Stanford Rocks

<p>I love it...and that being said, I'm sorry to ask you to for a chance evaluation? I know you guys have no idea of the admissions office thought process, but if you could compare my stats to yours or others you know just so I can see where I hold up.</p>

<p>I have visited Stanford and absolutely love it...the campus is gorgeous, academic style is just what I'm looking for, I like the residential college system, and the laid-back atmosphere are all perfect. Plus, its proximity to San Francisco and relative proximity to Tahoe are bonuses.</p>

<p>OK, so here goes...</p>

<p>PERSONAL
White Male, rising senior from Southern California, grandmother graduated from Stanford but that probably doesn't mean much
wide range of interests, mainly in math/science so shooting for engineering and possibly architecture (I know Stanford does not have an Archi school per say, but that's OK)
fairly to very competitive school/district, graduating class of 400</p>

<p>ACADEMICS
4.0 u/w GPA, 4.84 w GPA
At least top 4% in my class, based on the UC ELC program...I'd bet I am top 1-2% though (my school doesn't rank)
All honors and AP where applicable (except for Spanish 4 next year, right now I'm in regular but I might go AP...btw any opinions on that?)</p>

<p>TESTS
SAT: 2250 (780 w, 750 cr, 720 m); retaking in Oct for math
SAT Subject: 800 Math2, 780 Chem, 760 US Hist
APs: 5s on all so far (EHAP, APUSH, English Lang/Comp, Chem; taking Calc BC, Phys C, English Lit, Gov, Econ all AP next year)</p>

<p>EC
Soccer 4 years, varsity senior year (captain and mvp for frosh/soph, but that doesn't really matter)
MUN 4 years, Sec. Gen. next year, awards at various conferences
Science Olympiad 3 years, awards at county and state level
Club Soccer 4 years, co-captain
Volunteer Soccer Referee, 4 years
Volunteer Soccer Assistant Coach, 4 years
National Honor Society 2 years, treasurer next year
Math Club, Mu Alpha Theta, AIME participant 10th grade
Peer Tutor
Summer: Boys State this year, chem engineering research internship at UCLA this year
There are some other little random clubs that I am in that I probably will not bother to put on the app, for lack of space and importance</p>

<p>Thanks for all the help!</p>

<p>All the scores look fine, EC's I would say are definately above average as well. I think the fact you have shown bredth into two different areas (soccer, MUN), along with depth in both those areas (Soccer Captain, MUN SecGen), is a real plus. The fact that you also did refereeing is an added bonus, I'd give you the thumbs up for sure.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

<p>I'd say 30%. Good stats + legacy + sports.</p>