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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SPICE China Scholars Program
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External review of athletic admissions reaches conclusions, recommends reforms
"In a letter to the university community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reports that an external review commissioned in the wake of Operation Varsity Blues found no evidence of additional fraud at Stanford but made recommendations for policies and procedures that the university will fully adopt." ...
https://news.stanford.edu/2019/12/03/external-review-athletic-admissions-reaches-conclusions-recommends-reforms/
https://news.stanford.edu/2019/12/03/external-review-athletic-admissions-reaches-conclusions-recommends-reforms/
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Stanford employee "legacy?"
One of my parents is a former post-doctoral fellow at Stanford. My academic/extracurricular credentials are on-par (maybe above average) compared to other Stanford admits. How much support, if anything, should I expect from this relationship? I understand that legacy usually only applies to students whose parents attended undergrad at the school, but will this help at all?
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Stanford 2024 REA Results
Haven’t seen another results thread so made this for tomorrow when results are released! Good luck to everyone ![:)]( ":)")
Please only post results.
Just remove the 'a' below.
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size][/b]
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size][/b]
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size][/b]
Objective
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Please only post results.Just remove the 'a' below.
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size][/b]
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size][/b]
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size][/b]
Objective
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
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chances for MS EE
i have a 3.6 overall GPA, 3 LOR (2 excellent, 1 good), 167 quant (90%tile)/161 verb (88%tile) on the gre
i have 2 years of relevant research experience and 2 very good internships (1 of those internships is related directly to my field of interest)
wanted to know if i stood a chance for the MS EE program? thanks
i have 2 years of relevant research experience and 2 very good internships (1 of those internships is related directly to my field of interest)
wanted to know if i stood a chance for the MS EE program? thanks
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**Stanford 2024 Deferred REA Applicants**
In case we want to discuss anything.
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Chance me for Stanford?
Hi everyone, I will be applying to Stanford this year and will be majoring in Engineering Physics. I am a legacy (my step-father went to Stanford for the last two years of undergrad but has never donated). In addition, I am Hispanic and Jewish (Although I have some Hispanic heritage I have mostly grown up with the other side of my family and as thus know nothing about the culture). I go to a very competitive public school in Kansas, we have a track record of admitting a person a year to Stanford. We have 400 kids in my class and the top 20 or so all have very good GPAs and ACTs (there is 5 36 scorers for reference, and the valedictorian has a 4.8) Anyways, thanks so much for your input, here are my stats:
GPA: UW: 3.8(yeah I know yikes, most of Bs are from early in high school/middle school though)
W:4.45
10 APs plus Honors Multivariable Calculus (our school offers pretty much every single AP except like 2)
AP Calc AB: 5
AP Calc BC: 5
AP Physics C(self studied): 5
AP Chem: 5
AP Lang: 4
Ap Euro: 4
APUSH: 3(yikes)
SAT Subject Tests:
Math 2: 800
Chemistry: 750
US History: 650(yikes)
ACT: 35, with 36 subscores on all 4 sections over the course of two tests (should be able to get this to 36 in October)
I also went to Stanford Summer session(an 8 week full semester at Stanford) where I took an astrophysics, piano, and electrical engineering class earning straight As (an unusual feat even considering the caliber of students there) and am getting a supplemental recommendation from my astrophysics professor.
I am a national Merit Semifinalist(probably finalist soon)
Activities:
I am involved in a lot of things, in truth I am very spread out but on my application I tried to focus on a few of my extra curriculars.
President and Founder of Technology Student Association (senior year)
Science Olympiads -11,12 won several awards at regionals
Relay for Life Team Captain (10,11,12) I also wrote about this in my essay, I organize a performance with my drumline and activity for our relay every year and its the biggest relay in the country
Marching Band- 9,10,11,12: I am an avid musician whose lettered in band and received a dozen awards for duets, solos and ensembles, I am on drumline, and am also in jazz band.
SkillsUSA 10,11: Vice president 11, officer 10, 1st place state math contest, 6th place nationals
I disbanded SkillUSA in favor of Technology Student association when I took over it my senior year.
