<p>I am shocked that I got into Stanford. </p>
<p>My SAT I total was 2020.</p>
<p>I got in with a 2130. International needing finaid.</p>
<p>I did
however, both my parents work there, and supposedly they are "nicer" to us
whatever
anyway my stats:
Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar
Location: Northern California, USA
Gender: Female
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Rank: N/A-our school got rid of ranking to "lessen the competitiveness"...yeah right
School Rank: top 50 in nation, #2 public in California
FOR STANFORD/UC GPA SYSTEM (Stanford &UC don't count frosh year) (W): 4.42 (UW): 3.96
FOR REGULAR GPA SYSTEM (W): 4.19 (UW): 3.88
SAT I (CR): 720 (M): 760 (W): 740; overall 2220 first time SAT, one sitting (I only took it once...got lazy)
SAT II Math IIC: 800; Chinese Language: 800; Chem: 750
AP Bio: 5; Music Theory: 5; Spanish Lang: 3
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Piano for 8 years, completed CM
Varsity badminton for all 3 years
Stanford Medical Center Internship 1 summer-biology, did some experiments
Stanford Library-worked and volunteered there alot
Some clubs...lol</p>
<p>1980 waitlisted?
doesn't help that much</p>
<p>maybe thats WHY I'm waitlisted 0_o</p>
<p>SATs aren't not that important, especially not as much as people make them out to be on College Confidential. Trust me on this one. I was accepted with an average SAT score..and no SAT II's.</p>
<p>hksangha is right- they're not. It's the "whole person" they look at, although academics and test scores are weighted the most in the selection process.</p>
<p>they're not that important yet they're weight the most. lol</p>
<p>Your grades throughout high school matter a lot, your ECs matter quite a bit, your SAT scores don't matter nearly as much as people here seem to think. The good news it that you don't need a 2400 to get in, the bad news is that a 2400 in itself isn't enough to get you in.</p>
<p>me!!! 2220 is my highest in a single setting</p>
<p>2250 combined highest. so not sure if i qualify under here, please be nice to me...</p>
<p>2060 Here.</p>
<p>2230 all on one sitting. Only took ACT once and got a 35.
Cr750
M 750
W 730</p>
<p>800's on both SatII Bio and Chem, 780 on US Hist</p>
<p>2110 here.</p>
<p>ok like maybe im dumb or sumtin but i got in to 7 colleges with a 1380</p>
<p>I got into Stanford (and Cornell and Berkeley) with only a 2050.</p>
<p>If it's not stats, where does Stanford place its emphasis for admissions? Essays? Because I don't really believe my essays were THAT GREAT...I mean, I thought they were "okay" but not breathtaking.</p>
<p>^It's the overall vibe that your application gives...how boring or exciting you are, how dedicated you are, etc. I guess that's mainly essays, also extracurriculars. SAT isn't everything...it's more like how well you can study for a certain test and yes there is a way to study for the SAT like the grammar part there are only 6 or so rules they test for, etc. and the AO probably knows that</p>
<p>Looking at my acceptance, I can say that Stanford values extracurriculars a lot.</p>