This discussion was created from comments split from: Stanford Class of 2023 REA Results Thread.
Hi guys I’m an international applicant from Brunei can anyone tell me my chance of getting in!! Many thanks in advance
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480 (EBRW:690, MATH:790)
ACT (breakdown): N/A (never took ACT)
SAT II: Math L2:800 Physics: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (probably a perfect GPA)
Weighted GPA: N/A (probably a perfect GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): No APs offered in my school
IB (place score in parenthesis): I did A-Levels
Senior Year Course Load: A-level further mathematics (A), A-level mathematics (A), A-level physics (A), A-level chemistry (A)
IGCSE Grades: 7A*, 4A
English Literature: A*
Additional Mathematics: A
Information and Communication Technology: A
Physical Education: A
French: A*
Design and Technology: A*
Physics: A*
Chemistry: A*
Geography: A*
First Language English: A (Grade One Speaking & Listening)
Mathematics: A*
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Gold Award, U.K. Mathematics Trust Senior Mathematics Challenge (Olympiad style examination), Qualified and selected to participate in Southeast Asia Mathematics Competition, Manila, First Place, School Team Mathematics Competition, Academic Achievement Award in Mathematics, Outstanding Academic Achievement in Terms One, Two, Three of Grade 11, and Term One of Grade 12, Excellent Academic Effort in Terms One, Two, Three of Grade 11, and Term One of Grade 12, First Place, School Spelling Bee Competition, First Place, School “War of Words” Debating Competition, 2018 Council of British International Schools Young Scientists’ “Best Storyline” Award. First Place Overall, Regional 5 km Athletics, Duke of Edinburgh Bronze International Award, First Place, Inter-School Under 19 Men’s Singles Badminton, Second Place, Inter-School Under 19 Men’s Doubles Badminton, First Place, Inter-School Individual Chess Tournament, Student of the Term, Best Boys Performance Prize in “LipSync” School Dance Battle, Team Leader, Best Overall Performance in “LipSync” School Dance Battle, Team Leader, First Place, House Team Raft Building & Racing Competition, Team Leader, First Place, House Team “Strongest Bridge” Building Competition, Team Bronze Medal, Football Tournament (lost to U19 National teams), Cambridge International Examinations Distinction Award, The Principal’s Award for Service to the School, Top (rank #1) in the Year Group Award
I was one of the Top 22 in Malaysia schools to receive straight A* and A grades.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Deputy House Captain (there are 16 house teams), Student Leader (student council head), (briefly) Radio-control aeromodelling (designing and constructing model aircraft and fitting them with radio-control technology electronics, 7 years) expert remote pilot since age 11 (youngest member of two RC clubs), Regional/Varsity top Badminton Player (6 years, team leader too) Competition Mathematics (four years), Go-kart construction & racing team (three years, Project Leader), Science video making club and mentoring for younger students (three years), Instrumental music lead guitarist (4 years), Debate committee leader, varsity swimming and basketball for two years, amateur astronomy (three years)
Job/Work Experience: None (you can’t be employed in this region below 18) but I was employed at a local recreational club as assistant administrator for work experience (unpaid job)
Volunteer/Community service: “Run for fun” health awareness charity run organizer, tutoring younger students in science (by teaching them to make entertaining science videos), sailing instructor for two years, Nepal 2015 earthquake fundraising through playing music in my band at events, project leader for solar panel installation in school
Summer Activities: Aerodynamics research project; it was on identifying ways to reduce aircraft turbulence by developing a novel wing design and improving fuel efficiency by optimizing wing surface roughness. Experiments conducted using a radio-controlled model aircraft I constructed from scratch myself.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): were funny and I expressed my passion for making. I think they were 9/10 overall
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Maths teacher and research supervisor: must have been 9/10, he knows me super well and we are very close!
Teacher Rec #2: Chemistry teacher 9/10 knows me super well and we are very close also.
Counselor Rec: Kindest Counselor ever who knows me very well, 10/10.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Not yet received
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mechanical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): N?A
Country (if international applicant): Brunei
School Type: Private International (2000 students)
Ethnicity: Indian/Oman/Malaysia
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: prefer not to say…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None…
Reflection
Strengths: course difficulty (I was told that only A-level further maths itself was equivalent to 9 APs) aerodynamics research paper, SAT IIs, maybe SAT I (at least math section was 790), extracurriculars related to my passion for building and constructing, leadership roles, remote-piloting expert on construction, design, and everything to do with model aircraft/drones
Weaknesses: ethnicity/race, extracurriculars still. Comparing myself to a strong US applicant means I have no exposure to any competitions and winning any national awards…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not received anything yet! waiting for April 1
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Hoping for the best! I just have to say that the opportunities available in the US are WAYYYY more than what I can gather during my high school career. I wish I could participate in competitions like SIEMENS, INTEL, USAMO etc.
How did it go?