Secretary of Latin club-11,12 and member 9,10
National Honors society -11,12
Science national honors society - 12
Theoretical science club - 11,12 secretary-12
BBYO (Jewish youth group) 10,11,12
National Latin Honors society 11,12
DECA- 11, 12
Earned the presidential service award bronze 10,11
Mustang community service club - 11, 12
Common App essay: I wrote mine about how my different activities acted like the different layers of an atom, each paragraph compared itself to a different level and expressed a different trait about me.
There are a several better applicants at my school but they arent minority or legacy.
Thanks again for helping me with this!
GPA: UW: 3.8(yeah I know yikes, most of Bs are from early in high school/middle school though)
W:4.45
10 APs plus Honors Multivariable Calculus (our school offers pretty much every single AP except like 2)
AP Calc AB: 5
AP Calc BC: 5
AP Physics C(self studied): 5
AP Chem: 5
AP Lang: 4
Ap Euro: 4
APUSH: 3(yikes)
SAT Subject Tests:
Math 2: 800
Chemistry: 750
US History: 650(yikes)
ACT: 35, with 36 subscores on all 4 sections over the course of two tests (should be able to get this to 36 in October)
I also went to Stanford Summer session(an 8 week full semester at Stanford) where I took an astrophysics, piano, and electrical engineering class earning straight As (an unusual feat even considering the caliber of students there) and am getting a supplemental recommendation from my astrophysics professor.
I am a national Merit Semifinalist(probably finalist soon)
Activities:
I am involved in a lot of things, in truth I am very spread out but on my application I tried to focus on a few of my extra curriculars.
President and Founder of Technology Student Association (senior year)
Science Olympiads -11,12 won several awards at regionals
Relay for Life Team Captain (10,11,12) I also wrote about this in my essay, I organize a performance with my drumline and activity for our relay every year and its the biggest relay in the country
Marching Band- 9,10,11,12: I am an avid musician whose lettered in band and received a dozen awards for duets, solos and ensembles, I am on drumline, and am also in jazz band.
SkillsUSA 10,11: Vice president 11, officer 10, 1st place state math contest, 6th place nationals
I disbanded SkillUSA in favor of Technology Student association when I took over it my senior year.
Secretary of Latin club-11,12 and member 9,10
National Honors society -11,12
Science national honors society - 12
Theoretical science club - 11,12 secretary-12
BBYO (Jewish youth group) 10,11,12
National Latin Honors society 11,12
DECA- 11, 12
Earned the presidential service award bronze 10,11
Mustang community service club - 11, 12
Common App essay: I wrote mine about how my different activities acted like the different layers of an atom, each paragraph compared itself to a different level and expressed a different trait about me.
There are a several better applicants at my school but they arent minority or legacy.
Thanks again for helping me with this!
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What to get admission in Stanford after class 12
Hi I am a student of class 9 and I am interested in studying at Stanford University. I have got exceptionally good grades till now and I am also wishing to become the national topper in class 10(ICSE). I am also a cricket player and I have been the captain of my school team. Please tell me more regarding admission in Stanford. Although I have researched a lot on the internet but I want someone who has went through this stage to advise me.
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Stanford Chance Me
I plan on appying for computer science and will likely specialize in cybersecurity later on. I am an Indian male going to a public school in New Jersey. I live with two middle class parents who work in the IT department.
Stats:
GPA: 4.45 weighed, 3.95 unweighed
Rank: 1st out of 197
SAT: 1490 (800 math, 690 reading) with essay score of 16
SAT Subject Test: 780 Math 2, 720 physics 1
Workload: Took all Honors and the 2nd most AP courses in my grade
9APs with multivariable calculus at local college:
AP Calc AB: 4 (Sophmore year)
AP Calc BC: 5 (Junior year)
AP CSP: 5
AP CSA: 4
AP Physics 1: 4
AP Stats: 5
AP Lang: 5
AP Lit: Senior year
AP Euro: Senior year
Multivariable Calc: A in class so far
Extracuriculars:
1)Internship relating to information technology, while also having Comptia Security+ Cert and Amazon Web Service Cloud Certificaiton. (1.5 years)
2) Technology Student Association (4 years):
Leadership: Reporter sophmore year, Co-Pres Junior and senior year, selected as national delagate by my chapter advisor sophmore and junior year, part of Technology Honors Scoiety, Silver award (based on community service, accomplishment, and leadership)
7 state awards: 1st cybersecurity, 3rd in Essays on Technology sophmore year and 2nd in Junior year, 2nd in Music Production sophmore year and 1st junior year, 2nd in State Leadership Confrence both Sophmore and Junior year
Regional Awards: 2nd and 1st in TEAMS competion sophmore and junior year respectively (national qualifier both years)
3)XC/Track (4 years): 4 year varisity making 1st team all-division every year in XC. Likely 3 year varisty in both Spring and Winter Track by end of highschool
4)Cybersecurity Club (2 years): worked on community outreach projects where I would teach basic cybersecurity concepts to others. Particpating in CyberPatriot this year.
