wondering about Grad School chances~ Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>I'm currently a student studying Biology with a minor in Physics at Colby College in Maine (A "Top 20" Liberal Arts School). I'm ineteresed in attending Stanford University (where my father went, so I have a legacy...perhaps?) for the Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program.</p>

<p>Right now my GPA is a 3.53, and should ultiamtely be somewhere betwen 3.5 and 3.8 when I graduate. My majro GPA is:</p>

<p>A (4.0) for my Bio classes with a B (3.0) in Single Variable Calc and an A- (3.7) in Mutlivariable calc (they are required for my major, but I'm not sure if they count for my "major GPA," though I imagine they do)</p>

<p>I am active in an a capella group, the theater department doing plays, the Varsity Swim Team, the Water Polo team, Colby Christian Fellowship, and I have a job worknig in security.</p>

<p>I will be performing air quality research, taking census on an endagered plant species, and living in a hut as a partial croo (yes, croo, lol) member on Mount Washington for the next two summers. This involves a weekend of leadership training as well, which might look good?</p>

<p>I've also done some data analysis for Clean Air Task Force, a not-for-profit organization that works closely with Congress and the EPA... perhaps that sounds imrpessive? heh</p>

<p>It's a bit early, and I realize that, but am jsut wondering if things stay on this course, if there's any possibility of me attending my dream school.</p>

<p>I have not taken GREs, but assuming I did well on those (I did fairly well on the SATs, but, regardless, I mean to say this in hopes of finding out how the other aspects of my personhood/acedmic life affect my chances at Stanford), am I a fairly strong applicant?</p>

2

<p>whoops; and tutoring at local (meaning near Colby) middle school... not sure if that helps at all :-)</p>

<p>and the 3.53 is Dean's list :-)</p>

3

<p>try finding a message board for grad school applicants- most of the people on this board are high school students who have no clue. for starters- look for communities in livejournal, one is called something like 'getting into grad school' or 'wanna go to grad school.'</p>

4

<p>cool; thanks</p>

5

<p>anyone who knows anything about grad school have any ideas though?</p>

6

<p>bump =)...</p>

7

<p>Your best resource for grad school information is probably your college.
Talk to the professors in your field of interest - they know others in their field and they know you (hopefully :) ) and they may be able to steer you to a good fit. Their letters of recommendation are probably as important as the other factors - certainly more important than your unrelated ECs at this point- so you really need to use your profs as a resource.
Also, it's not too early. Plannning your summer internships as you have is very important.</p>

8

<p>thanks; great advice =)</p>