My Chances?!

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Stats:
SAT I: 730V, 710M
SAT IIs: 670 Wr 600 IIC 630 Phys
GPA: N/A
Rank: 2/260</p>

<p>Location:
Small Town (Pop. 20,000) in Ontario, Canada
School Type: Public (in another town, my town doesn’t have public high school)
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Chinese</p>

<p>Recommendations:</p>

<p>Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Amazing. All said I was one of their best.
Counselor Rec: I think pretty good.</p>

<p>Activities:
National Lifeguard (CPR “Class C”, Standard First Aid, Defibrillation Certification) I work as a Lifeguard/Instructor currently.
RedCross and LifeSaving Society Swim and Leadership Certified Instructor
(Spanish) Classical Guitar (Gr. 8 Royal Conservatory of Music) - less popular of an instrument
Minister of Finance on School Student Parliament
Assistant Manager at Kumon Institute of Education (5 years)
School Chess Club Founder & President (our school doesn’t have any clubs except Student Parliament)</p>

<p>*Notes:
I have taken the most rigorous course load offered by my school. I have no spares and have taken a full course load.<br>
My grades have been in an upward trend since Gr. 9. My Gr. 12 marks are by far my best.
I did not apply for financial aid.</p>

<p>What are my chances at Stanford?</p>

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<p>You have a good of a chance as the majority of the people who apply. But some things that may hurt you are your test scores. Your SAT II scores are a bit on the low side, especially the Math IIC. You still have a very good chance if you wrote stellar essays. If your teacher recs complement your personality and give them a glimpse of your life and you tried your best on those essays, you should be fine.</p>