OFFICIAL Stanford 2017 SCEA Results Thread

SAT128 · December 14, 2012, 8:26pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (730CR/760M/770W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 790 USH, 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/1125
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Eng Lang (5), Env Sci (5), US History (5), Human Geo (4), Euro (4), Calc AB (4), Spanish Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Macro, AP US Gov, AP English Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National Hispanic Scholar, National AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Inventor-Sole author of an approved patent & Co-author of 2 patents pending; Orchestra (Principal Cellist - 1st chair 10th and 11th); Research Assistant at UTD & UTSW; Golf; Key Club (President-10th);Book Club (Founder/Moderator), Tango (Group Leader), NHS, SHS, some other stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Manager of family business
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~1000 hours at nursing homes
[] Essays: I thought they were great…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably mediocre
[] Counselor Rec: Not good
[] Additional Rec: Fantastic (from chemist w/ PhD)
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Pre-med
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, Patents
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Being Hispanic, good extracurriculars, patents/research
[] Weaknesses: GPA, class rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Did really badly my junior year and my GPA/rank is not too good[/li][/ul]General Comments: Even though my GPA/rank wasn’t that great, I was still top 3% of my class. My test scores were decent and I had some good extracurriculars. I thought my patents and being hispanic would be big hooks. Not gonna lie, I’m kinda disappointed. Especially after so many people on CC said I would probably get in

some11no · December 14, 2012, 8:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 second try, single sitting (11 essay)
[] ACT: Never took
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2 & Chem (both 800s)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): All As, school grades on a 0-100 scale, so I guess a 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/704
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography, Comp Sci A, World Hist., Chem, Eng. Lang., Physics B, Stats (all 5s), US Hist. (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: Bio AP, Calc BC, Eng. Lit., Japanese AP, Physics C, Psychology AP, Macroeconomics AP, US Government AP, PE
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, National AP Scholar, Oracle Professional Programmer and Microsoft Certified Professional. Some UIL awards, but nothing major.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A whole bunch. See my chance thread for more details. Generally very focused, yet diverse enough to demonstrate strength in several areas.
[] Job/Work Experience: IT Intern at ST Aerospace
[] Volunteer/Community service: Dont really believe in volunteering. I just do the minimum required for NHS. Tutoring, I guess?
[] Essays: Good, I guess. I didnt let anyone else read or see them, since I felt that would let me be more personal.
[] Common App: About a book very dear to me: The Windows 95 Resource Kit. It was unique, but not overbearing. I tried to keep it as simple as possible.
[] EC Essay: About making websites, which I have done in several of my ECs. Showed a lot of passion and creativity.
[] Intellectual Vitality: About my familys history. My dad was literally a peasant farmer, but he got out of it through education. I talked about how education isnt about money, but about extending mans potential.
[] Roommate: About my love for graphic design and my evolving personality. Showed a bit of my self-deprecating humor. I was really unsure about this one.
[] What Matters: About how I overcame my parents racism toward Japanese people, by learning Japanese myself and learning about their culture. Very heartfelt.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both definitely awesome.
[] Counselor Rec: I dont know. Probably better than average.
[] Additional Rec: From my research professor. Accidentally saw some of it, and it was good.
[] Interview: Not offered
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Very large, public, yet few students, if any, go to HYPSM each year despite the school being the richest in the city. Those accepted are generally URM, since half the school is Hispanic.
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research paper accepted to bioinformatics conference and will be published early next year. (Generally, computer science conferences are more prestigious than journals)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats, ECs, essays (in retrospect)
[] Weaknesses: Didnt volunteer much. No amazing awards like USAMO. Asian.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed a lot a passion. Wasnt afraid of my race.
[/ul]General Comments:
Im still in shock. Stanfords my first choice, but Ill apply to a few other colleges for the fun of it. Good luck to everyone who hasn’t been accepted yet. I’m sure you’ll find a place right for you.

