<p>hey, I just finished my junior year of high school and I've always wanted to go to Stanford or Dartmouth.
Please tell me if you think there's even the slightest chance that I will get in.
Here are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: weighted a little over 4.0 as of January, but will go up significatnly when new rankings come out
Rank: in top 10% in one of the most competitive and recognized public high schools in Texas (should also go up w/ GPA)
AP Classes:
10th: AP Human Geography (got a 5 on the exam)
11th: just took the AP English 3, AP Psych, AP Art History, AP Spanish 4, and AP U.S. History exams
12th: will be taking AP English 4, AP Spanish 5, AP European History, AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP Environmental Science
SAT: got a 2150 on my first try, but am definitely taking it again to get a better score
SAT2s: will be taking English, US History, and Spanish
ACT: Taking in September ( only date I could get :/ )
(Caucasian female)</p>
<p>EC's:
-was 1999 Level 6 State Gymnastics Champion, including many other higher-level medals
-was named 2003/2004 Best Lawyer in Mock Trial Competition and our team got 2nd out of over 30
-was NHS faculty-nominated officer in 10th (and am applying to be president in 12th) & creator/person in charge of a staff recognition award
-National Honor Society member 2005-2008
-GOS member in 10th (breast cancer awareness & volunteer club)
-STAND member 9th and 10th
-Spanish Honor Society member in 11th and will be in 12th
-Exceptional Musicianship Award for Choir in 10th
-Section Leader in choir in 9th-11th
-Am part of UIL Language competition team 2006-2008 (I won districts, and at regionals i placed as first alternate to state in my division)
-many horse show hunter/jumper zone and individual awards (probably a recipient of the World Hunter Rider Championship award soon)
-I volunteer 4 hours a week at an organization called Equest 10th-12th
-2 Student Recognition Awards chosen by staff in 9th
-invited to be a member of Girl's State
-National Merit (either commended or finalist, won't find out until next school year)
-plan on founding/[residing over an academic club next year
-will work over the summer for a a financial consulting/software company on development/fixing the software and dealing with clients</p>
<p>please tell me my chances and/or what I should do to improve them!
thank you sooo much!</p>
<p>p.s. Equestrian is a varsity sport at Dartmouth but not Stanford, so am I correct in assuming that it may influence admissions at Dartmouth but definitely won't have any effect on Stanford?</p>