??? Chances for Stanford ???

CallMeHrishi
Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:22:25 +0000

Hi everyone.
Thanks for reading this.

I’m from India and plan to do either computer science or maybe engineering once I graduate from High School.
I am planning to apply to Stanford (and some other universities like Carnegie Mellon, UCB and USC), so wanted to know where I stand, from you guys. Take a look at my profile:

___School:

Class 9 - GPA was 9.6 (out of 10, with most A’s) - from the central board of secondary education.

Class 10 - GPA was 10 (out of 10, almost all A’s) - from the central board of secondary education.

Class 11 - percentile in the state : 99.49 ;Percentage : 91% ( I ranked in the top 0.5% of the state! and the highest in my school ) - from the Gujarat higher secondary education board.

Class 12 results will be out once admission procedures will be completed, son not much worried bout that.

___Standardized Tests:

-SAT attempt 1 - 2170 (CR:720 M:780 W:670)
-SAT attempt 2 - 2070 (CR:630 M:730 W:710) ( Yes, I do know about the drop and I am a little sad as well. )

-SAT Superscore - 2210 (CR:720 M:780 W:710)

I am aware of the fact that Stanford superscores the SAT, so I hope that the drop won’t be a big issue.

SAT Subject tests
-Math level II - Pending this October!
-Physics - Pending this October!
I hope to score good

IELTS and TOEFL will be given in the coming month as well.

___Essays:

I’m a strong writer and can write pretty good when I’m calm and pensive.

___Recommendations:

My teachers are really fond of me, so I think that they will write well for me! I can easily get 4-5 from different teachers.

___ECs:

School quizzing team for 4 years; participated in 15 quizzes on city, state and national levels. Won about 8-9

Two quiz shows were televised on national TV in India and neighboring countries. (I felt like a celebrity, lol)

Active musician, about 13-14 years with the guitar and the piano.

Have conducted many charity music shows in which I have performed at several occasions.

Active community service advocate; about one visit and musical performance at an orphanage every week.

Leader of the school music club and I write often for the school newsletter.

I teach math and science to homeless and impoverished girls in my town.

I'm really good at movie making; I design films for the school's events and have a successful YouTube channel with over 10.5K subs and one and half million views!

I also teach music to some poor people who live in the outskirts of the city in which I stay.

I have weekly school talks with lower grade students and encourage them to work harder, for it turns out that my speeches have a beguiling influence (not in the negative way though).

… Maybe I might have forgotten a few more ECs, but I’m sure you’ll get the gist of what I mean …

All your comments are appreciated.
Thank you!