<p>Hi I’m a student in my final year in school in Ireland,
I’m the top student in my school and am in the top 0.25% in the country.</p>
<p>My extra-curriculars are:
Played basketball for 8 years and have represented Ireland in the World Championships
Referee and coach basketball as community service
Play soccer for 4 years</p>
<p>My awards are:
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<p>I can’t help you with regards to chances, but I can say that being Irish doesn’t make you an underrepresented minority…</p>
<p>Though I don’t do chances, here’s a couple of pieces of information for your consideration:</p>
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<li><p>Being Irish wouldn’t make you a URM per se, but it might give you a bit of boost on the basis of geographical diversity if there are currently very few Irish nationals at Stanford. You might be able to find out how many Irish students are there by contacting admissions.</p></li>
<li><p>International admissions aren’t need-blind at Stanford, so it’s not clear whether, or to what extent, your need for financial aid would affect your admission decision. </p></li>
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<p>Best of luck, and Eirinn go brach. : )</p>
<p>Thanks, I was also wondering if there are any top colleges that would give me a full scholarship/FA based on my stats? Also, as far as i can find out there are no ‘full irish’ at Stamford, but there are quite a few with Irish roots</p>
<p>darragh, the top U.S. colleges tend not to give “merit” scholarships (i.e., scholarships based on stats) since they attract huge numbers of extremely-qualified applicants so they don’t need to use merit scholarships as a lure. They do, however, offer generous need-based financial aid, so if you have need you should not feel deterred.</p>
<p>One excellent college that still offers merit aid to lots of students is Rice University. I’m not sure how much longer they will do that since they have a very competitive applicant pool, but right now they are offering it. I am sure there are others to consider as well.</p>
<p>PS: That’s “Stanford”. : )</p>
<p>i dont think being pure irish is at all a boost. it’s only the geographic factor that matters, and i think there are enough applicants that it would not be a big factor. </p>
<p>also, the competition will be harder since you are in need of financial aid (Depending how much you need)</p>
<p>but either way, good luck!</p>