Chances for Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Here are my criteria:
(Out of 100)
weighted GPA w/ freshman year 89
weighted GPA w/o frosh year 93
SAT 2030 650/700/680
Chem SAT II 750
Math II 690 (of note, I taught myself the material, am short precalculus for now)</p>

<p>Extra Currics:
Aviation (pilots license)
Alternative Energy (racing kart converted to electric, car running on homemade biodiesel, electric car conversion this summer)
At school (Model UN president, student advocate {leadership blahdy blah}</p>

<p>I dream of going to stanford, and would care to know how you all think I would fair.
A few questions:
Should I take the SAT again, I think I have 2100 in me?
Does stanford care about freshman year grades (9th grade)?
Will being a pilot help me when it comes to admissions?</p>

<p>Thank you kindly!</p>

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<p>You should probably retake your SAT. Stanford probably cares about your freshman grades, but definitely less then your other years. Being a pilot doesn’t seem like it would help too much. You have a decent chance of getting into Stanford if you are from California, otherwise it is a reach. Still possible but it is not going to be easy.</p>

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<p>hey, i’m gonna be honest and say that stanford will be a very big reach. the ECs, GPA, and SAT aren’t really in the average for Stanford admits, they’re actually way below. make sure to work really hard on the essays and emphasize a lot of uniqueness. good luck!</p>

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<p>sorry to be blunt, but your chances are very low</p>

<p>If you are an UNDER represented minority, you have a good shot, but if you are asian, its a rejection letter for you</p>

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<p>A pilot would definitely help because it’s pretty unique. However, your GPA is kind of on the low side for Stanford’s students, even when considering that they don’t care much about freshmen grades (I think).</p>

<p>Did you take any AP’s?</p>

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<p>balla4life: Really?? I’ve actually heard that it’s harder to get into Stanford if you’re from California. Because since it’s a well-known college it wants a diverse campus and it doesn’t want to scare away the East with the abundance of Californians (the people from the East will think they give priority to the Californians so they don’t apply…). I’m not sure though so correct me if I’m wrong…</p>

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<p>Hey all, I appreciate the honesty.
I live in Connecticut, and go to a high school where they say it is vastly more competitive than average, and I do know that the grades have zero curving, which is why my gpa is so low. I don’t know if that changes anything…</p>

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<p>Also, if it means anything, I am in the top 10 % of my class, the school doesn’t rank so I don’t know the exact number, and the class before me (2009) had only one student with an average above 95. Does that improve my chances at all?</p>

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<p>Stanford cares about the SAT less than other top schools. However, your chances are low despite this.</p>

<p>By the way, Stanford doesn’t directly look at freshman year grades.</p>

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<p>What might be some schools I should consider where I might have a better shot at getting in?
I know there are so many variables, but I don’t understand how one of those acclaimed college books will show that 25% of students at stanford had sat scores lower than mine and yet I can build my own electric car and not have a shot at getting in?
Sorry, maybe a little college process depression setting in, don’t mean to be at all rude.</p>

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<p>40% of the class at Stanford and it’s peer schools have hooks–they are underrepresented minorities, recruited athletes and legacies. Students in those groups can have significantly lower stats. A white or Asian applicant from an affluent family and competitive high school is likely to have stats above the 75th percentile.</p>

<p>A unique EC can make a difference after you have the stats. Without a hook you would want to have a minimum of 2200 and be in the top 5% (they approximate a rank if your school does not rank) for any real shot.</p>

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<p>College admissions is really messed up…</p>

<p>Colleges do not want to admit you based on your accomplishments and intelligence
They want people to make a well rounded class</p>

<p>Its quite ridiculous actually, because college is not necessarily about interacting with many diverse people
It should be about learning in an intellectually stimulating environment with the brightest and most intelligent at one’s side…real diversity will naturally come</p>

<p>If only colleges stopped injecting their classes with this superficial diversity crap, and stopped admitting every jock or URM with sub par accomplishments
Then college would once again be a true congregation of scholars</p>

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<p>Sorry, but I’ve seen a lot of people with a higher gpa and test scores get rejected.
By all means, apply, though. There’s always a chance.</p>

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<p>Regarding diversity, fairy_dreams: If you look at any school, there’s a higher percentage of kids from that state. Case in point: Princeton. Why? People are more likely to stay if they are close to home. East Coasters going to Stanford may get homesick, and may transfer. If I get homesick at Princeton, I take a 20 minute drive.</p>

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<p>There are several reasons most colleges have a disproportionate number from in state but that is not one of them. It’s because of factors like town/gown relationships, the number of legacies that are in state, staff kids and the fact that coaches tend to recruit many local athletes because they know of them.</p>

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<p>Well the reason I want to go to stanford is because that is where the future is envisioned. But I also want to go to a school that values my interests. What other schools would you recommend for a student interested in alternative energy with respect to cars and aviation, assuming I will get my sat up to 2100 (at least)?</p>

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<p>sorry, bump :-)</p>