Chances at Stanford?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Okay, I'm a junior at a mid-sized Catholic private school in south Louisiana.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW/4.4 W
Rank: 1 of around 150? (so projected valedictorian)
ACT: 32 (36 E, 32 M, 30 R, 28 S, 10 W) Combined English/Writing: 34
PSAT: 208 (I know...ouch)
Just took SAT today, expecting the 2100-2200 range
The only AP class offered at my school is Calc AB, and I'm taking that next year.</p>

<p>ECs:
Band -
- Member for entire career (8th-12th for my school)
- Drum major of marching band
- Principal trumpet (well, will be next year)
- Superior solo at Federation Festival
- Superior solo at district festival
- District VII Honor Band 2010
- All-South Honor Band 2009-2010
- Eligible to audition for LMEA All-State 2010
- Member of indoor percussion for 2008-2009 season
- French horn (08-09)/Bassoon (09-10) in lower band
Choir -
- Member for junior and senior year
- District VII Honor Choir 2010
- LMEA All-State Choir 2010
- SCRMC Honor choir 2010
- Officer
Theatre -
- Member from 9th - 12th
Key Club -
- Member from 9th - 12th
- Parliamentarian
NHS -
- Member from 9th - 12th</p>

<p>Academic stuff:
Literary rally -
9th grade - 2nd place District VII English I, 1st place Division II at State
10th grade - 1st place District VII English II, state participant
11th grade - 2nd place District VII English III, 2nd place Division II at State</p>

<p>Alternate for boys' state program</p>

<p>Community stuff:
- 70+ hours of service
- Participant in community theatre for 7 years</p>

<p>Sorry if I was too elaborate in the band stuff; didn't want to miss anything that may be a factor in helping my chances.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>get your test scores to atleasy a 2300 SAT or 34-35 ACT to have a good chance</p>

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<p>tough luck, stanford is a really difficult school to get in, and yes you should definitely bring those scores up. Work on your essays!</p>

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<p>208 on the PSAT is not really an ouch. The PSAT is a very preliminary assessment and can most certainly be raised. And colleges never see it.</p>

<p>For Stanford, your SAT should be a 2200+. I say you have a chance if you work hard on your test scores, applications, and keep your GPA up. You have a chance, but it’s still a reach. Keep an open mind and look at other schools, too- there are plenty of selective and intellectual colleges out there that aren’t Ivies.</p>

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<p>Your location is a huge boost. It’s much easier for you to stand out from an under-represented region.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the responses! I’ve started working on my essays already and as a future music major, I have a lot of good ideas about applying mathematics and such to conducting as a drum major and other things. </p>

<p>Also, I don’t mean to sound conceited in any way, but I think it’s quite possible that my music supplement will give me a huge boost. My voice is ridiculously mature for my age and I pretty much have the voice of the average 30 year old tenor. Does anyone have an idea of how much that would help?</p>