Chances for a Double Legacy?

rwbball42 · 07-14-2005, 07:57 PM

(Cross-posted in Chances board)

I'm applying for Stanford EA in the fall. Here are my stats:

White male from New England.

SATs:
V: 800
CR: 780
M: 630
Composite: 2210

SAT IIs:
Literature: 750
U.S. History: 740
World History: 720

GPA: 3.9/4.0--I don't know my weighted GPA

Rank: 9/97 at a small Catholic school that's decent but not great
My grades are really good in the classes that I'm interested in, like English and history and languages, but I SUCK at math. My girlfriend tutors me and I manage to get high Bs, but that's what pulls my rank and GPA down.

ECs:
Basketball: This is really important to me. Four years Varsity on a pretty good team, but I'm nowhere near good enough to play for Stanford. I've been the head coach (unpaid) of a kids' team in the summer for the past three years. I was also the assistant coach of an elementary school team in the winter last year, and I plan to do the same this year. I have some awards, like MVP last year and some all-league honors.
NHS: I'll be the treasurer next year. Not a big deal.
Community Service Corps: member for four years

Recs:
Should be pretty good. My teachers really like me. One of my recs will be from a teacher whose class had a lot of discussion and debate. I always participated a lot.

Other:
I'm a double legacy. So that helps.
My family is pretty well-off.
My potential majors are English and history.

So, how are my chances? Does Stanford weigh legacies heavily? Any input would be great.

MotherOfTwo · 07-14-2005, 09:04 PM

I'm not sure about the legacy weight, but I'm pretty sure they highly recommend a Math II SAT 2.

rwbball42 · 07-15-2005, 06:14 PM

Thanks for the response, MotherOfTwo. I should have mentioned that I'm planning on taking the Math II SAT at the next testing date. I've been scoring over 600 on the practice tests, which I know isn't good by Stanford's standards, but I hope they'll recognize that my interests lie completely outside of math.

I also forgot to include my AP scores (summer has fried my brain, apparently). My school only offers two AP classes to juniors, and I got a 5 on English Lit and a 4 on US History. Next year I'll be taking AP Government, AP French, and AP English Lang. The only other AP that my school offers is AP Calc, which I'm skipping for obvious reasons...

Any other opinions on my chances? What are my weaknesses as an applicant?

8thgradeboy1 · 07-15-2005, 09:36 PM

the math section in the SAT

8thgradeboy1 · 07-15-2005, 09:37 PM

just get around 700-800 on the math section and you'll be fine

there isn't anyway knowing that they will accept you but you have a good shot

your ecs looks good plus i might be doing the same thing as you; coaching little kids in basketball and varsity stuff. yeah i might even play for stanford.

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