Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Hey there guys,</p>

<p>First off, have a pretty big hook I think. My cousin is a professor here at Stanford. How big is this for me?</p>

<p>Anyway,</p>

<p>Here are my stats:
Frosh Year: No honors. No AP. 3.33 GPA. My only club was Young Democrats. I was a slacker to say the least.
English: B+
Spanish II: B+
Physics: B
World History: B+
Algebra 1: A-</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: I matured greatly here. No honors or AP, but I did really well:
English 10: A
Spanish III: A-
World History II: A
Chemistry: A-
Geometry: A
Tis a 3.88 GPA. This year, I got really into everything. Joined the newspaper, debate team, World Politics Club, Young Democrats, and the Key Club. I completed over 200 hours of community service as well.
Took Algebra II with Trigonometry over the summer and got an A.</p>

<p>Junior Year:
English 11 Honors: A
Spanish IV: A
European History AP: A
Pre-Calculus: A-
Biology: A
It is a 3.94 UW GPA and a 4.24 W GPA. I still completed the community service, which is what I am dedicated to. As you can see, I slacked around Frosh year and matured greatly Sophomore year. Cared about school. In Junior Year, I still stayed in debate, newspaper, World Politics, Young Democrats, and the Key Club. I also made it on Model UN. Also, a bunch of debating awards. I am a lawyer hopeful. I interned at a Law Office. Overall, it is a 3.71/3.81 I UW/W I believe.</p>

<p>Senor Year Courses:
English 12 AP
Spanish IV Honors
American History AP
Calculus
Chemistry AP</p>

<p>I got a 2240 on my SAT's and a 34 on my ACT's. My essays are absolutely amazing (heh, I am modest), and my recs were very good to excellent as well. I was the VP Junior Year and Senior Year as well. I live in Florida. Rank is top 20%.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot guys!</p>

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<p>Stanford: Moderate reach</p>

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<p>I don't think the fact that your cousin is a professor helps. A prof (to whom I'm not related) used an essay of mine as a teaching tool in one of his classes and wrote an outstanding rec for me to include with my app, plus I have great grades and high SAT scores (2360), and I was still deferred EA.</p>

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<p>It's hard to tell. You sound like a great student with strong interests who will surely get into some good colleges and do well in life. Your stats are "in range" but a little on the low side (I think). I'm not getting a big sense of leadership; being involved and being a good leader are not always the same thing. I feel that your essays will be extremely important: use them to show your passions and interests. Show who you are and what you've learned from what you've done. Good luck!</p>

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<p>However, you definitely show improvement, which is always a really good thing.
Our SAT and ACTs are identical =).</p>

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<p>cousin thing won't help, esepicially if you've never taken a class with him</p>