0.5 GPA (+Chance Me)

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<p>(*international student)</p>

<p>SAT I</p>

<p>Math: 800/800
Critical Reading: 780/800
Writing: 790/800</p>

<p>SAT II</p>

<p>Math Lvl 2: 800/800
US History: 780/800
Chemistry: 770/800</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<ul>
<li>math olympiad champion 2012 and 2013</li>
<li>robotics competition 3rd runner up</li>
<li>helped a small village use solar energy to power up (glass, solar panels, and I meeted with the village "manager")</li>
</ul>

<p>AP:</p>

<p>Calculus BC: 5
Statistics: 5
Computer Science: 5
Chemistry: 5</p>

<p>~~~~~~~~~~ PUNCH LINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>

<p>GPA (after converting to US system):</p>

<p>Grade 6: 1.64
Grade 7: 1.58
Grade 8: 0.95
Grade 9: 0.51 (CONDITIONALLY PROMOTED)
Grade 10: 1.3
++++++++++++++++++++
Grade 11: 4.05
Grade 12: 4.32</p>

<p>Do I stand a chance? I wish I CODded a bit less during grade 6-10!</p>

<ul>
<li>robbie</li>
</ul>

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<p>Obviously a trolling thread.</p>

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<p>Hm, I think anyone who had that significant of an improvement from 9th to 12th grade definitely stands a chance. Or at least has a really interesting story to tell. :slight_smile:
Best of luck!</p>

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<p>

I think it’s more likely that grades in the OP’s country are not equivalent to the listed grades in the US system. Without knowing the country and grades prior to the conversion, it’s difficult to evaluate.</p>

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<p>Data has a point. where are you from?</p>

<p>And still Stanford does not deny a person because of one single factor. As long as you can explain it nicely and present yourself as a passionate, insightful person you stand a chance. You know they evaluate people, not numbers right? So DON’T present yourself as a bunch of numbers!</p>

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<p>Although by the look of it…You are Asian… And likely Chinese… Am I right?</p>

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<p>nope, I am from wales, UK :D</p>

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<p>WHAT!? Never mind… well your chance of admission just jumped, like, hundreds of time higher.</p>

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<p>Why is that? :D</p>

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<p>you know…almost 14 billion people in China, hundreds of times the population of UK</p>

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<p>

It’s my understanding that in the UK the most commonly given out grade is a C. And it’s not uncommon to get Ds. This is quite different from many US high schools where A = Average, B = Bad, C = Catastrophic, etc. How did you convert grades between the two systems? What was your approximate HS class rank?</p>