Official Stanford University 2016 RD Results

Phebester · March 31, 2012, 3:56am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (740CR 740M 760W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 800 Math IIC, 780 U.S. History, 730 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (5) Physics B (5) Language (5) U.S. History (5) Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Econ, Calculus, and Drama
[li] Major Awards: National Merit Commended, Poetry Out Loud State[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars : Parliamentary Debate, Theatre Arts, Soccer are the main ones
[] Job/Work Experience: Taco Bell Cashier and Intern for Congresswoman
[] Volunteer/Community service: Usher at Local Theater, Teaching elementary kids drama exercises and plays
[] Summer Activities: Stanford Debate Camp, Economics for Leader, Trip to China
[] Essays: 1.) Essay on my experience working at Taco Bell --probably what got me in! 2.) Essay on my experience playing Ophelia in Hamlet 3.) My fascination with genes after reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never got to read them, but they’re fantastic people
[li] Counselor Rec: I love her, assuming the feeling is mutual[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, large
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Job experience, and theater experience
[] Weaknesses: In all seriousness I could go on for hours but for now I want to bask in pride
[] Why you think you were accepted: NO IDEA
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Harvard, Yale, Amherst, UChicago, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Cornell, Emory, Rice, Washington & Lee
Waitlist: Columbia, Pomona, Williams, Brown
Rejected: Princeton

[/ul]General Comments: In shock is the only way to put it. Paralyzed with shock. Wish the best luck to everyone in their college choices and endeavors!

ribalto · March 31, 2012, 9:34am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33 (35 E, 34 M, 35 R, 29 S, 12 W)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 of 116
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), USH (5), Psychology (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Bio, AP CalcAB, AP Euro, AP EnvSci, Speech/Debate 4, Library Worker
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Telluride Association Summer Program (TASP) Participant, State Champion in LD Debate, NMF, National Hispanic Scholar, NCTE Excellence in Writing Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech/Debate (Co-Captain), Improv Comedy (Co-Captain), Creative Writing, Wikipedia Worker, National Litmag (Editor), V Swimming (Co-Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: City Youth Council, Habitat for Humanity
[] Summer Activities: TASP! :), reading and writing, visiting family
[] Essays: CommonApp about improv comedy. But I am 99% certain that it’s the Stanford supplement essays that got me in. They were by far the best essays of all my college essays, and they gave me the room to show my personality in a way that, Yale for example, didn’t.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public, non-charter
[] Ethnicity: Latino/Middle-Eastern
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Up-middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1/2-URM, TASP, Geography[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs, and Hooks
[] Weaknesses: ACT and Class Rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rice, UNC, USC, UMich, Kenyon, UMiami, LSU. Rejected: Yale.

[/ul]General Comments: Wow! This was the biggest shock ever. I wasn’t even nervous when I opened the e-mail because I was certain I had been rejected, especially after the Yale verdict on Thursday. Great news! I have to decide between Rice and Stanford now, which won’t be easy, but that’s the best kind of problem to have, I think. I am probably going to Rice though, since their scholarship makes it a lot cheaper than Stanford. Congratulations to admits, and to everyone else, this process is a crapshoot and you shouldn’t take it as a measure of anything significant. :)

nocensure · March 31, 2012, 9:54am

Decision: Accepted (w/Likely)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 Superscore, 2300 one sitting (770 M, 790 CR, 790 W, 12 Essay)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/105
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):45/45 Predicted
[] Senior Year Course Load:IB Maths HL, IB Economics, HL, IB History HL, IB English SL, IB Physics SL, IB French Ab Initio SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Cambridge Top in India in IGCSE in IT, felicitation with ex-President in India for achievements in Indian development (microcredit), Times of India Student of the Year, Selected to be part of the official Indian delegation to the 2nd Preparatory Conference for Sustainable Development, chosen to go to Wockhardt though leadership Conference where I had personalized time with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Muhammed Yunus, South Asian Leadership Conference, Many MUN awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President and Founder of Eutopia, a microcredit organisation that has lent hundreds of thousands of dollars
President and Founder of Project Synergy, a network of schools and organisations that work towards sustainable development, over 30 schools and 1300 volunteers.
Editor-in-Chief of School Newspaper
Economics Club President
Head Boy
Varsity Tennis for 4 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at ASA Bangladesh, for microcredit
[] Volunteer/Community service: See Eutopia and Project Synergy
[] Summer Activities: ASA Internship
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): India (US Citizen attending High School overseas)
[] School Type: Independent
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unique Extracurriculars, Essays, a great Journey
[] Weaknesses: No Hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps I should the Stanford “entrepreneur” spirit. Either way, I’m immensely thankful.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown, Dartmouth, LSE (UK), UCL (UK), Northwestern, Berkeley, UCLA, Warwick (UK), University of Edinburgh (UK)
Waitlisted: Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, UChicago
Rejected: Harvard, UPenn

[/ul]General Comments: To all accepted, a great journey awaits you. To those rejected/waitlisted: The most important thing is hope. I know its hard but don’t lose it. Ever.

