Chance me for my dream?

Applying to College
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<p>I am a student from a town of 1,600 people and a school of 400. We have 1 AP class- Calculus, and no weighted G.P.A. Here's some stats. </p>

<p>SAT: 1840
ACT:29
SAT Subject: Spanish, French, and Literature, no scores yet.
• National Honor Society
• Honor Roll
• Varsity Swim Team
• 3.94 G.P.A
• High School Varsity Band
• Associated Student Body Secretary
• All-State Orchestra 2011
• String Solo & Ensemble 2011 District Champion</p>

<p>• 3 years of Spanish, 3rd year is a dual-enrollment class through Clatsop Community College
• 3 years of French
• College Writing 115 through Portland State University
• College Writing 121 through Oregon Institute of Technology
• Western Civilizations through Portland State University
• CP Anatomy & Physiology
• CP Chemistry
• AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>• Oregon Zoo Volunteer 2005-2011
• Outdoor School & 4-H Camp Counselor
• Stage Manager of School Play (Big Bad Musical)
• Horse and Rabbit 4-H Member 2006- 2011
• Southwest Washington Symphony
• Saturday Academy Classes
• OSSOM (Operation Student Safety On the Move)
• Project Unify
• Mustang Heritage Foundation Representative 2010-2011
• NickerStickers Social Networking Manager</p>

<p>So what do you think? Is there ANY chance at all?</p>

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<p>Got a school in mind? Also, what’s your rank or decile?</p>

3

<p>Sorry! It’s Stanford, and I’m 5/93 in my class</p>

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<p>You are on the varsity swim team, how fast are you? Stanford is a Division 1 team. If you have the stats to swim on their team then you have a shot of getting accepted.</p>

5

<p>Stanford will be an extremely high reach based on your (test score) stats and resume, especially so if you are an unhooked applicant.</p>

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<p>I think many kids from small towns without a lot of academic competition don’t come to understand what it takes to get into very top schools like Stanford. Schools like this have an average SAT score of about 2200. While they might give you a break coming from a school with 1 AP, it won’t be a several hundred point break. And if your schools sends very few to top colleges, they would expect you to be at the very top of your class.</p>

<p>There are many great schools where you would have a shot. If you want to go out of state look at some where your sores are solidly at their 50th percentile or better.</p>

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<p>Stanford is a High Reach for you, for the same reasons as the above poster’s.</p>

<p>Take a look at Tufts University in MA. They have a holistic application process that i think you will benefit greatly from. Check out the thread that I have posted below. In it an admissions counselor from talks about how they review applications based on geographic factors. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tufts-university/446146-contextualizing-sats.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tufts-university/446146-contextualizing-sats.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>damn! i wish my stats were like yours. If i were dean at Stanford i would give u a full ride scholarship.</p>