What are my chances to get into Stanford?
You’re a contender. Your candidacy should make the first cut, and probably the second cut, too. After that, it’s luck as much as anything. Stanford admits about 2,000 for 1,500 spaces, and it gets 40,000 applications. If you’re in the pool of 10,000 people who are in the upper quadrant of possible admits, you still need some good fortune to make it all the way.In such situations, your essays are likely to make more of a difference than a retake of the SATs. Can you share some elements of your personality, approach to life, heritage, etc. that make you seem irresistible? Or will you end up with a solid essay that recaps your strengths but doesn’t quite get an admissions-office reader saying: “We must admit this person!”There’s no single formula that leads to a winning essay. In fact, once certain themes become known as good ones, they are rapidly overworked to the point that they become cliches. (Building homes in Haiti as a summer community-service project, alas, has suffered that fate.) Write about something you care about, and with luck it will carry the day.
Chances of getting into Stanford ?
I know that the process that standford goes about choosing standford upcoming freshmen is ''hollistic''. WIth that being said, I know there defitnately has to be some guideline right? Standford is something that I always dreamed about as a child and it something that I would like to pursue. Problem is I am being discouraged by my 3.0 gpa. Before I get laughs, let me explain something. My high school is not traditional, they don't like grades, being a small school they actually went to district and removed class rank and petioned against traditional grading. School's thinking is that school system is failing and that to nurture critical thinking and a genuine interest in learning, students should not care about grades and instead pursue their interests. Grades just represent how interested one is in a course. Keeping that in mind, i completely excelled in my engineering courses and I can have extremely positive recommendations from teachers. Because the school allowed me to pursue my interests I was able to work with the City of Phoenix and are soon opening a community fabrication laboratory in downtown Phoenix. I have a very strong sense of community and want to pursue an engineering degree as a hispanic female in order to serve a positive role model to young girls. The fabrication lab that is soon to be opened is a way to teach and influence young girls into STEM field as that a continuos problem in our society that I wanted to address. I can receive stellar recommendations from the Mayor of our city and teachers as well as as places from where I served my community service, internship, teachers, coaches. I seem to be a pretty rounded student with a passion to help out the community, I am just scared that as soon as they see my gpa, they won't take the time read my application. I don't want to be discarded due to them thinking that my gpa correlates to responsibility or ability to handle college coursework. I truly believe I went to an amazing school that has taught me the true value of learning and has given me hope of what an amazing experience school can be. What are your guys thought's?
What are my chances of attending Stanford?
So this is the advice I got, from a friend, the day before I got my decision, and I'm going to pass it on to you:"Here's to hoping you get good news; but more importantly here's to knowing that you deserve it."I think that you've done a couple things right. First, you don't do Olympiads/competitions; what that says to me is that you're not doing things to pad your resume to optimize your chances, you're doing things you want to do that you think will make you more successful. Second, you're doing a lot. Lots of developing, hobbies, objectives (grades + test scores) seem to hit the mark.If you keep going down the road you've been going, you're doing well. And honestly, I think the most important thing is that when you open your Stanford email, you can look back and say, "If I don't get in, I have no idea what more I could have done." Stanford for internationals is absurd; it's like a couple percentage points. Nobody's a guarantee. But I'd say that you are maximizing your chances, and more importantly, setting yourself up to succeed wherever you do go to school.
Should I still try aiming for Stanford if I know that there is still a chance of my acceptance, although I think it is an unlikely one?
Realistically, the chances of getting in to Stanford are harder than ever. However, to answer the question, yes, you should strive for Stanford! In the 7th and 8th grades, I attended Stanford summer basketball camp. I grew up east of the Bay Area in the gold country and it was a big deal to make the trek to Stanford. I remember at the end of one of the camps, the men's basketball coach at the time, Dick DiBaiso, told us that we could not go wrong striving to get in to Stanford. He too mentioned the reality of the chances being low, but by setting your goals towards the "top", whether you get in or not, your efforts would not be wasted. I took him to heart! Believe it or not, I was ridiculed for wanting to go to Stanford. Small town mentality, I guess. I even had my high school guidance counselor, counsel me not to apply either out of jealousy or thinking she was doing me a favor by keeping me from a great disappointment. Long story, short, I did apply to Stanford, the University of San Francisco and UC Santa Cruz. I was wait listed at Stanford and got in to the other two with a fairly good scholarship to USF. With the waitlist, there was still a tiny bit of hope, but, while a bit disappointed, I had no regrets. A bit later, I received another letter from Stanford in a "normal" envelope, vs a "fat" one. I assumed it was the final rejection and I was okay with it. To my surprise, it was another wait list letter! Hmmm. What to do? It was getting late and I needed to commit to one of my other choices. I eventually accepted USF's offer and was assigned a roommate. I was comfortable with the decision and had no regrets. I gave it my best and that was all anyone could ask. I suggest you do the same! But wait, there's more. I was already graduated from high school was working at a hot and dirty summer job. One day, as I dragged myself in the front door ready for a shower, I opened the door to the screams of my family who were waiting for me, shouting "You got the fat one! You got the fat one!". Yes, I somehow by the grace of God, received the "fat" acceptance envelope from Stanford. I never regretted notifying USF that I changed my mind either!
