Stanford SCEA Chances(app. sent)please!

<p>Hey guys, wanting this to be my first and last chance thread, i've sent in my app for Stanford SCEA~ wondering how you think my chances will be!</p>

<p>Stanford GPA(excluding freshmen year and all non-academic courses): 4.031 (School weighs awfully :)) unweighted: 3.911 (ten AP's taken Jr-Sr. year, never dropping below an A)</p>

<p>Class rank: 50/580 (top 10% :()- bad freshmen year</p>

<p>AP Tests:
Calc BC-5
Stat-5
Physics-5
US History-5
Biology-5</p>

<p>Taking:
Euro
Gov't and Politics
Eng. Lit
Spanish(maybe?)</p>

<p>SAT: 2370
ACT: 36</p>

<p>ECs:
Community Service (11,12) Treasurer
Speech and Debate (10,11,12) Vice President
NHS (10,11,12)
Foreign Language Club (11,12) Secretary
Varsity Tennis (11,12)</p>

<p>Only really cared for these five, were in a bunch of laundry list clubs but I didn't care for them.</p>

<p>Awards:
AIME, AMC12, USAMO qualified
Top Math Student (1% of class with highest cum. GPA in math)
Top Science Student (1% of class with highest cum. GPA in science)
NMSF
AP Scholar with Honor
TASP Alum(not sure if it's an award, but it's an achievment at least!)
Nationals in Debate</p>

<p>Rec's were really good, essays were.. well who knows- I liked them. :)</p>

<p>Does Class rank & lack of ECs kill me?</p>

<p>ECs are ok, class rank is ok (alright, your class rank is much better than ok, but this is Stanford we're talking about).</p>

<p>I think you have a quarter-decent chance...that's a much better shot than most, btw.</p>

<p>Hard one. The ECs are really thin. Does your application bring out a passion for anything? Where are you from? What type of HS? Low income or first generation?</p>

<p>Yeah, wrote about speech and debate- went to Stanford debate camp this summer(tied it in, figured they'd like it). Caucasian, First Generation, Avg. Income, Public School in mid-west that sends about 10 to top schools of classes of 600ish.</p>

<p>Being first generation might swing it. Did you work during HS?</p>

<p>well, TASP is nothing to sneeze at; it is pretty difficult to get into... i think this would be taken into consideration..</p>

<p>plus, your GPA is pretty good, i dont believe Stanford looks at your Freshman year, so it should be somewhat higher...</p>

<p>great chances!</p>

<p>First Generation meaning I'm not a legacy right? Why would that swing anything- and which way?
And I calculated my GPA excluding my freshmen year, included it's around 3.8 weighted.</p>

<p>1st gen - first to go to college in your immediate family.</p>

<p>policy or LD debate?</p>

<p>LD camp, policy for first year LD for last 2 years of HS. Awards in both tho. Nationals in LD</p>

<p>And nevermind, I'm not a first gen- I thought that meant non-legacy.
I have worked at Best Buy over the summer last year though. to answer Bobby</p>

<p>Haha it would be pretty hard for a first gen. to qualify for USAMO and attend TASP.</p>

<p>bump(10char) :)</p>

<p>Is it just me or are people missing the 36 ACT? Write really good essays (1st gen might help) and really fluff up your EC's and you have a shot.</p>