ANSWERS: 7
  • Likely not, no harm in trying though - just make sure it's not the only school you're applying for.
  • I think you can retake the SAT's if your score is low. And being a legacy couldnt hurt, but I am no academic advisor..talk to your guidance counselor.
  • I would definitely apply. Specially if your dad did well there, they might take you just for a good essay and interview. Interviews weigh very heavily compared to paper scores. Just make sure you have back-up schools you're applying to in case you don't get in.
  • Stanford is extremely competitive. 90% of the applicants they accept are going to be from California and are going to have GPA's higher than 3.7 (This is information from my college counselor). Also, if you have low SAT scores and you're entering as a Freshman, I wouldn't count on getting accepted. I'm not trying to discourage you, but I wouldn't recommend setting your hopes on Stanford.
  • I can't give you your chances - I don't want to hand out false hope or anything - but just keep in mind, legacy is NOT a deciding factor. Don't depend on it to get you in. Think of it as a tiebreaker that is factored in when the admissions officers are comparing you to a very similar student. Retake the SATs if possible, not much you can do to change your gpa, but it's great that you like your essay.
  • Probably not. In your short question, you have failed to mention anything about yourself that distinguishes you (at the level required for Stanford), and you misspelled "father." Had you mentioned that you had started a charitable organization that built a school in rural Peru, or that you were the leading high school running back in the nation, you might have had a shot.
  • There is another route you can take thru the Admissions Office: Take a look at Stanford's degree programs to see if there is one that perhaps only they offer as a major. Call, write, and go visit the department head of that degree program and reguest his or her help in being admitted as a freshmen with that intended major degree path. Don't be overly concerned about being locked into a major that's not your first choice, you can change your intended major several times if you so desire. Should that degree program be at the maximum number of freshmen for next year then you may have to take 4 semesters of general college courses at another school and then transfer to Stanford. Transfering in is much easier than freshmen admissions but it still requires good grades.

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