Best thing i can do...

blueducky
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:09:51 +0000

i’m a chinese female, junior, at a 45% asian school in California. our school usually has around 20 people per 450 graduating class admitted to UCberkeley. Each year, 2-3 get admitted to Stanford, Ivies, etc.

schoolwise - i guess i’m doing alright:
soph - 4.3 gpa, got 5’s on AP Euro & Chem tests… 800 on Chem SAT II, 2190 on SAT’S
now i’m taking 6 honors/AP classes and surviving

extracurriculars are not that great - 150 hrs of community service, varsity tennis soph year but i quit; in CSF, Red Cross clubs, but not officers;

i want to know my chances for getting into top schools, whether or not Stanford is impossible, and if it is worth my time to retake my SAT I’s. For example, whether or not i’m too ordinary or the typical asian student and will not stand out much… also, what things i should do to make myself stand out more?

Thanks in advance