What are my Chances

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: Northern California
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.33
Class Rank: top 5% (was ranked 1/600 at my old school)
Class Size: 400</p>

<p>Course load is rigorous</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 750
SAT I Critical Reading: 780
SAT I Writing: 770
SAT II U.S. History: 800
SAT II Biology - E: 740
SAT II Spanish: 720</p>

<p>AP Bio: 5
AP Spanish Lang: 5
AP English Lang: 5
AP U.S.: 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Key Club 9th-11th (Quit because I moved)
Speech and Debate 11th-12th
NHS 10-11th (Quit because I moved)
Academic Olympics (11th)
Leadership positions: Bulliten Editor of Key Club 9th President 10th-11th
Co-Captain Academic Olympics 11th
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: None
Volunteer/Service Work: More than 150 hours. Worked at a bike shop that gave away bikes to children, road cleanup, special olympics, etc.</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Honor
Best Science Student at my school
Best Spanish Student at my school
Best history student at my school
Member with Honor National Forensics League
College Summer programs: Stanford EPGY 2008
Congressional Academy for American History 2009- received scholarship and got free college credit.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White
Income: Really low. Both of my parents are unemployed.
Hook: Low income, first generation college</p>

<p>Essays: Wrote common app essay on how my parent’s divorce and the subsequent financial hardship I faced has made me more appreciative. Very emotional. Roommate essay on various quirks that I have. Why Stanford essay on the welcoming atmosphere, how stanford was able to save a family friend from disease, some other small things I appreciate. Intellectual vitality: I talked about being able to learn history first hand instead of through a textbook during Congressional Academy program.</p>

<p>Teacher recs are probably really good. I know the Counselor Rec is going to be good, talks about how I was able to adapt to moving states between junior and senior year.</p>

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<p>u are well-qualified, like thousands of other stanford applicants</p>

<p>unfortunately, no one here can give you an accurate guess </p>

<p>REA or RD?</p>

3

<p>EA.
Yeah, I know it’s impossible to get an accurate answer.
I just want other people’s opinions so I can have a farirly objective mindset leading up to December 15.</p>

4

<p>If I were an admissions officer, I would admit you.
But if you for some reason don’t get in, I’d personally blame it on not being able to pinpoint strong passion in any one area. Too widespread.
Nevertheless, you still have above-average chances.</p>

5

<p>Nothing is glaringly lacking; you’ve got solid chances (typical low reach).</p>