What are my chances at getting into Stanford?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Weighted GPA: 4.21
Unweighted: 3.96
SAT 2110 (kind of low I know)
Attend 6th best high school in California (According to U.S. News)
I’ve taken some college classes at the local CSU: biology, spanish, world history,
Senior coursework: AP lit, statistics, calc BC, government. College biological psych. Music theory 4 (non AP).
Mid year senior report: As in all classes/ semester GPA=4.6+ (Should raise my overall GPA a bit)
Hispanic
Native American: not enrolled but I know which tribes I come from (which I have listed on the common app where it asks)

ECs:
Research: I’ve got some research through University California San Fransisco. Very competitive to get into (which I plan to make them aware of). My mentor is writing a supplemental letter of rec also.
Science Olympiad: A team. Last year I medaled in all 4 events. Third year.
Music: Principal chair in all of the top ensembles at my school for two years. I made regional honor band. I volunteered for the pit orchestra the past two summers for two productions. Chamber choir. I’m in 4 separate ensembles.

Forensics: Varsity Public Forum Debate 2 years. I didn’t qualify for state or nationals though.
Sports: Varsity Cross-country team captain. Our school isn’t big on sports. Three runners. Everyone does Varsity.
Leadership: I do some tutoring, there is this leadership program at my school, not that many get into.
I was a camp counselor for five consecutive summers. It wasn’t that big of a thing. Just a one week a year, twenty hours a week type deal at the local community church.
ASB Treasurer

Awards:
National Hispanic Recognition: I scored 98th percentile among hispanics in my region.
Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards: I won a gold medal for the northern California region in science. 10,000 applicants nationwide. 10 regions. One gold per region.
(I was’t going to apply to Stanford at first but the awards ceremony was at Stanford and I figured it might give my application a look?)
California Scholarship Federation, soon to be life member
National Latin Exam: silver medalist

My letters of Rec are pretty solid. They all know me pretty well. My counselor recommendation itself has gotten me accepted into some tough programs.
My essays are solid I like to think (but doesn’t everyone).

I feel as though I’ve got the well rounded vibe down, but I read that Stanford doesn’t really want to see well rounded as much as dedication to a particular area and I don’t know if i’ve shown that so much. To me, high school is about trying everything and seeing what’s what.

So, do I really have anything going for me? I know I have the minority aspect which can’t hurt. My parents together make pretty good income though so I know I can’t really play the “disadvantaged” card.
Anyone want to massage this?

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I would say Standford is a reach school, apply anyway and see what happens.

That school is very competitive even if your resume looks good.

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I’d say you have as great a shot as any other competitive applicant, which unfortunately is quite a bit. I don’t mean to be negative - I don’t even know how I got admitted myself - but the general theme is Stanford takes whoever they want, apparently. You’ve got an impressive profile, though, so if Stanford doesn’t see it fitting into the class they’re putting together, I’m sure another prestigious school would. :slight_smile:

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I just realized my error in typing; I meant to say “I’d say you have as great a shot as any other competitive applicant; unfortunately, there are quite a lot of them.” Didn’t mean for it to sound so rude like that, I apologize.

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Oh no, it’s cool, I kinda got what you meant :slight_smile:

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I don’t mean to be indelicate but being URM is significant. During the EA season in our SoCal area, the only kids that got accepted were legacies and URMs. Don’t be shy about beating that drum.