<p>what would be an ideal gpa for getting into stanford out of /4.0?
also does stanford care about wether you are a minority and/or poor?
What makes stanford so selective since it is not an ivy-league school and what other schools are there that are just as selective as stanford?
What are some characteristics of ivy-league schools that make them better than a school such as Stanford.</p>
<p>If you can answer all of these questions thanks for your time.
Sorry i am kind of ignorant about the college admissions process since i am still a sophmore. Thats not to early is it. Thx for your responses</p>
<p>To answer your questions:</p>
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<li><p>The average accepted GPA is 3.9, I believe. Obviously, the higher the better, but there’s no real cutoff. Remember that Stanford recalculates GPA on an unweighted scale using 10th and 11th grade grades.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, to some extent. Every school likes to take more people from poor backgrounds (it’s a plus to be the first in your family to go to college), as well as URM’s. A major exception to this rule is for international admissions, which is not need-blind, so it is detrimental to ask for financial aid.</p></li>
<li><p>The eight Ivies are not all the most selective schools out there. HYP are extremely selective, but Cornell for example is not nearly as selective (relatively speaking, of course). Stanford’s selectivity, in terms of acceptance rate (11.9% this year) and academic prowess (average high school GPA of 3.9 and SAT range of 1370-1550) is on par with the top Ivies. Outside of the Ivies, other top schools of Stanford’s caliber include Duke, MIT, and Caltech.</p></li>
<li><p>What are some advantages to the Ivies? Their prestige, age/history, liberal arts focus, and East coast connections, to name a few. What makes Stanford better? West coast, nice weather, less competitive atmosphere, strong athletics, much stronger science & engineering programs, entrepreneurial spirit, and Silicon Valley connections, to name a few.</p></li>
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<p>I hope that answered some of your questions.</p>