<p>EC: Assistant at a neuropsychological testing lab
Student government President
Student Ambassador
Student intern at a psychological association for the homebound
Teen Court Attorney
SIT (Skating In The schools) assistant coach
Competitive figure skater (I will be going to regional this October)
Runway, and charity fashion shows (5 so far)
English tutor for college students.</p>
<p>I did a research assignment for my psychology class on human sexuality, and surveyed over a hundred people, plus wrote a thesis on it.</p>
<p>Volunteer: I have over 150 hours of volunteer service in a wide range of fields and environments.</p>
<p>Major: I plan to major in Clinical psychology or Behavioral Neuropsycholoy</p>
<p>High school: I went to a boarding school In India for a year and then I was home schooled for my junior high school. For high school I decided not to go. So I went to a local community college and took what they call the CPE (course placement exam) and stated taking lower level college courses and now that I am 16 and I will be getting my associates degree in Human Resources Spring 2006.</p>
<p>Schools:</p>
<p>Stanford Far Reach
Yale Far Reach
Cornell Far Reach</p>
<p>UCSB Possible Reach
UCLA Possible Reach
UCB Possible Reach</p>
<p>Indiana University Bloomington Match/Safety
UNM Match/Safety</p>
<p>i would just like to say good job b/c i also went to community college early on, but unlike you i slacked off and didnt end up being ahead of the age group, so i must commend you for that. </p>
<p>For standford, (i am not an expert) but i would say your SAT score needs to be higher and so does your gpa, but if you really wanted to go there you could easily boost your gpa to a 3.9 by taking two or three honors courses.</p>
<p>i was not aware that stanford awarded honors courses extra GPA points for credit. My CC after the completion of six honors courses designates the entire transcript 'honors curriculum'. so does that mean i get a whole gpa point increase for my entire transcript? bwa ha ha ha</p>
<p>furthremore..a good essay intuitively increases your chances...?</p>
<p>yah. if you set your self apart from the other applicants, it makes you stand out therefore your chances increase. as for the GPA...don't ask me.</p>
<p>in my school the gpa for honors is on a 5.0 scale, i dont know if the universaties accept that, i havent though of that. I just figured that i am boosting my gpa by .07 by taking an honors course... i dont know if the shcools i will apply to will readjust that.</p>
<p>How many times have you posted this same thread? It looks like you <em>really</em> want to go to Stanford.
If you want to go that badly you should re-take the SAT, write an excellent essay (perhaps you can propose some topics here), you have some interesting EC's. Even though your GPA isn't quite the average there they might overlook that if everything else is fantastic. Work on making the rest of your application perfect and at the same time make sure you don't get any more B's.
Write about your academic goals in your application somewhere, you seem to be very interested in psychology. An eager student with a goal in mind would be appealing to Stanford.
Make sure the Essay, even if it has nothing of value, is at least written well. It makes such a big difference to have a well-written essay. Get help with writing the essay if you need it, but phrases like "for high school I decided not to go" aren't going to work.
Good Luck.</p>
<p>Haha, yah i really do want to go to Stanford. I didn't decide this until later on, so my priorities were not as much on my GPA as it was in figure skating. That's why my GPA is quite low. I will definately take the SAT's over again though.</p>
<p>Off topic: How are the new SAT scores read? What is "average"? I believe that the old SAT score average was around 1000. What equates to that in new SAT form?</p>
<p>"The competition for transfer admission is extraordinarily keen. Typically, we admit between 8% and 10% of the 1300-1400 students who apply each year. For this reason, only students with very strong academic credentials are encouraged to apply - those with cumulative college grade point averages in the 3.5 to 4.0 range and SAT verbal/critical reading and math scores in the 650 to 800 ranges.</p>
<p>Transfer applicants must have completed at least one full academic year (two semesters or three quarters, excluding summer sessions) prior to their anticipated enrollment at Stanford, and they must be able to present records of at least 26 semester or 39 quarter units of transferable course credit, excluding AP credit and credit awarded by exam.</p>
<p>Even applicants who fall within the ranges described above will face stiff competition in our selection process, so all applicants should be realistic about their chances for admission. In evaluating academic preparation and potential, we go beyond identifying students who are capable of succeeding at Stanford and select those who have the most distinguished academic records and will add in significant ways to the life of the University.</p>
<p>Above all, we look for students whose files reflect intellectual vitality; that is, students who have a passion for learning. The students we admit have the intellectual curiosity to spark a lively and provocative discussion in a seminar and at a dinner-table conversation. They bring a palpable energy to their studies and their extracurricular activities. They seek out opportunities to expand their knowledge. They participate in creating new knowledge.</p>
<p>We want to see examples of your passion, dedication, and genuine interest in expanding your intellectual horizons throughout your application, both in what you write about yourself and in what others write on your behalf."</p>
<p>Make sure you understand all of that, Trixee, so that you can make your application as strong as possible.</p>
<p>From Stanford's Website:
Last year they admitted 4.5% of the transfers who applied.
13% of the people who were admitted had a GPA of below 3.5. So there is still some hope for you. Those 13% probably had a very strong EC coupled with a very strong SAT score. You have the strong EC's and you can get the strong SAT score, so make it happen.
(Don't get me wrong, a 2050 is a very good score, but I think that to increse your chances you should try to do better)</p>
<p>Thank you so much. I was expecting people to laugh at me because of my low GPA, but i was willing to take that chance. I will definately take the Sat's over again. Your help was much appreciated.</p>