Stanford-qualified?

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<p>Hi everyone, so this is my first post on here haha :P. I live in CA and I would loooove to be accepted into Stanford. However, I feel I am underqualified:</p>

<p>Freshman classes- World History/Health, Reg. Biology, Reg. Geometry, English Honors, Spanish 2, Design in Glass, Soccer</p>

<p>I was the JV offensive player of the year for high school soccer, and I received A's in all of those classes (except for a B in Glass one semester...)</p>

<p>Sophomore classes- Reg. Algebra 2, Journalism (staff writer), English Honors, Spanish 3, AP European history, and soccer/track</p>

<p>I received all A's both semesters. I won coach's award for varsity high school soccer. I was the fastest 100m and 200m sprinter in my high school. I qualified for Ventura County Track Championships and Marmonte League Finals. I received a 4 on my AP European exam. I also had the opportunity to interview the governor when he came to my school for a press conference.</p>

<p>Junior year- Chemistry Honors, English Honors, Journalism (Features Editor), AP U.S. History, AP Spanish 5 (i skipped 4), and Reg. Math Analysis.</p>

<p>I received A's first semester and I am currently in the midst of second semester.
I received a score of 2170 on my SAT: 790 in writing, 650 in math, and 730
I will be taking my ACT next weekend, and eventually the SAT IIs for U.S. History and Math 2, and AP exams for U.S. History and Spanish.</p>

<p>For my senior year, I plan to take AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, AP English, AP Government/Economics, Journalism, and Soccer/track. I will be Editor-In-Chief of my high school newspaper. Is this a strong enough schedule?</p>

<p>I have played soccer since I was five, and ran track for a few years. I have been playing club soccer at a high competitive level since I was nine, and I continue to compete in college showcases. As I am half-American-Jewish, I competed for two consecutive summers in the Maccabi Games, which are kind of like a small-scale Jewish Olympics. I did some community service during the games. I have also done some local community service but nothing substantial or consistent unfortunately.</p>

<p>I am also half-Hispanic.</p>

<p>I am very passionate about writing, so I will hopefully be able to write a decent essay!</p>

<p>I don't know anything about college admissions process, so if any incoming Stanford students would give me some advice about what I can improve upon, or any other general advice, it would be greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>thank you :]</p>

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<p>Essays count a lot and will make up for horrible extracurriculars. And I mean horrible. Yours aren’t.</p>

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<p>my opinion: they look for a certain passion in their students that tells them that the student will likely succeed on campus
sometimes it is grades or test scores, sometimes essays, sometimes extracurriculars, sometimes all of the above.</p>

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<p>I’m passionate about writing and I hope to somehow be involved with a journalism or writing program at Stanford. I am also passionate about athletics as you can see, yet I would probably not be a recruit for Stanford although I could probably make a walk on spot…</p>

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<p>You certainly have a shot, so definitely apply. It is going to be hard though. Stanford is a reach for everyone, and getting in is a total crapshoot. You will definitely need to retake your SAT (if you are planning on sending that in). I’m not sure how much Stanford values the writing portion, and a 1380 is a bit low for Stanford. Your GPA looks solid, but what I can’t tell is if you have been taking the hardest courses your school offers. If you have, that will help alot, but if there have been times in the past where you took a regular course over an honors course, it is going to make it harder to get in (not impossible definitely, but it will be harder). Your EC’s are also not the greatest, though you definitely show passion for soccer/journalism. </p>

<p>It will be really tough to get in, but you can do it definitely. The essays will probably be what would get you in, I think. Spend hours upon hours on them (though know when to stop working on them, of course). And as long as you accept that it will be hard and find other schools that are matches/safeties (THAT YOU WANT TO GO TO; cannot stress this enough) you will be fine</p>