Official Stanford REA Decisions Class of 2016

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2320: 720 CR/ 800 M/ 800 W (only took once)
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: 800 chem, 800 math 2, 800 chinese, 790 bio m
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 12 total. 9 5’s, 3 4’s. Physics B – 5, Biology – 5, Environmental Science – 5, Calculus AB subscore – 5, Calculus BC – 5, Chemistry – 5, Physics C Mechanics – 5, Statistics – 5, Chinese – 5, Art History – 4, Human Geography – 4, US History – 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: zoo/bot, anat/phys, independent science project, computer programming, ap comp lit, ap gov/ap macroeconomics, multivariable calc/linear algebra
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
siemens semis, himcm national outstanding/meritorious, usabo/usnco semis, national ap scholar
quite a long list of regional awards…</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): research for 2 years, clark scholars summer research program, piano, violin (concertmaster for school orchestra for 1 year, all state, local university symphony), mu alpha theta president, academic decathlon team captain/president, science bowl co-pres, elementary school math club director, math program at local university, volunteering - tutoring at school, community service through csf
[ *] Job/Work Experience: nada really
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: not that many hours, but i do tutor others pretty often though
[ *] Summer Activities: clark scholars (freaking awesome paid research program!), local university research (almost full time job over summer)
[ *] Essays: decent overall, it’s probably what got me in as most asians have these awards/scores…
[ *] Common App Main: on research failure and how that made me a stronger person. tied in both response to failure and pretty extensive work doing research
[ *] EC Short Answer: on tutoring. decent…
[ *] “Profile” questions: ehhhh, pretty damn bland. definitely not my strong point, although i included quite a few websites that did show my interest in pokemon haha
[ *] Intellectual Vitality Essay: pretty good, talking about breaking barriers during piano performance
[ *] Letter to Roommate Essay: i liked this one. began with a warning about my enthusiasm for vonnegut and then wrote in reverse time, from what my roommate and i would be doing at stanford going back in time to the point we met… i was rethinking it over, and i should have put under short answers for historical moment “time i got into stanford”, but that would have been too risky haha.
[ *] What matters to you and why? Essay: a list of quirky things i do and the aspects of my personality they reveal. honestly, didn’t talk about why at all lol… so, perhaps my weakest essay? idk, i liked it though…
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: probably pretty good. i am not the best writer, but i worked pretty hard in english. bio was pretty good, organized USABO with her/got research internship through her connections
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably pretty good, idk lol…
[ *] Additional Rec: probably pretty good, again, idk… he said it was 2 pages long so hopefully it was good? haha. honestly whatever, i am very grateful for the people who wrote my recs regardless… and i got in, so :smiley:
[ *] Interview: n/a</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: bioengineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public, 500+ students in class
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: ~120,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada, Clark Scholars?? idk…</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: i think my stanford supplement was pretty strong. i should have edited my commonapp more, but i guess it was alright…
[ *] Weaknesses: definitely Asian… lol…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: roommate essay? essays in general?
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
if you’re an asian male, you better write good essays… i am super excited. i get to stay in CA!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (CR 740, M 770, W 800) one sitting
[</em>] ACT: 34 (E 34 M 33 R 36 S 31) one sitting
[<em>] SAT II: MathII-800, US History-770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): probably around 3.9 i guess, I got a B in 8th grade that counts against me
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/484
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History, Chemistry, Psychology, Statistics, English Lang (all 5’s)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ (Micro/Macro), AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Government, AP Eng Lit, AP French
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar With Distinction, National Forensic League Superior Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (4 years, speech captain, junior year state champion, junior year national semifinalist), Chess (ranked 59th in nation for age, won a national title in 2007), Academic Challenge (2 years, varsity member, junior JV captain), NHS, Drumming (2 years), Freshman Mentor (senior year), French Tutor (senior year), French Club (4 years), Math Club (3 years, student representative), Interact Club (3 years), Chemistry Club (2 years)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours at the local hospital, also some with habitat restore, salvation army, and middle school basketball games
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown 2 years, family
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Common App Main: my “dictionary definition” - unique and funny, everyone i talked to said they loved it
[<em>] EC Short Answer: talked about speech and debate, good
