Chances at Stanford SCEA

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>South Asian-American
Public High School in SE Michigan
GPA: 4.0 UW, ~4.8 W
Rank: 1 out of 420 (Valedictorian)
SAT: 2270 (perfect Writing Score)
(Planning to retake SAT, expected score 2350+)
ACT: 32 (Superscored ~34)</p>

<p>ECs:
Founded 2 prominent local organizations
Civil Action League (supports volunteers, registered hundreds of people to vote, planning townhall for political candidates)
HS Business Club (supports young entrepreneurs)</p>

<p>Independent Research (wrote research journal, submitting to major peer-reviewed publications, Intel STS)</p>

<p>Captain of Quiz Bowl (County/Regional champs, competed at States for first time)
President of NHS
Vice President of Student Council (helped raise $10,000+)
Health Occupations Students of America Vice President/Business Chairman (helped restart this club at my high school, competed in Regional and State Competitions, won 6 gold medals in Pathophysiology and Medical Bowl)</p>

<p>Volunteer Service:
1000+ Hours over high school career
100+ Hours Local Hospital (shadowing and patient care)
250+ Hours Sikh Society of Michigan (Camp Counselor, Sikh Political Awareness Campaign, local religious events, etc.)
50+ Hours Red Cross Blood Drives
200+ Hours Canned Food Drives
etc.</p>

<p>Work:
Built own software applications, started company (work 40+ hours a week)
Some innovations patent-pending
Seeking VC funding</p>

<p>Awards:
President’s Award
Michigan Merit Scholar
Science Student of the Year (prestigious award at my school)
AP Scholar
numerous other distinctions</p>

<p>Applying to Stanford SCEA
RD to HYP</p>

<p>Chance me please…</p>

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<p>Why do people like you ask others to chance them? </p>

<p>Even while you expect a 2350+ superscored SAT and with a Valedictorian’s spot? What do you expect us to say honestly? “You’re a great student and I’m sure you’ll get in?” or “No… you don’t have a perfect score… you should hold off applying EA until you retake your SATs?” </p>

<p>Come on… you know your chances as well as anyone else. If you were really new to CC, you wouldn’t even know the standard format to use for chancing…</p>

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<p>I didn’t post this to get an ego boost. Honestly. Everyone knows how competitive HYPS are…I wanted to know how well I stack up beyond academics. I hear accounts of people with similar stats being rejected by top schools and I want to know how to set myself apart in a positive way. Your responses are greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Sikhknowledge</p>

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<p>Once you’ve been determined to have the academic qualifications, which you have, Stanford puts great emphasis on the content of the essays and in how unique you as a individual are, whether you will fit in among a vibrant community of students, how they perceive your educational goals and whether they get a sense that you will really both gain from a Stanford education and contribute to the school. I think at this point you just need to really show them who you are through the essays. Write in a natural style, come across in an authentic manner, be yourself, nothing forced. If you know what field you’d like to study in, do a bit of research on programs and profs, and if something excites you and particularly if it’s unique to Stanford, include this in the why Stanford essay. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>essays essays essays</p>

<p>that and RECs, but that’s out of your control.</p>

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<p>It’s a crapshoot, but you’ve got a better chance than a decent amount of people, I’d say.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your responses. I have been devoting a lot of my time to the essays. Good luck to everyone.</p>

<p>Sikhknowledge</p>

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<p>Any more comments or tips?? Anything at all would be appreciated (but if you have any Stanford-specific advice that would be wonderful).</p>

<p>Sikhknowledge</p>

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<p>Good luck,
Keep in touch if you have any question.</p>

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<p>Jeez, how do you have time to do anything else? lol, didn’t mean that in any offense, just saying you’re volunteering credentials are high beyond mine.</p>

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<p>Can I tell you something?
Your credentials make me envious. Seriously! 1000+ hours of all that work, AND a perfect 4.0, AND NHS prez + Student V.P. AND expected 2350+ on SAT, AND published journal thing, AND your own company thing, AND this and that and this and that and this and… (huff) </p>

<p>You’re amazing. Honest to god, even for an Asian, you’re amazing. And coming from an Asian herself, you need a pat on the back~</p>

<p>On a more objective note:
If your college acceptance letter was to be a head-tails flip, and heads = accept, tails = reject, neither = defer, I seriously would bet my life’s insurance on 90% heads. You’re in, even if your essays are going to fail (okay, unless they don’t even have correct grammar, which I heavily doubt, since you’re expecting a 2350+), you’d get in. Or at least get deferred.</p>

<p>Ahh…now I shall go work my butt off, and hope to have an essence of your perfection. </p>

<p>PS: Thanks a lot of ruining my perfect day. I’m going to rip up my Yale application and cry. (Haha, just kidding)</p>

<p>Good luck (although you probably won’t be needing it) and kudos on having done so much =]</p>

<p>PPS: Btw, I just remembered—your application seems a little unfocused. If I were you, when I’m putting together my resume, I’d chunk my activities into pieces (meds, software/science, etc.) so it won’t look as if you’re darting all over the board.</p>

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<p>did I miss your SAT 2’s? (just curious)</p>

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<p>I am sorry to inform you all that I was rejected. Thank you for your kind words and support. It really means a lot to me. Well, I pray for all of us and I will try to work harder for RD. </p>

<p>Sikhknowledge</p>

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<p>^ that really sucks. you have amazing credentials, you can probably get into at least one Ivy though.</p>