admissions concerns

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>i am applying rd to stanford, and am ranked 7/520 in my class. Another girl is also applying but is ranked 2nd.
we have about equal SAT’s, and her grade point average is very very slightly above mine. But she has focused her high school time on more AP classes (AP Bio, AP physics, AP chem, AP BC calc, etc) while i have focused my time on EC’S (mock trial, stuco, choir)
she scored mostly 5’s on AP’s while i scored mostly 4’s, but i have received national awards in mock trial.
also, my brother goes to stanford.</p>

<p>so WWSD?
what would stanford do?</p>

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<p>reject both of you :p</p>

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<p>Beat her to it: apply SCEA. Hehe…</p>

<p>I really don’t know though.</p>

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<p>Yours essays will be cruicial.</p>

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<p>I agree with Aibek. You’ll go nuts if you try to compare yourself to her. The thing is that people at Stanford aren’t all the same, cut to a certain mold. The people are unique and driven in their own ways. So I don’t think either of you has a better chance on the little info you gave. The crucial part is indeed your essays - where you show what you’ve done, why you did it, how you feel about it, how you’ve grown, and what you’ve learned. Show who you are, not just what you did.</p>

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<p>If your app is as good as your brother’s was, you’ll probably get in.</p>

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<p>I dont understand. Stanford enroll just two person? What is that? you all have really great success.</p>

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<p>Essays. National awards help too…</p>

<p>Also, if you’re both qualified, they’ll accept both of you. There were two of us unhooked applicants applying SCEA this year, and in 20 years Stanford has only taken one recruited athlete and one double legacy. You can bet we weren’t thinking both of us could get in. But we did remarkably, and that’s proof that if you’re qualified, you’ll make it in regardless of who else applies/has applied.</p>

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<p>Old thread much?</p>

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<p>stanford would accept an applicant less qualified than both of you. seems like the way it is at my school</p>

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<p>I was ranked 7/549. Only one other person was accepted and her rank was lower than mine. Rank is just one part of your application! Fours and fives are both great. What you really should have done (since you probably already know where you’re going) is focus on your essays, as mentioned. The fact that you focused on ECs show that you have passion, which she may not have. Don’t worry about competing with her, even. Focus on showing the real you in the application. :slight_smile: Hope you were accepted to Stanford!!! :D</p>

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<p>You seem to focus on ECs more. That’s what Stanford wants. You have to reflect it on your essays, however. </p>

<p>Of course, academics are the most important factor. But Stanford would rather see that you have a passion for things than be an academic nerd.</p>

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<p>hav u thought that both of u woule get accepted</p>