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2020 Fall Transfer Stanford

August 9, 2019, 1:28 pm
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I haven't seen a Stanford transfer thread for the 2020-2021 academic year so here we go! Feel free to post your stats or whatever you feel comfortable sharing! I am hoping we can all post any questions regarding the process, and hopefully someone else will know the answer.

I'm currently a rising sophomore at UC Berkeley.

GPA: 3.6 at Berkeley, 4.0 at a local community college (I took 3 summer classes and 2 classes during the semester at Cal (concurrent enrollment))
I know my GPA is considered low for Stanford but I am hoping the fact that I go to Berkeley will impress the admissions officers. I've heard that Stanford AOs know that Cal has INTENSE grade deflation, so that may help my case.

Extracurriculars:
- four somewhat prestigious internships since the summer after I graduated from high school, including the Bank of America Student Leaders program and three internships closely related to my intended major.
- appointed commissioner on a city commission
- very active in student government
- director of a committee in my professional fraternity (which is somewhat related to my major)
- Hertz Community scholar
- director of a committee within a state political party for college students
- in high school, I was the chair of my local Assisteens chapter, the president of Interact Club, and the secretary for my city's youth council (in addition to some other positions within my high school's clubs)

SAT/ACT: My SAT score from high school is considered low for Stanford, so I will be taking the ACT and retaking the SAT. Any tips for studying for the ACT? Any general tips?

Random info: I am a low-income, first gen Latina. I went to an underfunded high school, and was top 1% in high school. I got into UCLA and Cal (obviously) straight out of high school. I did not apply to Stanford or any Ivies as a senior.
Family circumstances: my father was diagnosed with a serious illness (he's okay now, I think!) during my freshman year so that's partially why my grades suffered, and I plan on mentioning that in the supplemental section.

Be completely honest with me.... do you think I have any shot of being admitted or waitlisted at this point? It's pretty much a crapshoot.

Again, please feel free to list your stats or simply say hello! Let's do this!
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Chance Me For Stanford

November 1, 2019, 9:05 pm
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stats: 3.89 unweighted, 4.47 weighted
sat: 1530
AP's: APUSH, AP Lang, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Macro and Micro economics, AP gov, AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Computer Science principles

hook: I have turner syndrome, a condition that causes you to have a missing chromosome, which causes a myriad of health issues from thyroid issues, heart abnormalities, loss of ovarian function, hormonal imbalance etc. I had to take growth hormone shots everyday and have to take several medications everyday as well.
extracurriculars:
Volunteered at pug shelter, helping feed the dogs medication, taking them on walks etc
volunteered at madrona marsh, helping with adminstrative duties
Have been playing piano for 10 years, and earned 3 certificate of merits. I will be receiving my level 10 certificate of merit this coming march, which is the highest/most advanced level
Play in North Torrance Youth Musician Ensemble (flute) and play at charity concerts at torrance memorial hospital
Created my own website to help raise awareness for turner syndrome. i also shared other people's stories of their experiences living with this disorder.
Took several online courses in subjects I'm passionate about (human physiology, medicinal chemistry, drug development/discovery)
Tutor at my former middle school
Paid tutoring at a local tutoring center
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Please respond to the interview invitation

November 5, 2019, 3:16 pm
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Sorry to say this, but many students do not respond to the invitation for the optional interview, obviously not wanting one, but not bothering to respond with a polite "no thank you."
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Chance Me International -> Stanford RD 2020

November 6, 2019, 5:06 pm
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Stats:
ACT: 35/36
TOEFL: 118/120
GPA: 94/100 (Grade 12); 90/100 (Grade 11) - Ontario Curriculum
APs: 7*5; 4*4 (pretty spread-out covering both humanities and STEM)
AP National Scholar (Canada) - but basically everyone has it

Intended major: Middle Eastern Studies (knows conversational Arabic and read a lot of modern colonist ME history; following up on ME news)

Reverse Hooks:
International (Chinese citizenship); Asian male; Go to an expensive private school; Grade 11 marks are terrible (from my school's context)

