Chance me for RD please...is it even worth it to apply?

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<p>So ever since I was in 2nd grade, I've pretty much dreamed of going to Stanford [I live in CA, after all]. But I lost 99% of my hope at the end of sophomore year when I saw all my friends with these outstanding profiles [some better than mine!] get rejected. *Then again, one ended up going to MIT and the other to Princeton...</p>

<p>Anyways, my parents are basically forcing me to apply RD. But I don't know if it will be worth my time and effort if I'm just going to get outright rejected.
Could someone please chance me while I still have the time to decide whether I should apply or not?</p>

<p>[I have to apply RD because I already applied ED to Wharton at UPenn]</p>

<p>Asian
Female
California Resident
GPA: 4.33
Rank: 3/295
SAT-1: 2250 [690 CR 770 Math 790 Writing, 11 on the essay]
SAT-2: 800 Math 2, 710 US History, 690 Chemistry
(^ I know those are really low)</p>

<p>Courseload: Most Rigorous</p>

<p>Senior schedule:
AP English
AP Physics
AP Calculus
AP Government
French 3/4
3D Design (< I needed this class to graduate, lol)</p>

<p>-ECs-
ASB Class Secretary (2 years)
Key Club (Member 4 years, different officer positions for 3 years - currently Secretary)
CSF/Honor Society (Member 4 years, Vice President 2 years, Community Service Award and Life Member award this year)
Read to Exceed (Awards for 3 years)
FBLA (Founded the club last year and am President. Wrote my Common App essay on how my grandma's influence motivated me to create this club regardless of obstacles that stood in the way/hardships faced)
Varsity Tennis Player (4 years. Captain 2 years. MVP, Most Improved, Most Inspirational)
Certificate of Merit Level 10 (State piano award)
Leader for Freshmen Orientation (2 summers - lead them around campus and be a model student)
Prom Princess (Junior Year)
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>This summer I worked 20 hours a week teaching 1st graders English and Math at at Chinese School. I also made the parent newsletter and formatted it for the principal, who has repeated asked me when I will be going back to work. I loved my kids there so I plan to go back and work weekdays afterschool from 3-6 starting in January.
I also volunteered at Children's Discovery Museum.</p>

<p>I've attended the Nike Tennis Camp at Stanford and gotten coached by Lele Farood.
In 8th grade I was accepted into a mentorship program for driven asian students and had a sophomore at Stanford as my mentor. We met about once a month and I've stayed at the dorms, met tons of people, etc. But I'm not sure how much that will count since it wasn't even during high school.</p>

<p>My teacher recommendations are very strong. I read my AP Physics/Trig-Precalc teacher's rec for Wharton and I almost cried, it was so nice.
The other teacher rec is from my AP Stats teacher, whose class I aced and got a 5 on the AP exam in. He is also the advisor for FBLA. I didn't read his rec for Wharton, but he told me he went and had outside people look over it for him to make sure it was the best that it could be. I'm also fairly positive my counselor rec is a good one. She's known me personally for about 2 years now and occasionally calls me into her office just to talk about how I'm doing, etc. She's super nice.</p>

<p>SO ANYWAYS, sorry this was soooooo long.
Thank you to anyone that takes the time to read/skim through it :)</p>

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<p>Im sorry but i have been looking at this forum for a while, and have developed severe disdain for this sort of attitude that conflicts itself.</p>

<p>you start with a feeble attempt at an emotional back story with a haphazard tone.
by the end of the post you sound enthusiastic and are reeling off your achievements.</p>

<p>as if you werent going to apply, regardless of our comments, it is disgusting if you are considering not applying with 2250 at SAT 1, with 2 of the scores putting you in the middle 50% of scores accepted, and one above the middle 50%</p>

<p>stop looking for an ego trip and make the decision for yourself. do YOU want to go? not your PARENTS, but you. if so, you wouldnt be asking whether you should apply, but how strong we feel your application is.</p>

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<p>Well isn't it true that plenty of people with 2400s don't get accepted?
So why should I think that I have a chance just because of my 2250?</p>

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<p>Agreed. If you want to get into Stanford as badly you obviously claim to, then for God's sake, APPLY! (Not sure why you didn't do Stanford EA if you really love Stanford, but idk maybe your parents made you and I don't know about it.)</p>

