<p>GPA: 4.6 W U:My school didn’t put unweighted on my transcript for some weird reason. I’ve gotten a 4.0 in HS classes but 2 B’s and a C (Math) on my college transcript.
Class Rank: 2/113
Area: Santa Barbara, CA
Ethnicity: Half-Afghan, Half-Jewish/western european origin
LOR’s: One from polisci professor at community college which will be strong. One from UCSB professor who I have worked with which I assume will also be strong. My counselor rec will be really good, I’m one of her best students.
SAT: 770W, 650CR, 550M (1970)
SATII: Taken only French w/listening so far. I am pretty conversational but not fluent so I’m expecting around a 600. Any advice on what I should take in Dec?</p>
<p>EC’s: Viola, Middle East Studies Club at SB Community College, have done many benefit concerts raising several thousand dollars for causes like haitian earthquake relief.</p>
<p>My passion during my high school career has been classical music performance. I was principal in my local youth symphony, have attended a saturday conservatory for two years, been to serious summer festivals for four years, and plan to send in a recording.</p>
<p>I have taken most of my classes at SBCC, and will graduate HS with 60 units (equivalent of junior status as an undergrad), my GPA there is 3.6, hoping to get it up to 3.75 if I have all A’s this semester. I have always taken as many units as I was allowed and occasionally got special permission to go over the limit. My transcript will show also a strong interest in political science and I plan to make that clearer in my essays as well.</p>
<p>What do you guys think? As you can tell, I am very weak in math and it has negatively impacted my SAT score. Even though I have no intention of ever taking a math or science class again, what will the math weakness reflect upon me? I feel like I’ve been very focused on music and social sciences and that will show. Any advice? Should I redo the SAT?</p>
<p>Your SAT I score (not just M but CR also), and lack of SAT II’s in core classes, will make Stanford the very highest reach for you. You will not be competitive with most of the applicants.</p>
<p>“Even though I have no intention of ever taking a math or science class again, what will the math weakness reflect upon me?”</p>
<p>Then, you probably shouldn’t be applying to Stanford anyway. No way you can get through without taking another math or science class. And, since Stanford is known for excellence in science, engineering, computers, math, etc., you might want to consider a liberal arts college instead.</p>
<p>I’m afraid I concur with the above posters, yomama. Other than its reasonable proximity to your location, Stanford probably wouldn’t be a good “fit” for you at all. I wish you good luck in identifying colleges that are good fits.</p>
<p>Thanks for the honest responses. Excluding the SAT completely, does the rest of my profile seem competitive enough for admission?</p>
<p>As for math and science, I’ve fulfilled my undergrad requirements at CC. If I were to do a Polisci/IR or music major then I wouldn’t need any math or science, except maybe basic statistics.</p>
<p>I agree with dignified1’s suggestion for you to look seriously at the UC’s. You would stand a fair chance at the top ranked ones like UCLA and UC Berkeley, due to the fact that UC’s tend to pay more attention to your GPA than to your standardized test scores.</p>
<p>I have to disagree. This applicant is a half Afghan/half Jewish student; the mix of these races must be exceptionally rare these days. Thus, I think OP has a great chance to get into Stanford.</p>
<p>The problem is that you can be competitive with most applicants and still not be admitted. You have to be in the top 5-7% of the applicants. I don’t think the URM card will carry the day.</p>