<p>Hi guys, so I'm a rising senior applying to Stanford in the fall. I will be attending their Summer College over the summer as a high schooler for 8 weeks taking classes with undergrads. Does Stanford have a higher likelihood of accepting participants in these kinds of programs? Also, if I were to make a good impression on one of my professors, could I get a letter of rec? Thanks in advance! If anyone wants to chance or has advice..</p>
<p>ACT: took twice, second time on my birthday, so grades obviously lower:/ can I only submit my first set?
COMPOSITE - 33
English - 33
Math - 35
Reading - 35
Science - 28
Essay - 10</p>
<p>GPA: School does not rank or grade on the 4.0 scale
Weighted GPA only on website: 100.06</p>
<p>Courseload: highest possible
AP's Junior Year (Scores Pending): Spanish Lang, Lang and Comp, U.S. History, Bio
AP's Senior Year (not started yet): Lit and Comp, Calculus BC, Physics C, Chem, Comp Gov</p>
<p>Awards: Principal's Honor Roll 9-11 (99%+ Average)
Illinois High School Association Scholar Award
Honorable Mention on National Spanish Exams Levels 3 and 5, soph and jr year</p>
<p>Now's the fun stuff!
Sports: High School JV Swimming 9-12 Captain for the 2012 Season
Water Polo 11-12 Likely to be on Varsity Next Year
Extra: HUUGE NBA fan</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- School Literary Mag: Sales Editor Soph; Editor-in-Chief Jr-Sr
- Sports Writer for School Newspaper Jr-Sr
- Student Ambassador 9-12 (help with recruitment as I go to a Catholic college prep school)
- National Spanish Honor Society
- National Honor Society</p>
<p>Service:
- raised $609 for Women In Need Growing Stronger (WINGS) by leading a summer block party event (plans for 2012 are in progress!)
- member of my parish's youth ministry leadership team
- usher at Church on Sundays
- teacher assistant at my brother's Montessori school during the summers of my freshman and soph years</p>
<p>Experiences:
- attended the 2012 Future Women in Business Leadership Conference at the University of Illinois
- attended a journalism workshop/conference (unsure of title) at the College of DuPage
- attended the Science Careers in Search of Women Conference at Argon National Lab
- attending the summer quarter at Stanford University (taking Calculus and Mechanics/Heat w Lab)
- summer of 2011 went on my first vacation to Europe..maybe college essay topic?
- random, but I skipped second grade so I'm also considering an essay about the pros and cons of being a year younger than most of my peers</p>