"Standing out" (also a "chance me")

portugueseninja
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:55:32 +0000

I’d guess you’re definitely in at a good few of those.

The thing is:

“I know that when people look at these threads they check to see the grades and scores, and if they fall into the qualifying catagory they give them the “you have a chance, but you are just like the other applicants”. I really want to know: do I stand out?”

You know what the answer is. You’re an excellent applicant. But there’s never going to be any way we can realistically say if you stand out, because there’s going to be thousands of applicants who also have amazing grades. Your application is good that your focus seems to be on tennis, which is great. If that passion shines through in your essays you’re probably good to go. But then again, there could be a lot of other people who are passionate about their sport, in which case, while you are a highly desirable applicant, you might not necessarily “stand out”. But obviously, you do have a great application there. Best of luck to you! I’m also applying to Pomona, Harvard, Chicago, and Princeton… maybe we’ll end up at the same school In which case, as I’m just getting into tennis myself, we should meet up for a game and you can teach me some skillz :D