could i become a cardinal RD?

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Asian Male, NJ
STATS:
-2340 SAT (790M,790W,760V), SAT2: 800 (phys),800 (math 2c),780 (american)
-GPA=4.15(weighted) in competitive public school in NJ
-AP taken: Phys (5), American Hist(5), Calc BC (5), Stat (5), Span Lang (3)
-AP taking sr yr: Chem, Govt and Politics, Euro History, Economics </p>

<p>EC:
-Chief founder/organizer of tsunami relief fundraiser concert - $5500 and all donated to Direct Relief International</p>

<p>-Chief organizer/leader of hurricane katrina tsunami relief project - raised $1300 and all donated to DRI</p>

<p>-Selected to and attended Columbia University Sci Honors Program (Junior and Senior yr)</p>

<p>-300+ volunteer hrs (all done for 2 or 3 yrs)- Fair Trade shop, special autistic children program, learning disability kids summer camp.</p>

<p>-Selected and attended M&T Summer Institute at UPENN junior summer</p>

<p>-Selected to NJ Region I Alto Sax
-Selected to NJPAC Jazz for Teens (only applied soph.yr)
-Winner of Amer Music Assoc Compet @ Carnegie (piano)
-4 year starting varsity member of fencing team
-4year member of stage jazz band, wind ensemble, sax quartet, and concert band
-Played piano for 10 yrs, Sax for 6 yrs
-3yr participant in NJ Essex County math league
-member of astronomy club and 4 yr intramural quizbowl participant</p>

<p>Summers (soph and junior summer together):
-Internship at KBS (broadcasting station)
-SAT Math Tutor
-Volunteered at learning disabled summer camp (2years i volunteered there added up to 9weeks)
-Lead 13 member community service program (fundraisers and volunt)
-attended M&TSI at upenn
-Kumon Tutor</p>

<p>the teachers @ our school have an unwritten policy that they wont write the rec as well if we dont waive our rights to see the rec - so i never know good the recs were. but those teachers like me.</p>

<p>im starting the essays now but theyre real good so far.</p>

<p>just curious about my chances.&lt;/p>

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<p>well… thats a good thing , because stanford doesn’t look at recommendations that haven’t been waived with the same level of seriousness.</p>

<p>but yeah you have a great chance, just apply and find out is all can say, they are pretty random in selecting (or so it seems) but i’m sure if you put everything in context its not as random as it seems. All i’m saying is great kids sometimes get rejected. so cross ur fingers and apply</p>

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<p>ha, its just that i got deferred ED from columbia and right now i feel like i’m gonna get deferred/rejected from all the schools i like. i dont mean to sound like im bragging if thats what some ppl think.</p>

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<p>god if you got deferred by columbia i dont know why i’m even applying to ivies… jeez</p>

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<p>I am scared…there goes Stanford</p>

<p>Guess I have to pray for Umich to take me in, or hope that my serious lack of super-duper stellar EC’s wont drag me down.</p>

<p>I talked to a Stanford alumna once at a conference, she says that throughout the admissions process she thought she should give up b/c she felt unqualified for most of the schools she was applying for. She did get in to a couple of top Ivy’s though and Stanford (obviosuly). Only then did she realize how strong her application was.</p>

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<p>Make a saxophone audition tape and send it to the music dept overnight (it has to be there by 12/15). It does not have to be a high quality recording - just something that shows your playing ability. (Follow the instructions on the web site for sending an audition.) It might GREATLY improve your chances.</p>