Will Stanford Overlook Horrendous Freshman & Junior Grades?

fluffy2017
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 03:41:16 +0000

You may want to check out JHS’s post from April 4th in the Stanford accepts 5.1% thread.
He talks about a potential backlash to people who are focused on the entrepreneurial culture.

Secondly, about 8% of admits have less than a 3.75 unweighted GPA, so it is of course possible.
But remember, you are competing with people whose GPA may be low since they miss a lot of study time since they are a national level athlete or pianist or have a compelling personal story.

As mentioned earlier, talk to your GC to make sure that your skipping classes is described well.

If you are a Canadian applicant be aware that international admits are more difficult than US applicants (lot of competition, even more limit on slots).

There is nothing wrong with being an unconventional applicant. But understand that there are others who code a lot and also have great GPAs.