SCEA: how be my chances?

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<p>Persian( White) female from Bay Area elite public school, district ranked 2nd in California</p>

<p>GPA: 3.97 uw (one B) 4.24 w, we don't rank, definatley in top 10%
Soph: AP Euro (5), ALg/Trig Honors
Junior: AP Spanish, AP USHist, AP Calc AB
Senior: AP English, AP Gov, AB Calc BC, Spanish 6th term @ JC</p>

<p>SAT1: m710 v680 w750
SAT2: span750 ushist770 math2c680</p>

<p>EC:
Leadership: elected Class president 4 yrs (huge commitment, in class and out)
Band ( first chair floutist jnior and senior years, lessons for many years)
Model UN: 4 yrs member, 1 year president
Volunteering @ local hospital: 250 hrs
American Cancer Society teen coucil (county wide-20 schools represented) member 3 yrs, elected Chairperson sryr, Relay for Life Captain: 3yrs,
Youth Educator
VArsity Track athelete: 4yrs, Captain 3yrs : "most inspirational" 2yrs
JV BAsktball freshman and sophmore yr, Captain
WASC committee member
PTSA member 4yrs</p>

<p>Summer sophomore yr: Study abroad in Madrid classes for 4 weeks, National Young Leaders Conference
Summer junior yr: travelling alone to Costa Rica, intensive language study school, NASC Nationals LEadership Conference
Internship at World Affairs Council Sr YR in San Fran
Tutor Spanish</p>

<p>Awards:
Undergraduate Award Biology Dept
Undergrad Award Spanish Dept
MUN outstanding Delegate
CSF </p>

<p>Recommendatins: will be great, from principal
Essays: above average ( I have some intense experiences, moved around the world)</p>

<p>Want to double major in International Relations and Spanish</p>

<p>So this is my life on a piece of paper, minus Saturday nights. How are my chances?I really appreciate your input and reading though these terribly obsessive Stat sheets, it must get quite redundant.</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is weak, a bit too weak for Stanford. ECs are excellent.</p>

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<p>I have October to improve them, should I redo SAT1s or work on that SAT2 math score?</p>

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<p>I say redo the SAT1s if you think you can raise your score to 2230+. If not, raise the math to 800 (which is very doable).</p>

<p>Your academics are good, EC's are very good but scores are certainly lacking. You have a moderate chance and will probably get deferred if you go EA.</p>

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<p>I'd say a hot piece of ass like you is a shoe-in at Stanford</p>

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<p>zephyr151, how can you state, with such certainty, that she will be deferred EA?</p>

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<p>I never stated "with such certainty." I said "probably."</p>

<p>Meaning, her scores won't get her in EA, but she certainly won't get rejected. Stanford's SCEA pool in the second year of the program will grow and they will still only take ~800 kids. The EC's are very good and <em>might</em> put her over the top, and if the OP had a 2250 SAT she would be IN. </p>

<p>Her academic pedigree (top school, 3.97 gpa, mondo ap courseload) will probably get her in EA if that happens.</p>

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<p>Whilst I don't completely disagree since you seem to be quite knowledgeable in the matter of Stanford University, I feel that you put too much emphasis on standardized testing.</p>

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<p>Perhaps I do. Stanford does seem to place slightly less emphasis on standardized testing than HYPM (correct me if I'm wrong) so maybe my thinking is mistaken. </p>

<p>It's just my view that normally the SAT/SATII scores are normally the first things seen by an admissions officer.</p>