What are my chances? Decent Student Huge Legacy

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>My stats</p>

<p>3.89 GPA
4.33 Weighted
Class Rank 20 of 379</p>

<p>SATs 1450 (780 Math, 670 Verbal)
SAT II
790 Math IIC
scores pending for november on physics and writing
should be around 700</p>

<p>AP's aren't widely available to take at my school, though im taking several AP classes
European Hist 4
Spanish Language 3
should get some more 4's in may of this year on 3-4 more tests</p>

<p>ECs
Varsity Water Polo
Varsity Swimming
Varsity Diving
Boy Scouts
ASB Vice President
Class Council
Nation Honors Society
And a couple clubs</p>

<p>Awards
Eagle Scout
Nation Merit Scholar Quaterfinalist
some other school awards</p>

<p>And of course, 8 people in my family went to Standford, both parents, aunt, uncle, 2 grandparents, 1 great aunt, and my great-grandfather (class of 1928 woo woo)</p>

<p>Will my legacy help at all? As you kow the difficulty in getting has increased, my great-grandfather practically walked in the door and signed up.</p>

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<p>from my perception of the importance of legacy, i say ur in...far in haha.</p>

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<p>Assuming that you don't write god-awful essays, I would say you've got incredible odds (I'm jealous!). If your family has donated often, you're odds are even better!</p>

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<p>i think u people are overestimating the importance of legacies...although s/he has a good shot, i doubt s/he is a shoo-in at stanford.</p>

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<p>Eagle Scout, varsity sports, legacy, solid stats: I'd say you have a very good chance.</p>

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<p>I've heard that Stanford values legacy less than other schools. I don't know <em>what</em> other schools, but it's something to keep in mind.</p>

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<p>it seems like they try and talk down legacy but the fact that admission rate is double for legacy is pretty suspect. I say shoo in.</p>