<p>Hello. I wanted to ask for advice on whether or not my plans over the next few years will be "good enough" to get accepted into Stanford. Of course, this doesn't include any academic aspects (GPA, SATs, National Merit, and etcetera). This only includes what I hope to do for the next few years (currently an incoming tenth grader at the California Academy of Mathematics and Sciene on the campus of CSUDH in Carson, CA).</p>
<p>Clubs/Sports/Positions:
-Student Council (4 years, 1 year president, .5 year treasurer, 2 years comittee chairperson of Character Counts Committee and Multicultural Faire)
-Founder, President (1.5 years), and Member (3.5 years) of HEAR (Human, Environmental, and Animal Rights Club)
-American Red Cross (4 years)
-NHS (3 years)
-SRLA (Students Run Los Angeles - 3 years)
-Cross Country (2 years)
-csf (California Scholarship Federation - 4 years)
-Engineering (3 years)
-Debate Team (3 years)
-Class President (1-2 years)</p>
<p>Volunteering:
-Local Hospital (1 year) - UCLA Harbor Medical Cneter (2 years)
-Local Islamic Center (1-3 year)
-Local Library
-Marine Center (3 years)</p>
<p>Miscellaneous:
-SCAS research
-Possible job with Northrop Grumman (Engineering)
-Anything else that is within my restrictions and I am interested in that falls my way</p>
<p>Not focusing on academics and test scores, DOES MY VOLUNTEERING/CLUBS/SPORTS/MISC SET ME APART ENOUGH TO GET ACCEPTED AT MY DREAM TREE SCHOOL? Stanford! <em>falls off chair</em></p>
<p>Well, I hope to have great academics and test scores. However, my school doesn't have class rankings at all because they believe that there is excessive academic competition without it and they do not want anymore. Ha-ha....Do you think it is a disadvantage that my school doesn't instill rankings?</p>
<p>Most of the top private schools do not rank students for the reason that you already mentioned: excessive academic competition. This won't hurt at all. In that case, colleges will look more carefully at your GPA/courseload and SAT scores to gauge your academic prowess.</p>
<p>It's hard to say what's "good enough". My advice to you is this: don't do things for college. Padding shows. If you enjoy doing it, do it and that will show. If it's just for college, don't waste your time (unless it's something like charity because that's a good thing to do no matter what the reasons.)</p>
<p>Yeah; I see your point. Some of the things I do, I don't know much about, so it is mainly for my curiousity. Everything I have done so far and plan to do does actually interest me, but thank you. I understand what you're saying, and I think I have been padding my thoughts, in the sense that I have become interested in what I believe colleges are interested in. So, I will definitely try to improve in that area; thank you! :-)</p>