Obama's application to stanford!!

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Ok not really… but please chance me haha</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 680
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 790
SAT Total: 2270
SAT II: 800 math, 800 chem, 720 ushistory
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores: Calc, Chem, and another: all 5’s
GPA weighted: no idea but I’m taking hardest course load
GPA unweighted: 3.8/4.0
Rank or % estimate: top 5% (school wont tell more than that)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: relatively good
Teacher Recs: counselor said they were amazing
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Hook (if any): none</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: NO
Recruited Yes/No: NO
Important ECs: Varsity Tennis Captain, Honor Society VP, President of Math League, a bunch of other generic ones…</p>

<p>Other Factors:
Over 200 hours of research in a lab for a professor at a local university, work is published
Started two companies:
tutoring company in 11th grade, it wasn’t successful
t-shirt company last summer, it is doing relatively well right now
organized a huge charity event by myself, raising about $2000 in one day</p>

<p>Any chance for stanford?</p>

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<p>you seem like a solid applicant, its how you come across in Essays that will matter</p>

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<p>You should probably focus on the research and the entrepreneurship in your essays. Those two things up your chances considerably.</p>

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<p>i agree with fsch
emphasize your business experience, because those things were really unique (maybe don’t say that the tutoring business was a bust though haha)
also make sure you emphasize your leadership becuase i think that could be really beneficial
i would say that you have a mediocre chance - your downsides: SAT, GPA, and race</p>

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<p>definitely go with the entrepreneurship and such. although actually i would say that tutoring was a bust, and talk about how you learned from the mistakes you made to make the t-shirt thing a success</p>