Some quick important questions

[darther]

<p>hey guys, i’m sorry if i’m lazy but I would really like to know the answers to these ASAP</p>

<li><p>when stanford says nov. 1 postmarked this means have the application in the mail BY november 1 correct? and not, they should receive it by that date?</p></li>
<li><p>if you send in the ACT, do you need to send in any SAT 2’s?</p></li>
<li><p>does stanford fall under the 60k-80k financial aid like Harvard/Yale, etc. where if your family income is >60k you get a full ride, if its between 60-80k you get reduced tuition, etc.?</p></li>
<li><p>I know that Stanford recalculates their GPA but i’m not sure how. i’ve taken the hardest possible schedule every year, and disregarding freshman year grades since stanford doesn’t take them into account, i’ve gotten 5 B’s, however 4 of them have ALL been in Spanish (grr…) Does spanish count into their recalculated GPA or do they only count english/math/science, etc.?</p></li>
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<p>thanks!</p>

[current_student]

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<li> exactly. it has to be SENT by nov 1, not recieved.</li>
<li> um, well, you don’t have to send sat II’s at all. they are recommended and not required for admissions. but they are STRONGLY recommended. anyway, sending in the act is the same as sending in the sat I. it has no affect over whether you should send the sat II’s.</li>
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SAT Subject Test Scores
We strongly recommend that you submit official results of two SAT Subject Tests: Math Level 2, if your math background has adequately prepared you for this, and one subject test of your own choosing. These tests can often be helpful supplements to a student’s testing profile.</p>

<p>Because the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT with the Writing Test is a required part of our application and the SAT Subject Tests are not, we advise you to take either of those before taking the SAT Subject Tests.

<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2e4_standardizedtest.html[/url]”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2e4_standardizedtest.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Stanford families with combined incomes less than $45,000 will not be expected to contribute any money toward their children’s Stanford tuition. Families with an annual income between $45,000 and $60,000 will also see significant reductions in expected parental contributions.

<a href=“http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/4/3/stanfordExpandsAid[/url]”>http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/4/3/stanfordExpandsAid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<p>4.

We will look at your choice of coursework and your performance in 10th and 11th grades in the core academic subjects of Math, English, Social Studies, Science, and Foreign Language. We want to see that you have challenged yourself by taking some of the accelerated, honors, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate courses, if they are offered at your school. We will re-calculate your GPA on an unweighted 4.0 scale.</p>

<p>We also take into consideration differences in school environments. Through experience and research, we know that a lower GPA at one school may be stronger than the highest GPA at another school. We look to see how you have done within your unique school environment, how you have taken advantage of what was available to you in your school and community. Typically our admitted students have unweighted GPAs in the range of 3.6-4.0 and are within the top 15% of their high school classes, for those schools that rank.</p>

<p>Please see the Profile of our most recently admitted freshman class, but remember that statistics cannot possibly predict your chances of admission. Our admission process goes beyond any numerical formula. Keep in mind that we have no cut-offs or targets.

<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/app...l#requirements[/url]”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/app...l#requirements&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>there was a thread about how it’s recalculated…<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=231913[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=231913&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;