DTXJunior · December 14, 2012, 8:45pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (750 CR, 800 M, 720 W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II-800, Physics-790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/66
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist (4), Physics B (4), Statistics (5), Calculus AB (5), Physics C (5, 5), Computer Sci A (5), U.S. Hist (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP English Lit, AP Calculus BC, Digital (Electrical) Engineering, Senior Thesis, Academic Decathlon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, 1st place LA state Geometry & Algebra I competitions, National AP Scholar, 1st place National Physics Competition, 4th place Global Statistics Competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (Co-captain), Academic Decathlon (Co-captain), Destination Imagination (Vice President), Science National Honor Society (President), Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, National Honor Society, National English Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross, Organizing for America, Key Club, Honor Societies’ volunteer activities
[] Essays: CommonApp was sincere and my voice came through but maybe not unique. (6/10) Extracurricular was not something I invested years of work into but was interesting and unique. (7/10) Intellectual Vitality was unique and fairly strong. (8/10) Roommate essay was probably the best. (9/10) What Matters essay, similarly to CommonApp, was something that was sincere and showed my background but also not the most unique. (7/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both great
[] Counselor Rec: Generic, probably positive because of test-based awards & hardest schedule taken
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Applied Mathematics/Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Small, competitive public magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Low income ($60,000-)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Course Rigor, Essays, Recommendations, Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weak extracurriculars, lack of a hook
[/ul]General Comments: Pretty beaten up about it, but grateful for life nonetheless. Congratulations to those who were accepted, and to those like me who weren’t, life goes on.

AngelOfSpeed · December 14, 2012, 9:14pm

Hope this is useful for someone!
Decision: ACCEPTED

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 single (CR: 800, M: 760, R: 750)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math 2, 730 Bio M, 780 Japanese, 710 Chem (Soph year)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89 (4.35 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Probably top 3%, school doesn’t rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (4), Lang (5), USH (4), Japanese (4), Euro (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Speech & Debate, and APs/Honor: US/Comp Gov, Micro/Macro Econ, French 5, Lit, H. Physics, Calc AB, Stats.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Placed at CA State Science Fair, Siemens Semifinalist, NMSF, many other science and language awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research (3 years), Japanese school, Chess club (Pres), Philosophy Club (Pres/Founder), school Site Council, lots of science fairs, Speech & Debate. That’s the main stuff.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not much~
[] Essays: Common App: On my research 10/10.
Intellectual Vitality: 8/10 on my love for Japanese
Roommate essay: Random list of things
What matters to you and why: 9/10 - wrote about my grandfather and how he influenced me, making me want to make the world a better place (not that cliche - very original way of going about this).
[] Teacher Recommendation: Got them from Chem/Japanese teachers, had chem teacher for 2 years, he knows about my research. Japanese teacher loves me =)
[] Counselor Rec: Most likely really good, she said it was the hardest one for her to write because there’s so much to say about me.
[] Additional Rec: Did not submit a mentor rec, although I could have.
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None (research not a hook?)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research/awards and I’m a polyglot (3+ languages fluently)
[] Weaknesses: Got at least 1 or 2 B’s every year.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wasn’t expecting it, my science awards combined with my diversity and how I expressed myself in my essays most likely came together well.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m so happy and I can’t wait to meet all of you =) I’m really shocked, and if you were deferred/rejected, don’t let it get to you. Keep your head up and keep going(: You’re all going to get in somewhere great in the end! THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS YEARS SCEA DISCUSSION SO AMAZING! You’re all wonderful people and will go extremely far in life!

littlebuilder · December 14, 2012, 9:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (800CR, 680M, 750W)
[] ACT: 33 (35E, 30M, 34R, 33S, 33/10W)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 670 Math II, 760 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) US Government (5) Spanish Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):none
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Micro/Macro Econ
AP English Lit
AP Physics C (mech and e/m)
Stats (dual enrollment)
Calculus 2 (dual enrollment, like BC)
Art V
Senior Mentorship (at an architecture firm)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art Club (president) National Art Honor Society (president) Italian Club (president) Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at Chipotle last summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of service through art honor society, Relay for Life fundraising and event
[] Essays: Who knows how good they really were! But I thought they were good and so did my teachers.
Intellectual Vitality: Talked about a classroom experience where an English teacher had us reject the publication of Fahrenheit 451 through a letter to Bradbury
Roommate Letter: Talked about my love for architecture
What matters: Talked about intellectual and academic freedom, how I’m interested in so many topics
Common App: Talked about having eye surgery in the 4th grade for a detached retina and how I can’t see out of my right eye anymore. Value of vision and all that.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully great, but I never read them
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t submit
[] Additional Rec: Short rec from my guitar teacher, not beautiful but added another facet to my app
[] Interview: I thought it went really really well, the alumni said that I was applying to Stanford for all the right reasons and she though I would do very well there.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: I plan on it
[] Intended Major: Architectural Design/Civil Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet School for gifted kids, entry is granted freshman year by application, roughly 9% acceptance rate
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: It think that my application showcased a lot of diversity, both among my interests, my activities, an what I could bring to the school. I submitted an art supplement as well and I thought it was pretty good, but I don’t know what others submitted. Naturally being a URM helped me too probably. I also think that my essays contributed.
[] Weaknesses: My scores weren’t the highest, and while I had solid extracurriculars there wasn’t anything outstandingly amazing
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that my application screamed diversity, both in the URM sense and the academic sense. My major was also a bit interesting, not many people apply to Stanford planning to study architecture. In the end I’ll never really know why, I mean I wasn’t the most amazing applicant, but all I can do is be grateful. [/li][/ul]General Comments:
See you all on the farm next year! I’m so proud of everyone who got in and I can’t wait to attend such an amazing school with such amazing people.

