<p>white male
junior at pottsgrove high school outside of Philadelphia, Pa</p>
<p>SATs - 1780
math - 640
writing - 590
reading - 550</p>
<p>GPA - 102%
Class Rank - 7/255</p>
<p>Extras
-class president
-secretary of NHS
-history club
-vice president of spanish club
-stock market club
-model un
-key club
-math league
-JSA
-Varsity’s Club</p>
<p>sports
-baseball
-golf</p>
<p>I have been working for the last 2 years at the same job around 25 hours a week</p>
<p>Community Service
-community meals
-roadside cleanups
-help out at local little league</p>
<p>It’s a pretty big reach cause of your SAT’s</p>
<p>You have time. Study and bring up the SAT scores - you will be happy with better scores no matter where you apply. </p>
<p>With a 10% admit rate, a combination of very strong scores and hook are critical for every hopeful applicant to Stanford in order to have a chance. I don’t see much of either in your post, so if there is a hook, let us know so it can be evaluated more by the group.</p>
<p>One thing you may want to do is some research on average SAT scores for certain college and how they line up with your stats. That way, as you create a list of colleges that you wish to apply to, you can figure out if you are in the bottom, middle or top of the spread. Collegeboard lists Standford’s middle 50% as starting around 660 and up into the 760s to 790s. That would put your SAT scores in the bottom 25% (or lower, I don’t have the lower part of the threshhold available) of admitted students.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Annika</p>