<p>So, I'm a black female from a single-parent, low-income family. If all goes well, I'll be the first in my family to graduate from college (my parents went but did not finish). I'm currently waiting on my May SAT scores (I'm a junior by the way) but so far I have: </p>
<p>GPA (unweighted): 3.9</p>
<p>ACT (no writing): 32 (I'm taking it again on June 10 with writing)</p>
<p>APs:
AP US History-5
AP European History- waiting on scores/maybe a 4
AP Lang and Comp- waiting on scores/maybe a 4</p>
<p>Next year I'm taking: AP Physics C, AP Lit and Comp, AP French, and AP Calc BC</p>
<p>ECs:
Debate Team
President of National Honor Society
Academic Decathlon
Varsity Cross Country Running
Jazz Band
Poetry SLAM team</p>
<p>Summer Events:
'06-Will be attending MITES (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science) at MIT in June
'05-Meh...
'04- National Louis University Summer Program for Gifted Students </p>
<p>Awards:
Varsity letter for cross country
Academic Decathlon State Qualifier
Debate City Qualifier three years in a row
Wellesley 2006 Book Award Winner
Ranked in the top ten best speakers in Chicago Debate League (can't remember specific rank)
Jazz Band is pretty well known throughout city/asked to play for mayor, etc. </p>
<p>Awards are hard to do because I don't keep track of them. There might be more, I don't know. But, based on what I have here do you guys (and girls) think I have a pretty good chance of getting into Stanford EA?</p>
<p>ALSO: I've heard that Stanford places a ton of emphasis on essays. I'm thinking about writing mine on how being vegan has changed my life (corny, I guess) and about the lack of women in science and math. Are those too liberal/common?</p>
<p>I'd also talk about being in a low-income, single parent, no college graduate family in the essay. It's cliche, probably, but is time-honored remedy to any academic shortfalls.</p>
<p>But I'd say you're in good order. Pretty damn good ECs. If you get good recs and better test scores (considering doing some SAT I/IIs as well), I'd say you have great chance. Better than mine, anyhow. But I'm no expert in this matter, so take it as you will.</p>
<p>Forgot something: </p>
<p>ECs/Community Stuff:
Work as a Juice Bar Employee at a raw food/vegan restaurant 14 hours a week
Tutoring (in different subjects for neighborhood kids)
Two-year volunteer for local politicians' political campaigns</p>
<p>really, really, really good chance! If you apply SCEA, and you write some kick butt essays and get even decent teacher recs, I can guarantee that you'll get in. Good luck!</p>
<p>You're in.</p>
<p>Don't take it for certain, of course. Stanford is a reach for us all. But if anyone has a good chance, it's you.</p>
<p>"I'd also talk about being in a low-income, single parent, no college graduate family in the essay. It's cliche, probably, but is time-honored remedy to any academic shortfalls."</p>
<p>I respectfully disagree. If this is something that is important to you and has shaped who have you become and you want to write about it, then go ahead, it'll make a great essay. But if not... then write about whatever is important to you. Writing about working as a juice bar employee could be interesting (how may raw food/vegan restaurants are there?). I think that would actually be pretty cool if you keep it personal. Talking about women in science is tricky... if you can make it personal, really show who you are in what you say, then go for it. I'd try it, see if it works, it not try something else. I like the idea of writing about how being vegan has shaped your life. If you want some feedback feel free to send me a draft of the essay when you get around to writing them. People who got in who I've talked to wrote about all sorts of things for essays. Good luck!</p>
<p>what about me? i'm an international
low income - sat 2100 gpa 3.4...etc EC= i have done quite a few...
i have attended a international school for my life, although my language is not native...</p>
<p>and stanford is all i want</p>
<p>No guarantee on anything. A lot of great students get turned down.</p>
<p>but what i'm asking was - do i have a chance...because i'm not a great student...i haven't done well in 9th and 10th but raised my scores in 11th</p>
<p>tribal45, please start your own thread</p>
<p>I think you that you are near the top of the applicant pool. Good luck.</p>
<p>im not trying to be hatefull or anything but Stanford is only college in the entire world (that I know) you can not guess the chances of anyone..</p>
<p>person in my school had 2390 SAT, 4.0 GPA, ecs and hella goood AP and others got rejected while someone with a 29 ACT and 3.4 uw GPA at another school got in.. for a very world wide selective school Stanford admission chances are impossible to guess</p>
<p>king is here, I'm sure that you would find that hyps and several other schools are equally "random" in their admissions. However, if you delve further into the process, you will realize that college admissions, even at Stanford, is not that random at all. Schools are trying to create a well-rounded class and your friend with a 2390 probably did not fit a piece of the puzzle in Stanford's ideal class.</p>
<p>^ well said. why would stanford take kingishere's friend when they can take someone like the op who adds diversity to the class and brings an extremely impressive record and test scores?</p>