[</em>] “Profile” questions: good, name-dropped a bunch of extemp sources lol
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: great
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: awesome
[<em>] What matters to you and why? Essay: good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: AP English and AP US History teachers, English was great, I didn’t see the US Hist one but I think it might have killed me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: solid
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: Political Science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public (1800 students)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: up there
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: test scores, quality of top ECs, essays (at least i think…)
[</em>] Weaknesses: not much leadership I guess, one of my teacher recommendations mightve been suckish, class rank, I got a B in 8th grade
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they just didn’t like me[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I’m beginning to doubt the strength of my essays. We’ll see what happens with the other apps. Congrats to all future Cardinals!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390; 800 CR & W, 790 M
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, Bio M, World History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/445
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in World History, US History, Environmental Science, Calc BC, Spanish Language, Chemistry, Bio, English Language
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus II and III at Georgia Tech, miscellaneous APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really, other than National AP Scholar and National Merit Semifinalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mainly fencing (got recruited for Stanford team), with some other clubs, but nothing significant other than captain of academic and science bowl teams (3rd in state)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at organic farming cooperative, two summers at private medical practices
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Literally none, unless you count fencing refereeing and that unpaid internship
[</em>] Summer Activities: Fencing training, working at aforementioned private practices
[<em>] Essays: Stellar
[</em>] Common App Main: About self-teaching myself piano over the course of four years
[<em>] EC Short Answer: About how fencing taught me patience
[</em>] “Profile” questions: Honest above all else
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: About internship
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: Very honest, and I felt good about it. A little bit of humor, focused on my Russian first-generation immigrant background
[<em>] What matters to you and why? Essay: Great essay about time, and how it’s important to me not to waste it
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: No clue, assume good things
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She barely knows me. Public schools…
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Great. Was scheduled for an hour, guy missed an appointment to stay longer. Very interesting and had a good time.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Not a damn clue. But definitely going premed.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 80k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited athlete</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Recruited athlete, good academics, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not many extracurriculars outside of fencing
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Combination of academics and essays, and of course, I was recruited.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Best of luck to all of you, and I can’t wait to meet those of you who end up going to Stanford!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220. 770 Reading, 670 Math, 780 Writing. I only took it once.
[</em>] ACT: 35 (my math was a 34 on this, which I think offset my relatively low math score on the SAT)
[<em>] SAT II: 690 Chemistry, 780 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (I think). 4.3 Weighted.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 1%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5). US History (5). Language and Composition (5), Chemistry (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro/Micro, AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Lit, Engineering Systems 2, Engineering Math.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, AP Scholar</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science National Honor Society (1 of 5 officers, we don’t have specific positions). National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society (we only had like one meeting though because the teacher left the school). Architecture Construction and Engineering Mentor Program.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I have worked as a cleaner/janitor to help support my family for the past 4 years. My mother’s side of the family are all immigrants, and so they became cleaners because it is hard for them to find jobs. I began cleaning with my mother to help her because she basically has two full time jobs. I clean a dentist office five days a week, and occasionally I help clean restaurants. 400+ Hours
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer at a hospital. 140+ hours. I am also a writing tutor at my school’s writing center.
[</em>] Summer Activities:I continue my work as a cleaner, except I take on more hours and I also clean houses during summers.
[<em>] Essays: I think they were really good, probably some of the best I have written.