Extracurriculars:
* (leader, 1y) a website for citizens and journalists to file access to information requests to governments and federal bodies. Now I'm working with a recognized NGO & a provincial government in Canada
* (leader, 2y) a chrome plugin that informs readers about media bias/fake news from news articles they read. submitted to Chrome App Store
* (co-leader, 2y) a research camp where AI experts and social scientists from all over north america meet each other to talk about safety implications of AI
* (leader, 1y) school Middle Eastern club
* (participant, 2y) school Morocco trip & self-organized Lebanon trip
* (leader, 2y) school book club
* (leader, 2y) first student ever to volunteer at IT frontdesk (school is pretty cutting edge at IT)
* (participant, 4y) columnist @ a blog I created with two friends of mine in China about socio-political and economic issues

Awards:
(Nothing Stanford-worthy, really)

Essays: talked about my Lebanon trip and how I got myself into a graduate-only research seminar as a tourist; about combining technology and social sciences to create impactful changes far beyond a conventional reach of a high school students; about my interests to read and to learn and to explore the unknown

Rec letters: 7/10 - I had to ask a teacher whose class I slept through for rec letter; guidance told me they are good though, but idk really

Thanks for any feedback!
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I am so anxious that I Don’t stand a chance at Stanford.

November 7, 2019, 6:27 pm
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Hey there, I am from Georgia. I recently applied to Stanford Restrictive Early Action. I come from a low income background. I am really worried if I stand a chance at getting into this school. I understand that it is very very low and unlikely but, as an admission officer, how do I compare? I am an African American male and I have a 4.6weighted, 4.0 unweighted, and a 1410 sat test. I’m ranked 11 for weighted and 1 for unweighted. I took the sat 4 times and I am taking it one more time but I dont think I can get it up any higher. I only submitted my 1410. I have taken 10 ap classes(by the end of senior year) I submitted 5 4’s and 5’s exams so far. I know that my essays would have to be really good for me to stand a chance. I have 10 extra curriculars, which include being captain of my cross country team, president of NHS and medical club, and I am an officer for peer leadership/stuco. My question is do you think I stand a chance with my low sat score? I spent 3 months on my supplements and worked extremely hard on my common application essay. I wrote about caring for my family in a different country and how it has shaped me to become a doctor. In my supplements I wrote about my struggles of learning the English language. I sent 3 letters of recommendation from ALL teachers. Each teacher had someone completely different to say about me that was unique. And I understand that there are many individuals like me statistically and that my sat falls below on their spectrum. I have also not been notified for an interview yet. However, do you think that I stand a decent chance from an admission officer’s point of view? I feel like my SAT score holds me back.
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SPICE China Scholars Program

August 3, 2018, 4:18 pm
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Hey all! Can anyone give me any information regarding the selectivity of SPICE, specifically the China Scholars Program? Also, how much work is it really, and is it highly regarded by colleges?
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Chance me Stanford Engineering

November 9, 2019, 8:57 am
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Definitely a reach school, just wondering my general chances.

Objective: COE
SAT I (breakdown) NA
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): 35( first try)(36M, 35S, 35E, 34R)
ACT superscore : NA
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 770 Biology
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.9( 3.8 Sophmore, 4.0 Junior), 3APs sophomore, 4APs junior
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Euro:5 Biology:5 Calc BC:5 Calc AB(subscore):5 APUSH:5 AP Macro:5 AP Micro:5 Ap physics C M:5 Ap Physics EM:5 Ap Stats:5
Senior Year Course Load: AP comp sci, Ap enviro, AP Chemistry

Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Cross Country(9-12,Captain)
Varsity Track(9-12)
Math Team(11-12)
NHS(Officer, 11-12)
Stem Cell Research Intern at University of Minnesota(12)
Link Leader(12)
Job/Work Experience:Worked at Target
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteering at Local hospital(3hrs/week), Local Chinese school(3hrs/week)
Summer Experience: Cornell Summer college(Intro to Computing Grade:A), Couple of STEM camps are various universities
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What can I do to improve my chances of getting in to Stanford?

