<p>I am a senior in HS and I am applying Restrictive Early Action to Stanford.
I am not being actively recruited for football(I'm not 6'7" plus), however I've been told being a 4 year football starter has value anyway. So my question is, what are the odds that in addition to my academics will be enough to put me over the edge.</p>
<p>Stats:
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.75
SAT: 2320
SAT II: Math II: 800 Bio: 740
4 Year Football Starter- Scholar Athlete + Awards every year
3 Year Track and Field- Scholar Athlete, 2nd Place in JV League Finals
National Merit Scholar Semifinalist(soon to be Finalist)
AP Scholar with Distinction:
AP US History: 5
AP Eng. Lang. and Comp: 4
AP Bio: 5
AP Physics C Mech.: 5
3-4 years of Tutoring both paid and volunteer
3 years of other work (Youth Fball ref) 10 wks/yr 3 hrs/wk
Boys State Nominee (5 in school)
CIF Scholar Athlete of the Year Candidate (1 in school)
A few assorted volunteer gigs</p>
<p>Might be missing a few little things but thats the gist. What do you think, am I in?</p>
<p>Might help . . . can’t hurt. All great on paper, but the essays will push it one way or the other. Unless you did a camp or combine at Stanford, they have no way of knowing how good you are at your position, or if you have the SPARQ stats to compete. Admissions reps don’t evaluate that, just like they don’t evaluate arts supplements (sent to appropriate department for review and scoring). Again, it may round you out in relation to other candidates in the pool, and indicate that you will be a fun person will have on campus to fill out dorm based teams etc. if nothing else.</p>
<p>So many kids are unrecruitable high school athletes that it’s just another EC to most colleges. If you’re captain it’s a nice leadership feathernin your cap, but that’s it.</p>
<p>Maybe you’re good enough to be recruited for an ivy or top LAC. That would certainly tilt you in with your strong stats. They have much lower standards and much smaller players than Stanford!</p>
<p>I am actually in communication with some Ivy League coaches and intend to pursue that option, but Stanford is still my number one. I applied EA. And really I was just wondering whether they acknowledge that football is a massively larger commitment than, say, golf or tennis or chess club or whatever. I play for the #1 CA team and spend 25+ hours a week in football, it seems to me that should be worth something to an admissions officer. It kills me to think that someone with 10 different little clubs would be considered higher than me.</p>
<p>Successful Stanford applicants don’t have 10 little clubs. They have deep accomplishment in something. A serious chess player can spend endless hours winning international tournaments. And remember Tiger Woods? He was an international golf sensation when Stanford accepted him. Nationally ranked tennis players have spent years And untold hours getting where they are…</p>
<p>And you want Stanford to be impressed with an unrecruitable high school football player?</p>
<p>dude dont be an idiot i was just making an example with tennis and golf the average golf player isn’t tiger woods. all i was saying is that I commit more time than the people I know who play other sports</p>
<p>I’m not sure I get your point. The average high school football player isn’t Joe Montana. Just trying to help with a little perspective. Tennis and golf are year round sports where I live while football is seasonal.</p>