Hopeful// Chance me PLEASE??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi guys! First off, I would like to say I want to go to Stanford. Like a lot. Well, problem for me is that so does about every other smart kid in the country. Well here are my EC’s and an insight on my passions and what makes me (I think) unique! Any and all opinions are welcome as I want to have as much insight so I can have the best chance at getting into Stanford as possible.
-GRADES-
I’m a junior right now and my GPA is 4.0 UW and above 5.0 weighted.
-I am taking no AP courses because instead of taking college prep classes I wanted to take actual college classes. So, I am taking Comp. 1 at my state college and US History as a college course also.
-Last year I got a high B in Spanish all quarters except 1 (A’s in all the rest);-( and i got an 89 in geometry one quarter ;-(A in all the rest)
-Ive gotten all High A’s in all my classes except a few high B’s in spanish and math (my weakest subjects- not planning on having a math related career except maybe business or economics)

-EC’s/Volunteering Stuff/Unique Things-
-MVP and top scorer on the varsity soccer team even as a freshman// was on varsity in 7th grade and got MVP also
-helped with Rick scott’s political campaign last year
-Soccer Referee since i was 12
-SLA member
-NJHS member
-teacher for 4th grade girls life group on sundays
-member of FCA
-Sec/Treas. for my student gov. all years I was there
-Animal Refuge Ambassador & lots of volunteer there
-babysit and dogs as side jobs
-knows sign language and took up to Spanish3
-volunteer and camp leader for win shape camp (non-profit) over 35 service hours there
-Global Volunteer Network ambassador w/ 500$ scholarship
-taught myself how to code
-used that coding i taught myself to start my own blog that has over 10,000 viewers per month and I make a little extra money off of it
-Blog is about some of my passions: travels, fashion, and life tips and inspirational stuff
-Started my own business selling clothing I designed and gives part (10%) of the proceeds to help save the sea turtles because I am passionate about the sea and i love sea turtles
-certified PADI scuba diver
-apart of my states 4-H program and I am the secretary of my group
-lots of volunteering and service work with 4-H - beach cleanups, environmental care, local cleanups, street walks, help and mentor poor neighborhood’s youth…
-earning my Presidents national Volunteer Award
-personal assistant to the founder/CEO of a fashion and lifestyle magazine for over a year (still doing it)
-HerCampus High School Ambassador, Contributor, and part Editor
-Her Campus Blogger Network Member
-Member of the Smart Girls Group (online through my blog)
-I love business and economics and I have always been an entrepreneur, selling and making things to sell on easy, to neighbors since i was in 3rd grade.
-I love creative aspects such as fashion
-I also like science

THANK YOU and I hope you can give me some insight on whether or not you think I will go to Stanford or not/ If i would be a good fit.

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Stanford is a Reach for each applicant that applies so chancing is impossible. Your grades so far are competitive. You EC’s are all over the place and I see some focus but you need to cut down on the list and work on 1 or 2 areas that you are “very passionate” about. Prep for the SAT/ACT, apply next year and hope for the best.

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Work on condensing your list:

You don’t need to list things twice because it looks like you are trying to “pad” your resume and EC’s.
Learn some grammatical no-nos:

APART means to be separate. If you can’t express yourself without errors, it will seriously affect your essays and admission.

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error on my part, I meant to say “a part” or “involved in” @“aunt bea”

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I am somewhat confused!
With “…few high B’s in spanish and math”, how could your uwgpa remained at 4 and weighted above 5? Is the GPA scaling in your school unconventional?

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@uclaparent9 no…

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in the other thread, @mmmkkk2 said that the college courses he/she takes count as one extra grade point

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Tbh I don’t think your grades would look that impressive. Colleges will probably recalculate and that 4.0 won’t be there anymore. And that 5.0 is pretty much meaningless

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@a20171 alright, and what do you really know???

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You can challenge us (useless for you), but not the adcoms!

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adcoms??? What do you mean… @uclaparent9

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Adcoms = admissions officials.

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0 AP Courses at a school that offers them

0% chance at Stanford

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I do college courses though… I am taking Comp. 1 and US history through my school how is that not BETTER than taking an AP course!!! Instead of college prep, it is a college course! and its at my state school not a community college! @ClarinetDad16

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because colleges recalculate gpa to compare everyones and the 1 pt your school adds will be taken out and it won’t be a 4.0 anymore and you have no aps so your weighted won’t be a 5.0