what do I do if I want to get into Stanford?

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<p>I just finished my sophomore year at an overseas American school(in China) and I was wondering about my college choices in the upcoming years.
Academics:
-I have a cumulative GPA of around a 3.9, probably placing me in the top 10ish (our school doesn't have ranks)
-I have been on the schools high honor roll (>3.7 GPA for 8 quarters or 4 semesters)
-I took APUSH this year, predicting at least a 4 probably a 5, i got 780 for my SATII US History
-MathIIC should be 750+, not sure yet</p>

<ul>
<li>My schedule in grade 9:
Alg2/Trig
English 9
History 9
Lab Sci 9 (trimester rotation)
Chinese
Band
PE</li>
<li>My schedule in grade 10
Pre-Calc
English 10
APUSH
Lab Sci 10
Chinese
Band
PE</li>
<li>My schedule for grade 11 will be:
AP Calc BC
AP Eng Lang
AP Bio
AP Psych or AP Comp
IB A1 Chinese
Chem 11
Physics 11</li>
</ul>

<p>my school doesn't offer honors courses, so it's either ap or regular</p>

<p>my EC's:
Varsity Swimming (9, 10) - Most Improved
Varsity Table Tennis(9,10) - Coach's Choice
Jazz Band(9, and next year)
NHS treasurer
school orientation organization
co-founder and editor of a Chinese school newspaper</p>

<p>community service:
100+ hours over each summer at a science museum
habitat for humanity trip </p>

<p>I know its kinda early, but I wanted to know, what I should improve on, what I'm doing right etc.. to have a shot at Stanford. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>More leadership is helpful.</p>

<p>If you need to, make a unique club or two. You just have to make sure this distinguishes you from everyone else.</p>

<p>Take the SAT and aim for at least 2100. 2200 would be a good score.</p>

<p>ACT is recommended too. At least 30 is nice.</p>

<p>Keep up the community service and extracurricular activities.</p>

<p>A killer essay would help you too. Since you're in China, that's a great hook for you to write about.</p>

<p>(Ex. Leaving your country and the East to attend Stanford in the West and how this dramatic change will not alter the way you think about the meaning of home, heritage, and culture.)</p>