am I going to need a miracle for SCEA?

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<p>I'm a white male from NJ. Stanford is a reach I know, but how much of a reach for SCEA?</p>

<p>GPA
frosh-92.75
soph-94.4
junior-95.25</p>

<p>All classes are considered honors level, but unfortunately my school does not offer any APs. I took all the thoughest courses for senior year, which is advanced physics and statistics in addition to calc.</p>

<p>ECs are decent
Editor of sports section of school paper
Taken classes soph and junior year for cisco ccna certification I plan to take in a few weeks. I'm one of about 4 left out of original 20+ to start course.
Multicultural club, maybe leadership position next year
Math club member
Basketball frosh year, baseball for a traveling team frosh and soph year
NHS member junior/senior year
I tutor homeless and abused kids once a week for 1.5 hours Junior/Senior year.</p>

<p>Work experience
2 summers working 40 hours a week for the Army in a business management office.</p>

<p>SAT scores (best in one sitting was with 680 W)
740 CR
730 M
690 W</p>

<p>SAT II
770 US History
680 Math II (retaking)</p>

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<p>write great essays, you have a shot for sure, but its a reach.</p>

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<p>Maybe not a miracle, just a very very strange but explainable occurence.</p>

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<p>once a week isn't that much of a commitment.
don't mention NHS.
no leadership positions in clubs.
scores aren't that great either.</p>

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<p>why not mention NHS?</p>

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<p>Editor of school newspaper is a leadership position, tutoring kids is also a kind of leadership activity, and I may have some sort of position in the Multicultural club as well. I don't see why I wouldn't want to mention NHS, I ran for a position, but didn't get elected. Our school's NHS requires over 50 hours community service a year, in addition to the 150 hours we had to get in. The place I tutor really doesn't need me more than 1.5 hours a week. I got a friend to do it as well, so they don't really need more help there on other days. </p>

<p>My SAT scores might not put me in the higher end of the applicant pool, but isn't Stanford's average around 1460 or 1470? I'm right near the middle.</p>

<p>And with my GPA, soph and junior year I recieved straight As.</p>

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<p>Yes, but all those 1420 kids also had amazing academics and amazing EC's. Your grades are very good but the EC's aren't. What's your rank?</p>

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<p>no rank. Unfortunately my biggest passion bodyboarding can't count for anything since it isn't competitive or organized. Only one kid has ever applied from my school, and I think he was waitlisted. He had similar grades, slightly lower scores I think, but a lot better ECs. I think if anything my work experience is my biggest plus along with CCNA certification.</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot. Wish you the best of luck :-)</p>