5)STEM for Kids Club (3 years): Co-president with 2 others as we teach elementry and middle school kids within our district fun science and technology activities.
6)FBLA (3 years): Won 1st in regional and 2nd in state for the cybersecuirty competion. Also got 3rd in state for Sports managment.
7)Robotics (4 years): CO-Pres Junior and Senior year. We went to several regional competions and placed 4th-6th in most but nothing really impressive award-wise.
8)Toastmasters (4 years): An out of school public speaking program which teaches kids elementry to highschool how to become better speakers and leaders. Acted as youth leader where organize and conduct meetings where I teach the kids how to become better speakers and leaders.
9) Math club:
Secretary junior and senior year and was the team MVP freshman and junior year.
10) Spanish Club (4 years): Learned about Spanish culture, went on field trips, and was just for fun. Also included this activity since I only took 3 years of Spanish classes and know most colleges want 4 years.
Essays: Not very complicated language or vocab but was emotional. Some have told me it was ok or good while others have told they were amazing.
Community Service: around 175 hours that have accumalated from my extracuriculars (STEM for Kids, toastmasters, and CYberSecurity), summer volunteering at physical theraphy centers freshman through junior year), Kumon, and several other places from my NHS chapter
Recommendations: My computer science/TSA chapter advisor mostly talked about my growth as a person since freshman year in terms of socializing and leadership. My AP english teacher talked about my public speaking skills and deep thinking. She also added I was her best student with the highest grade in the class.
Stats:
GPA: 4.45 weighed, 3.95 unweighed
Rank: 1st out of 197
SAT: 1490 (800 math, 690 reading) with essay score of 16
SAT Subject Test: 780 Math 2, 720 physics 1
Workload: Took all Honors and the 2nd most AP courses in my grade
9APs with multivariable calculus at local college:
AP Calc AB: 4 (Sophmore year)
AP Calc BC: 5 (Junior year)
AP CSP: 5
AP CSA: 4
AP Physics 1: 4
AP Stats: 5
AP Lang: 5
AP Lit: Senior year
AP Euro: Senior year
Multivariable Calc: A in class so far
Extracuriculars:
1)Internship relating to information technology, while also having Comptia Security+ Cert and Amazon Web Service Cloud Certificaiton. (1.5 years)
2) Technology Student Association (4 years):
Leadership: Reporter sophmore year, Co-Pres Junior and senior year, selected as national delagate by my chapter advisor sophmore and junior year, part of Technology Honors Scoiety, Silver award (based on community service, accomplishment, and leadership)
7 state awards: 1st cybersecurity, 3rd in Essays on Technology sophmore year and 2nd in Junior year, 2nd in Music Production sophmore year and 1st junior year, 2nd in State Leadership Confrence both Sophmore and Junior year
Regional Awards: 2nd and 1st in TEAMS competion sophmore and junior year respectively (national qualifier both years)
3)XC/Track (4 years): 4 year varisity making 1st team all-division every year in XC. Likely 3 year varisty in both Spring and Winter Track by end of highschool
4)Cybersecurity Club (2 years): worked on community outreach projects where I would teach basic cybersecurity concepts to others. Particpating in CyberPatriot this year.
5)STEM for Kids Club (3 years): Co-president with 2 others as we teach elementry and middle school kids within our district fun science and technology activities.
6)FBLA (3 years): Won 1st in regional and 2nd in state for the cybersecuirty competion. Also got 3rd in state for Sports managment.
7)Robotics (4 years): CO-Pres Junior and Senior year. We went to several regional competions and placed 4th-6th in most but nothing really impressive award-wise.
