Hi I applied to Stanford REA. Do I have any shot at admissions?
GPA-4.1 weighted
Unweighted-3.7(Around 3.84 without Freshman year)
Act- 31
English 28
Math 29
Reading 33
Science 32
Potential Majors- Psychology
Disabilities- OCD, Tourette’s, Anxiety,depression and a Learning Difference
(These are a big part of my essays and my extra curriculars as well)
History of bullying in my family around my TS and also at school as well. Will talk about my optimism and persistence to advocate for myself in order to create opportunities for myself despite the situation.
Then how I used my own experience to help others, backed up by my EC’s…
EC’s-
Drama(Play)- Lead Role this year, first time ever in theater
Stem Club
Golf(Captain)- 3 Years(will continue this season)
Cross Country- 2 Years
Eye to Eye- A national affiliation, and at our school chapter we go to a middle school and help mentor kids with learning disabilities and we teach them how they can manage it, and we are there for them as a friend and companion.(one time a week for almost 2 hours)
Public Speaking- I have a huge passion for speaking about TS awareness in many venues.
Because of my rough history with acceptance, public speaking started out as an outlet for me to express myself and to also learn how to communicate my needs regarding my TS to others. Speaking helped me open up my true self to others, and is something i take seriously…
Anyways, I’ve spoken to over 400 kids at my own highschool in multiple panels and I spoke about TS to spread awareness but with a bigger message of encouraging them to find help for themselves or their friends if they are ever struggling, especially with mental health.
Spoken to many middle schools about TS with the main motive of spreading awareness to reduce the stigma in those schools and hopefully reduce bullying with the increased awareness…
Trip to D.C. With the TAA(Tourette Association of America)- A leadership conference training speakers to advocate for themselves and others with TS. We spent a few days of training and I presented to the aides of the rep of my region and the senators of CA to ask for more money, research and education of teachers regarding TS.
TEDX Talk on TS- Spoke about how there is always a flip side to adversity, and used my personal story to hopefully inspire others to not be afraid to tackle their own challenges,
Over the Summer-
Will go on a 2 week immersion trip to Tacoma, and we will serve a disability community for adults and will do farm work
This summer i went to a 1 week TS camp in Georgia, and we will also be trained to lead kids and overall leadership skills so we can return as counselors to the camp the following year.
2 week Biotechnology program at Northwestern( I’ve been interested in science, but have started to shift away from it, but decided to do it anyways since I already registered)
Additionally, I’ve been a retreat leader at our school(Jesuit school)
Lastly, I’m also involved in planning a TS awareness walk for this upcoming Spring…
That’s all, I’m honestly really proud of my essays, they really show who I am. Obviously I don’t know how the admissions counselor will think of it, but I’m proud of it.
Do I have a chance? I know my grades and test scores are not “ideal”
