Do I have a chance?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm applying to Stanford Single-Choice Early Action and I'm sure it's even worth applying...Do I have a chance? I need someone to be honest here..</p>

<p>SAT
Math: 740
Verbal: 690
Writing: 640
Biology: 720</p>

<p>Rank:Top 6%
GPA: 3.64 on a 4.0</p>

<p>ExCurriculars
Emergency Medical Technician
Varsity Lacrosse
FBLA
Waitress 20hrs/wk
Girl Scouts
Some others not really worth listing... please help!</p>

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<p>i meant i'm NOT sure its even worth applying....and I Forgot to mention all classes are IB/AP...</p>

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<p>I'm applying early action at stanford also...the emergency medical tech might stand out. Are your essays good?</p>

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<p>I think you do have a pretty good chance at it...have you started on your app? the ea is very soon :o</p>

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<p>of course u should apply, remember all top colleges accept students who arent perfect in SAT, GPA, etc... Ur SAT is fine, GPA is solid, write great essays, and get good teacher recs. remember dont give up on a college just because of a low SAT score, or not enough EC's. Colleges prefer few activities u are passionate about rather than a long list of activities. Also, race does factor into the equation here, usually a candidate who applys to a school consisting largely of his/her race has a smaller chance to get accepted than a student who applys to a school where he/she is a minority. That goes for scholarships too (mostly merit/need aid). However dont let this admission secret deter u from applying to any school. Remember, its better to apply and get rejected(i hope u wont), rather than lament later on I could have gone there.
Good LUCK :)</p>

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<p>She's asking for honesty. Both her GPA and SATs are below Stanford's average. This means that without exceptional ECs, acceptance is unlikely. The only chance I see is being recruited as an athlete.</p>

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<p>Apply, you never know. Her ECs will depend upon the other ECs of the applicant pool (whether they stand out or not). Might just be that they don't have many girl scouts, EMT, lacrosse playing applicants at the time. </p>

<p>I think the EMT thing is kind of popular though. But that, combined with the girl scounts and lacrosse might be of interest. Who knows.</p>

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<p>all i can say is, you are not an outright reject. :)</p>

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<p>That is a very positive comment, banedon17.</p>

<p>What, btw, is an outright "reject" in your opinion other than the obvious. What would cause adcom to open the file and close it immediately w/o regards to the rest of the application (essays and recs)? Just curious, that is why I am asking.</p>

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<p>i agree with sonic. i mean just try it. why not? worst comes worst you won't get in. that's disappointing, but it's better than regretting later on that you didn't apply. similar story here.</p>

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<p>I think an admissions rep at Dartmouth phrased it very well when I visited: "We won't immediately look at anyone and think that this person could never attend our school. Barring individuals convicted of major felonies, of course."
Righto.</p>

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<p>That is nice to hear, ilikenoodles!</p>

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<p>Thanks I appreciate everyone's input...looks like i'm going to take a shot at it. I took my SAT again so I hope they went up a bit, but we'll see.</p>

<p>And yeah i'm working on my essays now...</p>

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<p>Nice to hear and probably true up to a certain point. If they saw someone with an SAT score of 1200 out of 2400 (not trying to offend anyone); don't you think they would immediately close the file? Okay, maybe that coupled with a C average? Or would they keep looking, thinking - hey, this applicant has b*lls?</p>

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If they saw someone with an SAT score of 1200 out of 2400 (not trying to offend anyone); don't you think they would immediately close the file?

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no. they would want to comb the file on why this applicant is scoring so low. Severe disability? Death in the family on that very day? if, say, they find evidences on any of this, they might decide to ignore that score (or maybe - if admitted - give a conditional offer that the applicant must retake the SAT and score a certain threshold. I don't know, i'm just bs-ing). :)</p>

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banedon17, what, btw, is an outright "reject" in your opinion...?

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Barring individuals convicted of major felonies, of course.

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that was what i meant. :) an outright reject is only due to obvious reasons. or maybe straight Es in the transcript without reasonalble reasons.</p>