8)Toastmasters (4 years): An out of school public speaking program which teaches kids elementry to highschool how to become better speakers and leaders. Acted as youth leader where organize and conduct meetings where I teach the kids how to become better speakers and leaders.
9) Math club:
Secretary junior and senior year and was the team MVP freshman and junior year.
10) Spanish Club (4 years): Learned about Spanish culture, went on field trips, and was just for fun. Also included this activity since I only took 3 years of Spanish classes and know most colleges want 4 years.
Essays: Not very complicated language or vocab but was emotional. Some have told me it was ok or good while others have told they were amazing.
Community Service: around 175 hours that have accumalated from my extracuriculars (STEM for Kids, toastmasters, and CYberSecurity), summer volunteering at physical theraphy centers freshman through junior year), Kumon, and several other places from my NHS chapter
Recommendations: My computer science/TSA chapter advisor mostly talked about my growth as a person since freshman year in terms of socializing and leadership. My AP english teacher talked about my public speaking skills and deep thinking. She also added I was her best student with the highest grade in the class.
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Stanford REA Chances, Class of 2025
Stats
- Asian female, sophomore at highly competitive private school (>8 to Stanford per year)
- Intended Major: Science, Technology, and Society or Biomedical Computation
- 3.87 UW/4.45 W GPA (top 10%)
- 36 ACT (36/35/36/36) 10 essay
- Math II: 800, Chem: 800
Awards
- Won national computer science award (40 selected out of 10,000 applicants)
- 1 out of 20 girls selected nationwide for Silicon Valley technology conference (sponsored by Stanford)
- Scholastic Gold Key, Youngarts
- USACO Platinum
- ISEF Finalist
- Chemistry Olympiad Nationals
- Technovation national winner
- Congression App Challenge Winner
EC's
- EIC of Pacemaker winning magazine
- Self coded online STEM newspaper, article about biomedical ethics published in major newspaper
- Self coded blog dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental health in Asian communities
- Girls Who Code president, Bioinformatics Club president, Science Bowl captain
- Research at T20 university, prof went to Stanford
- Internship at major biotech company
- Started nonprofit dedicated to increasing gender diversity in STEM by exploring the intersection of CS with entrepreneurship, organize 6 hackathons per year
- Art organization for using art as a medium for social good
Summer Activities
- 2018 summer (before sophomore year): research internship at selective summer program, Stanford Daily intern
- 2019 summer: LaunchX
- Asian female, sophomore at highly competitive private school (>8 to Stanford per year)
- Intended Major: Science, Technology, and Society or Biomedical Computation
- 3.87 UW/4.45 W GPA (top 10%)
- 36 ACT (36/35/36/36) 10 essay
- Math II: 800, Chem: 800
Awards
- Won national computer science award (40 selected out of 10,000 applicants)
- 1 out of 20 girls selected nationwide for Silicon Valley technology conference (sponsored by Stanford)
- Scholastic Gold Key, Youngarts
- USACO Platinum
- ISEF Finalist
- Chemistry Olympiad Nationals
- Technovation national winner
- Congression App Challenge Winner
EC's
- EIC of Pacemaker winning magazine
- Self coded online STEM newspaper, article about biomedical ethics published in major newspaper
- Self coded blog dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental health in Asian communities
- Girls Who Code president, Bioinformatics Club president, Science Bowl captain
- Research at T20 university, prof went to Stanford
- Internship at major biotech company
- Started nonprofit dedicated to increasing gender diversity in STEM by exploring the intersection of CS with entrepreneurship, organize 6 hackathons per year
- Art organization for using art as a medium for social good
Summer Activities
- 2018 summer (before sophomore year): research internship at selective summer program, Stanford Daily intern
- 2019 summer: LaunchX
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Rejected from REA advice?
Hi like the title says I was rejected from Stanford REA and was becoming anxious about my remaining applications.
Since I flat out got rejected and not even deferred, it makes me feel that my application as a whole was bad, but I'm just unsure what part of my application they didn't like. I was wondering if anyone was willing to give me some advice on how I can improve my app/ schools that I should apply to. Thank you so much in advance!