[</em>] Common App Main: I wrote about how I almost died while visiting family in South America when my bus almost fell off a mountain in the Andes.
[<em>] EC Short Answer: I wrote about my work as a cleaner and the struggle to maintain my grades with a demanding work schedule.
[</em>] “Profile” questions: I just wrote about me and my passion for food and other cultures. I also wrote about how I had previously planned on foregoing college altogether in order to become a professional cook/chef.
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: I wrote about how people don’t realize that humans are still animals and much of our interaction is still dictated by the primal instincts that have governed us for thousands of years.
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: I wrote about how when I was little my dog would come into the room in my apartment that my brother and I shared just to eat our toys. I compared him to a serial killer leaving the mangled remains on the floor for us to find. I tried to make this one a little more humorous.
[<em>] What matters to you and why? Essay: I wrote about how my immigrant past and the sacrifices my family made coming to this country inspire me to be successful so their sacrifices won’t be in vain. I tried to put a lot of passion and emotion into this one, and I think it turned out really good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably really good, one was from my AP US teacher who once got an award for writing an outstanding letter of recommendation. The other was from my chemistry teacher who I had for two years.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: It should have been pretty good, she really liked my writing and asked that I never give up writing even though I want to be an engineer.
[</em>] Interview: I think it went pretty well, me and the interviewer bonded over having both worked for our families when we were young. </p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia (Northern)
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:<100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college, lower income.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good ACT score, rigorous course load, probably one of the only janitors to apply. Good essays. I feel I’m pretty well rounded when it comes to math/english/science.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT was sort of low, I didn’t do anything too remarkable.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was mostly accepted because of my essays. They really showed how motivated and hard working I am. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I was actually quite surprised that I got accepted, I thought at most I was going to get deferred. I’m even more surprised after seeing all the great applicants that got rejected. Good luck to everyone with all of their other college stuff.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Single sitting: 700 CR/800 M/710 W)
[</em>] ACT:35 (32 E/36 M/34 R/36 S)
[<em>] SAT II: Chem:800, Math II: 800, Physics: 790, US History: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry, US History, Physics B, all 5s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, Mnd Chinese V Honors, English IV Honors, European History, Symphony Orchestra, Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, Viola (school orchestra, chamber music, community service performances), Policy Debate (NFL national qualifier junior year), Swimming (varsity 2 years, speedo championship series qualifier), nhs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at bioengineering technology accelerator
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutoring
[</em>] Summer Activities: Econ 321 at UH Manoa, swimming, internship
[<em>] Essays: I guess they were good? I’m a terrible critic of my own work. I honestly have no idea. I suppose they portrayed my voice well. I’ve never had to write about myself like this before.
[</em>] Common App Main: Wrote about visiting a high school class in rural China/ the Chinese education system
[<em>] EC Short Answer: Wrote about why I like playing piano
[</em>] “Profile” questions:<br>
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: Wrote about Plato’s Republic.
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: Wrote about growing up in Hawai’i.
[<em>] What matters to you and why? Essay: Wrote about my dream of owning an ice cream shop
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from an math teacher, one from an English teacher. They both liked me, so I assume they were fine. (didn’t actually read them)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No clue. Generic probably
[</em>] Additional Rec: From the director of the music school at my school, who is also my piano teacher. I’ve known her since kindergarten, so probably very good.
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): HI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: >100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Legacy, 2 art supplements (piano & viola), region?
[</em>] Weaknesses: No major national recognitions, asian
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Art supplement, legacy, luck[/li][/ul]General Comments:
So excited that I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to go to my dream school.
To future applicants: be confident with what you’ve accomplished so far. If you’re applying to Stanford, you’ve probably already accomplished quite a bit! Don’t overwork/stress excessively about the essays. I think that a quick, genuine response will give you just as good a shot at admission as any other essay. Proofread obviously, but don’t belabor the process and put a lot of stress on yourself. Good luck!
To my fellow admits: I’m so excited to meet all of you!</p>