cherryblossom71 · December 14, 2012, 9:37pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800/800/780) one sitting
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Bio M, 800 Latin, 800 USH, 800 Math II, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (97.73)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), AP Stats (5), AP Chem (5), AP Macro/Micro (5’s), APUSH (5), AP Physics B (5) - self study, AP Euro (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov (US + Comp), AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Studio, AP Psych, AP Latin, Health + semester elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Latin Exam Gold Medal x4, National Latin Exam Dictionary Award, Rotary Youth Leadership Award
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Co-President, 3x Committee Chair, awards), Chinese School Teacher’s Assistant (3rd year now), Piano (11 years), Quiz Bowl-like team (Co-President 2 years, JV Captain in 10th grade), Interact Club (VP for Fundraising 2 years), New Student Mentor, Great Books Club (Reorganizer–revamped entire concept to attract new members), Math League Varsity/All Star, Chinese Club (Treasurer/Secretary), Ballet/Pointe (11 years), Math Contest Club (Founder, prepare people for AMC), NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at local university lab for two summers (300+ hours)
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours
[] Essays: Unique and very true to who I am–Common App about how I better understand myself through TV character (8/10), Extracurricular about why I love MUN (7/10), Intellectual Vitality about how growing up in NYC shaped my aspirations as a woman (9/10), Roommate about balancing American/Chinese lives (10/10), What Matters about finding connections between different subjects (10/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Terrific–had Latin teacher all 4 years, Precalc teacher really liked me
[] Counselor Rec: Terrific–we get along well
[] Additional Rec: Lab mentor from internship, got Ph.D. from Stanford (whether it’s significant), 2 Arts Supplements
[] Interview: Not in zone
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Human Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public, relatively competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, leadership in extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Perhaps breadth of extracurriculars? After seeing what people are saying now about committing to single area…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Seemed unfocused in activities
[/ul]General Comments: This is sad. I don’t want to do anything else now.

hoyzenburg77 · December 14, 2012, 10:25pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310; math-760, reading-800, writing-750
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II (if submitted): math II-800, chemistry-800, us history-800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 : micro economics(5), macro economics(5), statistics(5), psychology(5), us history(4), world history(5), music theory(3, not my best effort), chemistry(5), physics(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap biology, ap calculus ab, ap literature, ap spanish lang, ap us government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad(president last 2 years, various regional/state medals), Quiz Bowl(captain-12th), Tennis(2 varsity letters, captain -11th), Stock Market Club(founder and president for 2 years), Golf(1 varsity letter), National Honor Society, Key Club(president-11th),
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid Research Internship at Cleveland Clinic Hospitals/Innovations this past summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: various soup kitchens, food banks, nursing homes, and the Ronald McDonald House
[] Essays: thought they were good, i was proud of the dear roommate letter one(i wrote a rap song for it)
[] Teacher Recommendation: from 2 well-respected teachers, both of whom liked me
[] Counselor Rec: she loved me
[] Additional Rec: from my research mentor at Cleveland Clinic
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: economics/biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:medium sized public
[] Ethnicity: indian (asia)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: act, sat ii, research
[] Weaknesses: sat didnt match up with act, maybe essays(if they didnt like them)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: There are a lot of qualified applicants, and I had nothing to make me stand out[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to everyone who was accepted, to the rest of us, just remember that this is only one school and good luck with the rest of your applications.

