[Female URM Skipped Grade] SCEA Stanford?

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Should I apply Stanford SCEA or Regular Decision?
And what is the difference between SCEA and Reg, in terms of how rigorous the admissions are?</p>

<p>----neatly organized for your reading ease =D----
Strengths: SAT Scores, Classes, Hooks, My essays (I am a persuasive essay writer)
**Weaknesses:<a href=“possibly”>/B</a> Class Rank, GPA, ECs </p>

<p>GENERAL</p>

<p>Graduation date: June 2010 (coll. class of 2014)
Demographics: Female, African-American
High School: Public, few HYPSM, middle class suburban
State: New Jersey
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

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<p>ACADEMICS</p>

<p>Class Rank: It hasn’t been released yet, but I’m sure I’m in the top 15~20% out of 500 kids.</p>

<p>GPA:</p>

<p>-98.3/100 (weighted)
-92/100 (unweighted)</p>

<p>Scores</p>

<p>-SAT I: (CR-M-W) 800-660-640 (2100 total)</p>

<p>-AP Tests: APUSH (Probably a 3)
[Next year, May 2010, I’m taking: AP Bio, AP Calc AB]</p>

<p>-SAT Subject Tests: Math II, US History, Latin (All taking in June & October 09)</p>

<p>Courses Taken</p>

<p>-Sciences: Honors Biology - Honors Chem - Geophys CP - Honors Physics - AP Biology</p>

<p>-History: World History CP - US History CP - APUSH - Replaced Hist. w/ an extra elective senior year.</p>

<p>-English: Honors English I-III, AP Lang & Comp</p>

<p>-Math: Honors Geometry - Honors Algebra II - Honors Math Analysis - AP Calc AB</p>

<p>-Language: Latin 4 years (Isn’t that unqiue?)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Lang & Comp, AP Calculus AB, String Orchestra II (skipping I), Latin IV</p>

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<p>**
EXTRACURRICULARS**</p>

<p>-Bolded ones are the ones I spent the most time on.
**
Volleyball 3 years including club,
**
NHS 2 years,</p>

<p>Science Honors Society,</p>

<p>Latin Honors Society,</p>

<p>Red Cross Club,</p>

<p>Viola 3 years,</p>

<p>Student Council, Class Cabinet 3 years, Travel Club 2 years, Interact 1 year</p>

<p>-Leadership positions:</p>

<p>Peer Mentoring 2 years,</p>

<p>Red Cross Club VP 1 year,</p>

<p>A community program for african american teens 4 years (we dont know a name for it yet.),</p>

<p>Latin Honors Society (I’ll be President or Vice President, it will be figured out in September.) 1 year</p>

<p>-Volunteering:</p>

<p>40 hours at local library,</p>

<p>At least 40 hours this summer helping autistic kids.</p>

<p>-Honors and Awards:</p>

<p>Paul Robeson Award in Renaissance 2008 (Prestigious award in my community which commends African-Americans for achievement in arts, academics, sports, and community service)</p>

<p>Maxima Cum Laude in 2007 National Latin Exam (Like National Merit Scholar on PSAT, for Latin)</p>

<p>Magna Cum Laude in 2009 National Latin Exam (Like National Merit Recognition on PSAT, for latin)</p>

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<p>“HOOKS”
*URM
*first-generation immigrant
*i should be Class of 2011 cuz i turned 16 in december.</p>

<p>peace, x’s, o’s,
junie</p>

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<p>I don’t think your age should be considered a hook.</p>

<p>“And what is the difference between SCEA and Reg, in terms of how rigorous the admissions are?”</p>

<p>SCEA is more rigorous than RD in that it is harder to get accepted early than during regular admission. Only the most exceptionally qualified get accepted SCEA. </p>

<p>You would benefit from raising your SAT score so that all the categories are 700+, but your current score doesn’t eliminate you from consideration.</p>

<p>“Language: Latin 4 years (Isn’t that unqiue?)”</p>

<p>My school doesn’t offer Latin, but I’ve seen dozens of people on CC taking it, so I don’t believe it is generally very unique.</p>

<p>Your ECs look pretty good, so I’d say you have good chances. I haven’t done a complete analysis of Stanford SCEA, but my analysis of Yale’s SCEA results (found here:<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/651345-race-college-admissions-faq-discussion-3-a-47.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/651345-race-college-admissions-faq-discussion-3-a-47.html&lt;/a&gt;) found that URMs have a 50 percent acceptance rate SCEA. I’d say it’s about a 45 percent chance you get accepted early and about a 65 percent chance you get deferred and then accepted.</p>

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OP should not take this to mean that applying RD would increase her chances.</p>

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<p>“OP should not take this to mean that applying RD would increase her chances.”</p>

<p>Correct.</p>

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<p>“found that URMs have a 50 percent acceptance rate SCEA.”</p>

<p>That seems like a VERY loose interpretation of your data. I know what your other posts says, but taken out of context, it doesn’t reflect the VERY small number , nor the fact that I think they were all CC posters.</p>

<p>Maybe you could say “50 percent of URM folks applied to Yale SCEA and who post their results on CC and were admitted.” N=16?</p>

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<p>I’m sorry that I was loose with way I presented my conclusion. I’ve been qualifying statements similar to that dozens of times lately and I forgot to do it that time.</p>

<p>I did, however, link to the complete data. Hopefully, no one was misled by the way I stated it.</p>

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<p>thanks silverturtle.
the SCEA race analysis you did gives me hope. youre a determined person</p>

<p>edit: [note to future self: add Johnson & Johnson Technology Awareness Program to ECs <a href=“http://www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us/139320124163917340/site/default.asp][/url”>http://www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us/139320124163917340/site/default.asp][/url</a>]</p>

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<p>you’re in, i guarantee it. I had the same hooks( black, first gen) and got in SCEA with far less qualifications. i’ll be shocked if you dont get in. Good luck.</p>

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<p>You will definitely get in over the Asian Male w/ a 2400, 4.0, 4x Club President, 2x USAPHO/USABO/UNSCO, Intel Finalist, etc.</p>

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<p>wow…
thanks eagle and allexas. i hope youre both correct. =D</p>

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<p>I think Alexa is being disingenuous… but then I’ve been trying to use that word in a sentence.</p>

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<p>it sounded far fetched to me too lol</p>

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<p>Regardless of that, you most likely will be accepted.</p>