My Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>I'm currently a male Junior at a regular public High School.
I have a 3.8 GPA Unweighted.
Top 5% of my class. (No official ranking)
I'm going to get AT LEAST 1900+ on the SAT. Plus I can always retake.</p>

<p>I have a job so I don't get much time to do volunteer work.... Will they understand?
I have made a website
- Taught myself graphics design
- Taught myself PHP/SQL programming
I swim year-round for a USA Swim Club.</p>

<p>Varsity High School Swimmer.
Beat a school record.</p>

<p>All-America Swimmer (Nationals)
I swim faster than most Stanford swimmers except a few of the Stanford Seniors.</p>

<p>Now I'm wondering if GPA and SATI/II scores need to be the "best in the world" to get into Stanford... Do they? Or can I get in on athletics?
Stanford has a really nice education program and a wonderful swim team... I'd really like to see if I could make it.</p>

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<p>Try to get recruited for swimming (I am not sure how it's done).</p>

<p>Nothing else in your profile is very impressive...</p>

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<p>The swimming, though, is very impressive. Props to you from a fellow swimmer..</p>

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<p>If you're really that good at swimming, it's a good idea to use that for colleges; have many schools come forward asking to recruit you?</p>