jubilee27 · December 14, 2012, 10:53pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (one sitting) 780 CR, 750 M, 790 W
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 780 USH, 750 Physics, 760 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/477
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Calc BC with AB subscore (5, 5) US History (5), Computer Science A (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP Art History, AP Stats, CP Chemistry, School Newspaper, AP Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor (Okay who cares about that?)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper, theater review, MUN (all top leadership positions but I’m going to be vague here because I’m lazy), piano, tennis
[] Volunteer/Community service: Library (120+ hrs), food pantry, used to do clubs but not anymore
[] Essays: Common App: What I gained from quitting piano; Vitality: the connection between art & math (fractals, Islamic art); Roommate: on how much I love Veronica Mars, the TV show; What matters to me: books!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right. Both awesome I’m assuming. One of them used to work at Stanford.
[] Counselor Rec: Waived my right. Thorough, insightful, although I think he hinted that Stanford may not be the best fit for me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]**Reflection **[ul]
[] Strengths: My grades, my essays (I thought they showed a lot of me), my letters of rec.
[] Weaknesses: My extracurriculars weren’t particularly outstanding, nor did it match my intended major. I decided my major quite late in the game.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Aside from the weaknesses I listed above, I don’t strike as Stanford material. I’m not “egg-shaped.” I also didn’t want to go there as much as other schools. The SCEA was my parents’ suggestion, and Stanford’s supplements came most naturally to me. [/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everybody who got in! And to those rejected, here’s an Internet hug and some comfort. (I’m still grumpy over the one line in the rejection letter where Richard Shaw suggested we read an article he wrote.)

thesmiter · December 14, 2012, 11:07pm

Pick one:
Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280, 690 M 790 R 800 W
[] ACT: did not submit
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 chem, 790 US History, 750 Literatire
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on everything. Chem, USH, Psych, Euro, Lang, Human Geo
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP everything. Econ Macro/Micro, Physics C, Calc BC, Eng Lit, Gov/Comp, World, studying Latin on the side
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP whatever it is with that many tests. I am not a science/math major.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Club (President), Parliamentary Debate (Varsity), Science Research Program, Peer Tutor, Peer Mentor, Honor Society, JSA
[] Job/Work Experience: I tutor for a bit of extra cash, but did not mention it.
[] Volunteer/Community service: God knows how many hours I’ve put into a local community center that I’ve been volunteering at since 8th grade.
[] Essays: CommonApp: 9/10 - summer exchange program. Topic is slightly contrived, but I thought my humor came through. Roommate: Not my best. 6/10, Intellectual thingamabob: Wrote about how my first history teacher inspired me in 4th grade. 8/10. Matters to me: Wrote about honesty. Did not like this essay much either. Slightly unfocused. 7/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: English and Physics. Former has known me since freshman year, and I have her again now. Latter I had for sophomore year, and TA’d for a semester in junior year, and is club advisor for JSA
[] Counselor Rec: Probably only above average. Counselor knows me better than most, but we aren’t that close.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: History/Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive Public. We have long-standing tensions with Stanford. Most of us here who apply are incredible students, but they have ridiculed us as AP machines. I guess I’m no exception, chalking up a grand total of 16 by the time I finish high school.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese (whodaguessedit?)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class. 90-110k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Volunteering Commitment (5 yrs), SAT score, APs
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity. Unbalanced SAT score (reflected my ** in math), AP scores, Unimpressive ECs, no awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to portray myself as an academically oriented person, but still had a soul - humor, volunteering, etc. Guess it didn’t work.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Guess it’s time to go work on my liberal arts college apps.

