Chance me

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Hi guys. Any and all advice is appreciated.</p>

<p>Stats: Male, Florida, Major: Computer Science</p>

<p>Hook: Mexican</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT (superscore): 2350 (760 CR 790 M 800 W)
SAT II: 800 Chem 800 Math II 800 Physics
ACT: 35 (36M 36S 35E 34R)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: 5.3
Rank: School doesn’t give out
AP’s: 5 on World, Calc AB, Calc BC, Comp Sci, USH, Physics C: Mechanics, Lang and Comp,
4 on Spanish Language
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP US Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chem, AP Stats, AP English Lit and Comp
Major Awards: 8th Place Rocket City National Math Competition (Team), Regional High Scorer Log1 Contest (18th) Regional High Scorer ASMA Contest (15th), 1st Place UCF Math Competition (Team), 8th Place UCF Online Programming Competition, 4th Place Stetson Programming Competition, 1st Place School History Fair, National Merit Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, Eagle Scout +6 palms</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Marching Band (Snare Drum) 4 years

  • Boy Scouts 10 years. Patrol Leader 3 years. Senior Patrol Leader 1 year
  • Robotics Team Founder/Captain (this year we did First Tech Challenge, next year doing both FTC and FRC)
    -Computer Programming Club Founder/President
    -Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club) President
    -Math Team (3 years)
    -National Honor Society
    -Tri-M Music Honor Society
    -National Spanish Honor Society
    -Rec baseball 3 years
    -Tae-Kwon-Do (earned Black Belt this year)
    -Church Choir
    -Piano (Also member of a group that goes to nursing homes and schools for the mentally disabled and plays music for them)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
-300+ hours
-Volunteer at local library
-Eagle Scout Project (250 man hours)
-Group that plays music for the old and mentally disabled</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
-Scout camp
-Summer Program in Engineering Software at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (week-long, nothing special)
-Accepted this summer to the Young Scholar’s Program at FSU (6 weeks, lots of research, free)</p>

<p>Any advice you guys could give on the essays would be great too!</p>

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<p>Also I’m pretty sure I’ll do EA in the fall</p>

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<p>You have amazing stats! Are you for real? With good essays and letters of recommendation, you should stand a good chance. No one knows for sure. And it’s smart to apply early. Good luck!</p>

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<p>You have great stats!!! :):D</p>

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<p>You are a God!!</p>

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<p>great stats, obviously lots of good ECS… but what’s the most important to you? it definitely seems like you have a great shot, but like everybody else, you’d better write some awesome essays. it sounds cliche, but stanford really does look for “passion.” i can only speak from my own experience, but i was your average bright & well-rounded kid who hadn’t really discovered a passion yet. so, i did a lot of thinking, a lot of brainstorming, and a lot of writing, and i realized that i could write a pretty passionate essay about how i came to one of my intellectual interests. tell a story. make them care about you and the things that YOU care about. then i think you’ve got a pretty stellar chance!</p>