Applying to Stanford with Sub-Par Credentials: Worth It?

<p>Congrats. that truly is a huge accomplishment of which your mother and you should be very proud. :)</p>

<p>This was really just so nice to read…</p>

<p>Congrats on for accomplishing so much and you have so much to be proud of…</p>

<p>You’ll go far.</p>

<p>i am also planning on attending stanford. do i have a chance? my gpa is pretty bad because i messed up my junior year…</p>

<p>Well done PHF! Brought a smile to my otherwise emo-ish face. (okay, maybe not so emo - my hair is not long enough to cover my eyes)</p>

<p>Good luck with everything else. Bear in mind that at the grad level, research interests and availability at the schools you’re applying to > prestige of school. At least, that’s what people doing math/science/econ/engineering say.</p>

<p>Congratulations!</p>

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<p>Affirmative action at its finest. -_-</p>

<p>You had Bates '16 next to your name t the get go. Seemed like that was your #1 all along!
Wow, you got in to Stanford?!</p>

<p>BTW, that’s not how you spell Middlebury</p>

<p>@Murphy600 Yes, I loved the school from the very start, I know I had plenty of other viable, and higher-ranked choices (in regards to college rankings) and quite a few people question why I chose Bates over Williams, Middlebury (sorry auto-correct fail :P), and Boston College but I think what a school has to offer its students should really speak towards that student’s college decision. Bates was a perfect fit in terms of financial stability, academic prowess, student atmosphere, extracurricular and post-under grad opportunities, and so on. I visited Bates on an Official Visit (and thankfully they were generous enough to assist me in flying and lodging there) and it just felt right. Oh, and no I was not admitted to Stanford.</p>

<p>@AvidStudent I won’t deny the fact that I may have been effected by the system of Affirmative Action, but regardless, I do feel more than qualified and capable of handling my studies in a college setting. People are so quick to divulge my academics as inferior to most other applicants when they notice they aren’t perfect 4.0s or 2400s, but there are far more important factors to consider when determining a student’s college application. If the world were solely run by meaningless SAT scores and High School GPAs it wouldn’t be able to sustain itself, IMHO. I think what really enlightens an admissions counselor (and what really creates a functioning society) to consider a potential student is the level of tenacity, drive, and perseverance they hold (all three characteristics I believe I have). Ultimately it’s about what the college can do for the student, not what the student can do for the college; and that is why I chose Bates, because it was an institution that strove to benefit the student in preparation for the future. I’m thankful and immensely humble with what has been graciously offered to me and there isn’t a single doubt in my mind that I didn’t deserve each spot I was granted within the above colleges’ roster of students.</p>