<p>anyone????????</p>
<p>bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>..Just because she didn't have a perfect gpa doesn't mean she DIDN'T work her ass off. I never have had all the time in the world to study either because I didn't get home from school/football until 7:30 ish...</p>
<p>@ miawrites:</p>
<p>Generally if your average is a percentage then you leave it as such.
But I believe the general consensus is 90-100 is an A which would give you a 4.0
However if you go on the college board website they site 93% + as 4.0
Either way I'd say you have a 4.0 GPA</p>
<p>Even GPA's don't tell the whole story; some schools are very demanding and A's aren't given out freely-that doesn't mean the student won't excel at Stanford or make huge contributions in life.</p>
<p>I know that this thread is reallyyy old, but it really caught my eye because Stanford is my DREAMM school and because I’m very passionate about running also… Wow, this really gives me hope because currently my gpa is around there (im only a sophomore though) and I hope to be recruited by colleges for running… Jennyx if you have any tips/advice about contacting coaches (do you know if those “recruit” forms where you can pay $100 for a profile shot and info for colleges to see are worth it or just a scam??) and the times needed to run for stanford as a recruit (5k xc team, mile, 2 mile…) Thanks!!</p>
<p>“My SAT also wasn’t outstanding (2200).”</p>
<p>jennyx, I think that’s pretty outstanding!!! xD</p>
<p>To runnergirl:</p>
<p>The Stanford women are in a sort of “rebuilding” year because they graduated a lot of top runners who were part of their NCAA XC championship team (like Arianna Lambie who is now pro and running for Nike up in Oregon). </p>
<p>It looks like they are showing some great promise though. Freshman Laurynne Chetelat is running great (#2 all time American junior record/under 20 record in her debut 5k) and yesterday Lauren Centrowitz tied the Stanford 1500 record and will be going pro after this season. </p>
<p>Stanford is still definitely a powerhouse and a top 10 team and you have to be pretty fast to get recruited. Just to give you an idea, off of the top of my head, here are some of the female recruits this year:</p>
<p>Alex Dunne - Footlocker nationals finalist, 10:16 3200 so far this year (Arcadia champion), ran 10:25 last year as a junior to get 4th in the state (from CA)
Kathy Kroeger - Has been a Footlocker nationals champion and has consistently been a top 10 runner in the nation (from Tennessee)
Justine Fedronic - 2007 and 2009 Arcadia 800 champion, has the #1 time in California so far this year with 2:09… has a PR of 2:08 and was a Nationals qualifier in cross country this fall
Maria Malone - another Norcal talent just like Fedronic, one of the top runners in Northern California who was ranked in the top 25 in the 3200 in the nation (sub 10:30 3200 PR) last year</p>
<p>So that’s just an idea of the type of people Stanford recruits… last year they also got some great out of state recruits. Basically you have to usually be a Nationals qualifier in cross country (so a top 50 in the nation type runner) or run some really good times on the track… all of the people listed above have been around top 25 in their respective events in the nation… with some being even higher such as Alex Dunne who currently has the #2 fastest time in the nation.</p>
<p>Hm, I know this is kind of an old thread, but I thought I’d just put my input in. I attended a college summer program last summer that brought all the students together with college admissions officers from across the nation. We had seminars about applying to college and what admission officers look for; one seminar included looking at two actual applications and deciding for ourselves who should be the accepted applicant. </p>
<p>I personally give the office of admissions for any college HUGE credit. A lot of people don’t realize how much time and effort (and stress) goes into their jobs. These people look at thousands of applications; each student’s futures are in THEIR hands, which means they don’t take it lightly. In other words, these people look at each and every aspect of the application. Scores are NOT everything. Just because you’ve worked your butt off all your life, it doesn’t mean you’re automatically a shoo-in for the college of your choice. Colleges, especially Stanford, look for people who are well-rounded. The five main aspects they look at in an application are: 1) Essay, 2) SAT/ACT Scores and Grades (including course rigor), 3) Extracurricular Activities, 4) Community Service, and 5) Letters of Recommendation. You could be the smartest person in the world, but if you don’t have a good attitude and your Rec letters show it, it’s enough to keep you out of even the best colleges. Stanford looks for the all-around person who is most likely to make the most out of their education and succeed not only academically, but socially as well. They look for diversity in the best and the brightest, for the people whose personality and uniqueness shines through even in an application. </p>
<p>For those of you who are bitter, I’m sorry you feel that way. But you have to understand that there are so many factors in deciding whether or not a person gets accepted into college. If getting accepted only depended on scores, grades, and extracurricular activities, then many of us, even if we have something to show for in different aspects, wouldn’t even stand a chance. Understanding that is the first step to understanding everything Stanford…er…stands for. (Totally did not mean to turn that into a pun. Whoa. Sheer irony.)</p>
<p>Jenny,</p>
<p>Congratulations! I think it’s great that you decided to apply even though you didn’t feel you were good enough, you obviously were 
I turned in my application to Stanford a month ago and I can’t wait for my reply. Hopefully the admissions counselors will look past my mediocre test scores and see something in me that may have what it takes to go to a school like Stanford.</p>
<p>i would like to see your essay as well =] thank you!</p>
<p>Just a small correction for this dated thread.
