Transfer--Chances for Stanford and Reed

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hi, I?m a Sophomore transferring from University of Washington. If anyone has time, please weigh in on my chances. I?ve applied to Stanford and Reed. Thanks</p>

<p>High School GPA: 3.87 (including Running Start college courses, 55 credits)
UW GPA: 3.9
SAT I: 1420
SAT II:
French: 780
US History: 740
Writing: 700
Major: Anthropology</p>

<p>Academics
UW-SU (China) Exchange Program, undergraduate thesis/Independent Research, 2006-07
Leading collaborative research project in Southwest China, 2006-07
AFS France HS Exchange, fluent in French 2002-03
UW UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR AWARD 2005-07
UW Dean’s List 2005-06
Anthropology Departmental Honors 2006-07
CC Dean’s List 2003-2005
3 nominations, Award for Excellence in Writing CC 2003-05
Running Start 2003-05 (Earn college credits at local CC while enrolled in HS)
Top 10% of High School Graduating Class 2005 </p>

<p>ECs
Club Soccer: 6 years, State Championship, Senior HS
HS soccer: 2 State Championships, Captain, Regional MVP, Senior HS
University of Washington Varsity Soccer: spring season, Freshman UW
Anthropology Service learning: Wildlife Refuge (wildlife care assistant), Freshman UW
Television internship: 1 year, Independent Documentary, Junior/Senior HS
French Club: Founder and President, Junior/Senior HS</p>

<p>Job
Summer job at University, grounds maintenance/landscaping, wages towards financing college</p>

<p>Recs
1 from Stanford alum, good
1 from Yale alum, very good
Optional from HS coach, decent</p>

<p>Essays
Excellent</p>

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<p>Sorry, I’ll only <em>bump</em> once. Help a restless soul… :)</p>

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<p>You sound terriffic,
I have absolutely no idea why Stanford or Reed would reject you
Especially because you have experience in grounds maintenance/landscaping…</p>

<p>Your Recs are impressive too…I just got one from a regular teacher…
I think your SAT’s are the old SAT’s right?</p>

<p>Of course, I know just about not much…but it’s good to have a friend on college confidential</p>

<p>In all seriousness, you have one of the best extracurriculars and rec’s i’ve seen…so don’t fret</p>

<p>Waiting is the hardest</p>

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<p>감사합니다</p>

<p>Old SAT’s</p>

<p>The wait is hard, that’s why I’m drinking cocoa at 3am in the first place</p>

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<p>Lol, you’re Korean…
Keep my updated, I am totally rooting for you!</p>

<p>I’ve been sleeping a lot lately to make the day go a little faster…i’m not sure if you’d like to that…its not productive…but it is effective</p>

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<p>have you heard anything from Reed or Stanford yet?</p>

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<p>Not yet. I’ll be in Xinjiang (China’s northwestern autonomous region) when I hear the decision. haha, there’s no place I’d rather receive an admissions decision than on a camel in the middle of the Gobi desert. Stanford–May 15</p>