HugoV65 · December 14, 2012, 11:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (770 CR, 790 M, 770 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 780 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/476
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in Physics B, Chem, Bio, US History, Spanish Language (Did not submit 4s in English Lang, World History)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Macro, AP English Lit, AP Comp Sci A, AP Calc BC, Office, PLTW Civil Engineering and Architecture, AP US Gov’t, AP Physics C: Mech & E&M
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Semifinalist, US National Chemistry Olympiad Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Commended & National Hispanic
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UIL (4th - 12th), Science Bowl Captain (10-12th), Masterminds Captain (10th-12th), SeaPerch Underwater Robotics, MOSTEC,
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hours
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Physics or Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Mexican American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 45,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs, URM, Transcript/Rank
[] Weaknesses: Essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:

timothyhses · December 14, 2012, 11:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (690 CR, 780 M, 700 WR 11 essay)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): World History 720, Biology E 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% out of 1200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Chinese, English, Math, Civics, History, Geography (AP/Honors not avaiable)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Music Competition(Double Bass), 2nd Place; National Youth Music Talent Search(Double Bass), Semi-finalist; A few impromptu speech/writing/music contests…etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Symphony Orchestra(President/Conductor); First Public High School Model UN curriculum(initiator/planner);
National Model UN Conference(Secretary-General); International Congress for Environmental Leadership in Israel (Head of Delegation); School English Drama Production(Director/Playwright); Social Science/Education Research, published;
[] Job/Work Experience: Private English Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered to Organize Charity Concerts in 2 hospitals (~150 hours)
[] Essays: 1. Common App Personal Statement, Topic of My Choice (9) “Accentuating the Accent”- wrote about people who speaking English with an accent, emphasized on finding my own voice, focusing on what I say instead of how i said it.
[] Essays: 2. Extracurricular Activity (9.5)- wrote about conducting, and how mind-numbingly scary and difficult it was the first time.
[] Essays: 3. Intellectual Vitality (8)- wrote about research, and creating something original.
[] Essays: 4. Roommate (7)- nothing special, simply casual chitchat, and how I hope to change college.
[] Essays: 5. What matters to you and why (9)- music matters to me, because it keeps me grounded when I am untrue…something like that.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read. They were from teachers who knew me personally and were very close.
[] Counselor Rec: Personal and informative. About how I am entrepreneurial and daring.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
[] School Type: Public, Mandarin speaking
[] Ethnicity: East Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none. Possible: 2 Music Supplements in Double Bass performance and conducting.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Essays, Recs
[] Weaknesses: SAT I, Transcript
[] Why you think you were accepted: Definitely because of my devotion to music, and I think conducting is a way to showcase both music sensitivity and leadership. Also I try to present my unique focus on language and the arts.
[/ul]General Comments: I couldn’t bring myself to open the email, and just stayed in bed for a good 30 minutes. The realization of acceptance comes and goes, and I’m still getting used to the idea- everything is such a frenzy and blur. All I know is I am extremely happy and excited for everything to come. Also, good luck to everybody; stay disciplined and determined, and sane, because in a few months, all of this will go away, and wherever you are, we’ll all be able to start enjoying college life!

PhxAZ1218 · December 15, 2012, 12:23am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1850
[] ACT:31
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/469
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):U.S. History(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Literature, Calculus BC, AP Microecon, French 7-8H, AP Bio, Modern American History, AP Govt/Politics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Rotary Youth Leadership Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society(President), French Honor Society(Secretary), Interact Club(Treasurer), Integral Club, Tennis-10th grade
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern for political campaign
[] Volunteer/Community service:150+hours
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation:8/10, unknown
[] Counselor Rec:10/10
[] Additional Rec:10/10
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major:Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $30,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: subject test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Received a couple B’s through ACE Plus Program, but they saw potential from my strengths(not enough to get accepted)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Extremely glad that I was not rejected. It’s gonna be a pain to have to wait 3 more months but I’m definitely crossing my fingers. Definitely planning on adding several additional awards, leadership positions, etc. to my application.

Adodie · December 15, 2012, 12:28am

Well, considering how I started the thread, I decided that I should probably fill one of these out…

