i have a 1600...what are my chances?

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>regular decision:
stuff i can’t change: chinese, California, live about 5 miles away from S.U.</p>

<p>SAT 1600 (first time was 1520, 720 verbal)
800 on math iic, chem, bio M, writ
5 on chem, calc bc, stats, phys-c-mech, us history
4 on euro history
3 on spanish V, ap comp/lit</p>

<p>4.00 unweighted, 4.8889 academic weighted 10-12 (4.74 for grades 9-12)-
9-12 rank 1 out of 361, 10-12 rank 3 out of 361
straight A’s</p>

<p>took calculus BC sophomore year, physics ap junior year
took Calculus D over the summer before grade 12 at community college</p>

<p>-key club president, past treasurer (approx. 4 hr/week) (9-12)
-dragon boat team/club founder, president, captain - got the team to place -in division A after existing for only 2 months, and 6th out of 18 overall at NCIDBC (<a href=“http://www.sfdragonboat.com%5B/url%5D”>www.sfdragonboat.com</a> )… (if you no clue what dragon boating is: <a href=“http://www.madnyc.org/monfinal02.jpg[/url]”>http://www.madnyc.org/monfinal02.jpg&lt;/a&gt;) (12)
-school orchestra concertmaster (sadly, never participated in competitions for violin) (9-12)
-quiz kids (high school TV game show) 3rd place team out of 42, 2003-2004 season (11-12)
-tutoring (7 hr/week) (10-12)
-school tennis (most improved player award) (10-12)</p>

<p>-four-time winner of school science awards in BIOlogy H, physics AP, Chem AP- “top student”
-rennselaer medal winner - “most promising math and science [junior] student” at my school
-participant in the USAMO (usa mathematical olympiad, national math contest where only 254 high schoolers qualified)

  • school winner of the AMC 10 (10)
    -ap scholar w/distinction (12)
    -national merit semifinalist (12)
    -district student of the month, recognized by CA state legislature (11)</p>

<p>parents divorced + troubled childhood? i dont feel this should be used to my advantage, but i suppose its worth knowing</p>

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<p>Hey, lemme guess, you go to Mountain View High?</p>

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<p>wow I feel inferior</p>

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<p>i second that feeling, raven
im going to crawl in a hole in the wall now…</p>

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<p>same here same here…
i think a lot of abc’s r like that though…heck im a chinese myself, but in the real sense of the word. u’ll definitely get in, though im no authority on the topic as i only haf 1510 and applying for intl finaid. sobsob…</p>

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<p>hey, bubchub, congrats on your 1600; welcome to the club. if you do go to mountain view, did your dragonboat team partner with crystal springs in one of the lake merced races? just curious</p>

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<p>extremely good chances!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I think we’re all secretly plotting to take out bubchub’s application now. Although Stanford rejects 65% of 1600s, you still have an amazing chance.</p>

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<p>agreed…tho remember the CC adage, “high stats are like money: with them, you can’t buy everything, but without them, you can’t buy anything”</p>

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<p>leave bubchub alone, he’s applying regular decision!</p>

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<p>I went to the information session, and the lady said that they rejected only thirty percent of 1600s</p>

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<p>Not sure about the 1600 thing. I went to the info too, but my memory may be failing. Probably why I didn’t make a 1600 (!) Good luck, bubchub.</p>

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<p>good luck, bubchub!</p>

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<p>yea - howd u know? who is this?</p>

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<p>a few of the dragonboat team captains are good friends of mine :-)</p>

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<p>yea we partnered with crystal springs - do u go there?</p>

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<p>maaybe ;-)</p>

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<p>oh wow, looks awesome!</p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>I don’t think you have a chance :P,…
why did you waste your money applying!!! Only a 1600!!!
you are a disgrace (in case you didn’t sense the sarcasm, i am being sarcastic!!!)
Why do ppl like you even post?? You know you’ll get in!!! but yeah, i guess i am just jealous :(</p>

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<p>haha yes, even ppl like me can sense sarcasm. trust me, i dont look like…minkus from boy meets world.</p>