<p>Hi all. I am new to this forum and after reading a lot of "chance" threads I decided to give it a shot and lay out my younger brother's statistics for some feedback on his "chances." I don't know the little details of what he's accomplished in school but I'm sure they don't matter. These are the highlights of his academic career thusfar. I only went to UCLA and never bothered applying to Ivy-type schools so you guys on this thread will probably provide better advice for him than I can. Any advice and critiques would be appreciated, thanks! </p>
<p>He only wants to go to Stanford and his backups are Berkeley and UCLA. Note: Should he apply to Ivies? He says he has no interest in Harvard but I really want him to apply cause I think his stats are great. He's premed and will probably choose a biology/biochem type major (does it matter for admissions?).</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Vietnamese
State: California
Sex: Male</p>
<p>GPA: ??? All A's except for a B in AP statistics in Jr year. (+/- don't matter for Stanford do they? I know they don't matter for UCs when I applied)
SAT: 2240: 730 math, 750 reading, 760 writing (two takes)
SATII: 800 Biology 780 Chemistry ??? Math IIC
AP Exams: 5 in Bio, 5 in Chem, 4 in Eng, 3 in Stats
Senior year: Plans to load up on AP classes.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (this is where I think he stands out, don't you think?):
-Eagle Scout
-Cardiology research at UCLA Medical Center with 1 research publication
-Shadowed an orthopedic surgeon
-600 hours community service
-Random high school club stuff</p>
<p>he has a good shot at all of them. being vietnamese should help as well. hurray affirmative action.</p>
<p>Really harrypotter? I didn't think being Vietnamese would help. If anything I thought he'd just be another black haired kid in the library stacks.</p>
<p>i believe southeast asians and pacific islanders get an advantage in comparison to korean/chinese/etc.</p>
<p>That's bomb news. Thanks for the contribution.</p>
<p>From talkin to him, I think he's just worried about being rejected. Harvard intimidates him. I'm hoping to show him this thread to encourage him that he is a good candidate...statistically speaking. Unless of course his ECs aren't special enough. I read about the kid who got accepted with a 1700 SAT score and I think he's truly special. His EC were top notch and he seemed committed to each program he was involved in. I hope my bro can show that same commitment in his application.</p>
<p>ah I see. You shouldn't fear rejection... I mean stanford isn't exactly easier to get in than harvard. </p>
<p>As some people have said, I'm guessing ECs don't actually count for as much as CC makes it out to be. It's still mostly the scores, which your bro definitely have. You don't need very good ECs, and the person you mentioned only got a 1700. If you get 500 higher than a person, chances are that will cancel out a lot of ECs. Besides, it's not like he has none. 600 hours is a lot. Tell him not to worry, and even if he doesn't get in, whatever. He'll definitely not get in if he doesn't apply...</p>
<p>GPA, SATs, and AP tests seem competitive enough for Ivys/Stanford. </p>
<p>The 600 community service hours is definetly a plus, not to mention shadowing a surgeon (if it is a one time thing, it probably wouldn't be as highly regarded though); cardiology research is good (I see a lot of people on CC with research though; but, in the pool of all the applicants, not amazing CC members, your brother stands out)</p>
<p>I say he has a good shot at Stanford.</p>
<p>Good point runningwriter. Perhaps he should list the hours that he's done with the surgeon.</p>
<p>Thanks username for ur input. I agree, Stanford n Harvard are on par and if he thinks he has a shot at one then he should have a shot at the other. I hope he realizes it before deadlines.</p>
<p>Do you guys know this program would also be good for pre-med studies? Like biological sciences n such.</p>
