Chances for a friend

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Early graduation, 11th grade senior, Lynbrook High in the Bay Area.</p>

<p>Asian male, public school. Extremely competitive, 70% Asian; about 45% of the class of 06 went to a UC, and around 25-30% to UC Berkeley, UCLA, or UCSD. At least 10 accepted to Stanford out of around 75 applications.</p>

<p>Weighted GPA (9-10) - 4.20
Unweighted GPA (9-10) - 4.00
UC GPA - 4.25
Stanford GPA - 4.33
Sophomore year GPA - 4.33 W, 4.0 UW
Class rank - Top 10% of 450. No discrete rankings
PSAT - 210 fresh, 235 soph
SAT - 2390 (CR 800, Math 800, Writing 790, essay 12)
SAT II - Chemistry 800, Physics 800, Math IIC 800, Chinese 780
APs - Chemistry, Comp Sci AB, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Physics C: Mechanics, Calculus BC, all 5s</p>

<p>Course list:
All As in freshman and sophomore years, "junior" year in progress.</p>

<p>Freshman year
AP Calc B/C
French II
Chem
Bio
Freshman Lit
PE 9
Oral Comp </p>

<p>Sophomore year
AP Computer Science
AP Chem
French III
PE 10
World History
World Lit
Int'l Business</p>

<p>Junior year
AP US History
AP Bio
French IV (H)
Engineering
Gov't/ Econ
Statistics (local community college)
American Lit
Art I</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Future Business Leaders of America (9-11)
Speech and Debate (9-11)
Science Club (9-11) Treasurer</p>

<p>Awards:
FBLA Virtual Business Challenge: Nationals 1st, team leader
FBLA Cyber Security: Nationals 2nd
FBLA (1 more small national award, 4 state awards)</p>

<p>National Parliamentary Debate League: 28th ranked team
AIME Qualifier (8th, 9th, 10th)
National Forensic League: Distinction Degree
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Other Activities:
Stanford National Forensic Institute: Parliamentary Debate
Center for Talented Youth: Etymology, Physics</p>

<p>Schools:
Stanford SCEA
USC
MIT
UChicago
Penn
UC Davis
UC Berkeley</p>

<p>No work experience or community service.
One parent works for Stanford, but is not a prof.</p>

<p>Meaningful activity: FBLA
Intellectual interest: shopping at Costco
Note to roommate: bagels in Victoria's secret
Something expressed: my passion for reading</p>

<p>I've been told that I'll get into none of my colleges as I have a single year of grades on record. Any comments to assuage or confirm that fear would be much appreciated</p>

<p>Will they look at my freshman grades?
Please evaluate colleges as reach/ match/ safety, if possible.</p>

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

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<p>given that you took what normally is a senior level math class your freshman year and the fact that you're applying as a junior in high school, they'll probably take a closer look at your freshman year grades. the one thing is, though, if they are taking 10 kids per year from your hs, do you really think stanford believes kids have exhausted their resources at the school by junior year? i'm guessing that a school with a history of acceptances at stanford has, in stanford's view, done a good job of preparing students. if anything, you'll be able to do the whole application process again next year!</p>

<p>p.s. if these are chances for a friend, why do you keep saying "i" and "my experience..." haha</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>Oh, he created his post and he's only using my account to post them because he's too lazy to create his own account. (I have my own chances posted somewhere else)</p>

<p>Also, out of his own words, he took Calculus BC in freshman year because "he didn't like math".</p>

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<p>this thread just made me feel really bad about myself.
:[
why are you even freakin asking if you have a chance?
practically guaranteed, if your essays are at least mediocre.</p>

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<p>thats totally jueyan
and we (lynbrook kids ) all know where he is going to....</p>

<p>what we learned?
DON'T GRADUATE EARLY!</p>