Stanford Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I know my chances for Stanford aren’t that great, but it’d be awesome to receive some opinions. I’m also applying to UCB/UCLA if you guys could chance me for those schools as well, thanks!

Ethnicity: Asian
10th-11th GPA: 3.78 UW, 4.25 W
10th GPA: 4.0 W
11th GPA: 4.5 W (upward trend I guess)
UC GPA: 4.08
SAT: 1710 (took this a year before my SAT)
ACT: 35C (34 E, 35 M, 36 R, 35 S)
SAT Subjects: 700 Bio E (going to retake),waiting for Nov. 7th Math 2 score
10th-11th AP’s: AP Comp Sci, APES, AP Bio, APUSH (3)… Didn’t take other AP exams b/c of major and financial reasons.
12th AP’s: AP Human Geo, AP Calc AB, AP US Gov
HS Rank: Top 9% (my school doesn’t let us know what specific rank we’re in, so it’s either you’re in the top 9% of your grade or you’re not)
I also took one CC course, Intro to Bus, and got an A
Rec. Letters: Both from my English 11 (he’s the only AP Lang teacher at my school) and APUSh teachers. Expecting great letters of rec. from them. I’m also getting an additional LOR from my CEO when I worked at a web-designing company (look below). He will explain my creativity that I brought to the table and how my passion for entrepreneurship.
Subjective:

E.C’s:
-President of Key Club (organized collection drives, UNICEF Halloween drive, etc.)
-President/Founder of Stock Market Club (planning to participate in state/regional virtual investment contests)
-VP of DECA club
-HS soccer for 2 years and competitive club soccer for many years.
-HS track for 1 year
-NHS member for 3 years
-Competitive Ballet for ~10 years (writing my essay about this)
-Coached elementary/middle-school kids soccer at a Korean-American soccer organization in a local city for 3-4 years.
-Paid Web System Admin at an import/exporting company (one summer).
-Internship at a web designing company (one summer).
-Raised a collection drive for a non-profit organization (New Eyes, a 501c-nonprofit organization) and collected hundreds of glasses during this summer, and looking forward to continue this project for a couple of more months into my senior year.
-Started an online business and planning to publish our kickstarter/website very soon.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Competitive Public School
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~45K-50K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation

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Your chances are south of 1%. Put your effort into UCB or UCLA.

3

With that GPA, those EC’s, and the anti-URM I’d have to agree with @JustOneDad

4

Yeah pretty much no shot.

5

I know that this may seem obvious already, but are the only factors inhibiting my chances are my GPA and subject tests?

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No. Your writing needs work, too.
What was your favorite male role to dance?

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@JustOneDad I’m not sure if I’ve ever sent you my essay. If you’re interested, I could. And I’m not quite sure where you’re getting at. Different types of dance? Favorite male role model? If you could clarify, that’d be great.

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You said you did competitive ballet for 10 years. You must have danced at least one male role in some production or something.

I chanced you back in October. The result was similar then, too.

Since I gave you a downer, the least I could do is evaluate your essay for you, but it’s not an edit; just an evaluation.

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No matter what people say make sure that you apply. I was admitted into Stanford early admission with a 34 ACT.
I would suggest that you highlight your ballet. Everyone that applies to Stanford has great stats so you should emphasize the things that might set you apart. I wrote about being on a game show( I did commercials and some TV when I was 10). Maybe you could write about how you want to continue your ballet or dance skills while at Stanford. Good luck. You might have an easier time getting into UCB than UCLA.

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I think this poster was banned f ok CC for multiple violations of the rules.