Can I get into Stanford?

member40
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:30:28 +0000

Hi everyone! I am a senior in high school this year and my ultimate dream school is Stanford. There is no school on Earth that I love as much as this school and I wanted to know what you think my chances are. I applied early and I will hear back in 11 days, but the anticipation is killing me. So here is my info…

I am a white female and my major of interest is computer engineering. my cumulative GPA is 97 (weighted) up through my junior year. I have taken almost all honors and AP classes. i took AP World History my sophomore year, AP Physics B and AP Lang my junior year, and this year I am taking AP Spanish Lang, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, and AP Computer Science. The only B I have gotten was in Political Science my freshman year. Most of my AP classes have been high Bs, but our school gives extra points so they have become As. Class rank is 42/402 (very competitive school), my SAT superscore is 2070 (720 Math, 700 CR, and 650 Writing). I got a 660 on the Math II subject test and a 680 on the Physics subject test.

As far as extracurriculars go, I have done a lot. 4 year letterman in softball, senior captain in 12th grade. Also played JV lacrosse my freshman year. I played competitive travel softball during my freshman and sophomore year, and later joined an equestrian team, which i have been on during my junior and senior years. I have worked every summer of high school as an assistant riding instructor at a girl scout camp, and i also worked in the fast food industry for 5 months in 11th grade. I have been an active girl scout since i was 7, and earned my Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards, which are the highest awards in Girl Scouting. I am a server and a reader at my church, NHS member in 12th grade (my school is new, so it was established at the end of my junior year), SALT member in 11th grade, member of a fun club called Quidditch club, and made honor roll all years of high school.

My main essay on my application was about how the girl scout camp that i work at (and also attended as a kid) impacted me as a person. Do you think my chances are good? there is only a 7% acceptance rate, but i feel like i have been very involved in a lot of different things in high school, and I can provide a new perspective to the school. What do you think?