would international science(chemistry) olympiads really help an application?

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<p>Hi Im form Venezuela, would a bronze medal in the IChO(International Chemistry Olympiad) and a silver in the OIAQ(Iberoamerican Chemistry Olympiad) really boost my application? heres the rest of my info:
TOEFL iBT: 107/120
SAT I: CR 610 - M 750 - W 500
MIT says for international they care about the TOEFL and not the SAT I, is Stanford also like this?
SAT II: Math II 720 - Chemistry 760
GPA: 3.74/4.00
Awards: Bronze medal in this years IChO - Silver medal in this year OIAQ - Qualified for last year OIAQ - 2 silver and 1 bronze medal in the state math olympiad - gold medal every year in the school math olympiad.
Extracurriculars: training for all the respective olympiads and playing for the school soccer team the last 3 years.
Community Service: I teach high level math to gifted students of the 8th grade of my school.</p>

<p>How would that look for Stanford? do I really have a chance?
I am also applying for:
MIT
Caltech
Berkeley
Stanford
Cornell
Northeastern
UCLA
UCSB
Thanks to everyone
(This is for chemical engineering)</p>

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<p>Hi, I'm a Stanford hopeful and I live in California. I must say you are an extremely interesting candidate. I'm unfamiliar with TOEFL scores, but it seems like you did well. While your SAT Reasoning may be a little lacking, I think it's important to note that Stanford has no cut-off scores. You have a very strong application, especially with all those international awards in Chemistry. In my opinion, your best bets are MIT or CalTech; although I think your chances at Stanford aren't slim either. Berkeley and UCLA might be slightly harder for you to get into because they are public universities, and the recent credit crunch in the US has forced them to shrink the number of students they can accept this coming fall. Berkeley and UCLA, unlike many privates, have an obligation to serve California residents first and foremost. I don't want to give you false hope, but I truly believe that you do have a chance, maybe even a good one.</p>

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<p>Did you get in?</p>