For starters, I am a three sport athlete; I was blessed to be part of the state championship team for wrestling, state runner up in division one for football, and fifth in the state for judo. In addition to sports, I participate in Model United Nations where I have been a contributing member for the past six years. When I’m not at club meetings, I practice the trombone in which I served as the principle chair in my school’s concert band. Also, on the weekends and summer I volunteer by picking invasive algae from the ocean surrounding my hometown, in Hawaii. I also volunteered for my school’s summer school to teach third graders how to become leaders in their own lives through sports and other activities and I occasionally acolyte for my school’s chapel services. Coming from both a Native American and Native Hawaiian background, I spent my childhood learning the values and traditions of my Hawaiian heritage. (As for my Native American side, I know little, but I do know I am Lakota Sioux and would listen to my grandmother speak about her experiences growing up in South Dakota. I have very little knowledge about my Native American heritage, but I feel I have a moral obligation to keep my heritage alive and learn as much as I possibly can about the tribulations Native Americans have experienced and still have been experiencing since their first contact with Europeans.). My gpa is about a 3.23 and my SAT score was a 1340 and my ACT was a 31. freshman and Sophomore year was a difficult time for me because of family circumstances, but I truly tried my best. As for awards, I have been graced by receiving multiple Service Awards for my contributions to my school for the past three years. Stanford has been a dream of mine for such a long time. Do you think I have a good chance in getting in?
I also was a member of my school’s economic team who placed seventh in the state at our annual economics challenge
Oh and here is my list of colleges I’ve applied to/ gotten in to:
SMU (accepted)
TCU (accepted)
UT AUSTIN (still waiting)
FORDHAM (accepted)
BOSTON U (still waiting)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY (accepted)
Could anyone also chance me for UT Austin and Boston U? Thank you.
Update: Rejected from UT Austin, but I went in knowing that out of state acceptance is extremely competitive.
“My gpa is about a 3.23 and my SAT score was a 1340”
Bad news and good news. The bad news is that these stats are quite low for Stanford (which is a bit like being too short to be an NBA center).
The good news: You are already in at multiple schools which seem to me to be a very good fit for at least your academic accomplishments to this point. Keep working hard, and I think that you will do well at any of SMU, TCU, Fordham, or IU.
@Dadtwogirls do you think it even matters that my ACT is a 31 and that i’m Native American/ Native Hawaiian? In my essay I talked about how I did have a tough time battling my mother’s abuse and my diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. What are your thoughts?
It’s not your test scores but your GPA that will make it tough for you to get into Stanford despite good hooks. But you have good safeties so anything more is a big bonus.