<p>Hi all,
Stanford is my dream school. I go to a very competitive public school (ranked <20 by Newsweek) and am in the top 10% of GPAs. I've taken the most rigorous course load possible (total of 13 APs, none of the easy ones like EnviroSci), but have 4 B+s throughout the years.
My ECs aren't very spectacular, except for two of them: I run my own technology business making over $10k per year. I will also have interned at a well known tech company for almost half a year. How impressive is this to adcoms?
Thank you for any insight.
EDIT: I think I'm really worried about my recs. I'm not very outspoken in class, and I know they like that. I still have time to work on that though.
EDIT: My first take of the SAT is ~2200, but I can definitely pull a 2300+ with some studying. I have a 750 US History, 800 Math 2, and maybe a 770+ Chem.</p>
<p>Those are actually some really cool ecs though!
Its about quality not quantity.
My common app essay was actually about tumblr and how I turned an ordinary social media website into a profitable business. I applied to a couple top schools but my gpa and test scores are below the average so ill let you know how it goes!
But in general Id say having your own business is a huge hook if you present it in the right way and interning for tumblr is definitely unique</p>
<p>You definitely sound on track for standford…but its a reach for everyone and no one really knows. With that said, I feel like you’re definitely in the running and extremely competitive provided you keep all your grades etc up</p>