Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Applying Regular Decision. Just figured I'd get an idea of where I stand in the applicant pool.</p>

<p>99.8 GPA (weighted)
Rank: 1/26 (it's really small international school in Shanghai, China).
Senior Grades: 96.00 GPA, for first semester.
SAT: 2370 (800 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
SAT IIs: Ecological Bio- 730, Lit-730, World History-800, Chemistry-670</p>

<p>APs:
Sophomore: World History (5), Literature (5), Chemistry (4)
Junior: Biology (5), English Language (5)
Senior: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Calculus AB, Physics B</p>

<p>ECs:
Member of Student Council for four years (VP for 1 year, President for 2)
Member of Interact Club (VP for 1 year)
Basketball (JV for 1 year, Varsity for 3 years, Captain for two years)
Volleyball (JV for 1 year, Varsity for 3 years, Captain for two years)
Theater (performed in five school theater productions over the course of three years)
Soccer (Varsity for 2 years)</p>

<p>English Tutor from March 2008 to June 2008 (3 hours/week)</p>

<p>Awards:
Principal's Honor Roll- three years (maintaining unweighted GPA of 95% or above)
Dragon Scholar Award- three years (award for high school academic excellence)
National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist
AP Scholar
Social Studies Department Award</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>You’re definitely in the ballpark academically. You’re ECs look good as well, but you’re going to have to use your essays to communicate your ideal qualities and passion for the ECs, to give them a sense of what you’ve done and what you want to do from here (if you’re going to expand on ECs in your essays)</p>

<p>Honestly, it’s all up to the essays! People with better stats have been rejected, and people with worse stats have been accepted.</p>

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<p>Ditto what Rolandic said.</p>

<p>A few tips:

  • Pour your heart and soul into your essays
  • Make sure your essays reflect your VOICE (don’t let other people change the wording, just ask them to circle parts they don’t like and figure out how to change it yourself)
  • Quote specifics in your essays and activity sheet
  • Send in your application at least a week early, preferably earlier
  • Get teachers who love you to write your recs, especially if you got one of your lower grades in such a teacher’s class</p>
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<p>Sam from EPGY Intro to Legal Studies?
Sorry if not, but I don’t think there are many Sams in the world who go to international schools in Shanghai and play basketball.</p>

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<p>^No way! I think I know both of you guys…</p>

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<p>Ha I just made the connection! Spenser!</p>

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<p>Yep! We’ve got a little reunion going on now!</p>

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<p>Ha yep! I don’t know if you heard but Ingrid got in! I got deferred :confused: Hopefully things go well for you when you finally find out!</p>

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<p>Wait, who is kwwboarder?</p>

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<p>Wait, no, it just dawned on me. Kyle?</p>