Chance me, I'm Caucasian

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Is that an excuse to be stupid? I sure hope so. Reading these has been quite humbling…</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 3.96
W: 4.42
SAT I: embarassing/2400
SAT II’s: 770 Math II
800 Chem
ACT: 34 composite, 36 science, 33 math
APs: Euro…3 (cough)
Environmental…5
Chem… 5
Rank: 26/413, just above top 5%, hnng.
Planning on taking AP Econ, AP Gov, AP Phys B, AP Calc BC next year.</p>

<p>ECs:
NHS, CSF, loads of hours of official tutoring
2011 summer internship at a law firm. Looks great for an engineering degree I’m sure
JETS participant, USD International Chemistry Olympiad participant
California Math League finalist
JV tennis, you know, for those PE credits (I run on my own, can I put that on there?)
A nasty chronic anxiety disorder has kept me out of a lot of sports, luckily hasn’t really affected my social life adversely, planning on writing the essay on it as a growing experience.</p>

<p>Awards:
Honors miscellanea
Bausch and Lomb Science Award</p>

<p>Some other stuff:
Parents are both alumni
Born in Stanford Hospital (mhmmmmm), currently live in San Diego, but still a California resident.</p>

<p>Thanks for your time.</p>

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<p>There have been a number of threads on various CC forums debating whether a student should write his essay about a problem like yours. I would read these discussions before deciding on that essay topic.</p>

<p>I think you have a decent chance providing you illuminate your very interesting personality in your essays.</p>

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<p>Sounds like you have a better shot than most, and a fine essay topic lined up already. If you’re that embarrassed about your SAT score, just don’t send it in. Your ACT score’s perfectly acceptable, so just use that.</p>