<p>hi, i have a 3.85 unweighted, 4.18 weighted gpa
2220 (800CR, 750M, 670WR)</p>
<p>-president of red cross and another community service club
-captain for varsity tennis, i have a gold and silver medal, 3 awards, and have been league -champs all 4 years. (3 years varsity)
-i interned over the summer
-ive been to vietnam and mexico for mission tripss. helped out the orphans etc.
-member in csf
-part of my church youth band
-national merit scholar commendation.
-had several jobs here and there</p>
<p>im interested in business
my letter of recs should be ok-pretty strong</p>
<p>i know my chances are REALLY REALLY slim and my gpa is a little on the lower side.
but ?
and my senior year first semester is probably going to be 3.5-3.67 (uw) :/</p>
<p>Admissions at the very top schools can be hard to predict. For example: 15% of Stanford’s last freshman class were the first in their families to attend college-is that you? If you come from a state that has very few applicants, or a rural area, you might get some extra attention. A really outstanding essay and/or set of recommendations can differentiate you from all the other kids with grades and test scores like yours. Unique life experiences can make a big difference too. On the other hand, if you are a typical applicant applying from an urban area from which they get many applications, all with top grades and test scores, and you have nothing exceptional to offer, then you may want to put your efforts elsewhere.</p>
<p>Stanford is an anomaly among the very top of schools in that the SAT isn’t as high as HYP. My data is dated, but Dartmouth and Columbia have higher SAT ranges (both have 2 790s and 1 780 for the 75%). People on this board have come up with a lot of explanation for Stanford’s ranges. However, I personally think that it’s mostly due to the athletic population at Stanford. I’m absolutely convinced that that if you exclude student athletes at Stanford, its SAT ranges would be just as high as ones at HYP (less the athletes as well).</p>
<p>I’m a Stanford alum - at my class reunion last year, a number of classmates attended a session on admissions (we’re in that age range where our kids are applying). The message from the admissions office was that the school felt it had gotten a little too much like HYP in recent years, ie focused on the SAT/GPA numbers, and was trying to dial that back a bit in favor of assembling a more interesting class. FWIW and all that.</p>