Should I even try for Stanford and the ivy leagues?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a 10th grader at a public high school in the Midwest. I want to try for Stanford or one of the ivy leagues but, I don't know if my application is strong enough...
GPA
Weighted: 4.6ish Unweighted: 3.9
Junior/Senior year course load:
IB English 11 and 12
IB Geography
IB Biology 2 and 3
IB Physics 2
IB Chemistry 2
IB Spanish 4
IB Therory of Knowlege
IB Calculus 1 and 2
Either Spanish 5 or Intro to Engineering
I plan to get international baccalaureate diploma ( IBDP)</p>

<p>EC's
Volleyball
Track
(I won't be captian because I am not athletic I just like playing sports)
Math team (I won't be captian of that either)
Tutoring at an elementary school
National honor society member
Probably will do set crew next year (11 and 12)</p>

<p>Haven't taken sat or act yet (pre act did not go well (upper 20's) because I do not test quickly so I didn't finish:()</p>

<p>Summer:
Smith summer science and engineering program </p>

<p>Legacy?
My uncle went to Stanford for his masters but I doubt that will even count</p>

<p>so any opinions on my admission chances will be greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>Definitely try, and depending on your test scores and how good your teams are you may have a decent chance.</p>

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<p>what are expecting on the sat? anything under 2500 is just unacceptable especially with an uw gpa under 4.5. seriously.</p>

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<p>please don’t be so dramatic. Honestly, if you weren’t already determined to reach the ivies, or some other very prestigious school, then why are you ttrying so hard in and out of school.</p>

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<p>^ A lot of people work hard in school as a goal in and of itself, not for college.</p>

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<p>It’s always worth trying. Just make sure you have back up schools.</p>

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<p>Ivies are a crap shoot. Even if you have the grades to qualify, ivy league schools have only so much space for so many excellent students.
Keep your options open, dont just apply to designer schools. Like stanford? Apply to Santa Clara as a safety (you’d definitely get in and they’ll give you a lot of money too)</p>

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<p>You qualify, but as you know, the ivies are a complete crapshoot. Make sure you have some matches and safeties and you’ll be all set!</p>

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<p>You should apply, because there might be a chance. However, your not a legacy at Stanford, because in order to be a legacy your father or mother would have had to gone there.</p>

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<p>i guess the only thing you are missing is leadership, but id try anyways, as IB diploma is really prestigious</p>

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<p>Your ECs are really weak. Try for captain next year at least. It’s too late to start up with an entirely new EC because it’ll look obvious that you’re doing it for colleges, but build on what you have. Try doing more math/engineering things. </p>

<p>My pre-ACT scores were crappy too, but I’ve worked it up to the low 30s. Take a class, do some practice exams, and you should see it rise exponentially. And don’t forget about your SAT IIs.</p>

<p>Best of luck. I know it’s annoying aiming for the Ivies when you live in the Midwest, because, if your school is like mine, everyone is pretty much unaware that there are colleges out of state and being a member of three clubs makes you the queen of extracurriculars. (Of course, adcoms don’t really appear to care about that so…)</p>

<p>HYPSM isn’t going to happen. You might have a shot at lower-tier Ivies and schools of that caliber, but be sure to apply to safeties and matches. Good luck.</p>

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