Do I have a chance at Stanford?

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Please take the time to chance me - I would really appreciate it</p>

<p>I am a middle-eastern male rising senior who plans to major in engineering or possibly business. If I choose to major in engineering I am thinking of going into computer science, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering.</p>

<p>State of Residence: MD</p>

<p>(I am from one of the top public school systems in the nation)</p>

<p>GPA:</p>

<p>3.57 UW
4.2 W</p>

<p>AP’s (Junior Year: AP Comp Sci, AP Calc AB, AB English Lang. Senior Year: AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP Calc BC, and I will be self studying for AP Gov, AP Comparative Gov, and AP US History)</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:</p>

<p>SAT: 2040 I plan on taking it again to get 2150+</p>

<p>math-690
writing-720 (11 essay)
reading- 630</p>

<p>ACT I plan on taking to get a 32+</p>

<p>I plan on taking SAT II’s in</p>

<p>Math II
US History
Physics</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>12 time Honor Roll Recipient
Student of the Month 2011 May/June
AP Scholar
4th Place in FBLA Regional Business Law Competition
2nd Place in FBLA Regional Business Procedure Competition
10th Place in FBLA State Business Procedure Competition</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

<p>4 years of FIRST Robotics, 2 years as head of business department (treasurer), wrote a business plan that outlined the team’s finances for the upcoming 5 years and managed the team’s finances for the 2 years
4 years of FBLA
3 years of Key Club, treasurer during initial year, participated in various charitable fundraisers and community service projects
4 years of SGA, 2 years of Class Board, 2 years of Executive Board, Treasurer of Executive board
2 years of NHS
2 years of NSHS (science)
2 years of NTHS (technical)
2 years of peer tutoring
1 year of public speaking club, founder and president
1 summer of community service as First Tee volunteer coach</p>

<p>Experience:
Internship at UMDCP in the field of electrical engineering (summer)
Internship at JHUAPL in the field of computer science (senior year)</p>

<p>both internships were engineering related internships</p>

<p>I am applying early decision to stanford and probably interviewing and I want to see if I have a chance at all.</p>

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<p>rocksupper- Everyone on here could “chance” you all day long, but in the long run, it won’t make a difference. Even though there are requirements that Stanford looks for, once those apps are in, it is a total crapshoot. There is no predicting who will make the cut and who won’t.</p>

<p>But don’t let that get you down! You have excellent credentials. I would work on getting your math score on the SAT up since you are thinking about engineering. </p>

<p>And start working on your essays -now, if you haven’t already. And just do your best in all you do. Stressing out will get you no where because, like I stated earlier, applying to Stanford is a total shot in the dark. They get tons of applicants and only so many will get in. Even those with perfect scores on everything, who cloned a sheep over their summer breaks, will be turned down. But don’t get discouraged! You still have an excellent shot!</p>

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<p>Work on SAT. You need at least 700 across the board. Take it two more times, the 11 essay is nice. </p>

<p>On apps, let your personality shine through. I definitely had the most fun with my Stanford essays & they were by far the most whimsical and “out there” of my HYPS apps.</p>