Hi everyone!
I'm a first year sophomore at my local Community College. In high school, academically, I was just a little above average. Although I took almost every AP offered, I usually performed about average in these classes. Because of this, I never received any 5s. But I'm focused now. At my CC I'm regularly finishing number 1 in my courses. I'm currently sprinting through my second semester, as a president of a decently sized club and as an active member in my community. A kid my age in one of my poli sci classes has been talking about transferring to Stanford for a while. I never really considered it as an option, but the more he talks about it, the more realistic it sounds. I was wondering if I should even bother applying to Stanford as a transfer?
HIGH SCHOOL
GPA:
2.9 uw, 3.6 w. (my Freshman year of HS, I almost flunked out. I was getting mostly As by my Sophomore year).
SAT:
1650 (OH I know. I'll definitley retake it).
AP:
United States History: 4
English Language: 3
United States Government: 4
Macroeconomics: 4
Environmental Science: 3 (self-studied)
Psychology: 4
Physics 1: 3
Statistics: 4
Chemistry: 1
Human Geography: 2
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Fall 2015 (15):
A: International Relations
A: United States Government and Politics
A: English 1C: Critical Thinking and Composition
A: Western Civilization 1
A: Introduction to Theater
Spring 2016 (18.5):
Comparative Politics
Social & Political Philosophy
Introduction to Logic
Elementary Spanish 1
Biological Anthropology
Improvisational Comedy
Extra Curricular Activities:
Last semester, I took notes for students w/disabilities.
President of a Political Science/Current Affairs club.
Was the head of the writing department at my summer camp. I led 4 creative writing activity blocks every day for three months.
I'm in my local Cal-State's fraternity.
Debate Team.
This summer, I'll be in Israel for three weeks; hopefully spend six weeks in Washington DC in an internship my Government prof. recommended me for; I'll be in the Amazon for two weeks, doing some research on the ecology; and hopefully, I'll be at Burning Man (lol).
I also applied to UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, and UCSB because with my AP units, I'm a sophomore. It's common for first-year sophomore applicants with high GPAs to be accepted into these schools. It's looking good for me.
If next year I'm at UCLA, got a 4.0 in all of my CC classes, have the extra curriculars that I'm doing this summer, and am performing well at LA (As/A-s), should I apply to Stanford? Would they even look at me? Considering that I'll technically be a "Junior" (even though I'll only be a second year?).
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