Chance me for Stanford please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Currently a Junior</p>

<p>SAT: 2150
CR: 700
M:750
W:700</p>

<p>ACT: 32
E:32
M:31
R:33
S:33</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW (school doesn't weight)
Class Rank: 1 (because the school doesn't weight, roughly 4-6 people have a 4.0)</p>

<p>IB Diploma Canidate
HL Math
HL Bio
HL History
HL English
SL Chemistry
SL Spanish</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars
Tennis 3 years (will be 4)
Cross Country 3 years
Wrestling 1 year
Math Club 2 years
Debate Team 2 years
100+ community service hours (general stuff like hospital)</p>

<p>Awards
Most Improved XC 2007
Most Improved Tennis 2008
Most Improved in Math (freshman class) 2007-2008
Most Improved Tennis 2009
All League honorable mention tennis 2009
Team Captain Tennis 2010
First Team All League tennis 2010 (first pick)
Most likley to succeed (sophmore class) 2008-2009
Hardest worker (sophmore class) 2008-2009
Varsity Letter - Tennis
Varisty Letter - Wrestling
Varsity Letter - Cross Country
Academic Letter
4th in league in tennis (9th and 11th)</p>

<p>Hook (kind of)
Legacy (mother, I think she still donates but not very much probably like $100 every year or so)</p>

<p>I am planning on retaking the SAT for a 2250 and the ACT for a 34 which I know I can do with summer studying. I was also wondering if its even worth signing up for National Honors Society or Spanish National Honors Society senior year because I haven't done either yet. Basically at my school you pay $5 and they put you on a list so I don't understand why colleges value that. Finally I'm hoping that it doesn't look bad that I quit wrestling and XC. I am forced to do the latter as tennis is moving to the fall. Wrestling I just plain didn't like. Maybe they will view this as me sorting through my interests and not just blindly doing every activity 4 years to boost my resume.</p>

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<p>I don’t know how much legacy helps for Stanford, but you’re slightly on the low side for the school. You definitely have a chance though. Work hard on those apps and the best of luck :p!</p>

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<p>Yeah I read somewhere that it doubles your chances but double like 9% isn’t that significant. I think that if I get the test scores I mentioned I was trying for above I will be on the higher end reather than “the lower end”.</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Stanford is the least loyal to legacies of the top schools. Chances do not increase by anything like double as they do for ivies at minimum.</p>

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<p>I just meant that statistically like 20% of legacy students who apply are admitted which is better than 9%. I recognize that its a pretty small thing but it definetly helps.</p>