<p>So basically, one of my uncles went to stanford. Does this help me at all? (I don't think he has any connections)</p>
<p>White male at pretty strong public school in CT</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
Class rank 2/165
SAT I 2150 (800 m, 700 w, 650 cr)
SAT II 790 m1, 700 history</p>
<p>6 APs (my school doesnt offer a lot)</p>
<p>Sports:
Started varsity sport (crew) at my school (negotiated with administration, recruited players and coach, created budget...)
Fall varsity crew all 4 years
Spring crew 4 years
Captain of crew team 2 years
Basketball 4 years (Varsity 3)
Most improved basketball sophmore year</p>
<p>ECs:
Sold yarn from family sheep at local market
Quiz Bowl
Steering Committee 3 years
Vice President of class senior year
NHS
Spanish Honor Society
Treasurer of Spanish Club
Excellence in Spanish 4
Busboy at restaurant</p>
<p>Volunteer:
Started tutoring program for local hispanic kids
Volunteered at local library and church
Participated in many fundraisers for my class and crew team</p>
<p>What are the ole chanceroos?</p>
<p>Rofl I don’t about your chances, but the selling yarn thing is new.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that an uncle who went to Stanford and doesn’t have any connections won’t help you very much. The rest of your app looks pretty good especially if you can translate Crew into a recruitment.</p>
<p>bumpity bump bump bumpity bump bump over the hills we go</p>
<p>Lol I can see selling yarn as something you’d put on an essay to show hard work or something lmao.</p>
<p>Like I’ve said to like 10 others, for a lack of AP’s just have ur guidance counselour say that you would’ve taken the AP’s but they weren’t avalible for you. You’d be a pretty reachy applicant for Stanford with or without this fabled uncle of yours.
Though I doubt he counts as a legacy (I’d suggest SAT of like 2250+ for Stan)</p>
<p>The yarn thing is pretty unique, I’ll admit that.</p>
<p>No, an uncle will not help. Stanford is also the worst top school to be a real legacy (parent attended) in terms of percent accepted.</p>
<p>The extent of the biological relation is significant in determining whether it provides any notable improvement in one’s odds of admission. Aunt, uncle, and sibling alumni do not confer the same advantages as parent legacies.</p>