<p>Will i even have a slim chance of getting into Stanford if I have like a 2.8 gpa according to how they calculate it, about one year of tennis, couple months of Tae Kwon Do, 2300+ on the SAT, 700+ on SAT physics, chem, math II</p>
<p>and also would it look bad if i took calculus early during summer at a community college even if its being offered at my high school?</p>
<p>Your SAT scores are good. How did you do so well on the SAT’s with that GPA? I think taking the Calculus class in the summer at a community college shows initiative and a passion for a subject. It also shows you can handle a college course and if you get an A it would help to deflect from your high school GPA. </p>
<p>It would be even better if you could follow that up with the next level of Calculus in the fall. My son took a number of Calculus and Physics classes at a community college his senior year and all the credits were accepted by Stanford so there is also that benefit.</p>
<p>Your chances of being accepted at Stanford is anyone’s guess. I think you may need a unique EC or something else to distinguish yourself. Something that counterbalances your GPA.</p>
<p>^Unless you have some very extraordinary circumstances to explain that gpa, it’s going to damage your chances pretty severely, IMO. The fact that you have high SATs shows that you had the potential to get a much better gpa, so I don’t know that they would compensate much for the grades. : (</p>
<p>No your definitely not going to Stanford. Try Berkley, USC, UCLA</p>
<p>i hold a very similar opinion to zenkoan. </p>
<p>one year of tennis and a few months of tae kwon doe definitely do not count as distinguished ECs. </p>
<p>based on the way you worded it, you are assuming that those will be your SAT/Subject Test scores? (or did you actually get them already?)</p>
<p>less than the bottom 1% of stanford admits have 2.8 GPA (to give you an idea), and those are likely recruited D1 athletes (im not discriminating against athletes, but those are the people with extraordinary talents/skills that stanford would overlook a GPA for).</p>
<p>those are the scores im planning to get…by unique ec…wht exactly do you guys mean…</p>
<p>what happened w/ your GPA??? and honestly, unless that’s the consistent score you’ve gotten on practice tests by which I mean something more than 3, don’t count on theose SAT scores, its not that easy to score well. And hoinestly, not to upset you but getting high test scores w/ a miserable GPA will HURT you. It shows that you have potential but didn’t try in school, top schools would consider you “risky” for it, they don’t want to see you slack off at their school too. On the other hand, if you have a compelling reason for the GPA, illness, family issues, etc. that may compensate, use your essays wisely. Also, not sure wqhat grade you’re in but you have at least a year to bolster that GPA, trey to get it above a 3.0 and it looks better.</p>
<p>well thanks for the honest replies you guys. i have another question though. does it look good if you volunteer at a tennis clinic? i mean it is a for profit organization but does it still look good?</p>
<p>With that GPA, you will not get into Stanford.</p>
<p>hey guys quick question…
see the thing is i was out of country for about two years and then came back to america during 10th grade of high school and i entered this super competitive one right of the bat…so i guess i wasnt able to adjust properly…but as much as i hate to say this…i was somewhat of a slacker as well…this continued into my junior year…anyways…im planning on starting a club and doing lots of summer activities this summer…do colleges see this as jst some kind of “act” cuz i wasnt plannin on it or anything…i jst wanted to concentrate 10th grade summer on taking college classes that i missed in 9th grade and all so i can get into more advanced courses for 11th</p>