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BevoUT

..Just because she didn't have a perfect gpa doesn't mean she DIDN'T work her ass off. I never have had all the time in the world to study either because I didn't get home from school/football until 7:30 ish...

soccermjb

@ miawrites:

Generally if your average is a percentage then you leave it as such.
But I believe the general consensus is 90-100 is an A which would give you a 4.0
However if you go on the college board website they site 93% + as 4.0
Either way I'd say you have a 4.0 GPA

b'smom

Even GPA's don't tell the whole story; some schools are very demanding and A's aren't given out freely-that doesn't mean the student won't excel at Stanford or make huge contributions in life.

runnergirl13

I know that this thread is reallyyy old, but it really caught my eye because Stanford is my DREAMM school and because I'm very passionate about running also.. Wow, this really gives me hope because currently my gpa is around there (im only a sophomore though) and I hope to be recruited by colleges for running.. Jennyx if you have any tips/advice about contacting coaches (do you know if those "recruit" forms where you can pay $100 for a profile shot and info for colleges to see are worth it or just a scam??) and the times needed to run for stanford as a recruit (5k xc team, mile, 2 mile..) Thanks!!

stuntin

"My SAT also wasn't outstanding (2200)."

jennyx, I think that's pretty outstanding!!! xD

zing

To runnergirl:

The Stanford women are in a sort of "rebuilding" year because they graduated a lot of top runners who were part of their NCAA XC championship team (like Arianna Lambie who is now pro and running for Nike up in Oregon).

It looks like they are showing some great promise though. Freshman Laurynne Chetelat is running great (#2 all time American junior record/under 20 record in her debut 5k) and yesterday Lauren Centrowitz tied the Stanford 1500 record and will be going pro after this season.

Stanford is still definitely a powerhouse and a top 10 team and you have to be pretty fast to get recruited. Just to give you an idea, off of the top of my head, here are some of the female recruits this year:

Alex Dunne - Footlocker nationals finalist, 10:16 3200 so far this year (Arcadia champion), ran 10:25 last year as a junior to get 4th in the state (from CA)
Kathy Kroeger - Has been a Footlocker nationals champion and has consistently been a top 10 runner in the nation (from Tennessee)
Justine Fedronic - 2007 and 2009 Arcadia 800 champion, has the #1 time in California so far this year with 2:09... has a PR of 2:08 and was a Nationals qualifier in cross country this fall
Maria Malone - another Norcal talent just like Fedronic, one of the top runners in Northern California who was ranked in the top 25 in the 3200 in the nation (sub 10:30 3200 PR) last year

So that's just an idea of the type of people Stanford recruits... last year they also got some great out of state recruits. Basically you have to usually be a Nationals qualifier in cross country (so a top 50 in the nation type runner) or run some really good times on the track... all of the people listed above have been around top 25 in their respective events in the nation... with some being even higher such as Alex Dunne who currently has the #2 fastest time in the nation.

crystal_elements

Hm, I know this is kind of an old thread, but I thought I'd just put my input in. I attended a college summer program last summer that brought all the students together with college admissions officers from across the nation. We had seminars about applying to college and what admission officers look for; one seminar included looking at two actual applications and deciding for ourselves who should be the accepted applicant.

I personally give the office of admissions for any college HUGE credit. A lot of people don't realize how much time and effort (and stress) goes into their jobs. These people look at thousands of applications; each student's futures are in THEIR hands, which means they don't take it lightly. In other words, these people look at each and every aspect of the application. Scores are NOT everything. Just because you've worked your butt off all your life, it doesn't mean you're automatically a shoo-in for the college of your choice. Colleges, especially Stanford, look for people who are well-rounded. The five main aspects they look at in an application are: 1) Essay, 2) SAT/ACT Scores and Grades (including course rigor), 3) Extracurricular Activities, 4) Community Service, and 5) Letters of Recommendation. You could be the smartest person in the world, but if you don't have a good attitude and your Rec letters show it, it's enough to keep you out of even the best colleges. Stanford looks for the all-around person who is most likely to make the most out of their education and succeed not only academically, but socially as well. They look for diversity in the best and the brightest, for the people whose personality and uniqueness shines through even in an application.

For those of you who are bitter, I'm sorry you feel that way. But you have to understand that there are so many factors in deciding whether or not a person gets accepted into college. If getting accepted only depended on scores, grades, and extracurricular activities, then many of us, even if we have something to show for in different aspects, wouldn't even stand a chance. Understanding that is the first step to understanding everything Stanford...er...stands for. (Totally did not mean to turn that into a pun. Whoa. Sheer irony.)

jessimistic

Jenny,

Congratulations! I think it's great that you decided to apply even though you didn't feel you were good enough, you obviously were I turned in my application to Stanford a month ago and I can't wait for my reply. Hopefully the admissions counselors will look past my mediocre test scores and see something in me that may have what it takes to go to a school like Stanford.

i<3cookies

i would like to see your essay as well =] thank you!

idad

Just a small correction for this dated thread. This is an example of operant conditioning not classical conditioning.

maryt487

I have a 4.0 GPA but a low SAT so I was considering just not applying at all even though Stanford is one of my top picks. This is really inspirational though. I have to crank out all of the essays in the next few days and send them over to Stanford!

Question: Is Stanford rolling admissions? I never thought it was, but some people are now saying that it is. What is the truth on this matter?


Also, congrats on your acceptance!

meadowpegasus

No, Stanford's apps deadline is on Jan 1st.

dangosan

Thank you for actually giving me hope. This post means a lot to me.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.