Please Chance for Stanford+!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Okay, so here goes: </p>

<p>Rank: Valedictorian (Class size: 678)</p>

<p>SAT: 2280 (800 CR, 680 Math, 800 Writing (12 Essay)) </p>

<p>SAT II's: 730 US History, 720 Spanish </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: </p>

<p>-Student Body President
-NHS President
-Secretary of Spanish Honorary Society
-Founder and Editor-in-chief of International Newspaper at school
-4 years Varsity tennis (probable captain)
-Piano 13 years </p>

<p>Founded my own charity. Have raised $70,000+ for brain tumor research (started because of personal family tragedy) </p>

<p>Art supplement: Original piano compositions </p>

<p>Schools: </p>

<p>1st choice: Stanford REA (Double legacy)
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Brown
Duke
UPenn
Georgetown
Boston College
Northwestern (legacy)
UMichigan
USC
American University
University of Colorado-Boulder</p>

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<p>Your charity is very impressive and the legacy for Stanford will help you out. Your SAT score is good enough and I have a feeling your college essays will be outstanding. You have an above average shot for stanford. If you a good GPA, you should have a good chance for most of your schools. Definitely Apply and Test your Luck!</p>

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<p>12 essay is impressive, but I don’t think colleges see that. I’d retake the SAT once/take ACT because your 680 was in math… Your SAT 2 scores are weak, take different ones / retake. Valedictorian, so no problems there, but do you have AP classes + scores? EC’s pretty good, depending on how competitive your tennis team is. Double legacy is always great. You have a shot, but to know more your race, income bracket, and location (which state, or international) are necessary.</p>

<p>You have a better shot at Stanford than the Ivies except Brown, which is about the same, and UPenn, which is better. For the rest, they’re all high matches and lower.</p>

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<p>AP Scores: </p>

<p>AP US: 5
AP Spanish: 5
AP English Lang/Comp: 5</p>

<p>Taking 6 more AP’s this year. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 Unweighted</p>

<p>Income bracket: $1,000,000+ (No financial aid) </p>

<p>State: IL</p>

<p>Any other thoughts? What SAT subject tests should I take that won’t require a lot of prep?</p>

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<p>And white male. Forgot to include that…</p>

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<p>That will most definitely help your chances. As far as subjects tests go, go with something you like or are good at. It just helps to have 2-3 high scoring SAT subject tests</p>

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<p>You have really nice chances. Though SAT IIs could go up, you have a ton of leadership and that charity is impressive. Combined with SCEA Double Legacy, I don’t see how you couldn’t get into stanford.</p>

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<p>How much of a difference would it make if I retook two or three SAT II’s for a score of 800 or close?</p>

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<p>Hello???</p>

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<p>Anyone wanna weigh in on my question?</p>

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<p>Great chance but retake your math and get an 800… That is the easiest way to improve your app significantly. Well that and keeping your 4.0 UW GPA.</p>

<p>Good Luck! :)</p>

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<p>Anyone else want to comment on my chances?</p>

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<p>Shameless bump…</p>

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<p>Medium to low chance at Stanford and the other high ivies. You would be in due to your charity work but for your income bracket- when your parents are capable of cutting a check for 70k it looks a whole lot less impressive.</p>

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<p>Okay honestly, I’m offended by that statement snipersas. I genuinely organize the event annually (BY MYSELF) and collect donations from HUNDREDS of people. My parents are not the ones “cutting the checks.” I have sponsorships from sports teams, companies, and generous donors. I do all of the work for the event- my parents hardly do anything.</p>

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<p>I think what snipersas meant to say was that $70k is an awful lot, but Its just not as outstanding considering your socioeconomic background, compared to say a ~$40k family income where a student didn’t have as many resources to undertake such a huge task.</p>

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<p>HTF did you get $70,000? I think you’ll make it.</p>

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<p>I’ve done it every year since I was in fifth grade. My role grew over the years, and in seventh grade I took it over (it was cofounded with my uncle). It’s not from contributions from my family. I live in a middle/upper middle class environment but through the collective generosity of many people the tournament has raised a lot of money over the past seven years.</p>

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<p>I agree with smud96. And considering your economic background, who knows… maybe you have connections that helped you achieve your goals. However, 70,000 is impressive and I congratulate you. I think your chances are pretty high. (:</p>

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<p>Then prove it. Given your background, any reasonable person would assume that you used your parents, their connections, and their friends to raise such a large amount of money, and since you are applying to Stanford, not your parents, such things only hurt you. If you really founded the event and ran it without your parent’s money or connections, and raised that money through small donations (say, $100 or less) - not a handful of 20k checks from business partners - then you have a good case to make. College admissions is not a criminal trial however: the onus is on YOU to prove that you did it on your own. If you can produce essays and recommendation letters that corroborate your story, then you have good chances. Otherwise no.</p>