really aspiring to go to stanford

proudterrier
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 05:54:40 +0000

1. Good news: Stanford doesn’t consider freshman year grades (in terms of your GPA)

2. Come back when you’ve taken your SATs and have a real score. No one can accurately chance you without test scores.

3. Decisions will likely be made by the time decisions for that competition come out–given acceptances go out April 1, most decisions will be made in March given they started reviewing in early Jan. I would just put that you’re a semi-finalist or whatever.

4. Otherwise, there are a LOT of factors, re: can someone get into Stanford, and once someone meets those min requirements (GPA, test scores, course rigor, reasonably varied/interesting set of genuine interests pursued to a high level), it’s all down to holistic review.

5. Generally make sure you have a lot of other schools on your list, and don’t fall in love with Stanford. Then you’ll be ecstatically surprised, should you get in.