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (740 R, 720 M, 730 W)
[] SAT II (if submitted): US History (790), Math II (720)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/418
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), US Government and Politics (5), US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load:
Advanced Orchestra
PE (sigh, needed another credit by state law to graduate)
AP Physics
AP English
AP Stats
(Most challenging course load available to me at my school and with my schedule).
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Long list…
–Associated Student Body (President, 12, Junior Class President, 11)
–Elected Precinct level official for the local Democratic Party (elected in the Democratic primaries in my state. Granted, I was running unopposed xD 11,12)
–YMCA Youth and Government (State level position, 9-12)
–Voting member of my county Democratic Party’s Executive Committee (10-12)
–Lead intern for State Representative Candidate (12)
–Young Democrats Club (Founder and President, 10-12)
–Violin (All State Orchestra, All City Orchestra, my school’s concertmaster, 9-12)
–Speech and Debate (3rd place in state for parlay last year, 9-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some church stuff, but not much
[] Essays:
Common App: 5/10 It was risky, and, evidently, it didn’t pay off. When I say it’s 5/10, I don’t mean it was horrible – I just mean that, in general, people who read it either loved it or hated it.
What Matters?: I wrote about my love for politics. I thought it turned out very well (9/10)
Roommate: Meh… (7/10)
Intellectual vitality: It had some amazing lines, but the thing as a whole was only decent (7.5-8/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both should have been amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: Quite good. However, being from a large, underfunded public school with 1 councilor for every 600 students, it obviously couldn’t possibly be as good as some students from other schools get (this rec was the only one I saw).
[] Additional Rec: One from the county Democratic Party chair. I didn’t see it, but I’m pretty sure it was amazing.
[] Interview: Went decently well…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): I’ll leave this part blank on this forum
[] Country (if international applicant): USA!
[] School Type: Uncompetitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: I’m financially well off
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I thought I had some amazing EC’s. Nearly all of them had strong leadership and showed my political passions. Also, my “What Matters” essay was extremely strong, in my opinion.
[] Weaknesses: SAT score, school type (noncompetitive with few APs, and the few it offered often created schedule conflicts with one another), and possibly Common App Essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly think my application had two competing parts. On one hand, I had extremely good EC’s, while, on the other hand, my academic credentials were probably less than many Stanford applicants’. I mean, my academic credentials certainly aren’t bad, but, being from an underfunded public school, there’s really only so much you can do.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
First of all, and most importantly, I want to applaud every single one of you who was admitted. I am sure each and every one of you absolutely deserved it, and, together, you will make one heck of an amazing Stanford Class of 2017.

I have absolutely no regrets whatsoever about the application process. Of course, I would have wished for a different ending to my Stanford admissions experience, but I am heartened that there are 725 who were accepted who are just as (and probably more) deserving of admission as I am. However, throughout high school, I really dedicated myself to what I love – leadership and politics. I got involved in every way I could possibly imagine. As a freshman, I would have never imagined myself making cold calls for candidates and canvassing countless strangers’ doors. I never would have imagined myself facilitating voter registration drives at my high school. I never would have imagined myself getting to vote for myself (on the ballot) for the first time I was ever able to legally vote. In other words, I was really able to find my passion in high school and I am a better person for it.

Once again, I have no regrets. To all of you who will be applying for future Stanford classes, I have this to say: chase your dreams, find your passions, and enjoy life. The college you end up will not define you; rather, it’s the impact you leave on the world that does.

MelRachel · December 15, 2012, 12:58am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]

[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Math II 750 BIOM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a (top 1%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Calculus BC (5), Stats (5), Literature (5), Calculus AB (5), Language and Composition (5), Chemistry (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ Macro, AP Econ Micro, AP Physics B, AP Art History, Calculus D at local college
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): First Place Grand Award INTEL ISEF, two first place special awards INTEL ISEF (Air Force Research Laboratory and United States Naval Research), Second Place State Science and Engineering Fair, First place local science fair with 6 professional local awards (Example: Kaiser Permanente Blue Ribbon Award), Harvard Prize Book Recipient, Rensselaer Medal ($15,000 4 year annual scholarship), Multiple school awards (Honor roll, best in math/science etc), Presidents Gold Volunteer Service Award, Hunger-Fighter Award, California Hunger Action Coalition, and AP Scholar with Distinction.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Lab Assistant: University lab, 10 hours/wk Grades 10,11,12
Equestrian 20 hours/wk Grades 9,10,11,12 (Founded and captained varsity Equestrian Team. Ranked and varsity lettered 2010-2012)
Yearbook Grades 9,10,11,12 (Editor-in-Chief 2011-2012, Section Editor 2010-2012)
High School Literary Arts Magazine Grades 9,10,11,12 (Editor-in-Chief, Won multiple local awards)
High School Science and Research Program Grades 10,11 (Project done solely in my high school lab, without mentor or advisor, resulted in multiple awards and a patent is now pending)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Climbing Instructor Grades 9-12 (Handled transactions, provided safe climbing environment for autistic and special-need groups)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Hand Up Youth Food Pantry Grades 10,11,12 (Total hours: 400+ Co-Chair 2012-2013; Advocacy Chair/Executive Committee/Hand Up Club President 2011-2012; Advisory Board Member 2010-2011)
[] Essays: Really good, counselor said they were the best he had ever read.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Wonderful. One from science teacher/mentor and other from english teacher/yearbook advisor
[] Counselor Rec: Incredible

