Stanford (big reach i know) Advice? Answers appreciated :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I know BIG reach

Can anyone help me out? Advice

High School Junior at a catholic school in New York

Hooks: I am a URM (Hispanic), a first generation college student, musician, and I’m also adopted

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take yet goal score of 1800 for May, goal score of 2200 by October

ACT (breakdown): not taking

SAT II: Taking US and Chem in June hoping to get above 700 on both

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank

Course Rigor: Frosh- Stage Band Honors, Integrated Geometry Advanced (took Algebra 1 in middle school). Sophmore- Biology Honors and Global History Honors, Junior Year: APUSH

AP: taking US in May

IB (place score in parenthesis): not available at my school

Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit AP Environmental AP Government Honors Calculus Business Law
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing too significant

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 150-200 volunteer hours, golf team, bodybuilding, peer tutoring 4 yrs of band, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society

Job/Work Experience: 3 years in 2 different businesses 20 hours per week during school 35 in the summer, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society

Summer Activities: Mainly my job, hope to go to business boot camp this summer at Molloy college.

Essays: I plan to talk about my adoption and how my work and volunteer experience has inspired my interests

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Anyone else from your school ever attend?

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Try to have more meaningful ec’s (Something directed toward your passion or interest). And if you can, try to win some local awards. Your situation will definitely help though. Good luck!

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Not many, if any even applied JustOneDad

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With an acceptance rate of, what, 4%? My advice is to do your best with your grades and test scores, but develop a list of good matches and safeties. Apply to Stanford but don’t make it your “dream school”.

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“Not many”? Has there been one?

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@JustOneDad , is there an advantage if one from his school attended? (just asking, similar case)

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Are you first gen through your adoptive family or birth family?