What are my friend's chances of getting into the Stanford Doctorate program?

Question

Hi, just need some quick tips for a friend who's majored in History at San Francisco State University (with a Bachelor's) and wants to pursue a Doctorate at Stanford

Here's the stats:

GRE Verbal: 680
GRE Quantative: 620
GRE Analytical: 580
Letters of Recommendation: Pending
GPA for all 6 years: 3.78
Dean's List: Not Mentioned
Awards: Sara Ruth Prize for best history essay
Scholarships: None

Does it help that he's also majored in Economics* and in Pre-Med/Nursing* and that the History program he majored in was an Honors* program???

Answer 1

your chances are slim to none and the award : "Sara Ruth Prize for best history essay" is not gonna help you get in. never even heard of it

Answer 2

I'd say his chances are not so good. Stanford is ridiculously competitive, and a GPA of 3.78 won't help unless he came from an ivy league undergrad school. did he get any papers published? that would help... he should submit his essay that won the prize with his application. GRE scores are OK, not great, not enough to gaurantee he gets into Stanford. I would apply, but not get my hopes up. Apply to several schools, thats always the best way to go.

Answer 3

These credentials won't get your friend into a Master's program at Stanford. Forget about a Doctorate Degree.

Answer 4

good luck with that...its VERY hard to get into that at stanford and without a 4.0 gpa or any serious awards or accomlishments his admissions essay is going to have to hit hard on someone but even then his chances are very slim, probably none.