<p>What were your standards and what did you write about on your essay?</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you mean, what were my standards.</p>
<p>In my essay I intertwined a Will.I.Am. song with my life history. Basically, the rhythm of my essay grew with the beat of my writing until at the end it was a steady march. I also wrote comically about my allergies, talked about how I brought intellectual play to my job as a cashier, and considered the many opportunities Stanford has to offer.</p>
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<p>Not true. 75% of the students who take Calc BC at our school are juniors, and over 60% get 5s on the exam. In fact, our school also has around 4 students who took Calc BC as a sophomore and got 5s. This year, there’s a freshman who took Calc AB and got a 5. </p>
<p>Our school is a large, non-competitive public school. As a result, I’d assume that the relative success of my peers on the exam can be attributed to the generous curve…</p>
<p>^Nikkor50mm is right, and this point illustrates well, I think, why it’s pretty futile for people to try to give individual applicants “chances” on these threads. What seems impressive in one context may not seem so in a broader context, nor in the context in which a particular college’s admissions process operates. Giving general, factual (emphasis on <em>factual</em>) information is far more helpful to prospective applicants, who can then attempt to apply that information to their own particular situations. Otherwise, we are at best wasting people’s time or at worst misleading them to their potential detriment.</p>
<p>I definetely agree saints. It is actually quite suprising compared to all your other scores and achievments, so Stanford may be able to overlook it. However, do try to retake them, if you can all 3, much preferably though your lowest two scores.</p>
<p>Nik and zenkoan, thanks for completely shutting me down -_-.
Where I come from, it’s rare for students to take calc bc in their junior years, therefore making it impressive to me, at least. Sorry, OP, if I was “misleading you” or “wasting your time” in any type of way.</p>
<p>justadream, I’m sorry if my post came across that way. I never mean to offend anyone nor stifle discussion. This is a good illustration, though, of why “chances” threads can wind up being (unintentionally!) misleading to prospective applicants. What is unusual, and therefore impressive or remarkable, in one context may not be in another, depending on all the facts and circumstances applicable to that context. Fortunately, Stanford and its peers consider those facts and circumstances when evaluating each applicant in his or her appropriate context. But without knowledge of those details, it’s pretty impossible to predict how a college will react to a particular aspect of an application. That is all I was trying to say; sorry if it was poorly phrased.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, apologies (to justadream92) if we were a bit too blunt. I just wanted to clarify that point.</p>
<p>I apologize for my faults as well =]</p>
<p>hey if the deadline is september, how can a person who will be taking SAT I in October and SAT II in November apply? Can they? Could someone please help me out b/c i’m really interested. Thanks :)</p>
<p>^ also, i just read that the deadline was March …2010, so how come you’re saying September justadream? please explain, since the whole process is new to me. When do we really apply? A source of some sort to back up the date you were referring would be pretty helpful.</p>
<p>Oh, you must be referring to the QB program for Juniors … you see, the program runs two programs … one for Juniors and one for them as Seniors; the College Prep Scholarship and the College Match scholarship, respectively. </p>
<p>About the testing dates, that was my problem also. After speaking to reps of the program and looking through the policies of the schools I was applying to, I was informed to take the tests anyway because the scores were still considered for EA/ED, although they won’t necessarily be looked at for the determination of finalists status. From my experience, it didn’t hinder me from advancing to the finalists stage though so don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>However, I advise you to check out the college websites and see their policies for EA/ED. The same with RD and the January testing date. Some colleges like to have the scores at a certain time but QB is generally pretty lax with it.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, I’ll begin writing the essays asap. :)</p>
Forget about fixing your scores or anything like your grades. They are excellent. Your work in academics are excellent. I am a freshman at Stanford now and I can tell you that every person has something amazing and different about them. It is more than academics. If you do something that sets you apart, your chances go up an incredible amount. They want to hear about the kid who is spending their time trying to explore things other than academics and trying to change the world. If you can try to show them this, you have a very good chance.
This thread is five years old! I doubt the op needs our advice on college admissions at this point.
It would be helpful if the year of the OP were in the header. I think I’ll start doing that…
When we last heard from OP in spring of 2011 he had applied through Questbridge. He had likely letters from Harvard and Yale and was still waiting on Stanford.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/12095091/#Comment_12095091
Pretty cool to see OP followed advice given here and succeeded!