Demographics: Female, asian (texas)
SAT/SAT II: 1590
UW/W GPA: 4.0/4.45 (I go to a t-10 school in the nation)
5 AP's: APUSH, AP Stats, AP CSP, AP Micro, AP Macro-> received all 5s
taking ap calc bc, ap physics, and ap psych
took Micro, Macro, and english class at a CC
Extracurriculars:
Digital marketing intern at a marketing agency for 4 years- worked with big clients w 5 figure monthly ad budgets
Marketing strategist at a company and created a campaign that brought in 18,000 in revenue- he wrote me a great supplemental LOR
Marketing volunteer for a charity- helped raise 5 figures in donations with my marketing campaigns
Digital marketing manager for various local businesses- helped set up fb ads and managed social media
Founder of e-commerce store- brought in over $20,000 in revenue, profited around $2k, donated 10% to school
Executive producer for our school news show
Student rep on leadership committee & managed school social media
VP, Secretary, DoA of a few clubs at school
Honors: Valedictorian, ap scholar w distinction
Since I flat out got rejected and not even deferred, it makes me feel that my application as a whole was bad, but I'm just unsure what part of my application they didn't like. I was wondering if anyone was willing to give me some advice on how I can improve my app/ schools that I should apply to. Thank you so much in advance!
Demographics: Female, asian (texas)
SAT/SAT II: 1590
UW/W GPA: 4.0/4.45 (I go to a t-10 school in the nation)
5 AP's: APUSH, AP Stats, AP CSP, AP Micro, AP Macro-> received all 5s
taking ap calc bc, ap physics, and ap psych
took Micro, Macro, and english class at a CC
Extracurriculars:
Digital marketing intern at a marketing agency for 4 years- worked with big clients w 5 figure monthly ad budgets
Marketing strategist at a company and created a campaign that brought in 18,000 in revenue- he wrote me a great supplemental LOR
Marketing volunteer for a charity- helped raise 5 figures in donations with my marketing campaigns
Digital marketing manager for various local businesses- helped set up fb ads and managed social media
Founder of e-commerce store- brought in over $20,000 in revenue, profited around $2k, donated 10% to school
Executive producer for our school news show
Student rep on leadership committee & managed school social media
VP, Secretary, DoA of a few clubs at school
Honors: Valedictorian, ap scholar w distinction
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Canadians Applying (or already applied if REA) to Stanford
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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avg MS EE stats
does anyone have the latest average admission stats for students admitted into the MS EE program for stanford?
not sure if i stand a good chance:
- 3.6 GPA
- 167/161 on GRE (thats 90%/88% respectively)
- solid to good LORs
- 2 internships that were good too (they relate to what i want to focus on)
thanks
not sure if i stand a good chance:
- 3.6 GPA
- 167/161 on GRE (thats 90%/88% respectively)
- solid to good LORs
- 2 internships that were good too (they relate to what i want to focus on)
thanks
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2020 Fall Transfer Stanford
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!
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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Forgot SAT essay score... Will Stanford rescind?
I self-reported my SAT score and decided at the time of the application that I’d send it later if I get accepted since the score sends cost money. I got accepted rea but I realized that I completely forgot to include my essay score and instead selected no essay. I’m worried that this is considered a discrepancy and they might rescind when they receive the official score. This might seem minor, but it’s been nagging at me ever since I figured it out. I’m not really sure how strict Stanford is about these things. What do I do?
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Chances of getting into Stanford?
School: private, very well known (top 10).
Gpa: my school doesn’t calculate GPAs, although I put the grades below
SAT: 1500 (780 english and 720 math)
recs: good I hope... my school doesn't let us see our recs but I asked my two favorite teachers and my crew coach
essays: good, my college counselor liked them a lot (especially common app)
Classes (my school has no AP classes and doesn’t give A+s)
Freshman year:
Challenging over the summer biology (A)
Algebra II (B+)
Spanish II (A)
History (A)
English (A)
Drama (A)
Health (A)
Sophomore year:
Challenging over the summer spanish 3 (A)
Physics (A)
Honors geometry (A-)
Spanish 4 (took spanish 3 over the summer, but I’ll get into that later) (A)
History (A)
English (A)
Drama II (A)
Strength and conditioning/ yoga (A)
Junior year:
Honors chemistry (A)
Honors physiology (A)
Honors precalculus (B+)
Spanish 5 (A)
History (A)
English (A)
senior year 1st quarter:
honors organic chemistry (A)
honors molecular and cellular biology (A)
Honors calculus AB (A-)
Spanish 6 self study (A-)
History (A)
English (A)
I took the spanish AP for fun even though my school doesn't do AP classes and I scored a 5... basically fluent at this point.
