<p>my soph/junior year UW GPA will be 3.78, with first half of sr year, it would be 3.83~</p>
<p>soph - 3.58
jr - 4.0</p>
<p>and around a 4.3333333 weighted.</p>
<p>my ECs will include,</p>
<p>pres/founder - ballroom dancing club
treasurer - art club
editor in chief - school newspaper (12th)
vice president - young democrats
planning to be active in next FL government election
will have around 100+hours volunteering at hospital
and around the same serving as an attorney for teen court
NHS hopefully, Golden Fleece</p>
<p>assuming i do quite well on SATs and have a great essay (I am generally quite a good writer), what are my chances of getting in to, poly sci, pre-med, or engineering? How about for other UCs?</p>
<p>I'm out of state, FL.</p>
<p>I want to either do engineering undergrad and then go in to law so I can get in to that kind of field, or poli sci then law, or medicine.</p>
<p>: )</p>
<p>What do you think my chances are for getting in to Stanford? Is it out of reach? What kind of things do Stanford admissions look for? </p>
<p>The "attorney for teen court" thing looks the most interesting, and perhaps the ballroom dancing club, but Stanford sees a lot of kids with ECs like yours. If you have an essay about the aformentioned "unique" clubs, you might keep yourself from being seen as a resume-padder. The GPA is passable but won't let you stick out. SAT should be good to compete.</p>
<p>I'd guess that you have a significantly less-than-half chance of getting in, considering the competition, but it's certainly worth applying. You've got as much a chance as the next guy, which at Stanford means around 10%.</p>
<p>I got in with a similar GPA but with a high SAT (2330) and pretty strong EC's. Even then, I still think I was lucky given the GPA. You have a shot, but it isn't likely.</p>
<p>Couple points, Stanford isn't one of the UCs, it's private. Stanford seems to be admitting fewer California residents under the new dean of admissions than it had previously, so being from Florida may help you, but OOS vs in-state isn't the big issue that it is for the state-funded UCs, as far as I know. As for your chances in various programs, I don't think Stanford requires you to apply to a specific major (the way Rice does for example). </p>
<p>I am really no judge of stats and ECs, but you do sound like you'd be an interesting addition to any college. </p>
<p>Editted out a long description of Concord Review.</p>
<p>Adding instead: I don't know if you would have time to take on anything else, with all that you are doing already and a political campaign coming up, but some suggestions would be historical or political research/analysis that could lead to publication in the Concord Review or entered into the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Model UN seems a good fit for you too. </p>