RawkForGod · March 31, 2012, 1:59pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (790 M, 740 CR, 670 W, 7 essay)
[] ACT: 36 (36 M, 36 E, 36 S, 34 R, 8 essay)
[] SAT II: 800 on Math II and Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/480
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science A (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Physics B (5), Statistics (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP US Gov’t, AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, British Literature, Speech, Spanish 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, 1st in School on AMC 10 and twice on AMC 12, qualified for AIME this year (don’t know yet about USAMO), Boys State, Candidate for Presidential Scholars Program
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teenage Republicans, Quiz Bowl (Co-captain for 4 years), National Honors Society (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 months at Target (seasonal)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of stuff with my church, an essay addressed this
[] Summer Activities: nothing of note–just babysitting my siblings
[] Essays: Pretty Good
[] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): South Dakota
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low to mid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]

Cwagular · March 31, 2012, 4:48pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680m, 710cr, 720w 8e, 2110 total
[] ACT: 31 (didnt send)
[] SAT II: 800 physics, 770 math ii
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82 (most b’s from freshman year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/427
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 Euro, 4 APUSH, 4 Eng Lang, 4 Physics B, 4 Calc BC, 5 enviro (self study), 5 world (self study)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Jazz Ensemble, AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Stats (online), peer tutoring, AP Econ/AP Gov (1 each semester), EPGY Physics C: E&M 1st semester of this year, linear algebra and microprocessing principles at local cc 2nd semester
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Boys State Delegate, Questbridge Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eco Club President, NHS Treasurer (award for most community service hours), band treasurer + alto sax section leader, varsity wrestling, other random stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Self employed, mow lawns
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS
[] Summer Activities: Boys state, online classes, band camp, reading, chilling
[] Essays: Great, all essays were very genuine and written from the heart.

Common app main was about how owning a lawn mowing business influenced my views on the natural world, and how I eventually remade my business into what it is today.

Intellectual vitality was about my somewhat eccentric thought processes on philosophy and reality.

Roommate essay about my love to cook and my absent mindedness

What matters to you essay… this one was my least fav (it was the least unique), about how you have to find the small moments to enjoy life.

extracurricular essay was somewhat humorous, about band

[] Teacher Recommendation: All good. One very anecdotal, one very lauding
[] Counselor Rec: excellent; I’ve known my principal for like 6 years now.
[] Additional Rec: excellent; from my wise old wrestling coach
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, average
[] Ethnicity: White/Vietnamese
[] Gender: XY
[] Income Bracket: prefer not to specify
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none except perhaps Questbridge, but I doubt it helped.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Genuine, touching essays. Recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: imperfect GPA, imperfect scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It had to be the essays and some miracle.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, USC, CPSLO, Harvey Mudd
waitlisted: Rice, CMU (supplemental essays at these schools sucked because I spent all my time on the Stanford essays haha)

[/ul]General Comments: My essays definitely helped a lot; I spent a lot of time tweaking them. I always felt I would be a great fit for Stanford, so I was as genuine and as truthful as I could be in my application. Somehow it paid off. Some excellent candidates from my school applied, and I am kind of surprised Stanford chose me. I will definitely not waste this wonderful opportunity I was given. Congrats to all who got in, and to those who didn’t, you are all still utterly amazing :)

lcedcoffeee · March 31, 2012, 5:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 1 sitting
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Physics, 800 World History, 780 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB 5 Calculus BC 5 Physics B 5 Chemistry 5 English Language and Composition 5 World History 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Spanish, English 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel STS Semifinalist, AIME 3x, USABO Semifinalist, 2nd Place California Math League, AMC12 School Winner 2x, National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Rennselaer Medalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Local youth symphony 1st violinist (4 yrs, assistant concertmaster), private violin teacher (3 yrs), private tutor (3 yrs), school Math Team captain, Science Bowl member
[] Job/Work Experience: Research intern at Stanford School of Medicine
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, District coordinator for UNICEF Tap Project, School UNICEF Club Treasurer/Secretary, volunteering at local food pantries and homeless shelters
[] Summer Activities: Orchestra camp (4 yrs), biomedical research (1 yr)
[] Essays:
Intellectual vitality: talked about interdisciplinary research and how Stanford’s innovation appealed to me. 7/10
Letter to roommate: basically professed my love for crazy cooking and playing classical music, a bit quirky. 8/10
What matters: I talked about my self-effacing humor 6/10
[] Teacher Recommendation:
Math teacher for 3 yrs, and math team coach. Knew me well.
Spanish teacher for 2 yrs, saw a lot of growth in my personality and character as I tried to master a new language.
[] Counselor Rec: Superb
[] Additional Rec: Letter from Stanford professor. Said that I was one of the most brilliant high schoolers he has ever worked with.
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public (2200 students)
[] Ethnicity: Chinese…
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Solid test scores, great recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity…? On paper my application looks like a cookie-cutter Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Our school is rather diverse and our school district is rated one of the worst in the nation. I think it helped that no one has gotten into Stanford for the past 2 yrs.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Harvard, Princeton, Caltech (EA), Columbia (Rabi Scholar), UPenn, UCBerkeley Regents, USC Trustees Scholarship
Waitlist: MIT

[/ul]General Comments:
I am still in shock after receiving my Ivy e-mails, and now this. I’ll need a couple of days for reality to come back to me, since I had initially prepared to get rejected by most of the top 10 schools that I applied to…I must have been very lucky with the admissions committee.