This is an example of operant conditioning not classical conditioning.</p>
<p>I have a 4.0 GPA but a low SAT so I was considering just not applying at all even though Stanford is one of my top picks. This is really inspirational though. I have to crank out all of the essays in the next few days and send them over to Stanford! </p>
<p>Question: Is Stanford rolling admissions? I never thought it was, but some people are now saying that it is. What is the truth on this matter? </p>
<p>Also, congrats on your acceptance!</p>
<p>No, Stanford’s apps deadline is on Jan 1st.</p>
<p>Thank you for actually giving me hope. This post means a lot to me. </p>
<p>Thank you, thank you, thank you.</p>
<p>I haven’t read this entire thread, but I’d like to say THANK YOU JENNYX. A lot of people here (for lack of a better word) are haters. Stanford saw something special in you past your grades and SATs which aren’t everything. The people on here who say she doesn’t deserve it because she didn’t work as hard are foolish. CLEARLY she’s a athlete. What about the millions of athletes across the nation who wake up at 7am to practice before school then again for 3 hours after school, then again at home, and THEN go do their hw and ECs, etc. Are they lazy because their SATs aren’t 2400? NO. Jennyx is a hard worker - just in a different way.</p>
<p>Jennyx you’ve given me hope and inspired a lot of us…so don’t let HATERS make you feel bad. :D</p>
<p>And she got a 2200! When did that become a bad thing?</p>
<p>Coming from an athlete with close to a 4.0 and a 2300 SAT, I can easily say that athletics are way harder than academics. I don’t know, maybe im just naturally horrible at sports (track), but I actually admire athletic recruits for their steadfast determination. I dont know why some of you posters think that athletes are less deserving than you. They push themselves twice as hard physically and experience actual pain while you guys are whining about mental stress. I can’t think of an athlete that has gone through their high school career without straining a muscle. Stanford usually recruits top athletes (meaning the athletes are prolly top 10 in the nation). If you were within the top 10 in the nation at a particular event, i dont see why you shouldn’t be admitted to a top 10 university. Universities are designed to help people in all disciplines succeed, so if the OP is capable of becoming an olympic athlete, why stop her? What makes Stanford so great is that they admit these kinds of people. If you disagree with their admissions policies (which they have practiced for many years) i doubt you’ll be happy attending the institution. Considering the fact that the OP is an athlete admitted to Stanford, she must be absolutely amazing as sports (stanford has a bunch of olympic medalists). congrats jennyx.</p>
<p>Hello Im new here and I really like your blog and it has helped me a lot…i am also a sophomore this year in high school and my GPA is 3.5 and I really feel hopeless because its a little to low for me. I really want to get into Stanford but i feel like i don’t stand a chance because I’m really not that smart. Your SAT scores are really high and i have taken the practice SAT but i really failed that test. Can you give me some advice?</p>
<p>hi im falling in love with stanford i have a 3.8 gpa and am involed in alot am a very passionate person (animal rights, singing and dance ) but im not the best at showing any of these things.im going to be a exchange student in France mainly because i want to learn french to go study animals in Africa. tell me what i need to up my chances a bit more</p>