bicycle safety fairs where i gove demonstrations of bicycle safety using egg drops and i give out free helmets</p></li>
</ul>

<p>My schedule for this year is:</p>

<p>AP Statistics
AP Gov/ AP Econ
AP Physics
Symphonic Band
Community College course English 5 (Advanced Composition)
Community College Course Calculus 1</p>

<p>Colleges I am applying to (this is my final list)</p>

<p>Harvard
Stanford
Columbia
Brown
Pomona
Claremont McKenna
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Davis
UC San Diego
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo</p>

<p>thanks very much. one last request, could you chance me in terms of percent instead of safety-match-reach? thanks. i think this is everything, if i left something out, let me know</p>

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<p>Oh and I am in key club this year</p>

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<p>Oh and I will have actually taken 7 AP, I was originally counting my English college course as AP</p>

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<p>You’ve got a great shot at all of the schools you are applying too, though Harvard is a reach for everyone. With the legacy, you should be extremely competitive at Stanford. Being part Hispanic is a definite boost. My suggestion is to try and improve that SAT score, just to be sure.</p>

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<p>Awesome thanks. I feel content with my ACT score, and since my ACT score is higher, doesnt it not matter what my SAT score is?</p>

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<p>I love fellow URMs with high stats haha… Your chances by percents</p>

<p>Harvard- 25
Stanford- 45
Colombia- 35
Brown- 40</p>

<p>Rest of them in no problem.</p>

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<p>thanks for the percents, man</p>

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<p>i say you have a great shot @ all these schools (stanford & harvard are reaches for everyone tho…) </p>

<p>:] go karate! </p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks, cookies</p>

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<p>Legacy doesn’t help much at Stanford, but you have a good shot regardless.</p>

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<p>bump ( havent looked at this post in a while)</p>

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<p>With decisions looming closer (especially EA) I thought I would dig up this thread again. would love any additional feedback. thanks guys</p>

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<p>Hey I got accepted by Stanford!</p>