Chance an international at Stanford.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there, so I am new at this whole "chancing" thing so bear with me. I know my chances of getting in to this school are extremely low, but I was just wondering if you could give me advice on whether or not it's worth it to apply at all. Alright, so</p>

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<li>I am a Canadian citizen. </li>
<li>I go to a public school, grades 10-12, of 2000. My grad class is around 800 students. I am in around the top 5 percent.</li>
<li>I am caucasian, however I do have a very foreign European sounding name. (I have no idea if that makes a difference or not.)</li>
<li>I am female.</li>
<li>Bilingual: French/English. I am in a challenging Canadian program called French Immersion. </li>
<li>Major is undecided although most likely something in Science.</li>
<li>SAT I: 2050 (680 CR, 680 W, 690 M)</li>
<li>I will be taking SAT II's this month in French, Math II and Chemistry.</li>
<li>I am taking all AP's offered at my school while also being in the French Immersion program. My school is only a linear system, which means you can take up to 8 (more if they are outside of school) courses all year long, no semesters, and you take all final exams at the end of the year. I am taking:</li>
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<p>Biology AP, Chemistry AP, Calculus AP, History, French (immersion), English AP, Physics AP, Math 12.</p>

<p>I have an unweighted GPA of 4.0 and I do not know what my weighted GPA is, but in these courses I average 94 %.</p>

<p>*ECs and work experience: I volunteer tutor at and outside of my school and have many letters of rec from that. I have been in dance (ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical) for 14 years, where I have competed. Piano for 10 years. Volunteer lifeguard. I am part of a group where we raise money at our school to build a girl's school in Sri Lanka. I am also part of a buddy program where we welcome new immigrants to our city. I am the secretary of our grad council. I am in and started the physics club at our school. I have also worked as a cashier at a local grocery store for four months.</p>

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<li>One disadvantage is that our school does not really have a counselor and no one is very familiar with letters of rec or anything of the sort. Although I do have a few really nice teachers who I'm sure will help me out.</li>
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<p>Okay I think that's it! Thank you guys so much!</p>

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<p>Oh also, I've only taking the SAT once.</p>

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<p>it depends on your weighted GPA, and of course you need at least a 1400 on the SAT. other than that, i don't think you should worry too much.
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<p>I will say, if you get around 3*800 on your SATs II, AND DECIDE about major, then you'll have a CHANCE, but if not... ;(</p>

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<p>Retake the SATs for any real chance.</p>

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<p>Well i'm taking the SAT II's this month, so I guess I'm too late to retake the SAT I. :(</p>

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<p>... bump.</p>

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<p>Also not applying for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Well, your SAT scores aren't really good for Stanford and you don't really have anything that would make up for that (ECs and whatnot). I think your chances are slim, but who knows? Are you just applying to Stanford cause you want the prestige, or you genuinely want to go there?</p>

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<p>Not for prestige, I genuinely do want to go there. They seem to really offer a different atmosphere than other universities that would perhaps be considered their equals. I also am very interested in their encouragement towards taking interdisciplinary courses.</p>

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<p>You're gonna need higher standardized test scores to be competitive. The international applicant pool to HYPS is ridiculously good and competitive.</p>