is Stanford even worth applying to for me?

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Hello CC,

I am a current HS senior, and i was wondering whether i should even apply to Stanford RD with my stats.
Academics:
GPA (Unweighted): 3.78 ( F: 3.92 S:3.65 J:3.4 Sr:4.0)
GPA (weighted):4.31 (F: 4.13 S: 4.16 J: 4.4 Sr: 5.0)
ACT: 34, 35 superscored (2 tests)
Sat Subject Scores: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 690
Rank: Top 4% (Contradicts with my low uw GPA)
Senior Classes: Calc III, Linear Algebra, AP Economics, AP Comp Gov, Orgo/Bio Chemistry, PTE Class, Science Research

Extracurriculars:

  • part founder of Indian Cultutral Nonprofit organization at 8 years old with dad and others in local indian community, helped run it for 9 years, donated over $5000 dollars to local hospitals. Helped me be in touch with my culture and business practice.
  • As part of my nonprofit, i also participate in Voice of Specially abled people, where we help disabled people in india
  • President of Computer science committee: Tutor students, compete, and make apps using computer science.
  • Worked on Developing an ios game app, now on App Store (game name is Arö, check it out)
  • I teach java programming to students who want to take it but can’t, I have 7 students(Taught for Fun and Free)
  • Invest in Stocks outside of school(using money from summer job), one experience i bought DCTH stock, which went up over 100 percent in a day. Wrote my Personal essay about this experience
  • National CyberPatriot Competition - Captain of CyberPatriot team 2 years,CyberSecurity competition, eliminate vulnerabilities on a computer. Certificate Winner - State Platinum competition twice, 14th and 18th place in Northeast Competition (top 12 go to Nationals)
  • participated in a club where our school refurbished electronics and donated them.

Took STEM classes at George Mason University Junior and Senior Year
At GMU, I did University Research and Innovation Classes

  • Developed a Water proof Life Jacket that heats up to prevent Hypothermia using resistance wiring.
  • Junior Year Research: Researched and coded a bipedal leg implementation made from 3-D printed parts focused on cost efficiency
  • Currently finishing an audio to text translating AR headset that will display translated text in field of vision
  • Currently Researching and developing an Infrared HUD display for firefighters. It will display sensor data in a field and it it has access to thermal imaging to facilitate firefighting
  • Hoping to qualify for ISEF 2018

Recommendations:
Counselor’s - Great
Calc II Teacher - Great
Organic Chemistry Teacher - Good

Intended Major: Mathematics or Economics

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Yes. You got a chance like anyone. I got into an Ivy with 3.0 gpa long time ago. I also applied to Harvard with 3.0 gpa but with 99.99% SAT. I never felt I was less smart than those who got 4.0 gpa; I was simply lazy then and into sports and skipping school. In fact, I skipped many college lectures also. Lol

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Also got into top 5 law school and UCLA law school and another top 20 law school in East coast with 2.9 gpa in college by either getting a student group to push for me or by writing my essays for one professor in the adcom who would pull for me. Needless to say, people who got into the same schools with near perfect GPAs and who did not get in with a lot higher GPAs were upset. I was a lazy academic student but I read a lot on my own. Yeap, I maintained my high standard by getting 2.9 gpa at law school also by working many paying jobs during law school.

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You wont know unless you apply

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Stanford recalculates your gpa without your freshman year grades which will hurt you quite a bit.

Good luck though, you won’t know for certain unless you try.