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<p>Wow, this thread just shows Stanford is all about affirmative action, legacies, and sports. I feel bad for all the people who actually deserved to get in, but had their spots taken by people with incredibly inferior resumes who fit those special categories. It’s indicative of our society moving from one based on merit to one based on politically correct handouts and reverse discrimination. I’m all for supporting poor, disadvantaged minorities, but when affirmative action means middle-class/wealthy blacks and hispanics can get in over poor/average whites, you know colleges have gone too far.</p>

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<p>^^ the truth!!!</p>

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<p>lol @ zonis20 and punjabx; there are plenty of “average whites” (as you call them) with no hooks who got in just fine, me included – I’m pretty sure your “spot” wasn’t taken by a URM. and anyway, there’s no way for you guys to know by looking at these stats how everyone’s essays / rec letters were, so to assume they have “inferior resumes” is pretty ridiculous.</p>

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<p>^^^??</p>

<p>@Zonis, Not really… Stanford just looks for an eclectic mix, and it differs per year; I don’t think that scrutinizing CollegeConfidential Accepted Threads for generalizations is a wise choice. As always, there’s going to be a lot of people not posting their stats, etc. and you don’t know exactly why they got in. </p>

<p>Each gets in for their own reason, and rarely does actual talent go overlooked for mediocrity… I’m sure you, PunjabX and Zonis, have incredible resumes and will go to incredible schools, just not Stanford, it’s not a big deal.</p>

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<p>^exactly. I also felt a bit apprehensive about how many legacies and URMs got accepted, but like mightykim said, it’s not all about that. And zonis and punjabX, if you think about it, like really think about it, there was so much more that we could have done/accomplished that we didn’t, or that was the case for me. in the end it’s all about you whether you get in or not, and at the same time rejection doesn’t weigh as much as it feels like it does now.</p>

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<p>Yay inconspicuous racism! (<em>not</em> the AA).</p>

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<p>lol…zonis you can’t just say that because of the arbitrary handful of people here who happened to decide to post their decisions. i got in w/o legacies and with the anti-hook of being asian, and seriously, if anyone should be complaining, it should be us XD</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2320
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math II & physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/600
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): ush euro physics c chem calc gov econ psych
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: vector calc ochem japanese
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): econ challenge 14th place</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: internship, computer science
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: church
[</em>] Summer Activities: played video games
[<em>] Essays: pretty bad, wrote them in one day --
[</em>] Common App Main: imo, good essay, maybe 7/10
[<em>] EC Short Answer: stated facts
[</em>] “Profile” questions: ==
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: mediocre, 5/10
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: very funny, 8/10
[<em>] What matters to you and why? Essay: terrible, 1/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: mad libs recs
[<em>] Counselor Rec: did not see, generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: extremely good, i’m just a terrible writer
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: EE
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: M
[</em>] Gender: Asian
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Strengths: mediocre academics,
[</em>] Weaknesses: nothing special, just an asian guy who gets good grades, no ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: could have improved essays a lot, if I did RD i think i would have had a lot better chance. it’s pretty obvious i don’t do much outside of school&games so…[/li][/ul]General Comments:
wasn’t too surprised i got rejected. stanfordrejects.com here i come</p>

