hey yall:))
please chance me. stanford is my top choice rn, so let me know if you if i have a decent shot (please be brutally honest, my counselor said it would probably happen - but i just wanna make sure)
Weighted GPA - 3.63
SAT (taken 2 times)
1: Math - 710 , English -640
2: Math - 630, English - 670
Superscore - 1380
ACT - 29
No subj tests because my counselor told me that my other scores were good enough without them!
Have taken AP Eng Lang (got a 4 on AP) and am currently taking AP Eng Lit
Major : Mechanical Engineering
Have 140 volunteer hours, won 1 bronze award for National Spanish Exam, I work, I am VP of a Red Cross Club at my school
ok thanks so much guys! again, please be honest!!!
“counselor said it would probably happen” - Trust your counselor. Why do you need to know any stranger’s opinions from CC when you already got your answer from school counselor…
If you want honesty, with a weighted GPA of 3.63 and an SAT score of 1380/ACT of 29, you have an uphill battle to get your application seriously considered.
Compare you stats to the stats of last year’s incoming class and you will get a reality check. Also your counselor is wrong in that your SAT scores are good enough so you do need to take some Subject test scores since you need all the help you can get to be a viable candidate for a school like Stanford.
From the Stanford Website and Common Dataset:
Middle 50% Test Scores:
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 690-760
SAT Math Section: 700-780
ACT Composite: 32-35
Average Unweighted GPA: 3.94
Stanford is a Reach school for all applicants due to the sub 5% acceptance rate and anyone that tells you it is not, does not know what they are talking about.
I always hated the naysayers, those who told me I couldn’t accomplish my dreams. I’ve spent much of my life trying tro prove them wrong.
However, l have to second @gumbymom, as well. We toured the Stanford campus with our 4.25 WGPA and 1300 SAT/27ACT and determined we had NO CHANCE. We didn’t apply as we thought it would be a waste of money. We did fire-off an app to USC, however, but even that is a long shot.
Ironically, Stanford freely admits that 60% of those rejected would have successfully completed their BAs IF they had been admitted.
OP is obviously a solid student and a superior test-taker but Stanford can be ruled out, I’m afraid. There are many, many quality schools out there that would love to have this OP apply, however.
I almost feel like this was a joke…unless we are missing information about a hook, a special skill, etc. Stanford loves unique, bright kids which OP might be but it is not evident in the stats posted. Agree with STEMteacher that there are other great schools to look at. You wanted honesty.
With a weighted GPA of 3.6, the application is going to be tossed in the reject pile without a second thought. There are a lot of other good schools to go to.
Based on Stanford data (https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/selection/profile16.html), the admission rate for GPA<3.7 was 1%. In contrast, the admission rate for GPA>=4.0 was 6%. The percentage of admitted students with GPA<3.7 was 14%. So this will be an uphill battle.