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I'm trying to aim for admission into Stanford. As of now these are my grades/accomplishments going into my senior year (12th grade):
Weighted GPA: 4.37
UW GPA: ~3.88
UW GPA (10th-12th): 3.85
Class Rank: 29/1100 (Top 3%)
SAT: Math-760, Reading-730, Writing-770 (Essay:12); Total: 2260
ACT: English-33, Math-34, Reading-36, Science-31, 'Writing'-33 (Essay:11); Total: 34
U.S. History Subject Test: 790
Math Level 2 Subject Test: 770
Chemistry Subject Test: 770
Ethnicity: White
Before Freshman Year:
Spanish 1
Algebra 1
Honors/Pre-AP Geometry
Freshman Classes:
Honors/Pre-AP English
Honors/Pre-AP Biology
Honors/Pre-AP Algebra 2
Honors/Pre-AP Spanish 2
Human Geography AP
Debate/Comm Apps
Orchestra
Sophomore Year:
Honors/Pre-AP English 2
Honors/Pre-AP Chemistry
Honors/Pre-AP Pre-calculus
Honors/Pre-AP Spanish 3
World History AP
European History AP
Orchestra
Junior Year:
English 3 AP
Calculus (AB) AP
Spanish 4 AP
U.S. History AP
Environmental Science AP
Honors/Pre-AP Physics
Orchestra H
Senior Year:
English 4 AP
Government/Economics AP
Chemistry AP
Biology AP
Physics B AP
Major Accomplishments:
US Patent for Solar/Wind Clean Energy Device in Nov. 2008 - Inventor
Patent Pending for Magnetic Blood Scanner in 2012 - Secondary Inventor
Have been researching/studying under a Chemist from a local university for 4 years
'Honors':
National Merit Semifinalist*
National AP Scholar*
National Honor Society (10th-12th)
Spanish Honor Society (11th-12th)
*Not guaranteed, but very likely
Extracurriculars:
Golf for 4 years (Handicap ~14)
Cello for 7 years - Principal of orchestra (1st Chair) for 2 years (10th & 11th)
Volunteer often at a local nursing home (Currently spent ~300 hours)
LASER/Science Fair (9th-10th)
STAND (10th-11th)
Hip Hop (Private dance class)- (10th-11th)
Key Club (10th-12th) - President (10th)
Work at family business/warehouse ~12 hours each week during school and ~25 hours each week during summer
+ Various other activities
Awards:
2nd Place School Science Fair Winner 9th Grade
1st Place School Science Fair Winner 10th Grade
(I have won 1st place at district and regional competitions many times in elementary and middle school but that probably won't matter to colleges)
2012 National Spanish Exam Bronze Medal
2012 Solo/Ensemble Contest: Cello Solo- Rating of Superior
And a few other miscellaneous things
Recommendations:
Teacher #1: Great
Teacher #2: Good
Counselor: Probably decent
Optional: Fantastic (from a Chemist that I've been researching with for 4 years)
Essays: Great (according to friends/family)
Hook: Legacy (Father)
Overall, I possibly still have my first semester of senior year which will involve me focusing more on science based courses, however my gpa and rank will not change. I also come from a school that is ranked in the ~top 50 best highschools in America (Newsweek) if that makes a difference. I realize that valedictorians with perfect SAT scores get rejected, but I'm trying to be optimistic. I realize that I probably don't stick out much or excel in any one area in particular, but I hope that I somehow might be accepted into Stanford. I'll also probably apply early action. Any feedback would be appreciated!
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