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<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>[/list]Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math, Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics 5, Calculus 5, Biology, Chemistry, Modern History, French, Economics
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Modern History, AP French, Honors English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ntnl Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, Violin, Ice Hockey, Softball, Dance, Voice
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Glamorama 2011
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: UCLA Medical Center
[</em>] Summer Activities: n/a
[<em>] Essays: meh, I guess they were ok. I’m not really a fan of editing my own work but it had to be done.
[</em>] Common App Main: I wrote about my passion for the arts and how I accomplished some things having to do with dance and music.
[<em>] EC Short Answer: I wrote about how my cancer diagnosis gave me a wake up call to appreciate small things in life
[</em>] “Profile” questions:
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: I wrote about how human nature was perceived in ancient times and compared it to now.
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: I wrote about how I was born and raised in England and my move to the United States and some funny mishaps along the way.
[<em>] What matters to you and why? Essay: I wrote about some events in my life that made me realize that my family is what matters to me the most.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from my math teacher and one from my history teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I have no idea.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good test scores and large work load. Grades up to par and my extra curriculars.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No legacy or connections
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Never in a million years would I think I’d be able to go to such an amazing school and it feels great to know that a school as great as Stanford wants you to attend. I feel pretty good!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790 WR)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chemistry, 5 Europeans History, 5 Spanish Lang, 5 English Lang
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP BC Calc, APUSH, English, Religion
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNChO Honors (top 150 in nation), Cum Laude, National Spanish Exam highest score in Massachusetts, National Merit Semi </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Crew (Captain), Varsity XC (Captain), Student Discipline Committee student rep, Philosophy club (founder/president), Literary Magazine, Peer Tutoring
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring
[</em>] Summer Activities: Rowing, XC training, Mountain Climbing, travel
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Common App Main: mountain climbing with my dad, 10/10
[<em>] EC Short Answer: starting philosophy club, 8/10
[</em>] “Profile” questions: haha I don’t even remember these…
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: Chemistry Olympiad experience, 10/10
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: Just introducing myself, hopefully succeeded in being funny… 8-9/10
[<em>] What matters to you and why? Essay: about “Respect.” Meh, kinda phoned it in, 6/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry and Euro teachers, both should have been pretty good (One is also my XC coach and the other mentored me for the Olympiad)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good, we get along well
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: went well I thought… pretty relaxed and she seemed to like me</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided (Sciences)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Independent
[</em>] Ethnicity: White as it gets
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited Rower</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: recruited athlete with solid academic accomplishments and scores… I tried to come across as a genuine, humble person
[</em>] Weaknesses: no work experience and very little community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, probably because I was recruited, but I like to think I’m deserving academically </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m overwhelmed… so many people deserve this and don’t get it. I only hope that I’ll be able to earn my spot during my time there.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1980, 690 CR, 580 M, 710 W
[ *] ACT: didn’t report
[ *] SAT II: 800 History, 800 eng.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 (at my school this is good but not amazing. only 5 people in 50 years have graduated with a 4.0)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):APSUH 4, English lang. 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP eng, AP psych, precal, Adv. studio art, Adv. topics in US history, Forensics/Anatomy
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Most inspirational athlete, none rly </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity track captain-went to state all 4 years-won state last year, art stuff, fund raising for charity in africa, went to africa to donate bikes, invisible children stuff, mentor for kids at summer camp, Honor board at school, president of philanthropic youth board
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Prof. car restoration, car detailing
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: above
[ *] Summer Activities: shadowed a surgeon for two weeks, car restoration
[ *] Essays: good. wrote about Cormac McCarthy’s influence on me
[ *] Common App Main: good.
[ *] EC Short Answer: good. wrote about a trip to Poland
[ *] “Profile” questions: just was myself
[ *] Intellectual Vitality Essay: wrote about Mark Twain
[ *] Letter to Roommate Essay: wrote about how I’m a good listener, messy, talk in my sleep
[ *] What matters to you and why? Essay: music and books
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: epic.
[ *] Counselor Rec: epic.
[ *] Additional Rec: epic.
[ *] Interview: none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Design
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: College prep
[ *] Ethnicity: white, Cherokee
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: N/A
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: my after school stuff
[ *] Weaknesses: my test scores/GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not good enough test scores/GPA
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>it’s a damn good thing Stanford is starting to implement alumni interviews. True colors are revealed with adversity. I’ve never seen so many bitter yet entitled applicants who blem others for not getting in. You didn’t get in because you weren’t a legacy, or an athlete, or urm? For some of you, get over yourselves.</p>

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<p>You are so right, Blah, it’s really obnoxious to see how many bitter people indulge in that kind of thinking every year at this time. It’s also amazing how people can just choose to ignore information that conflicts with their chosen narratives. E.g., there’s a report just above your post from a Native American (probably the ultimate in URM hooks at every school in the US) who was not admitted, which is but one example of the fact that hooked candidates aren’t “taking away” all the spots from the other “more deserving” applicants.</p>

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<p>From this thread so far, there have been 56 results posted. Out of those, the following number were admitted, rejected, and deferred</p>

<p>Accepted: 32 = 57%
Rejected: 19 = 34%
Deferred: 5 = 9%</p>

<p>I’m sure there’s some bias on this thread, as rejected people probably wouldn’t want to post their stats as much as those who were accpted, but still, those percentages seem incredible to me!!! 57% accepted??? Obviously people who use college confidential have a dramatically increased chance at Stanford. haha</p>

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<p>In addition to some people not wanting to report their stats when rejected, there’s also the fact that people on CC gnerally know more about the process and plan better than people who aren’t.</p>