Again, there are no formulas to get into a school like Stanford. My suggestion is to look over the Class of 2025 Discussions to see the credentials of the Accepted, Deferred and Rejected applicants to see what is expected of a Stanford student.
Accepted (son).
Stats:
ACT: 36
SAT Subject: Math2-800, Physics-800
GPA: 4.74 (W), 4.0 (UNW) (this is the GPA at the end of junior year)
APs: Score of 5 in 8 Subjects (CS, Physics-C, Calc-BC etc.) (by end of junior year)
Extracurriculars: Mainly Math and Physics Olympiads, Science Research, Volunteering
Stats
Background:
SAT/ACT (or TO): 1380 (was scared to send but ended up doing so because the average SAT in my area is like 1000)
GPA (clarify if UW or W): 4.0 UW
APs: 11 & 2 Dual Enrollment
Course Rigor: Picked every AP & Honors class, except for my music electives, school has about 24 AP Classes
Class Rank: 2/456 (because of my music classes lmao)
Activites/Awards
ECs: Music (state level)+ multiple district/school/county honor bands, LGBT Volunteering throughout community, Taking care of siblings, President/VP of a few academic clubs, Marching Band Leader
Awards: Nothing international or anything cool lol; typical school level awards
Essays:
Basically my overall theme was music, community, & health-promotion within the LGBT community; all my essays kinda talked about the same ideas because I wanted them to connect with my activities & common app
Supplements
Arts Supplement: I did an instrumental solo but tbh I feel that it didn’t help that much because my instrument bro…
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