<p>What are my chances of getting into Stanford?
Weighted GPA: 3.9 (all non AP courses are Honors level or post AP level - but no extra credit given towards grades)
Unweighted: GPA: 3.75/4.0
Course difficulty level: most difficult
No. of APs: 10 (at the end of senior year)
SAT - I: 2160; (M:800; E:660; W:690)
ACT: 34
SAT -II: 730 (Physics); 770(biology) 790(Math) and a few others in the mid 700s;
High school: Rated one of the best in the nation
Rank: school does not rank (but should be in top 30% of graduating class)
ECs: Shakespeare fellowship for a semester, directed school plays, multiple leadership positions in theater related activities, wrote, recorded and released a music album, published articles and play reviews in local and national newspapers. </p>
<p>Essay: Reflection of my life thus far. A college counselor who reviewed it told me it is very very genuine and humorous.</p>
<p>Summer internships with two large hospitals and summer college experience with Stanford. </p>
<p>Recommendation letters: Did not see. Should be good to very good.
Not sure if this matters: Asian Female</p>
<p>I realize this is a very ordinary profile; will sending my music cd or the published articles help with the admissions decision? Any suggestions for improving acceptance chances?</p>
<p>Based on what I saw earlier in the SCEA thread, you are 75% guaranteed a reject. Sorry.</p>
<p>(And I don't intend for this to be mean, but if SCEA is any indication, 2160 + Asian female is a terrible combination.) The music album might help, but writing a book didn't for me, so it obviously independent creative endeavors aren't as valued as I thought.</p>
<p>XD I'd say flip a coin a few times and see how many heads you have. Then roll a dice a few times to see how many twos and fours you get. Add them up, plug them into a random number generator, and there's your chance. :P</p>
<p>To answer your edit, Stanford dislikes supplementary materials, so you might have to call them first to see if they would accept it. Published articles are almost always a no, though, so keep that in mind when you are contemplating your strategies.</p>
<p>Seriously, all you guys are looking is her SAT score and probably for any major awards. Two months ago, I bet 50% of the replies would have been "you have a good chance! Just work on your essays; you look like you have passion in medicine -- stanford is a crapshoot anyway, so just try it"</p>
<p>Now it's just all pessimism. Not saying these responses aren't honest, it's just...depressing. This is a really bad time to post chance threads imo.</p>
<p>Its always funny how when people respond to chance threads, they always go straight to the SAT score and even ignore the ACT when present. </p>
<p>Did any of you notice that she got a 34 ACT, despite her 2160?</p>
<p>OP: Your academic credentials are pretty similar to mine (I had a bit higher GPA, 8 APs including this year, and slightly higher SAT score, but similar SAT 2 scores) and I got in SCEA. So you definitely do have a chance. I was completely expecting a rejection and was pleasantly surprised to the contrary, so don't lose hope.</p>
<p>I think each of you gave a candid opinion based on facts and experiences. I appreciate all the responses. It is good to get a reality check and set my own expectations accordingly;</p>
<p>I have to agree with hippo. I think you have a decent shot if your application brings out your passions and makes you out to be more than volunteer hours, test scores, and letter grades.</p>
<p>haha, prob wasnt the best time to ask for chances after SCEA decisions have just come out...
but having said that, i would say that you have a shot (along with everybody else that applies) since Stanford seems to be relatively random in who they accept and deny.</p>