Indonesian Applicant?

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>I was wondering as a quick question, my grade stats are just about average at Stanford and I’ve taken a lot of leadership positions at school and in my community. However, I was wondering if my status as an Indonesian applicant might put me in a better light as a Stanford applicant. </p>

<p>Since there SEEMS to be few Indonesians at Stanford (Here’s a short list of the people in the Indonesian Club at Stanford, which I know isn’t representative of the entire Indo population at Stanford but still it seems it’s relatively smaller than most other Ethnic Clubs over there: [Indonesian</a> Club at Stanford - About Students and Alumni](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/group/ICS/about/]Indonesian”>http://www.stanford.edu/group/ICS/about/)), I was wondering if placing an emphasis on my ethnicity and atypical Asian background would give my some sort of advantage or if they would simply group me in with other Asians.</p>

<p>Basically, am I going to be spending $90 on a sure-fire rejection letter?</p>

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<p>Sorry, I have nothing to contribute to your post, but it caught my eye because my wife is Batak from Medan. Looking forward to seeing people reply.</p>

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<p>Hopefully I get to see some answers too. :p</p>

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<p>Bump-be-de-bump?</p>

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<p>Guys, I really want to know if it’s some sort of hook. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Nobody knows for sure if your ethnicity would help. Also, about 94 out of every 100 applicants are rejected and lose that 90 dollars. You never know until you try. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Being an International actually harm your chances.</p>

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<p>Get over yourself. Indonesian is not an “atypical Asian background”; a university like Stanford is accustomed to receiving applications from SEA.
You should have taken the most rigorous course load available in your school; “just above average” doesn’t sound good.</p>

<p>However, if your application (essays, recs, etc) is good, you may still get in. The only “sure-fire rejection” that is certain is when you don’t apply.</p>