Chance of getting in

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Hi All,</p>

<p>I'm a junior in high school, and I'm thinking about applying to Stanford next year. I was wondering what you all thought my chances of getting in might be. My SAT/AP selection isn't the best, but I have a strong passion for computer science and have many extracurriculars relating to that. I'm going to work on pulling up my SAT though as I have one more year before applying.</p>

<p>Thanks for your time!</p>

<p>Class: Junior (possibly applying next year)
Class Rank: Top 10%
GPA: 4.0 Unweighted, 4.9 Weighted (as of end of sophomore)
SAT: 1990 (760 Math, 600 Reading, 630 Writing) (I'm a junior, so still have time to improve on this, taking the ACT soon too)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
-Secretary, Computer Science Club
-Senator, Student Government (running for treasurer this year)
-DECA
-Chambers Society
-Chemistry Tutor
-Volunteer with Teen Court and a local animal shelter.</p>

<p>-Taekwondo & Hapkido, for over 10 years - 2nd Degree Black Belt
-Violin, for over 10 years (in the Chamber Orchestra too)</p>

<p>-I'm a full-stack developer at various other companies/projects.</p>

<p>Current AP Classes:
AP World
AP Environmental Science
AP Statistics</p>

<p>APs next year:
AP Spanish
AP Calc BC
AP Lit
AP Physics <-- maybe</p>

<p>If you're wondering why I'm not taking AP Computer Science - I already know Java, so I'd rather take the time to learn new programming languages rather than have an extra AP credit.</p>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>If you bring up your SAT score and do well on two to three subject tests you’ll be a competitive applicant. The problem is Stanford accepts so little people that it’s a potshot for everyone, there is no shoe-in. So yes, you should apply! You’d definitely be competitive.</p>