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<p>with your logic, it wouldnt make a difference what score you got, you still wouldnt reply.</p>

<p>to be honest, youre in this for all the wrong reasons.
at the end of the day you have a terrible sort of attitude, and i feel as though these sorts of threads should just be mauled by us, because its quite clear what you are trying to get out of this. </p>

<p>theres a few of these sorts of posts and i hate them.
either apply or dont. dont make it someone else's decision.</p>

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<p>whats wrong with taking 3D design? lol every class you take doesnt have to be AP/honors.. plus its your senior year you can ease up a bit lol you dont gota kill yourself. but yeah ima have to agree with harry and asukal, if you really love stanford then apply because from reading through that list id definitely say your qualified, it just depends on what they are looking for.. gluck with it though</p>

<p>and harry even though i agree w/ what your saying take it easy lol</p>

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<p>yeah, maybe this is a cultural thing.</p>

<p>in england, its clear cut. if you want to go oxbridge, get AAAB or AAAA for AS and then apply, if you dont - dont bother. no one tries to front as though theyre under-qualified.</p>

<p>The fact that someone in top 1% ish of their class would consider not applying anywhere they wanted to go is just a fallacy and a clear attempt at gaining flattery</p>

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<p>I agree with harry on all accounts, even though I'm not quite sure what "AAAB or AAAA for AS" means because the British system is beyond me.</p>

<p>I know chance threads are an ingrained part of CC but they are so obnoxious. The OPs are never actually looking for advice, and when you try to give it to them they start spewing off defenses. The ones who post are already confident/proud enough to display all their stats, and stats are useless beyond a certain point for the caliber of schools we're discussing due to the holistic process...</p>

<p>Like everyone said, if you want it, just apply. No one's "chance" of you on CC will even touch the only decision that matters: the admission officer's. </p>

<p>I'm saying all this as kindly as possible.
Good luck. Self-doubt should never keep you from what you want to achieve.
:D</p>

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<p>Also, you should know that Stanford is incredibly holistic if you've perused their website/explored their philosophy enough since they're your "dream."</p>

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<p>if you seriously think that you are going to make us feel better, I say dont apply, that way I have a better chance @ stanford?k?
Otherwise, dont use such a crass title</p>

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<p>I didn't say what I wanted to say correctly.</p>

<p>I don't really love Stanford that much. I USED TO. From about 2nd grade until 10th grade.
And I'm not saying that I am totally unqualified. I just honestly think I probably wouldn't stand out because there are so many applicants like me. I think that is a very factual point, right?
It's my PARENTS that love Stanford. </p>

<p>The thing is, I don't want to waste my time and money applying if I am just going to be overlooked. No where did I say I am completely unqualified. If I did say that or hint it in any way, then sorry, my mistake.</p>

<p>And yeah, after reading your responses, I guess the title is worded badly because I couldn't find the right way to express how I felt.</p>

<p>It's my PARENTS that love Stanford, not me.
Like someone said, if I really loved it, then I would've applied EA to Stanford, and not Wharton.</p>

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<p>Nevermind, I just realized you guys are right.
There wasn't really much of a point in posting this thread.
I guess the problem wasn't whether or not I would really be qualified, but whether or not my parents would even give me the choice.</p>

<p>I guess I was just trying to see if applying would be a waste of time. Because it's easy to say "if you want it, just apply!"
Sometimes you have to see if the time you put into an application will actually reap benefits. And I guess with this, it's more of my parents wanting me to apply than me myself, because I HONESTLY HONESTLY HONESTLY don't think it will be worth my time to apply if I will just be rejected.
Again I am not saying I SUCK or my 2250 is SO HORRIBLE. I'm just saying that everyone that applies to Stanford is probably just like me, [most likely, much better than me] so I guess I wasn't sure if it was worth it to spend all this effort on a school my PARENTS want me to apply to.</p>

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<p>I am not ranting directly towards you, Catalysis, but I tend to think that Stanford (or any school of equal caliber) wants to accept people who will change the world, and who have potential. Not test/EC machines. Your ECs and test scores do not define you or make you "worse" or "better" than someone else. If that were the case, like in Canada, essays and recommendations would not even be included in the application process.
That's just my humble opinion.</p>