I probably have no chance at all for Stanford, but here goes! *crosses fingers*

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Half-Japanese-Half Serbian from California</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: When I calculated, was around 4.2.</p>

<p>9 AP's total including senior year: AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, AP Bio, AP English Language, AP Psychology, AP Physics C, AP U.S. Government, and AP Environmental Science</p>

<p>SAT I
630 Critical Reading
750 Math
660 Writing
TOTAL: 2040</p>

<p>SAT II
750 Math II
700 Chemistry</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities/Volunteer Work/Honors/Awards
Key Club International (10th Grade-12th Grade, Honorary Member)
Math Club (11th Grade-12th Grade, Member)
Science Club (10th Grade-12th Grade, Secretary)
Mentor Club (11th Grade-12th Grade, we help 9th graders prepare for college)
AIDS Walk Gold Team Member (only high school that has ever raised 5-figure amount for AIDS research) 2006 and 2007
Math/Science Tutor (I do it for free)
2007 High School Science Award
AP Scholar with Honor Award
Public Library Volunteer
Volunteered a few times at local convalescent hospital
Key Club International (about 400 hrs. of community service since 10th Grade. We actually do meaningful things including working in soup kitchens, working at homeless shelters, helping plant trees in Los Angeles, making cards for sick children at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Lotus Festival volunteering, painting elementary schools. We also helped during the Griffith Park fire when our school was an evacuation site.)</p>

<p>Misc.
I only live with my father(he's a single parent). Total annual income is less than $20,000. Don't know if that plays a role. I'm also going to be a first-generation college student. Neither of my parents have even graduated high school.</p>

<p>2 very good recommendations. One of my recommendations is from my calculus teacher who has had me since 9th grade and on top of that, has graduated from Stanford. He got his Ph.D. in Aerospace engineering from Stanford, does that help?</p>

<p>So, in short, how low are my chances? 0.1%?</p>

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<p>Probably about 1-5%, if you insist upon a number.</p>

<p>Your GPA is ok and your SAT is somewhat low for Stanford. Your ECs do not stand out, and you don’t have anything resembling a hook.</p>

<p>Try the UCs instead. You have a very good shot into UC Berkeley, being a California resident.</p>

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<p>still apply to stanford and try your best</p>

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<p>and you don’t have anything resembling a hook.</p>

<p>First generation college and an income under 20k isn’t a hook? Um yes it is.</p>

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<p>I don’t think it’s a hook, but it’s really neat that you’re half Japanese, half Serbian. Can you speak either language? I see a possible essay topic :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Is it really a hook to be first generation college? I have heard yes and no. I am leaning towards a weak yes. I’m not sure that it’s a hook in the sense of URM or legacy or athlete.</p>

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<p>Well, I am applying to the top-tier UCs, but I just wanted to see if it was worth applying to Stanford.</p>