Chances at Stanford

AZC123
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:19:53 +0000

Hello,

Given your expertise with Stanford, I was inquiring whether you could evaluate my feasibility of acceptance as a candidate on a scale of 1-10. 10 Being the best chance of being accepted.

I am open and appreciative to all advice.

Academics:
Race: White Male (Russian Jewish Ethnicity)
Region: Midwest
Unweighted GPA: 3.98, ~Top 5%
SAT: ~2200, 800 Math, 700 Writing, 700 Reading
SAT IIs: TBD ~750
Course Load: All IB Courses Taken (Math, Physics, Biology, History, Literature, Government, TOK)
School: Recently ranked #1 Public High School in America

Extracurriculars:
~Clubs:

President Young Democrats

President Future Business Leaders of America

NHS, Spanish Honor Society

~Summer Internship Moscow State University (MSU)

MSU considered a best university in Russia

Assisted professors in laser and fiber optics studies.

Conducted MAJOR research project

Published in two distinguished scientific journals

Two patents pending based on findings

Went on to present results at U.S. Science Fairs

~Science Fair Endeavors:

Regionals Competion

First Place Physics Division

Grand Award Overall

Won all expense paid trip to International Science Fair

State Competion:

First Place Overall

Other Awards:

Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award

1st Place - International Society for Optical Engineering

2nd Place - General Motors Research Chapter of Sigma XI

1st Place – Yale University Science and Engineering Society

1st Place - Mini/Micro Computer Applications

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Awards: To Be Announced (Held in May)


Owner of Succesful Online Retail Business
Started an online retail business
Developed first in industry concept
Cash Flow ~$120,000, 20% increase per year
I am Featured in Young Biz 100
Other Stuff:
2 Time Roller Hockey Champion (Bantam House)
Piano for 8 years (Non-competitive, I do it for myself)
Will play Soccer Varsity for School (Senior Year)
Future Plans:
Another Research Internship at US University (TBD)
Summer economics courses at UPenn


I will appreciate any comments you may have and your opinion on my resume so far. I understand my test scores aren’t great, but I am curious whether my extracurriculars make up for it.

Thanks In Advance