ECs:
Varsity rowing all 4 years and captain junior and senior years (This takes up most of my time as it’s 6x a week)
I'm not quite recruitable but could walk on to some teams
100+ hours of service
Coding club
Science Olympiad
Founding member of a dance club
I went on a service trip to Central America as a part of my summer spanish class
no class rank (my school doesn’t rank)
Demographics:
Female
White
Income > 300k but I’m not sure exactly how much
No financial aid
sooooo.... what do y'all think? I'm a 3rd generation legacy (mom and two grandparents went there) and REALLY love the school. Last year around 4-5 from my school (150 seniors) got in. I didn't applyREA (due to being dumb).
Gpa: my school doesn’t calculate GPAs, although I put the grades below
SAT: 1500 (780 english and 720 math)
recs: good I hope... my school doesn't let us see our recs but I asked my two favorite teachers and my crew coach
essays: good, my college counselor liked them a lot (especially common app)
Classes (my school has no AP classes and doesn’t give A+s)
Freshman year:
Challenging over the summer biology (A)
Algebra II (B+)
Spanish II (A)
History (A)
English (A)
Drama (A)
Health (A)
Sophomore year:
Challenging over the summer spanish 3 (A)
Physics (A)
Honors geometry (A-)
Spanish 4 (took spanish 3 over the summer, but I’ll get into that later) (A)
History (A)
English (A)
Drama II (A)
Strength and conditioning/ yoga (A)
Junior year:
Honors chemistry (A)
Honors physiology (A)
Honors precalculus (B+)
Spanish 5 (A)
History (A)
English (A)
senior year 1st quarter:
honors organic chemistry (A)
honors molecular and cellular biology (A)
Honors calculus AB (A-)
Spanish 6 self study (A-)
History (A)
English (A)
I took the spanish AP for fun even though my school doesn't do AP classes and I scored a 5... basically fluent at this point.
ECs:
Varsity rowing all 4 years and captain junior and senior years (This takes up most of my time as it’s 6x a week)
I'm not quite recruitable but could walk on to some teams
100+ hours of service
Coding club
Science Olympiad
Founding member of a dance club
I went on a service trip to Central America as a part of my summer spanish class
no class rank (my school doesn’t rank)
Demographics:
Female
White
Income > 300k but I’m not sure exactly how much
No financial aid
sooooo.... what do y'all think? I'm a 3rd generation legacy (mom and two grandparents went there) and REALLY love the school. Last year around 4-5 from my school (150 seniors) got in. I didn't applyREA (due to being dumb).
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Stanford admit rate for class of 2023 drops slightly to 4.34%
Stanford released its CDS today so admission statistics are finally available. Admit rate dropped to 4.34% from 4.36% for the class of 2022
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/12/17/stanford-admit-rate-falls-to-record-low-4-34-for-class-of-2023/
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/12/17/stanford-admit-rate-falls-to-record-low-4-34-for-class-of-2023/
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Is it a good idea to take chem/biochem at a community college
My DD is a junior in high school could not take chemistry in school due to schedule conflicts. She took AP Bio in sophomore year outside of school ( school does not allow APs until junior year). She is planning to do AP physics next year and is doing CTY honors physics this year. She also has 4 other APs this year. Will it be a good idea to take chem/biochem in our local community college this spring? Will the colleges look at it positively?
Thanks
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Hey there, I am from Georgia. I come from a low income background. I am really worried if I should apply to stanford university. I am an African American male and I have a 4.6 weighted, 4.0 unweighted, and a 1410 sat test. I took the sat 4 times and I might try one more time but I dont think I can get it up any higher. I have taken 10 ap classes(by the end of senior year). I know that my essays would have to be really good for me to stand a chance. I am planning to apply early action(November 1st) deadline. I have 10 extra curriculars, and I am 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 should apply and would I stand a chance. I feel like my SAT score holds me back.
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