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Small private (I am a scholarship student)
[] Ethnicity: white!
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 55,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): research/ patents

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Female with strong awards and EC’s. Intel ISEF first place.
[] Weaknesses: I don’t really know, perhaps strong competition with amazing peers.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Tough year to get into stanford, congrats to everyone who made it! Hopefully I will see you next year.

[/ul]General Comments:
Applied to INTEL STS (hear back in Jan). Planning on working hard to stand out for the next review process.

stanfordsuccess · December 15, 2012, 1:56am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 2 800’s
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 5s, 1 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, Physical Education, Orchestra (violin), 4th quarter calc at community college, French 7
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP w/distinction, NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): international robotics award, concertmaster in school orchestra all 4 years, NHS prez, Science Club prez, MUN prez, patent for research. Def the strongest part of my app
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~300 hrs
[] Essays: roommate was awesome. other two supplemental essays were good. commonapp essay was meh.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I honestly don’t know… They should have been good…
[] Counselor Rec: Same
[] Additional Rec: Should have been great
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] Intended Major: Biological sciences
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: regular public…
[] Ethnicity: URM
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Doesn’t matter.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: commonapp essay?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried my best to make my application unique to me, to stand out from the crowd. I guess it worked.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
A lot of people on this website put an extreme premium on SAT scores, which I disagree with. Your life should not be dedicated to taking some stupid test (I took it once). Instead, do activities that you enjoy, try to be as involved as possible, and don’t try to be perfect. Many colleges don’t want perfect people; they’re boring.

I used this website a lot for research while a junior and this year, so feel free to ask me questions (although this is my first post, so I guess visitor messages only…). I’d be happy to help, but keep in mind that I probably don’t know much more than you do.

P.S. Check out the Official Stanford SCEA 2017 Applicants’ Discussion. It’s INSANE. My personal favorite is post #1055 (on page 71).

collegeconscious · December 15, 2012, 2:15am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (W790 M740 R670 E11) - 2 sittings superscored
[] SAT II: Math2: 750, Chemistry: 720
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA; awesome grades overall, but mediocre grades with max rigor in second semester junior year[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debating Society (President), Environmental Society (President), History Society (Editor-in-Chief), Model UN (Secretary-General), Published Author (work published in leading newspapers and book on amazon), Substitute 10th Grade History Teacher
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at a Foundation for ~200 hours regarding education development
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not really
[] Summer Activities: Writing, travel, internships
[] Essays: I liked them, they were natural, deep and reflective
[] Common App Main: about the value of college
[] EC Short Answer: nice
[] “Profile” questions: nice
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: about leadership and personal experiences
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: not funny or exciting, but meaningful and informative
[] What matters to you and why? Essay: humanity
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry and Advanced Math - would assume to be terrific
[] Counselor Rec: would assume to be terrific
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Environmental Engineering (but i dont think they asked this)
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Pakistan but US citizen
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership, nice essays imo, legacy
[] Weaknesses: Probably test scores and academics, no major awards, no varsity athletics
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, was expecting a deferral[/li][/ul]General Comments: Meh :p

SocalPapa · December 15, 2012, 2:26am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Each section 760+
[] SAT II (if submitted): 4 different subject tests (broad range of subjects), each 760+
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 11 AP classes (five 5’s and one 4 so far)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): active in broad variety of performing arts; nationally recognized musician; tons of leadership

