<p>Hello my fellow CCers!
I am very interested in Stanford, I just love the school!
Anyway, do you guys think that I am on the right track for getting in? I know that it's highly unpredictable, but lets say if you had to take a shot in the dark, where would you shoot your arrow? lol.</p>
<p>Okay, so my Freshman year of high school was very rough. I had switched counties and schools for second semester and I didn't know anyone. Because of this (yeah, lame excuse) I hadn't done my homework, etc. but yet, I still had aced all my tests, and for that matter, even gotten 5s on all of the star testing exams. Also, I used to be called "stupid" by all of my classmates, which had actually made me believe that I am stupid; which caused me to act stupid and not study, because I had thought that it would be pointless because I am "stupid" (I'm not stupid at all).</p>
<p>(by the way, thank you so much for all of your time)</p>
<pre><code> Freshman Year:
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<p>Semester One
Project Physics (CP): C-
Integrated Math (CP): A-
English I (CP): F
Spanish I (CP): A+
Photography (CP): C
Humanities (CP): B</p>
<p>Semester Two
English I (CP): B-
Global Science (CP): C-
Physical Education (CP): C-
Wood I (CP): A
Algebra I (CP): C-
Health (CP): D</p>
<p>Freshman GPA: 2.75</p>
<p>Made up English I first semester and got a high A. While I was taking my summer school class, I had lost out on the opportunity to go to this summer camp that I have been going to every year, the experience was just soul crushing for me, because I gave up the one thing that I was looking forward to the whole year. Because of this, I started thinking about my life and where it was going. If I had just done my homework my GPA could have been a whole two grades higher in average in every class, because homework is worth 20% for most classes and I literally hadn't done any. Although I had aced most of my tests, I just didn't care. This is where Stanford had just totally switched my perception on and about school. I had done research about colleges during the class and Stanford had just blown me away. I knew that I had to do anything and everything that I can to get in. So the next year, Sophomore year, although I wasn't eligible for any APs or Honors due to my grades, I knew that I had to make a change, even if it was only in CP classes. (btw, my new school doesn't award A+s, just As and A-s.</p>
<pre><code> Sophomore Year:
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<p>Semester One
American Sign Language I (CP): A
Geometry (CP): A
English II (CP): A
Biology (CP): A
World History (CP): A
Weight Training/Team Sports (CP): C- <em>not on GPA</em></p>
<p>Semester Two
American Sign Language I (CP): A
Geometry (CP): A
English II (CP): A
Biology (CP): A
World History (CP): A
Sociology of American Pop Music (CP): A- </p>
<p>GPA for Sophomore Year: 4.0</p>
<pre><code> Junior Year:
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<p>Semester One
American Sign Language II (CP): A
Computer Programming (CP): A
Algebra II w/trig (H): A
Chemistry (H): A
US History (AP): A
English III (AP): A</p>
<p>Semester Two
American Sign Language II (CP): A
Algebra II w/trig (H): A
Chemistry (H): A
US History (AP): A
English III (AP): A
Psychology (AP): A</p>
<p>GPA for Junior year: 4.5</p>
<p>(Btw, I honestly feel like I scored a 5 on all three of my AP tests!!)</p>
<p>Summer School before Senior Year:
Life Skills (CP) A
Drama (CP) A
Senior Year: (only my schedule)</p>
<p>Semester One
American Sign Language III (CP):
Math Analysis w/Calc A (H):
Computer Science A (AP):
Physics B (AP):
English III (AP):
Economics (AP): </p>
<p>Semester Two
American Sign Language III (CP):
Math Analysis w/Calc A (H):
Computer Science A (AP):
Physics B (AP):
English III (AP):
US Government (AP):
<em>I am going to self-study Calc AB</em></p>
<p>So these are my stats, now time to move on to some other things...</p>
<p>10th grade PSAT: 158
11th grade PSAT: 200 (I know, holy crap. My had score jumped like crazy! This is mostly because I had relearned Algebra I on my spare time and I am also studying grammar in my spare time. I also do SAT prep)</p>
<p>SAT: Shooting for a 2200 (I feel very confident that I can do this).</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests:
US History, 780.
Hebrew, 800.
Math II, 700. (my lack of pre-calc, which is on the test).</p>
<p>Extra Curricular:</p>
<p>JV Football: 10, 11.
Varsity Football: 12 (I'ma make the team, again)
Beginning Peer Counselor: 10
Advanced Peer Counselor (very small acceptance rate, 18% get in): 11,12.
Tutor: 10, 11, 12.
FBLA: 10, 11, 12.
Internship: Two, both writing for different websites.
CIT at my camp, it was the whole summer (8 weeks and I slept there, you had to be accepted), I learned a lot about what it is to be a counselor: 11. (it's only one year, summer after sophomore year).</p>
<p>Started a sports fundraising club, raised 3 grand for sports teams at my school (many members, 20+, I am president): 11,12.</p>
<p>Community Service Hours: 150
Hobbies: I preform magic, professionally. I have done MANY paid shows and assisted in even more. I play piano. I also write movie plots, like real, most are over 30 pages, I just haven't pitched them to any director/ producer yet.
I also am trying to start a "5k for 5k." My goal is to raise 5 thousand dollars for food for underprivileged kids. I am very close to getting it submitted to my local police department and everything. It's gonna happen.</p>
<p>Thank you so much everyone! What do you guys think??</p>