Stanford ?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Let's go off of these stats. I'm applying through QuestBridge. I appreciate everyone who reads this :) I want to know how much of a chance, if any, I have</p>

<p>As you know, Questbridge allows students from low income levels to explain more of their situation through different essays, which is to much avail for me. I think essays will be my strongest point by far.</p>

<p>ACT: 31 (12 writing) Superscore: 32
SAT II: Bio 740, US History 720, Math Level 2 700
GPA: 3.990 ( couple A-) Unweighted
Class Rank: somewhere between 3rd to 6th / 225, no weighted GPA so everyone ahead of me takes Art and less classes and algebra II or chem I, easier things.
AP: None. My school does not offer AP.
Junior Year Course Schedule:
Chemistry II
AP Biology (self study online)
Calculus
Physics 2
World History
English
Spanish 3
Summer:
Analytic Geometry And Calculus I (college)</p>

<p>Senior year:
Calculus II / III (college)
General Chemistry I, II (College)
Calculus-based Physics I, II (College)
Psychology, Philosophy
English 12
Ceramics (required)</p>

<p>Leadership/EC: I mentor elementary students multiple times a week and have become close with one of them. He looks up to me. I'm a participator in SADD and LEO club, and a STEM club and Robotic club. We don't offer much at my school. I haven't been able to do much because my parent restricted me from participating after school in the first two years, and I didn't join sports because of past experiences with my family and sport involvement. I used to play 3+ and now none, except golf on the side. I'm getting into more.
Job/Work Experience: I tutor sometimes, and I work 20 + hours a week and over 45+ during the summer to pay for dual enrollment costs and help the family because we're poor. Also, it's hard to do other things when you work 20 + hours a week during the year at random (not strictly scheduled) times.
Volunteering: Hospital (since end of junior year)</p>

<p>Teacher recs: Will be excellent!
Counselor Rec: I assume it will be excellent as well, as she knows me and my situation very well.
Essays: Easily the best part, I've already started writing, and I am a very good writer. Putting a lot of passion into them :)
State: Michigan
Race/Ethnicity: White
School: noncompetitive public school, doesnt send any to ivy league ever really.
Income bracket: < 30,000, but includes multiple disabled people in household.</p>

<p>Essays are going to reflect on what I've learned over my lifetime of extreme adversity. I have been in foster care and lived through many years of my parent's drug abuse, I've been abused and lived in households of violence, I've been forced to move to 10 different schools throughout my childhood. I have disabled family members, which include an autistic brother and a sickly mother. My father passed away during exam week of sophomore year. There is much more, but I'd rather not ramble or seem like a pity pot person. I do look at all of this as making me a stronger person, though.</p>

<p>I'm just looking for any feedback from other students or people with experience. </p>

<p>.What do you all think? Also, if you were an adcom, would you accept me?</p>

<p>I appreciate it. :)</p>

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<p>math level II 700 + something lol</p>

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<p>If you can really communicate your story well in your essays, you give yourself as good of a shot as anybody.</p>

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<p>You think so? I’ve started writing the common app one and to be honest, it’s coming out beautifully. All of the ideas and things I stand for now are being expressed passionately. I do believe my essays will be superb, but hopefully they draw more attention to me than my low ACT scores. If your statement holds true, that would be good. </p>

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<p>You seem like you’ve got thing under control, make sure essays are strong - <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1639715-chances-for-stanford-rea-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1639715-chances-for-stanford-rea-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt; chance me please?</p>

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<p>Your ACT score is a problem. Stanford will be highly unlikely. Retake your ACT. Did you try the SAT?</p>

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<p>I heard Stanford superscores SAT and will even look at individual scores from both tests. What if I got high scores on one for like math but then high on the other. Will they consider this? </p>

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<p>For SAT… I used to study the dictionary and SAT vocab lists for some odd reason when I was little, so my vocabulary is very good. Will this drastically improve my chances for getting a high score on the SAT? How hard is the point deduction… I mean ACT has no point deduction, but I’ve heard it’s easier to study for SAT. Is this true? </p>