What are my chances of getting into Stanford (Grad School), and how can I improve my chances?
Firstly, a 3.75 is a good college GPA. It means that for every four classes taken, 3 were A's and one was a B (not the easiest accomplishment in college) Secondly, in graduate admissions, GPA oes not take center stage, especially for top programs. The most important aspect is your ability to conduct long term research. Participation in REUs will definitely help, but make sure that you focus your attention in one general area (e.g. avoid doing an REU in biology one year followed by an REU in Electrical Engineering the next). Also, you want to look for a research assistantship at your school. You don't have to wait until you declare a major to apply for an RA position. Basically, the last thing a program wants is to admit a student who fails to finish (by leaving or mastering out). Your extra curricular activities and won't help your application. Also, your hispanic status won't help either. STEM programs don't worry so much about diversity issues. Also, when you apply, make sure that your research interests are well represented by the department. I have often served on graduate admissions committees. I usually defer ( "no" vote) applicants who express research interests that are incompatible with those of our graduate faculty. Of course, we don't expect a new graduate student to identify a specialty, but we do expect them to be able to identify a subfield. When a student indicates interest in a field that is not represented by the department, it shows that they are more interested in the name on the diploma than they are the subject. To me, this says that IF the student sticks with the program, his work would be, at best, mediocre which would make him harder to place upon completion.
My Chances Of Getting Into Stanford University??!?
i am a 17 yr old hispanic(mexican) male. i am a junior in high school and i would really like to go to stanford. i have a weighted 4.2 GPA and an unweighted of about a 3.8. i am currently in all honors classes and 1 AP. next year i plan to take 3 AP's. i just took my ACT so i dont know what i got but in my last practice test i got a 25. im hoping i got a 27-28 on the real one. i am a memeber of the national honors society (NHS) and have played baseball on my school team all 3 yrs so far (1 yr varsity) (2 yrs cpt. of sophmore team) i am also in the hispanic club, and a member of Amnesty International (AI) at my school. i also plan to volunteer alot this summer at my sisters job. she works for a non profit organization (H.A.C.E.) that helps out hispanics. i am ranked #7 in my class of 346 students. i am also an A-B student with excellent behavior and personality. all my teachers love me and are willing to write great recommdation letters for me. 1 hour ago - 3 days left to answer. Additional Details 1 hour ago i am also very capable of writing a great college admission essay myself. my hobbies include baseball, computer (hacking) and solving rubix cubes. (fastest time of 1:21) i also have a part time job on the weekends as well. lastly, i have been nominated many times for leadership awards and have great attendance in school! so what do you think my chances are??!!!
What are my chances of getting into Stanford or an Ivy League school?
I am currently a junior and go to a school in Los Angeles. I want to know my chances of getting into an Ivy League and/or Stanford. Background information about me: I am Asian (Filipino specifically), low-income (less than $40,000 a year for 4 people), and I will be ranked #2 out of about 430 people in my class. My unweighted GPA is 3.95 and my weighted is 4.25. Freshman year I took: H Biology, H Algebra 2, PE, Health/Life Skills, H Spanish 1, and H English 9. Sophomore year I took: Spanish 2, AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, H English 10, Math Analysis, AP World History, PE, and Photography. This year I am taking Spanish 3, AP US History, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, H Physiology, AP English Language, and a calculus supplement class that was mandatory at my school if you take AP Calc AB. Next year I am taking AP Statistics, AP US Government, AP American Literature, AP Art History, and AP Chemistry. I have had straight A's since 9th grade except for 2 B's: one in PE (I know it's embarrassing) and one in Math Analysis (all because of one test :/) I have taken the SAT's only once so far. This year I was too pre-occupied with studying for AP testing, that I winged the SAT's earlier this month. I received a score of 1680. I will be taking the subject tests for US History, Biology (E), and World History next week. For the October SAT's, I will actually study for it and hope to get a score higher than 2000 (my goal). I have been part of Key Club since 9th grade, I am currently vice president (and former secretary) of our school's chapter of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF), and I am also co-president (former treasurer) of Gear-Up, which helps mentor kids about college. I have been involved in student government since sophomore year. I am currently Publicity Commissioner for our school's Junior Class Officers (JCO) and I will be part of the Senior Class Officers (SCO) next year.