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Hey, I was just wondering if anyone could give me any insight into the chances I might have at USC and Stanford? I am also applying to two safety schools, so no worries.

SAT I's: 1430 (670M + 760V)
GPA: 3.92 (Unweighted)
Class Rank: Top 6% (26 out of 430)
AP Scores (Kind of ugly): 3 on US History (Junior)
AP Classes this year - AP Calc, AP Physics
"College in the High School" Classes: (For these classes, for passing and paying the fee, I recieve credit at University of Washington, so basically they are like AP Classes, but no test)
Junior Year - College French
This Year - College English
Straight A's up through 1st semester Junior Year.
Commended National Merit Scholar

EC's -
Senior Class ASB(Student Government)representative
NHS member 9-12
French Club V.P. - 11
Wrestling 9-10
Part Time work, 12-15 hrs/week - 12
Natural Helpers (Peer Mediation) - 10-12
Link Crew Leader - 12
Concert Choir (tryout ensemble) - 11-12
4 week long mission trips at various times to various locales (rural Idaho, inner city Spokane, inner city Seattle, Rural California)
Active member in Youth Group
10+ hours of community service per semester, in various locations - soup kitchens, elderly homes, etc.

My Dad is a Stanford Alum.

I was just wondering if I had any chance whatsoever at getting into USC or Stanford. Any or all help would be appreciated!

By SeattleStudent on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 09:04 pm: Edit

You are in USC for sure

By BellevueMan on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 09:15 pm: Edit

Stanford's pretty iffy

By TakingBackThursday on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 12:04 am: Edit

What about the lack of SAT II's? How much will that hurt my chances for both schools?

By asdf on Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 03:45 am: Edit

most definitely would, by quite a bit

By veenapaddy on Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 07:07 am: Edit

Sheesh, see... all i can advice is dont really judge urself by what you hear here,... no offence to anyone who has replied, cuz that seems fine...but many of these guys (potential) repliers are just plain discouraging cuz they want to be so. Dont bother too much. Look at those scattergrams mentioned under one of the posts... from a winston churchill site...i think its mentioned under
"Want admission stats? A REALLY COOL website!!"
its damn good and will give u an idea. Dont bother otherwise. just apply and hope for the best. best of luck!

By qu1k on Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 04:43 pm: Edit

You have a very good chance @ USC. Stanford I would say about an 80% chance considering the legacy.