<p>What are my chances to Stanford with these stats and should I include my Physics score</p>
<p>Student:</p>
<p>User Name: rnrfelice
Gender: M
Location: Illinois
College Class Year: 2016
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.80
GPA - Weighted: 4.30
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 500</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Physics: 670</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Mathletes</p>
<p>Mission trip to Czech republic
Leadership positions: Lead host at Olive Garden
Lead Youth Group at church 2 years
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: JV Soccer
V Cross Country and Track
Volunteer/Service Work: Mission trip to Czech republic
Lead Youth Group at church 2 years
Honors and Awards: PSAE Award
NHS
AP Scholar</p>
<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>
<p>College: Stanford University, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of California-Berkeley, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply</p>
<p>What are you majoring in? And both Stanford and UC Berlekey don’t allow score choice, so you have to send your Physics score. I wouldn’t recommend not sending it - that’s against their policy, and if they find out, that’s an immediate withdrawal / rejection.</p>
<p>Civil Engineering- I didn’t take the regular sat test just the subject tests. I don’t think they are required, but if I took it, do I definitely have to submit it?</p>
<p>Score choice also applies to subject tests, so you have to send those too.
I don’t think your SAT Physics is particularly bad, but since your major does involve heavy usage of physics, I would recommend retaking it again just to prove that you have the subject down cold. </p>
<p>A 34 on the ACT is good, but I’m not necessarily sure if it’s Stanford level. You have good ECs, and a lot of them for that matter, but none of them particularly stand out or show a heavy passion for what you plan on majoring in. I’m not saying that Stanford is unreachable, I’m just saying that it will be a reach for you. On the other hand, I think UC Berkeley won’t be as hard for you. I don’t want to say it’s a target, since the engineering major is heavily impacted, but I think you have a fairly solid chance. I do hope you’re applying to more schools than just two though, especially since the two you’ve selected are top schools.</p>
<p>Thank you for that info…Berkeley and Stanford are my reach schools and although my grade point average is high it is because I have had a lot of weighted classes this year. I am getting quite a few B’s this year and am afraid it would be a complete waste of time and money to apply to Stanford. I am also applying to U of I Champaign and Michigan Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>I’m sorry but Stanford is not happening. I’m not going to say that your ACT is the problem, your GPA is. That’s not a Stanford GPA, class rank, or ECs, even if you’re at a top public high school. UCB is a match. Ironically UCB is, percentage wise, easier to get in OOS than IS. There are just so few OOS people that apply to it that almost 40% of OOS applicants get in. However, you will still need to make sure you keep that GPA up to get in. </p>
<p>Also Michigan, while it may appear easier to get into, you’re going to have to keep in mind that the numbers are skewed. Although in the past Michigan admitted 50% of it’s applicants, the numbers dropped to 40% last year because there were approximately 40,000 applicants, and almost all of the increase came from OOS. I’m guessing that about 15,000 of the applicants were IS kids and about 7k were accepted, while probably out of state had 25,000 applicants and probably 8k were accepted. It’s expected that this year will reach at least 45,000 applicants if not more. The number of accepted students will not change, nor with the IS pool change much, only the OOS will really change. So what you’re facing is about a 33% acceptance rate overall and probably 26% OOS acceptance rate. If you’re not careful, you will get rejected from Michigan as well. Lot’s of OOS kids that thought Michigan was a safety type school will get a rude awakening this year when they find out that Michigan’s become a lot harder to get into with the switch to the common app. Unless you get admitted EA, getting a bunch of Bs this semester will probably get you waitlisted.</p>
<p>A 34 on the ACT is EXCELLENT (people on this website overrate completely the effect of SAT/ACT scores on admission). However what isn’t excellent is your EC involvement, it’s completely lackluster. Stanford ain’t happening. Cal and Michigan shouldn’t be a problem :D</p>
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