<p>Hi
I am in eighth grade, I am in eighth grade I have straight a's and am in leadership and community roles. I was wondering which classes I should take for highschool. I got a 1420 on the SAT what should I get in highschool? What are some tips or advantages to get into Stanford?
Thank you</p>
<p>So you’re 14 and you carefully considered the academic offerings at huniversities across this country, the school atmosphere, the advising system, the type of students that attend to enroll, the location, job prospects for graduates, etc. And Stanford came out on top. Congratulations on getting such a precocious start!</p>
<p>I accidentally put I am in eight grade twice</p>
<p>We’ll stanford is close it has good law school which I hope to study. I have been there and like the atmosphere and surrounding city. I like it.</p>
<p>With a 5% admit rate this year, by the time you get there it will be almost 3% or less. That’s why I loved the headline on one of the humor sites: “Everyone got rejected by Stanford this year!”</p>
<p>And cue the influx of people saying it’s too early for you to start thinking about college.</p>
<p>As for the SAT thing, if you’re a minority (not counting Asian), you should be good with a 2200 or so. If you’re Asian or white, 2300+ is your goal. You’ll be taking the new SAT, though, which I’m pretty sure will use the old 1600 scale. I’d say 1350 if you’re a minority; 1500+ if you’re Asian/white. </p>
<p>Is philipino Asian?</p>
<p>I think I should start thinking about college early especially if it is that hard to get into it. The early bird gets the worm.</p>
<p>At this stage you should just do the best you can in school. Sitting on the internet trying to find out how to get into Stanford is not what they type of students who get into Stanford are doing. They are trying to do their best work in school, do sports, art, music and other extracurricular activities. They are lounging around reading a good book.</p>
<p>By the time you are ready for college ‘close’ may be the least desirable quality you want. It doesn’t matter in the least if your undergraduate college has a law school affiliated with it. Give yourself some room to grow before you pick colleges. In high school take hard classes. Don’t come back here until you are in high school. </p>
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<p>Lots of people put down “Hispanic” for their ethnic identity if they are Philipino. Your call.</p>
<p>Hi Matthew,</p>
<p>I applaud you for thinking ahead and for being forward-minded. My son graduated Stanford in 2013 and my daughter starts there as a freshman this fall. Stanford was both of their top choice colleges. Sit down with a counselor you feel you can communicate with effectively and write out an academic plan that interests and challenges you. Take advantage of summer academic and enrichment programs, and find ways to be an active participant in your school and community. Spend the next four years examining the things you are passionate about and discovering the things that make you unique. Find opportunities and ways to make yourself standout apart from solid grades and test scores. Stanford is all about diversity and passion within its student body. Be a “world citizen”, find and project your personal voice, let Matthew shine through! Dont let anyone tell you that your aspirations are unreachable. My kids heard that and proved otherwise. We rise to the expectation we set for ourselves…so set them high. </p>
<p>I am starting to take summer classes at the local junior college and I got into the John Hopkins talent search. About to apply to my cities youth advisory council.</p>
<p>Elite private u’s like HYPS are beholden to top-notch prep schools. You’ll see the top preps sending 30-35% to top schools in the nation. This is why someone from a top-notch public school will manifest extremely top tier stats and still be rejected because these high schools don’t have the relationship with these u’s. Again, top preps, fairly or more predictable admissions to above stated u’s; top public school grads, highly volatile, even almost assured reject pile in admissions. </p>
<p>Let’s give an example for Stanford wrt above in secondary schools in its area:</p>
<p>Menlo School, Private - Besides many of these kids who want to get away for college, there will be a healthy portion that do matriculate at Stanford. </p>
<p>Menlo-Atherton, Public - Probably not a good example because it really isn’t a top top tier public; not that many that attend Stanford.</p>
<p>Gunn HS, Public - lots of sons and daughters of intelligent people, profs, etc. Again, besides those that do want to get away to college, not an incredibly lot of people get into Stanford in relation to graduating class.</p>
<p>So the best assured way to get into HYPS, would be to attend a top-tier prep and of course, do well. And apologize for perhaps poor examples, etc.</p>
<p>Let me add: why don’t you look at % of students who attend HYP from places like Horace Mann, etc. It’s not quite relational to Stanford’s because a lot of the top-tier preps are eastcoast, but it will show the relationship that these preps have with top-tier private u’s.</p>
<p>Leadership roles are insanely important for all top colleges. If you’re near Stanford and play music, PM me for a club opportunity. I’m a Sophomore, who has started and is growing a “chain” of clubs that play music. PM me for more information. </p>
<p>Move to Palo Alto and attend Gunn High and still maintain all As, a more effective way to be accepted by Stanford.</p>