What are my chances?

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<p>What are my chances at Stanford for regular decision. I am taking 6 AP classes this year.</p>

<p>School Type: public
Location: New York
Race/Gender: Black/ African American Male
Prospective Major: History
AIM: Hermes2623
Unweighted GPA: 94.75
Weighted GPA: 96.64
Class rank: ? of 385</p>

<p>SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 670
SAT I Verbal: 660</p>

<p>ACT Scores
ACT Composite: 32</p>

<p>SAT II Scores
SAT II Writing: 660
SAT II U.S. History: 700
SAT II Math IC: 630
SAT II Ecological Biology: 620</p>

<p>Long-form Info</p>

<p>Extracurricular Info
Newspaper
Yearbook
Wrestling
Track
Karate - national competitor
Focus on helping America
Key Club
Art club
National Art Honor society
National Honor Society
Student body governemnt - treasurer</p>

<p>Venture Scholar
Who's Who Among American High School Students
High Honor Roll each year
Honorable mention - National Spanish Exam
National Honor Roll
National Society of High School Scholars
National Achievement</p>

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<p>I was thinking about taking the SAT over in January. Will Stanford accept the score and is this a good idea?</p>

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<p>any ideas? I just got deffered form harvard and I wanted to know my chances to my other schools</p>

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<p>ACT (32) looks good, which will make up for SAT Is and IIs which aren't as good. Your GPA and courses also look right where they should be. Extracurriculars are fine, especially since you received national recognition for karate, and awards are pretty standard. I think you have a fairly solid shot. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I'd say you've got a good chance if you have some leadership positions and write good essays! Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks. Any other ideas?</p>

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<p>Without knowing your class rank I cannot provide a solid analysis. However, if you are in the top 2% (means around top 7 out of your 385 student class), I say you have a good chance. If you are somewhere worse than 30 / 385 , then you have a very slim chance.</p>

<p>BTW i assumed you are attending a regular public school (no magnet, gifted and talented, etc.)</p>

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<p>I am attending a regular public school but my school does not rank anyway.</p>

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<p>Yeah, if his school doesn't rank, then Stanford will have no idea whether he's top 7 or top 30. Yay for schools that don't rank! Makes them look at who you actually are with one less quantifying factor.</p>

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<p>So is that a good thing or not for me?</p>

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<p>It just doesn't matter. It OUGHT to be a good thing... because YOU should be a more interesting person than you compared to other people.</p>

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<p>Well, if your school doesn't rank then rank will not be considered in your admission. However, an UW gpa of 95 will be good enough to get you through the academic filter.</p>

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<p>So do i have a decent chance or is it a high reach?</p>

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<p>unless you're a trustee's kid, no one has a decent shot - the best students are often rejected from stanford. stanford is most likely a reach for anyone who wants to apply. listen to whatever your college counselor says though.</p>

<p>if you really love stanford apply, but make sure you have target and safety schools to back you up.</p>

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<p>if you show commitment and leadership on your extracurrics. then i'd say you have a good chance.
btw, u might not want to list the national honor roll,who's who among... etc,etc because those are given out to half the country, and aren't looked at as exemplary.</p>

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<p>don't give up on harvard either, =)</p>

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<p>ok thanks. i definently won't lol</p>