Chance an NYU reject for UMich or Stanford (please I’m reaching for the stars) [3.95 Uw, 4.46 W, 1410 SAT]

Chance Me / Match Me
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Demographics: African American, woman, I’m domestic and am located in the South!

School: I went to a normal public high school for my first two years of hs. And then for the last two I have attended a state sponsored(so it’s free) STEM boarding school.

GPA: 3.95 UW 4.46 W

SAT: 1410 (I applied TO to both Stanford and Columbia)

Extra Curriculars:

- LGBTQ+ Club President

-Writer for local demographic news letter

- In research program, writing my own paper with prof assistance about black feminist thoery

- TASS Summer program (3% acceptance rate)

- Host Trainer @ Fast food chain

- Ambassador for School

- Apart of tutoring program

- Chickfila leadership Academy - soccer manager

Area of Study: African American Studies and Political Sci

**Note: I know its not a lot but I literally did not know summer programs existed until I was a junior in high school I am from a rather underdeveloped environment lmao

LOR: AP lang teacher who is also my research sponsor(my school is a little different most of our teachers have phds, it’s a state sponsored stem school idk how I got in). She inspired me to pursue writing and believes in my goals.

Yearbook Sponsee(it’s considered a class): I’m editor so yeah ig he makes me do sm work and I made him a brag sheet so hopefully it’s good

Essay: I’d rate my essay an 8/10 it’s gotten good reviews but after seeing a counselor I could’ve done more to refine it! I wrote about acceptance and leaving the past in the past( mental health, incarcerated parent, failing a test).

Reaches: Umich and Stanford

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With these it’s hard to chance.

I wouldn’t say NYU is emblematic of your chances as schools make decisions independently. So you never know.

I would note that 69% (assuming no one submitting both) submitted tests at both - so pull out athletes, likely higher - so for that reason, I would guess no.

But you’ll know soon enough.

Good luck.

U of M is pricey? Are you full pay - you’re unlikely to get aid there.

Best of luck to you.

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I agree with this. It is definitely possible to be rejected by a lower ranked university and accepted by Stanford. However, “possible” does not mean “likely”.

My understanding is that NYU is need aware. I am pretty sure that Stanford is need-blind for domestic students (not for international students, but that doesn’t apply here). I would be at least mildly surprised if Michigan would guarantee to meet full need for out of state students. Thus whether it would be affordable might be hard to guess in advance and might depend upon whether you need financial aid (apparently some is possible for out of state students).

A number of years ago there was an article in the Stanford alumni magazine that talked about admissions. They said that 80% of applicants are academically qualified to attend. IMHO you are clearly in that 80%. The problem is that they accept closer to 4%, and this includes recruited athletes and legacy students.

I think that you have a chance. It is a reach. I would say the same about Columbia.

Of course both Stanford and Columbia also have very good graduate programs, and their graduate programs have a very large number of students who got their bachelor’s degree somewhere else.