November 9, 2019, 11:04 am
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I’m a freshman in high school. I have a 4.0 unweighted gpa, taking all honors and advanced courses. I row 2+ hours, six days a week, and am one of the best freshman on the team (this is my second year) I have a strong interest in engineering, and would like to start some sort of business, but with school and rowing, I don’t have much free time to expand on other extracurriculars. Stanford is my dream college, what can I do?
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ELC

November 10, 2019, 5:24 pm
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Hi
When will you know that a student’s ELC status?
I know it’s not much of a big thing, but just curious.
Is it after you submit the application or before? If it’s before when?
Thank you
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Moved: ELC

November 11, 2019, 12:30 am
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Canadians Applying (or already applied if REA) to Stanford

November 11, 2019, 4:48 pm
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hi I'm only a grade 10 this year, but Stanford is my DREAM DREAM DREAM school. As an international student (Canadian), it's literally so hard to get in and I'm already nervous. TBH my stats are quite unimpressive right now, but I was wondering how you guys are doing and if the application process was/is a breeze?
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Accepted without interview

November 12, 2019, 8:32 am
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Hi
Anybody in previous years were accepted to Stanford without being interviewed?
Thanks
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Stanford chance me

March 18, 2019, 9:28 pm
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Chance him for Computer science for Stanford and ivys.
Asian male, currently junior,from a competitive public school from California!
SAT 1540, essay 20, UW gpa 4.0,Wgpa 4.7
Sat subject tests: math 800, chemistry 800,physics hopefully 800.
APs: APCS-5, AP chem -5,calculus BC, AP physics 1 are hopefully 5.
Senior year work load: AP stats, AP physics C, AP English, AP Spanish , AP govt.
Sports: basketball on school team for 4 years, track & field: 1st place for school, high jump, triple jump in top 3 for the school.
USACO gold,
Over 100 hours of volunteering and tutoring, flute for 1 year, planning to be a TA next year.
Thank you !
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Video game designing

November 16, 2019, 10:18 pm
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Hi
How popular the video game designing major at Stanford is and how difficult it is to get into that?
Thanks
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What are My Chances for Stanford?

November 17, 2019, 3:55 pm
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SCHOOL
-GPA (unweighted): 3.91 (it is below the average yes, but it is 4.0 considering Sophmore and Junior year)
-GPA (weighted): 4.25 (with only sophomore and junior year it is 4.4)
-SAT: 1600
-ACT: 36 (36 in all categories)
-Ethnicity: Indian (with affirmative action I guess this takes a role)
-Ranking: Unkown but not top 10 in my class

ACADEMIC ACOMPLISHMENTS
-USAPhO 4 time participant, 2 time gold medalist and camp attender
-USACO 2 time participant, no awards
-AIME 3 time participant, USAMO qual in Junior year
-State Math League Top 10 individually
-ARML Top 6
-Science Bowl 2 time National Participant
-Created a non-profit program dedicated to helping students with their struggles in math and preparing them for competition math, currently have 40 members enrolled in our classes

SPORTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-Currently ranked 3rd in my state for table tennis
-Fencing top 10 state tournament

HOBBIES
Watching anime, having fun in general, reading books
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Interesting note from admissions office on alumni interview reports

November 18, 2019, 2:28 pm
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I received an interesting note from the office, saying that enrolled Stanford students have the right to access their records, and if the interview report still happens to be in the file, the student has access to it. They said the reports are commonly deleted, but if they are still there, they can read. They have no idea what part of the record the student reviewed. They wrote me to tell me that such a request for records had been received. I don't think I've said anything very negative about an applicant who ended up going there, but it gives me pause.
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Chance me Stanford University REA Class of 2024

