Can I get into Stanford with a 2.8 GPA? I think here is a high chance...please read..

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>lol
Please chance me guys.
Hi, I am a senior in high school and I am looking into three UC schools to pursue medicine which are UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UCSD.
Freshman year I became extremely ill which caused me too miss a large portion of the school year. I was constantly at the hospital and I wasn't physically able to make up a large fraction of the work which caused me to do a horrendous job my first year of high school. I believe my GPA for both semesters of freshman year was about 2.6. My disease progressed and my condition became worse, and I unfortunately was "forced" to take a medical leave from school for the entire year. After many treatments, my chronic condition became significantly better, and I was able to come back to school after the year off as a sophomore. I took all average classes as a sophomore but I did obtain a 4.0 GPA. Also, if this matters at all (in the sense that colleges may take this into account), my school is top in the nation, is extremely prestigious and has the reputation of being exceptionally academically rigorous. Junior year I took a few average classes and also took AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Stat, AP AP US history, AP Lit, and AP Spanish. At the end of the year I had perfect grades in all of my classes (including APs). Over the summer I traveled to the Dominican Republic and worked with children in need as a volunteer. As a senior I am taking AP Art History, AP studio art ( I even have a portfolio, AP AB Calculus, AP US history, AP English, AP Psych, AP Spanish (second level), and AP earth sciences. My school started really early this year so I've been in school for about a month and I have straight As too. Assuming that I will gave a 4.0 both semesters of senior year do I have a chance of getting into these schools?</p>

<p>Also, I have been on the Model UN club for three years and we have had great victory (one of the best ones in the state)</p>

<p>I have had an internship in a lab at our local medical school and I have a 2350 on the SAT.</p>

<p>I know these 2.5-3 years I have been doing extremely well in school but what I am worried about are my freshman year grades (due to my constant absence). </p>

<p>I have about 800 hours of community service. (500 in Dominican Republic and 300 in the hospital) </p>

<p>Do I have a chance to get into these schools? Do I have a chance at getting into other schools like John Hopkins, Brown, Duke, Dartmouth, etc.)?</p>

<p>Btw I am sorry I didn't submit this thread correctly. This is my first post and I am new here.</p>

<p>Oh btw if you need to know my background...
female, fluently speak Russian, parents are immigrants from the former USSR, live in California</p>

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<p>I think they’ll understand, just ask your counselor to include that information in his/her rec. I think you can even explain it in the additional info section…</p>

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<p>First, UC’s don’t consider freshman grades AT ALL. Senior grades are not part of the UC gpa either. If you are borderline, they will ask for a mid-year report. I don’t expect you to be borderline for any of those schools, though. (I say this because your situation and stats are similar to someone else I know. See below.)</p>

<p>Second, definitely apply to Stanford. You do have a chance. But since they only accept 7% of applicants, it’s a reach for everyone. My son knew a kid in a similar situation (had major surgery and had a really bad gpa freshman year) and came back sophomore year and did PHENOMENALLY. To the shock of just about everyone, he was rejected from Stanford (since he was also legacy and had an internship there his senior year). He got Regents at all the UCs he applied to (top 3). I don’t remember what privates he got in.</p>

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<p>STOP MAKING THE SAME THREAD</p>

<p>Make one thread, stick with that, and stop with the rest.</p>