Hey there, I’m a senior getting ready to apply for colleges, and I was wondering whether or not I should even bother applying to the top schools such as Stanford (specifically) and other ivies for computer science.
My grades are not good, let’s get that straight. I have a 3.6 uw and a 4.2 weighted GPA. I took as many AP’s as possible (awful mistake, AP Chem and AP physics at the same time junior year), so ended up taking about 15 AP classes. If I had just stuck to honors classes like a smart person would do, my GPA would probably be much higher. My SAT is not too good either, its a 1400 out of 1600, but I did pretty good on my SAT subject tests.
My only “exception” is that I created & run an online business that specializes in IT/web solutions for businesses. I make about $90k a year with this business, and its been in operation for two years now (started it in my sophomore year). It’s a sole proprietorship, meaning that I’m the only one running the business, but I have contractors I regularly work with to accomplish certain tasks.
I wouldn’t even bother applying to Stanford and other top schools with my grades, but I was wondering if I had a slight chance of going into their computer science department with my business and the work I’ve done so far. But I think that with my current grades, it’d take a miracle to get in. I was planning to go to a state school, but I visited Stanford last month just for the sake of it and fell in love with it as well as their campus.
Should I bother applying just for the sake of it?