should i even try?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Hi. I was wondering if you could chance me at a few schools: Stanford, Berkeley, and UCLA. (I picked the stanford forum because it seems to be the most active). For Stanford, I mainly just want to know if I should even try, because I know my stats (mainly my ECs) aren't that good. For the other two, I actually want to be chanced though.</p>

<p>Also, any other school recommendations? I plan to major in either business, econ, or computer science (haven't decided yet), want to go to a big university, and am only willing to go out-of-state for a really good college like the Ivies, Northwestern, maybe Ann arbor etc.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.6 W
SAT: so far I have a 2210 (740R, 770W, 700M) which I got in my junior year but I plan on taking it again, hoping for around 2300.</p>

<p>School doesn't rank, but I know I'm in the top 1 percent.</p>

<p>Taking 8 APs in high school, gotten 5s on all of them so far.</p>

<p>Senior schedule:
AP English Lit
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics
AP Computer Science
Governent and Econ
Advanced Journalism</p>

<p>ECs:
tolerance club 3 yrs (secretary, vice president)
fbla 2 yrs (secretary)
academic quiz team 2 yrs
job writing for local newspaper 2 yrs
school newspaper 1 yr
volunteering-30 hrs at library, 30 hours at local christmas tree business every winter for 4 yrs, 100 hours doing random things for Interact Club over 4 yrs
csf 4 yrs
spanish honor society 2 yrs (which includes tutoring every thurs. for a couple hours)
summer program at ucla
internship
created own website to display and sell my photos (does anyone know if this is something I can include on my app? where would it go if i can?)
yearbook (photographer) 1 yr
surf club (club photographer) 4 yrs</p>

<p>I also took a photography class at a community college.</p>

<p>Also, does anyone have any ideas of what I can do to improve my ECs? Mine are just kind of random and don't really stand out (with dedication, prestige etc.)</p>

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<p>hey well why so pessimistic? lol the stats arent bad at all…teh sat math is a little low but u have a perfect gpa for goodness sakes. hmm they recommend two sat 2s but it is not required. and ur activities, just emphasize the ones that u dedicated urself most to in high school. They like dedication not just liek a year thing so ur tolerance club seems like a great thing to flaunt since uve worked ur way up to an officer position. cant give u a yes or no, its a crapshoot. well gluck, i am scea for stanford…chance me if u can</p>

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<p>to many EC’s and many random ones,</p>

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<p>why are you so negative about yourself? your stats are great. I’d say you have a good chance. maybe take away some of those mundane ECs.</p>