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: strength of HS curriculum, leadership, artistic ability, commitment, compassion
[] Weaknesses: no athletics or research
[/ul]General Comments: my DD’s always selected activities based on her passions, not what she thought would look good on a college app; I think that came through in her essays; she also never took any SAT prep classes (she’s too busy for that)

boyfromafrica · December 15, 2012, 7:36am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700M, 730CR, 700W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 740 US History, 740 Biology E
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/22
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (5), Human Geography (5), Psychology (5), English Language (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, Spanish, Modern History, Wolof (Senegalese language)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Award for Academic Excellence, International Student Award, Citizenship Award, National Merit Scholar Commended Student
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Vice President), Community Service Club (Leader), “Hand in Hand for Health” organization that led workshops at a small Senegalese public school on health issues (Founder, Leader), Karate Dojo, Intercultural School of Etiquette (Junior Ambassador Leader), After-School English teacher for Senegalese maintenance staff (Head Teacher)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Human Rights Watch, Internship at Center for Ambulatory Treatment for Persons living with HIV/AIDS.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: English teaching for Senegalese staff, SAMUSocial Center for Homeless Boys, “Hand in Hand for Health”, assorted school events
[ *] Essays: Common App: A “Hand in Hand for Health” workshop that exemplified the importance of diversity to me. Supplements: 1 talked about a conference I attended on behalf of my community service club. 2 talked about how I love movies and I described myself through different characters with whom I share characteristics. 3 talked about the importance of community involvement in my life and future.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 1 amazing letter from my Calculus teacher (really quirky guy), 1 great letter from History teacher (did not get to read it, but from his style of teaching I guess it was pretty straightforward)
[ *] Additional Rec: No
[ *] Interview: No
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Senegal
[ *] School Type: International Private
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 100k+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I worked longer on my essays for Stanford than for anything I’ve ever written and wrote like they were the only determining factor. My SAT Scores are not high for Stanford, but this goes to show how much of a holistic review they have, and my extracurriculars helped I’m sure.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I am so happy I got in that I cannot believe it, still reeling from all of this.

dunrite321 · December 15, 2012, 8:44am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33 (32 English, 36 Math, 32 Reading, 30 Science, 8 Writing)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 790 Math II, 770 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/337
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology(5), Chem(5), Calc BC(4), Comp Sci(4), Stats(3), US History(2 lol)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Studio Art, Botany, AP Physics C, AP English, Calculus III (local college)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Taekwondo for two years (assistant instructor), Soccer for five years, Track for two years, Chess Club
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Made eggrolls for the annual Summer Festival since 5th grade (20+ hours annually), Helped fundraise for my school’s athletics programs.
[] Essays: Personal: I thought it was deep. Intellectual: I went balls to the wall talking about programming. Roommate: Talked about martial arts and anime. What Matters: A thoughtful essay about time.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They like me, though one of them probably talked about how much of a chatterbox I am. Never read them, however.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: About average.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Great, unique essays. Devoted extracurriculars. Kamikaze school workload.
[] Weaknesses: I’m Asian. Lackluster AP scores. No hooks.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I only think it’s because of how devoted I am to my extracurriculars and to my passion in programming.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Heart attack.

deregon1594 · December 15, 2012, 9:33am

Sorry this is late, I got home late, but as promised here it is:

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (770 CR 730 M 730 W)
[]ACT: 34 (30M 33 Eng 36 R 36 S)
[]SAT II (if submitted): n/a
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 18% in class of 1000
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) APLANG (5)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Eco, AP Lit, Theatre
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Thespian Society, National Honor Society, Academic Octathlon (Third in State at 2011), SL Political Forum (President/Founder), Fort Bend Medical Reserve Corps, Guitar, FUNDAJESUS (organization that gives supplies and food to needy senior citizens in my home country of Vnzla)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS
[] Essays: Meh, I don’t think they were that good, I believe this is what broke me
[]Teacher Recommendation: Good, we had a good relationship
[]Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably generic
[]Additional Rec: n/a
[]Interview: n/a
[/ul]**Other **[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[]Intended Major: Physics
[]State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[]School Type: Large Public
[]Ethnicity: Latino
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 100k
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: Test Scores, URM
[]Weaknesses: Everything else, essentially
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my transcript reflected laziness, also none of my EC’s were too spectacular.
[/ul]General Comments: Hey, I saw that someone else who is half-blind got accepted!!! Congratulations brother!! I’m half blind too, it’s a shame we couldn’t have both been there it would have been the first time I met another half-blind person in person! I bet you took their “half-blind” niche spot jkjk. Congratulations to all accepted and don’t get too sad anyone! What this rejection meant to me was that I should’ve tried harder in school and done more with my free time before going hard junior year, and the other thing it means is just that I - along with all you other incredible applicants - will have to conquer the world from somewhere else other than Palo Alto…until graduate school ;)

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