<p>stanford ignores freshman year grades, then calculate everything else on a 4.0 scale. There aren't 4.33s.</p>
<p>cruncha22- I know exactly what you mean. I mean, i've done a lot of things to be in my position right now, but I definitely feel like i won a coin toss. For me, hardwork/coin-toss is like 50/50</p>
<p>do they take into account the progress u make in ur grades? or do they just count how many Bs and As u have?
for me, i got:
sophomore 1st semester: 3 Bs
sophomore 2nd semester: 2 Bs
junior 1st semester: 1 B
junior 2nd semester: 0 Bs
senior 1st semester: 0 Bs
so i had like a improvment over the 2 years but how much credit does this give me? my sat scores are decent: 1540 800 800 730.</p>
<p>It seems like I stand no chance of getting accepted into Stanford :(</p>
<p>Soph 1: 1 B
Soph 2: 2 B's
Junior 1: 2 B's
Junior 2 (hopefully): 0 B's</p>
<p>My testing's close to perfect though and I've got science research at a major university under my belt...</p>
<p>oh come on you are being overly melodramatic, stanford wont look at your app and say oh no he has 1 more b than the maximum into the reject pile, thy look at your app as a whole</p>
<p>But needhelp06 who also had 5 B's was a semifinalist for the Siemens Competition...I don't really have a "hook"...I think?</p>
<p>Quick question. Does Stanford disregard grades from such high school courses as PE? On a weighted average, including such classes would distort some GPAs. o.o;</p>
<p>I am pretty sure they only consider academic grades (ie, no PE or fine arts)</p>
<p>I had 3 B's both semester of soph yr...
1 in the beginning of junior yr, and 0 by the end of junior yr.
I guess I showed improvement and Stanford liked that? An extra B here and there won't hurt...</p>
<p>won't help, either...</p>
<p>haha jk jk</p>
<p>Don't worry too much about grades. Class rank, IMO, is much more telling. It shows how you have performed against your peers. Unless you go to a very competitive prep school, you usually have to be in the top 5% to have a chance.</p>
<p>how many Bs are too many as a senior during second semester?</p>
<p>Unless you go to a very competitive prep school, you usually have to be in the top 5% to have a chance. </p>
<p>I'm laughing.</p>
<p>how many Bs are too many as a senior during second semester?</p>
<p>No C's...at least that's what the Stanford '09 board is telling me, and that's what I gathered from the admissions office. I have like 1/2 A's and B's right now; so hard to finsh a motivation to work when so much fun stuff going all around.</p>
<p>Is it bad if cass rank is not given?
Do they look more at your grades or at your test scores then?
Has anyone ever known anyone, who was not an athlete to get into Stanford with like a B average?
Do summer programs help?
What does Stanford look for?
If your school has a different grading scale for grades do they redo the percents?</p>
<p>Fo example: at my school...
93-100 A
86-92 B</p>
<p>is I have a B+ would they make that an A then? </p>
<p>How does it all work?</p>
<p>What do they truly look for in an applicant?</p>
<p>As my guidance counselor told me, "If you're asking what they look for in an applicant, you're attacking the problem backwards. Colleges that want a particular profile--be it in athletics, humanities, or science--will expect these things and more of you over the next four years."</p>
<p>don't get good grades cuz it'll help get you into stanford; get good grades because you truly love learning (and show it in your application). similarly, participate in the activities you love because you actually enjoy them, etc.</p>
<p>ugh just read over my post...it should have been an if* and a for* in there. Anyways....I do get good grades in the classes that I love. I was just curious about that stuff. Actually, there is nothing I like better than enjoying a class. It is just that my Bio grade is pretty bad. Prob is, it is in some classes that I don't like ( and I am kinda unhappy this year that my school just is about memorization and not analytical thought) that I may not do as well in. I love being surounded by those who love to learn... for it inspires me. That is why I am hoping to do a summer program this summer. I hear that they are wonderful.</p>
<p>I got one B+ 1st semester of BC Calc in junior year. </p>
<p>ilabcurious1423
Is it bad if cass rank is not given?</p>
<p>My school never gives class rank (besides top 10% who can say they were in Cum Laude) and we get about 5 of the 80 students in each senior class in at Stanford. </p>
<p>Do they look more at your grades or at your test scores then?</p>
<p>They probably look at test scores for you and averages for your school to get a sense of what an A means. At my school, I know they have a grade distribution chart (number of As, A-s, B+s, Bs, etc. in each of the 30 or so most popular classes for juniors) so even though they don't know your exact rank, they can see that a B+ was a top grade in once class whereas anything less than an A- might have been really rare in another class. </p>
<p>Has anyone ever known anyone, who was not an athlete to get into Stanford with like a B average? </p>
<p>I'm sure this happens. At least for really talented musicians... I don't go around asking people what their grade average is so I can't really tell you. There might be data for average GPA or GPA distributions somewhere, not sure. </p>
<p>Do summer programs help? </p>
<p>They certainly can. A program like RSI can help a lot, show that you're at a certain level. I know of the 8 or so of us from Stanford Math Camp who applied early, everyone who I know applied got in. It seemed to make a difference! </p>
<p>If your school has a different grading scale for grades do they redo the percents?</p>
<p>In theory they take this into account. But unless they have your actual percentage in the class (say a 92) there's no way to know if your B is a 86 or a 92. I suspect that here is where a grade distribution chart would come in. If you're really worried about this, ask your school what info they give to try to put you in context in your grade/school. </p>
<p>What do they truly look for in an applicant?</p>
<p>They SAY they just want students who are really passionate about something... but my theory is that they want people who will 1) make them look good some day and/or 2) give them a lot of money some day. So if you seem as though you'll be a great scientist, future president, rich business executive, famous author, top athlete, talented musician, etc. I think that helps. Naturally they have to think you'll at least be able to graduate as well, that's just a given I think. It's a somewhat cynical prospective but whatever. A school is a business even if it gets to count as a non-profit organization when it comes to taxes. It just happens to be a business that's important for our economy and our nation.</p>
<p>marlgirl- I really appreciate you answering all of my questions. YOur answershelped alot. I hoped that you have a wonderful time at Stanford next year!</p>
<p>just do your best. nothing u can do to change your previous grades.</p>