Chance Me For Stanford University

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a sophomore in high school and I really want to go to Stanford University, and I know that I will be applying SCEA
I want to become a psychiatrist and in college will be majoring in psychology but taking the required pre-med courses.
What are my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>(I live in New York State, so we are required to take regents which is the standardized testing here, and it appears on our transcript)</p>

<p>I was able to take
Earth Science w/ Regents-93 on regents and
Algebra w/ Regents - 84 on regents
In 8th grade</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Geometry w/ Regents. Regents=90
English 9
Spanish 2
Living Environment w/ Lab and Regents. Regents=90
World history 9 And 10. Regents= 95
Theater Arts/Drama
Physical Education</p>

<p>Overall for freshman year my cumulative GPA was a 93 which I believe is a 3.7 on a 4.0 scale</p>

<p>Sophomore year-This Year</p>

<p>Creative Writing -- 1st semester-87%
SUNY World History Since 1648--1st semester -90 (unweighted)(This is a college level course)
Advanced/Honors Trigonometry - 87
Photography- 93%( 1 semester course)
Chemistry w/ Lab and Taking regents later in year- 95( Semester 1)
English 10-92%(1st semester)
Spanish 3---taking regents later in year-95% -- 1st semester
Physical Education- Passing(They only do Pass or Fail)</p>

<p>Overall this means that I have a 91 avg for this past quarter which is a A-( I am taking the most rigorous courses allowed at my school for sophomore year)</p>

<p>I am in the National Honor Society
I volunteer at open door
I am apart of the ---</p>

<p>Interact Club( VOlunteer Club)
Art Club
Prestigious Ladies Of Power
Daughters Of Destiny ( Minority woman empowerment)</p>

<p>Varsity Cheerleading (Most passionate About)--possibly trying out for allstar cheerleading in May</p>

<p>And I'm apart of the STEP Program( Science and Technology Entry Program) which is a science and math program that A) is for minority students excelling in math and science and it B) Get me college credit. I've been in it since 7th grade and attend Saturday workshops 2-3 times a month and 4 weeks out of the summer every summer.</p>

<p>On the PSAT without any studying and little sleep(I know I did poorly) I scored</p>

<p>Critical Reading:53
Math: 56
Writing: 56</p>

<p>Averaged our I scored higher than 85% of sophomores in the nation that took it and 76% of juniors.</p>

<p>I bought a SAT prep book, SAT Subject Test Prep book, and ACT prep book, recently. </p>

<p>My Junior Year I will be taking:</p>

<p>(All SUNY Classes are college level courses)
1) AP English Language and Composition
2) International Law
3)Psychology
5) Pre-Calc Advanced
6) SUNY The Black Experience
7)SUNY Racism, Classism, and Sexism
8) AP Bio
9) AP Bio Lab
10)Gym
11) APUSH (AP US history)
12) SUNY Spanish( State University Of New York SPANISH)--also college level course-- non native speakers are not allowed to take AP their junior year.</p>

<p>(Possibly Taking Pre-Calc in summer at local community college and going into MATH BC junior year)</p>

<p>Online courses:</p>

<p>Take Action! Support a sustainable community</p>

<p>AND</p>

<p>WANTED: Solutions to problems of the 21st Century; NEEDED: More than just good ideas</p>

<p>Self Studying for:
AP Environmental Science
AP Psychology
AP Human Geography </p>

<p>Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Please be honest on whether or not I would be able to get into Stanford. I look up information on colleges as a daily activity because it is fun and I will be going on a campus tour this summer of Stanford.</p>

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<p>With that SAT, no chance. Get it up to a 2200, then you’ll have a decent chance.</p>

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<p>Yes, thanks I know. I had a stomach virus too so I did very badly. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Well, seeing that you had a stomach virus, I do not think you will do badly on your next SAT.</p>

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<p>Colleges are going to love that daughters of destiny thing</p>

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<p>To be honest, your GPA really isn’t high enough for a Stanford level. Neither is your PSAT score. I’m a sophomore myself. Regents are SUPER easy, and your courses aren’t that rigorous either (But that’s as rigorous as your school can get, so it won’t be much of a detriment to you).</p>

<p>Also, you really don’t want to skip Pre-Calculus. Mainly because your math grades were pretty low for the past two years. I never took a Geometry course, I studied it myself over the summer and I got a 100 on the Regents. And I know Trig is way harder, especially compared to Geometry, but considering your score, I don’t know if it’s in your best interest to skip Pre-Calculus and go into Calc BC. A better choice would have been to study Geometry over the summer like I did and get a head start on Trig. That way, you wouldn’t have to skip Pre-Calculus and you’d be able to take Calc BC junior year. Honestly, the only point of Geometry is for like one or two questions on the Math SAT and SAT II. And if you’re taking the AMC.</p>

<p>Just my two cents.</p>

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<p>I would get those grades up. I am from New York and math regents get harder as you work up. Algebra 2/Trig is a much harder exam the the integrated algebra or geometry. Really study hard for regents as they should not be too difficult and they appear on your transcript. Colleges will not be thrilled by low regents</p>

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<p>Thank you. If I got a very high score on the SAT, would that help by much? Am I considered to have a low gpa and would stanford see that as the deadly (Low gpa and High SAT Combo) Which would show them that I’m lazy?(I’m not. I work hard in school.)</p>

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<p>–To add to the information listed above, the average SAT score at my school is 1550 out of 2400, and I am in the top 10% of my class. PM me if you need any additional info to chance me.</p>

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<p>you’re looking one of the most difficult university in the nation to get into, so those grades are not nearly enough to make you stand out. think of it this way: you’re in the top 10%, so why wouldn’t stanford admit those at your school who have higher grades than you? people applying to stanford will also have high standardized test scores in addition to high GPA in high school, so unless you have some special talent in athletics or arts or something else, admission, even statistic-wise, is highly unlikely.
with that said, bring up your GPA, make sure you have great test scores, and devote your time to pursuing one or so of your extracurriculars in much greater depth. meanwhile, don’t set your sight too much on stanford and look into a wide range of schools, all of which can offer a wonderful college experience.</p>

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<p>No, they won’t view you as the “deadly low GPA/high SAT” combo because first of all your SAT is not high by any standard. Your going to have to improve my a good 600 points, and I don’t buy your “I was sick excuse”, unless you were A. Shot during the exam or B. Under going a violent seizure for the a good portion of the exam, I doubt you would improve drastically.</p>

<p>Also, stop comparing yourself to the rest of the nation/your school. You’re going to have to compare yourself with the tip/top caliber students in the nation to get into stanford. Your ECs are weak, shows very little initiative, just another laundry list of non-exclusive, non-prestigious events and awards.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for your honesty. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>and Meteman- I said if, and When I receive a high score on the SAT. I’m not trying to sound cocky but I’m going to do whatever it takes.</p>

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<p>i dont want to sound mean, but I’d say very little chance. Being a URM will certainly help you, but most URMs applying to Stanford have much better stats and extracurriculars than you do. Look at this thread to see the caliber of Stanford admits:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1110090-official-stanford-university-class-2015-rd-results-thread.html?highlight=stanford+rd+2015[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1110090-official-stanford-university-class-2015-rd-results-thread.html?highlight=stanford+rd+2015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;