<p>I know this is quite a strange q but what do you guys see as the ideal parameters of getting into stanford
For me I have a 3.84 at a CCC as you Americans say it here
-1470 on SAT I ,800,760,740 on SAT II's
-Volunteer of the year award at my local YMCA
-Done research work for my econ professor
-Formed an econ. club at my local CC
Ofcourse how I did on the personal statement remians to be seen but I am pretty confident
I mean none of this can so called guarantee my admission into Stanford but what are my chances if any?</p>
<p>i can tell your right now that as a transfer student, i have better qualification than you.</p>
<p>and it gets personal, because ONLY at little as 10 students get in.</p>
<p>Area69, you have some issues. You should tell people not to apply to a school because you want to increase your chances of admission, so you can be with the so-called love of your life.</p>
<p>Sunny, it is really competetive, but your SAT is fine, and overall you seem like you have a shot, even if it is a long shot. Don't let the competetion discourage you, if you really feel prepared to apply. By the way, the admit rate is 6.9%, and out of 1, 343 applicants, 80 became matriculants. You can keep Stanford as reach, but be sure to apply to some other matches and reaches. Good luck.</p>
<p>well, go look at the statistics yourself.</p>
<p>if you have 10 or 20 students trying to get in, it becomes REALLY hard .</p>
<p>Area, you know that out of all the transfer applicants, Stanford typically accepts only 5 or 6 are from community colleges?</p>
<p>Area69,
I'm fairly sure Stanford each year accepts much more than 10, rather around 100 applicants, an acceptance rate of close to 10% I think. Stanford is very transfer-friendly considering its prestige and quality.
Here is a link for ya in case you don't believe me. <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/home/statistics/#transfer%5B/url%5D">http://www.stanford.edu/home/statistics/#transfer</a></p>
<p>Area, by the way, if I wasn't sure about applying before, now I am definitely going to apply. You think you are more special than I am? We'll see, but at least I have a special case: I am seventeen.</p>
<p>the admit is not 6.9% by the way.</p>
<p>generally there are around 300 or so CC student apply, and 10 or 20 of them get in.</p>
<p>6 is the number I heard for CC students.</p>
<p>my professor told me, that at De Anza college, 1 or 2 (3 last year) ppl get into Stanford, and they GENERALLY favor older, more experienced applicants. (businessman, single mother, etc).</p>
<p>So Area69 was right about the age. Young age doesn't give you particular advantage. </p>
<p>Let me put it this way, if both you and some other guy have the same GPA, age may or may not be a factor, but if you have a lower GPA (or higher), age shouldn't be a determining factor.</p>
<p>Area69</p>
<p>If you think that by telling others not apply that you will have a higher chance then forget about it. Stop trying to be so condesending. You like everyone else here really have no clue as to whether a person with high stats will be accepted or not. To flat out say that a person should not apply is plainly wrong and ignorant.</p>
<p>"Area, by the way, if I wasn't sure about applying before, now I am definitely going to apply. You think you are more special than I am? We'll see, but at least I have a special case: I am seventeen."</p>
<p>Age is really not a determining factor is college admissions. It doesn't place you into a special category. I, myself, entered college when i was 16 years old. Just because you are young does not mean that you will get any special treatment.</p>
<p>I've talked with adcom officers who claimed that my age would make me a more competetive candidate. In fact, the transfer specialist from Berkeley, who reviewed my case said that my age would play a very favorable role for my transfer application to Haas. If I were to be accepted to the upper division Haas program (one of the top four undergraduate business programs nationally), I would start at seventeen.</p>
<p>Area 69,</p>
<p>After analyizing your grammar for a moment, even if you were the only applicant to Stanford for transfer you would still not be considered.</p>
<p>Age does not qualify as a "special case."</p>
<p>look sunnydutt just apply don't worry if you are not going to get in or not. There have have been times when people with lower have gotten in I am sure...Just apply if you get in fine if you don't that's fine. your life is not over.</p>
<p>people here flame more than political discussion forum.</p>
<p>In general terms, outside of having been recognized as a prodigy, being young works against the applicant when it is a factor at all. That is because adcoms often feel that younger students will lack the maturity required to forego the social temptations of college life and instead opt for the library.</p>
<p>sunnydutt, even if you weren't sure if you wanted to apply, i say go ahead with it if you want to go to stanford. competition is tough, but if you never applied, you had zero chances of getting in.</p>
<p>area69, i'm wondering: why did you waste your time trying to stop someone from applying to a school to where they wish to go?</p>