No Interview, no SAT IIs - should I still apply?

toolegittoquit
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:51:58 +0000

I decided early on that applying to Stanford would be a waste of time. It used to be my dream school and then I sort of just stop having a dream school altogether. But now I am finishing up my college applications and I’m wondering if maybe I should just submit my application anyway…I don’t think I am a particularly competitive applicant though, so it’s probably not worth it.

White, Female, CA Resident, Upper Middle-Class, Intended Major: Undecided (biology, physiology, neuroscience, biochemistry, something like that)

SAT: n/a
ACT: 33
SAT IIs: n/a
Unweighted GPA: 3.95
Weighted GPA: 4.63
Rank: n/a, but I’m in the top 2% of 600
AP: Physics 1 (4), US History (3), Euro (4), Calculus AB (4)
IB: n/a
Senior Course Load: Choir, IB Biology HL, IB 20th Century History, IB English HL, AP Stats, AP Psych
Major Awards: nothing…AP Scholar with Honor and I will be one of my school’s valedictorians

Extracurriculars:
-Babysitter for my younger siblings since I was 12 (9, 10, 11, 12)
-Youth leader at my church (5 hrs/wk) (12) - lots of meetings, planning service and recreational activities
-Campaigner for a local school board candidate (2 hrs/wk) (12)
-Poll worker for the general election (15 hrs on election day)
-Track and field (9, 10)
-School clubs - sitting with the special ed students once a week for lunch, other service clubs, NHS, HOSA (9, 10, 11, 12)
-Member of award-winning school choir and church choir (9, 10, 11, 12)

Service:
-Hospital volunteer (8 hrs/wk since May) (150+ hours)
-Volunteer camp counselor (100 hours/summer) (10, 11, 12)
-Other service through my church (about 100 hours total)

Job/Work Experience:
-Private math tutor (2 hrs/wk) (9, 10, 11)
-Instructor at a math learning center (6-9 hrs/wk) (12) - super adorable and funny kids. I love this job!

Essays - My Common App is about hardship (sacrificing my life/comfort for a family member last year, leaving school for awhile). I am still not done with it yet, but I really hope it will be good. I haven’t started the supplements because I don’t know if I am applying yet. My supplements for other schools have been really good though.
Letters of Recommendation - Counselor (7/10) - generic, but I talked to her about it, English Teacher (10/10) - favorite teacher of all time and we had a close relationship, Biology Teacher (8/10) - had her for two years and she really liked me