<p>I want to hear some Stanford miracle stories. Like of someone who got in with a 1800 SAT or a mere 4.0 GPA.</p>
<p>Just an average student getting accepted into Stanford story.</p>
<p>Any takers? :)</p>
<p>maybe me! haha sike…</p>
<p>Handala,</p>
<p>Why do you even hang around this board? All you do is rip on Stanford. For that matter, why did you even apply if everyone is so “average”?</p>
<p>haha every time i read something about handala ppl are always saying bad stuff! I like handala! He/she’s funny…i guess i just take everything they say as a joke…i think they r usually joking? or maybe not idk lol</p>
<p>Handala was just trying to make Stanford seem less intimidating… I don’t see how she/he was trying to “rip” stanford</p>
<p>My D is a regular student compared to some of her current classmates at Stanford. 3.97 W HS GPA and 34 ACT. Excellent ECs and stellar recommendations. Essays were average, in my opinion, but definitely showed her showed her quirkiness and areas of passion.</p>
<p>there’s no “miracle story”
gpa and sats only count for maybe 40%? of the whole admissions process
you don’t get accepted for no reason
if you have something that stanford wants more than what the other applicants have to offer, then you will get in
most of the applicants to stanford are more than “qualified” to study there
we cannot judge people on whether “he should get in”, “she doesn’t deserve it why did she get in”</p>
<p>Prooof,
that’s not the point of this thread.</p>
<p>We all hear that at Stanford, most of the time to get in either you’re really smart or you started a business or something.</p>
<p>I just wanted to hear of average students who were admitted and didn’t have to do all that - just to know there’s hope for all of us.</p>
<p>Maybe calling it “miracle stories” was a bit of a stretch, but you understand what I mean.</p>
<p>If you haven’t seen it yet, there was a thread from someone who had a 3.4 GPA and got accepted into Stanford</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/615741-i-got-into-stanford-3-4-gpa-possible.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/615741-i-got-into-stanford-3-4-gpa-possible.html</a></p>
<p>no one getting into stanford is average period.</p>
<p>^^the passion that the above student had in her essays/ecs is through the roof.
like someone has already said, no one is rejected for no reason and no one is accepted for no reason. there are no miracles. its all justifiable and reasonable.</p>
<p>@joylove
you mean students one doesn’t expect to get in getting in?
I think there is always a reason, sometimes ones you can’t see from people posting their stats and ec lists
for example, someone with sats and gpa on the low end? they could get in by showing passion in ECs (athletics for example)
someone who’s ECs are on the low end but have stellar academics? they could get in by showing substantial accomplishment in some area of the sciences perhaps
someone who seems all around average? they could get in showing (in their essays) a huge obstacle overcome in life and strength of character/intellectual vitality
if you personally read the complete applications (including essays and teacher recs) of each person who was accepted, I’m sure there would be no surprises or miracles.
“profile postings” on cc aren’t very comprehensive
and yes, there are people who get in with a 1800 SAT or a mere 4.0 GPA, of course these are not common, but they are not accepted for the heck of it, and they obviously have something that stanford wanted
my personal estimate (don’t take my word for it)
SATs+ GPA only weight about 40% of the decision
ECs, volunteering, leadership, etc another 20
essays and teacher recs the final 30
of course I just pulled these numbers out of my head, but the point is there is no “average person” getting into stanford, since well… I think all accepted people have something special that got them in
but if you are simply asking about overall profile and stats, then I think you can check the admissions thread (REA) and skim over accepted lists; there are plenty of people who outwardly look pretty average for stanford but were accepted</p>