November 18, 2019, 2:58 pm
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Chance-Me to: Stanford University (REA)
Intended Major: Management Science and Engineering
Stats
GPA (UW/W): 3.84
Ranking and Course Rigor: not available (top 10%)
SAT/ACT w/ Section Scores: 1480 (R&W: 720 M: 760)
SAT Subjects: none, I did IB
AP/IB Scores: IB predicted 42 - HLs (I did 4): Physics (7), Maths (6), Portuguese B (7), English L&L (6) - SLs: Economics (7), Visual Arts (6)
Extracurriculars w/ very brief description
1.) Competitive (Regional + National) Field Hockey for +10 years
2.) Volleyball +2 years
3.) Organised a campaign and raised money to buy 7 new wheelchairs for underprivileged kids
4.) Volunteer beach clean up (1 year once a week)
5.) MUN club - multiple MUN local experiences, national Brazilian MUN, Multimedia Executive
6.) Summer Program NSLC Yale University Business & Entrepeneurship
7.) Music: Vocal for +10 years
8.) Music: Piano for +3 years
9.) Photography
10.) Visual Arts (including exhibition + website on the application)
Awards/Honors w/ level of recognition (Regional, State, National, International)
1.) Student Learner Profile - Resilient
2.) Excellent Academic Performance in: Physics and Portuguese B - awarded to one student per class
3.) Excellent Academic Performance in: Physics, Economics, Portuguese B- awarded to one student per class
4.) Excellent Academic Performance in: ICT and Music - awarded to one student per class
5.) Outstanding Effort in: Economics, Art (11); Music, ICT, English, Portuguese B (10) - one per class
Subjective
—Essays (out of 10) and additional info about them:
-Common App essay: 9.5/10 i talked about moving to Brazil from Argentina relating my life to a mathematical equation (really showed struggles+overcoming them and my passion for maths), plus talking about communication
-Something meaningful essay: 8/10 talked about arts and communication in relation to learning new languages + related it to what I want to do at Stanford and why the university is the perfect environment for me
-Excited about learning essay: 9/10 talked about how i was weird as a kid because i communicated a lot through maths and no one understood but then showed how that helps me seek for knowledge + related it to Stanford
-Letter to Roommate: 8/10 talked about how I have been making and selling my own jewellery since I was 8 and how i’ll continue to do that when at Stanford. I feel like this one reflects a lot on my personality bc I have a more sarcastic tone and it also shows things that i do in my free time but idk if I 100% like this one
—Letters of Recommendation (3 of 10) and additional info about them:
School Counselor: 9/10
-1) Physics Teacher: 8/10 pretty good I think, i’ve always had a really good relationship with the teacher (might reflect on how much I love physics and my academic performance)
-2) Portuguese Teacher: 9.7/10 she told me that it talks a lot about me moving to Brazil and how i put in a lot of effort to learn portuguese and ended up having the best academic performance in port B + relates to my CA essay
-3) Visual arts: 7/10 really don’t know about this one (she said it was really good but idk)
Interview:
was pretty good, nothing out of the ordinary. The interviewer and I had a lot in common and i feel like we agreed in lots of stuff. I was also able to talk about stuff i didn’t put in my application such as research papers I did and work experiences and stuff which he wrote down to put on the report.
Demographics
Race: Latina/ European
Gender: Female
First Gen or URM (Y/N): i’m from Argentina?
State/Country: applying from Brazil but born and raised in Argentina
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Chances for getting into MS in CS

November 19, 2019, 2:59 pm
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Hi,
I'm an NYU Tandon Graduate, and I'm applying for MS. Though I'm pretty clear on what and why I want to learn, I'm not sure if my profile is good enough for my top choice, Stanford.

Interest/Field of Study: Machine Learning, NLP/Translation, Generative Models
GPA: 3.76/4.0
Honors: Academic Achievement Award, Founders Honor, Dean's List
Work Experience: Teaching Assistant (3 years), Research Assistant (3 months), Junior ML Engineer at a startup (3 months, recently received a promotion)
Projects: DCGAN (Pytorch implementation, as a python package), Two Flask Webapp (deployed on Heroku), Style Transfer (as a python package), DQN for Mario Bros (Pytorch implementation), Cycle Gan (currently working on), Made a new Online Path Finding Search Algorithm based on Subdivision Search (report available)
GRE: 166 (Quant) 160 (verbal) 3.5 (AWA)
TOEFL: 110+ (expected, will be taking in a few days)

Relevant Coursework (A/A-): Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Intro to Robotics, Introduction to Machine Learning, Mechatronics, Neural Network Computing, Parallel Computing, Physics of Quantum Computing

Issues:
> I had to take a year gap because of health.
> No Internship or Research Experience
> No formal Publication

There are some specific departments I'm interested in, however, given that they are top in the world, I'm not sure if my profile is good enough for me to get in there. I'd appreciate it if you could provide some reviews or suggestions on where I should apply. And do you think I have some chances of getting in the top department given my 0 research/publication?
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What are my chances of getting into Stanford

November 21, 2019, 9:50 am
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I am from India and I have applied to Stanford REA 2020
SAT- 1510
Physics- 730
Math 2- 760
High school- ICSE- 97.4%
Predicted- 98%
High school marks- almost all As
ECs- International level Karate player- 5 medals for country(4 golds + 1 bronze) and several other national ones
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No Rhodes Scholar from Stanford

November 27, 2019, 5:45 pm
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This year

7 Rhodes Scholars are from Harvard
6 are from MIT
4 from Yale....

and

Zero from Stanford....


Is Stanford good school ?




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