<p>Chinese-Indonesian female.
Current Junior.
ABC in China as of my sophomore year.
(Fish-out-of-water story: too trite to be a hook?)</p>
<p>EC’s :
-Music:7 years of band/orchestra (oboe/piano)
-Dance: Winterguard/Colorguard, 4 years traditional Chinese, German Folk
-Theater: 3 years acting, 1 year set design, APAC theater traveling group
-Comm Service: Memphis Chinese Community Teen Volunteers, NHS, 3 years HfH, peer tutoring (music), student director
-Student Government: (6 years) 2008 council member, 2010 Exec. Secretary, 2011 Exec. President, school mascot
-Sports: 4 years ultimate frisbee, 2009 Varsity VolleyballSocial Studies- 1 year Model UN, 1 year International Club ( while in the states)</p>
<p>AWARDS:
2007 Wordsmith Gold Medalist
2009 APAC Theater
2009 Language Arts Award
2010 EARCOS Global Citizenship Award
2010 Thespian Award
2010 Talent Show Judge’s & Peoples Choice Awards</p>
<p>CLASSES:
IB English HL
IB Math SL
IB Spanish Ab initio
IB Art HL
IB Music (self-studied)
Music Technology
Symphonic Band
APUSH</p>
<p>OTHER STUFF:
- uncle is the prof of the stanford music dept.
- possible major in performing arts or english.
- a slammin art portfolio in the makings.</p>
<p>HOWEVER
GPA UW is a 3.669 (B’s in sciences).
two SAT’s: 1890, 2000 </p>
<p>My scores aren’t too stellar. Science is not my forte.
Do I still have a chance?
Besides grades what else should I work on senior year?
Tips on The Essay?</p>
<p>I’m not going to say you have absolutely NO Chance, but you will definitely need a 2350+ and high 700s-800 on subject tests if you want to have any chance at getting in with your GPA. Also, you should try to show more passion in your EC’s.</p>
<p>your uncle is a professor in the music dept? that could help. I would say shoot for straight As from now on and retake the SAT shooting for a 2200+ and you would have a good shot</p>
<p>^Xargon, I’m not sure having an uncle who teaches at Stanford is, in and of itself, much of a help. I’m under the impression that recommendations from current faculty would be given weight only to the extent that the faculty member could meaningfully attest to the applicant’s abilities or qualifications on some objective basis. I agree that the OP could use some better grades and test scores, and would recommend she also bring her interest in the arts into clear focus in her essays. (And yes, OP, fish-out-of-water story is pretty trite unless there is some unique denouement involved.)</p>
<p>I think the fact that the OP has a lot of interest in music with a lot of activities could mean that an uncle as a prof in the music dept. would be a help. if that makes sense…haha</p>
<p>Your extracurriculars are commendable and if you have topics for your essays that show the type of person you are that would really help a lot. The essays and letters of recommendation help a lot and can make up for scores that are not so stellar. You have a chance and if you keep improving and it shows with your grades from first semester of senior year then I think you’ll be in the hunt. Aiming for a high SAT is good but don’t worry if you don’t get it, it’s not the end of the world there’s a lot of kids here at Stanford that got in, including myself, with a score lower than 2000. Best of luck</p>