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<p>Also, Would a 32 composite ACT be good enough?</p>

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<p>There is no “good enough,” but an ACT score of 32 is good. If you have the chance, take the SAT. For potential scores, do practice problems from the collegeboard website. You will also find information such as point deduction there. </p>

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<p>i’m going to toss something out here to consider…my kid goes to a tough urban public school and we have a number of questbridge applicants.</p>

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<p>The reality is that nobody gets into Stanford…yes, they tell us that 1600 people were chosen this year but i’m convinced they’re androids and this is all some elaborate joke. Kidding. But only a little. </p>

<p>If i were you, I’d pick 6 or 8 or 10 colleges that are 1) for smart kids and 2) schools that nuture their students…and really care for them…Stanford is not that school. Tufts is supportive. So is Notre Dame (and both are questbridge schools). Even Brown might be more supportive because you’d be in a small town. In other words, I"d look for a school interested in me as a person…and not just as a smart person.</p>

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<p>The problem with Stanford is that they’re extremely selective. Their acceptance rate was the lowest it’s ever been with the class of 2017 I believe, at a mere 5.7%. About one in twenty people is admitted, and all twenty are guaranteed to be well-performing, involved people like yourself. I’m not saying you don’t have a shot, of course. Your credentials look great. Is Stanford your first choice? More people get in with applying early, so if you truly want it over the others, you could improve your chances significantly by applying early action.
As always, it’s the problem with the top Ivies that no one is guaranteed a position, that there is no magic formula, etc.
If you have a minority background, put that as your race. Some rich white girl at my school put “native American Indian” as her race because she had one great-great-grandfather who happened to be Cherokee. Thus, she gets her white American self (with a miniscule amount of native American) into Stanford quite easily. Her credentials were in no way as good as a few Asian-Americans from the same school and grade who had applied and gotten rejected.</p>

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<p>My great grandpa was full Cherokee. You can even tell from the picture he is, but I’ve never in the last few years called myself any part Native American. Doesn’t that seem wrong though, even if I am 1/12 Indian or slightly more or whatever? What do other people think of this?</p>

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<p>I mean, mostly I’ve said I’m white with a little Native American on both sides. That’s what I say when people ask, or sometimes I just say white because I appear white lol…</p>

<p>Also, Stanford is one of my top choices, besides University of Michigan. Those other ones don’t interest me that much.</p>

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<p>In my opinion, as we discussed on your other thread, you have good chances. </p>

<p>@SouthernHope‌
Not me. I look for a school which does not want me, but wants an academically qualified student. </p>

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<p>Your chance at Stanford is not higher than the 5.1% admission rate as your test scores and EC are not above average of applicants.
For UMich as in state, you should be a low match for LSA and a match for CoE.
UMich does not superscore, while Stanford will look at individual section scores and want all scores (although they don’t call it superscoring).
It is hard to say if ACT 32 is sufficient, however, there are plenty of students with 35/36 got rejected. Indeed, more students with ACT 35/36 are rejected than accepted (i.e. less than 50% chance).</p>

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<p>When I think of it though, you can factor in the harsh lifestyle affecting my ability to learn through school, though I have still survived with good grades and a pretty decent/mediocre score. I mean when your autistic brother has a TV going on in a small apartment with walls paper thin, it’s not exactly that easy to crack open the books. Am I supposed to spend my winter studying outside in the negative temperatures or use my imaginary license to go to a local library. Or can I even make my disabled mother hobble outside and into her car, while putting my brother in (which it’s not so easy)… To me, it seems impressive one can survive all of what I have, and I find it a blessing from God. </p>

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<p>Imagine what I could achieve if I was unfettered by my plethora of bumps in the road. Think of it that way, maybe. </p>

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<p>I think you have a really interesting story which will help you a lot, especially in your essays. Stanford will definitely factor that in.
ECs and stats are solid - I think you have a decent shot! Make sure you have safeties though!</p>