<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2300
ACT: 36
SAT II: Math ii - 760; World History - 780; French (w/o listening) - 760; Chemistry - 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (10th and 11th grade)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World - 5; Calc ab - 5; Micro econ - 5; Macro econ - 5, Psychology - 5; Chemistry - 5 (couldnt take more aps due to band being in my schedule)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Taking one this year
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC; AP Physics C; AP Biology; Honors English; IB HL French B; Java at local community college; Marching/Symphonic Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FIRST Robotics Dean’s List Finalist; National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National French Honors Society, Cum Laude Society - Summa Cum Laude</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Rotary Interact Club (President; have leadership for 3 years); FRC Robotics (Co-Captain; have leadership for 3 years); Relay For Life (Team Captain for 4 years; work on the committee); Student Council (elected Secretary - 10,11,12); National Honors Society (Vice President - elected by members); Marching Band - (Asst. Drum Major; 2 years);
Varsity Track (2 years, All Conference junior year, was on JV first 2 years)
Other that I may not list because i’ll run out of room: JV Basketball, JV Tennis (both 1 year), French Club
Job/Work Experience:
Nothing really, unless you count working with kids
Volunteer/Community service:
Took a 2 week trip to India with uncle who is a surgeon and spent the time treating poor patients, totaled 50 hours.
Spent over 650 hours for Rotary, another 150 for robotics, 50 for NHS, and 200 plus for Relay.
Summer Activities:
2 week trip to India to treat patients in poor areas,
co-led week long summer robotics camps for 4 years at a local community college,
Johns Hopkins CTY for 2 years, Marching Band camp, lifting and running (but i don’t know if that counts…)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App essays - (8.5/10)
Stanford essays overall (9/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>
<p>Teacher Rec #1: From french teacher I’ve had for all of high school, really prestigious teacher, really likes me and I’ve been a good student all around. (9.5/10)
Teacher Rec #2: From math teacher I had twice, he’s just really chill… (8/10)
Counselor Rec: Solid, considering there are a lot of kids in my class. Met with her a couple times (8.5/10)
Additional Rec: Nothing</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: VERY COMPETITIVE PUBLIC
Ethnicity: ASIAN
Gender: MALE
Income Bracket: MEDIUM HIGH
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NOTHING</p>
<p>Well, honestly 5% or less! depending on the strength of the other applicants…
Any special honors or awards? Research? Something to set you apart? The truth is that Stanford is
just not a “please chance me” school…</p>
<p>FIRST Deans List is a major award, it’s the one of the most prestigious.
No, I didn’t have any research, but you can’t do EVERYTHING right?
Unfortunately, i’m not an asian machine, just a very dedicated worker.
My well roundness sets me apart, I excel athletically and academically, i’m a leader and devote my time for the benefit of others. I’m very passionate about the community and Stanford itself.
That’s why I belong there.</p>
<p>@farmerstan
Wow
If you’re so sure that you’ll get in then why are you asking others for their opinions. Also, why do you ask for peoples’ opinions and then get mad when they give you it. I hope you’re kidding. Get off this site and do something amazing. #yolo lol</p>
<p>Yea in the end it’s hard to say whether or not you’ll get into Stanford. Don’t be disheartened by replies here. Apply anyway and with full confidence. That said I don’t think you have the right mix. </p>
<p>I’m saying that me looking at your profile I would THINK they would say no. But that’s all I can do even though I got in myself; all I can do is speculate. There are many people who I’ve seen, I’m surprised got in looking at their profile and many others who I’m surprised didn’t. So that is why even though I don’t think you would or even if no one else thinks you would, apply anyway and with full confidence. The same thing happened to me. People said I wouldn’t get in.</p>
<p>Asian Male, high income, unhooked? Well, your stats certainly are competitive, but don’t assume you are guaranteed getting in. </p>
<p>Also, it is a bit silly to “rate” your essays. Your essays should be polished, revised, and revised more. You shouldn’t have any 8/10’s because ideally they should express exactly what you want to say about yourself. Maybe work on them a little bit more?</p>
<p>I’d say you have the numbers to get in. But it’s hard for anyone without access to your whole admissions packet to say more than that. Stanford, as far as I can tell from two years of interacting with my peers here, cares a lot about the non-numerical aspects of a student, especially the essays and letters of recommendation. If you’re interested in how Stanford admissions works, I highly recommend that you read this article, which was recently published in our alumni magazine. In it, both the Dean and Assistant Dean of Stanford Undergraduate admissions talk about what goes on behind the scenes. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.</p>
<p>As everyone says, you have the stats necessary, but beyond that it’ll be the intangibles. I would work really hard on the essays. Your stats and EC’s are very similar to mine, and I’m pretty sure the only thing that set me apart were the essays </p>
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