Will I be accepted to Stanford with the following?

Question

I speak French fluently and I am the first person in my family to go to college. I have a weighted GPA of 4.12 academic GPA 3.7 unweighted . By the end of my senior I would have taken 13 exams passing 7 exams. I was the president of the French club and this year I am the president of the European Club. I played in the advanced Jazz band my junior year only because it was difficult( I played the piano). I took two other foreign languages at school. spanish 1-2,3-4,AP Language, this year AP Span lit.(only non-native in class), also took german 7-8 got a B both semesters(studied a lot over the summer). Language and music are my hobbies. However I was not in sports. I have a lot SAT of 1630/2400 and ACT composite 23. I did 50 hours community service. Volunteered 150 hours as teacher's aide and outside work. I also went to Long Beach City college in the summer of my sophmore year to take Intermediate Algebra and Spanish 3. As a result I am in AP Span Lit. I am also in AP Calc with a B

Answer 1

Apply. The fact that you're the first person to go to college in your family will probably help you more than any other. In your essay talk about how you're going to turn that particular disadvantage into a motivating advantage. That's your best hope.

Otherwise, you're far from a shoe-in, but you never know.

Also, remember that admissions boards are sometimes out in space. Way too many people put too much emphasis on rankings. If you want an eye-opener, go research the Fortune 500 companies and check out where most of the corporate leadership went to school. You'll be amazed at how many went to "substandard" schools. Ranking is one of the worst criteria to base where you go to school.

Answer 2

You have a good academic record, and good extracurriculars. With better SAT scores you could be a competitive applicant. However, Stanford receives thousands more competitive applicants than they can possibly let in.

So they have to pick the best of the best. This includes legacy applicants (parents went to Stanford), the best athletes, people who went to "excellent" high schools, and people who accomplished really outstanding things (like starting a charity or spending a year in Afghanistan teaching children how to read).

People like you do get in, but the chances are very slim. You should apply, but apply to other good schools that you are more likely to get into. Stanford is great but many other lesser-known schools are too.

Answer 3

To be realistic--no. My friend had a 4.6 weighted GPA and an SAT score of 1480/1600 (before it went to 2400), and she did NOT get into Stanford or Duke. And believe me, the girl spent her LIFE doing volunteer work and was president of several clubs. There are plenty of people with near perfect scores/grades who do not get in. Volunteering, etc., is only a bonus at schools like Stanford--it seperates people who otherwise have identical records (perfect grades, perfect test scores). Apply to the smaller liberal arts colleges in CA like Pomona, or Claremont-McKenna...both are great schools. The UC schools are also great and will get you where you need to go. You won't get into any of the Ivy League schools for undergrad, but that's ok...they're overpriced anyways! Give them a try for graduate school.

Answer 4

"I would have taken 13 exams passing 7 exams" does that mean that you took 13 exams and only passed 7? If so you might want to apply to other universities. Personally I think you might not get in, even though you are an over achiever, universities only care about marks(unless you can get a piano scholarship:) ), but then this is just my opinion and I am in IB...

Answer 5

Possibly but with top student applicants outnumbering the available seats , only the admission board knows.
Apply to them and several others.
You may get in but do Not 'put all your eggs in 1 basket' .

Answer 6

Just looking at your SAT (1630 for the 3 SAT II tests), it doesn't seem as high as what they are looking for.

Answer 7

You really need to work on those test scores. Otherwise you seem to be qualified. Don't forget that you will need to write an essay as part of the application.

Answer 8

wow you seem like an overachiever. standford is VERY hard to get into.. but with the stats you got, you have a great chance. good luck and cnotinue keeping up the great work! good colleges look at people in extracurricular activites

Answer 9

It's worth the try! Don't give up without trying!

Answer 10

Nope!!! you got to be smarter!!!