Just_Smile · March 31, 2012, 6:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 -->730 CR, 740 M, 760 W (8 Essay)
[] ACT: 35 → 34 R, 34 E (8 essay), 35 M, 36 S
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 770 Chem, 720 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/420
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Spanish Lang (5), USH (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Gov, Journalism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor, Presidential Scholars Candidate, nothing really too major[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (Editor-in-Chief), Random Acts of Kindness (Founder/President), National Honor Society (President), Freshmen Mentoring (3x Mentor), Academic Olympics, Mock Trial (Best Witness @ both regionals and state), Free tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: Work 25 hr/week at my parents’ business as receptionist during the school year, 60 hrs/week during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering with NHS, didn’t have a significant number of hours like many of you, free tutoring (all subjects, SAT/ACT prep for juniors)
[] Summer Activities: Working! And making my way through a list of 1000 books to read before you die.
[] Essays: Pretty good; I liked them. My Common App essay was about skepticism and it is by far my favorite thing I’ve ever written. Intellectual Vitality was about my interest in infectious disease (Ebola, Marburg), 7.5/10, Dear Roommate was light-hearted and quirky, 8/10, What matters to you essay was the most difficult for me, it was way too broad, I ended up writing about being opinionated, 6/10. If any of you future applicants would like to read my essays, feel free to PM me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good! I didn’t get to read them until after I submitted, but the one my Spanish teacher (and RAK Club advisor) wrote was beautiful. My APUSH teacher (and NHS advisor) wrote the other, basically said I was the best student he’s had (pshh yeah right), not quite as good as the other.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to see it, but I don’t really know her all too well. At my school there’s generally very little interaction between the guidance counselors and the students. I’m assuming it was rather typical and cliche.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large-ish public (about 1850 students)
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$60000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, teacher recs, essays
[] Weaknesses: “the Asian anti-hook” and the fact that there is nothing exceptional in my application as one poster once told me
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no clue…I was stunned when I saw the “Congratulations.” I thought that maybe my extracurriculars were a little too scattered (no specific passion/interest) and that my application just wouldn’t be competitive enough for a school that accepted 5.3% in the RD round. I guess they saw something in me that they thought would fit with their student body! My best friend was admitted too, which was crazy considering in the last two years, Stanford has only accepted one student per year, both half-black student athletes.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Went 6/6 (SO HAPPY about that!), Brown, Northwestern, URochester, University of San Diego, UNR Honors Program (state school, safety)

[/ul]General Comments: I’m pretty darn positive that I’ll be attending Stanford come fall. They offered me a very generous aid package, and none of the FA offers from the other schools can even compare (other than the state school where I’d receive a huge stipend). Excited to be a Cardinal!

ThousandMiles · March 31, 2012, 7:14pm

[size=+2]Decision: Accepted<a href=“After%20being%20deferred%20from%20early%20action!”>/size</a>

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370—> 800M 800W 770CR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Chemistry 800 USH 800 Math 2 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.x/100 Weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry 5 APUSH 5 English Language 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP French, AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, Public Affairs, Public Speaking, Economics, Gym
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rensselaer Medalist, AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity XC/Winter/Spring Track (Captain, MVP, Most Improved Award, All League, All County, Scholar Athlete Award, Coaches’ Award), Mock Trial (Lead Attorney, Semifinalists in County Competition in 2012, Quarterfinalists in county Competition in 2011), NHS (Historian), French Club (Secretary), school newspaper (op-ed editor), Model UN Club (Treasurer/Fundraising Officer), other activities
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Library volunteering
[] Summer Activities: Worked with the Wharton Club of New York as an intern, Summer Youth Track Program counselor, training for XC
[] Essays: very unique commonapp essay about my heritage/Japanese internment, Stanford supplements kind of edgy and interesting
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they were excellent
[] Counselor Rec: She really likes me!
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: Nope

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Pretty high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy- father went to Stanford GSB[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: High Stats, Challenging curriculum, well-rounded, leadership positions, unique essays
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My well-roundedness combined with my SAT score and class rank.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted- Stanford, Penn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Rice, Washington University in St. Louis, Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan, RPI
Waitlisted-
Rejected- Harvard

[/ul]General Comments: Never give up on your dreams. May the odds be ever in your favor!

bowlofchilli · April 1, 2012, 2:26am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 - 790 cr 790 wr 730 ma
[] SAT II: 750 french 710 math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4s on art history, french language, 5s on english lit, enviro

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gap year
[] Essays: unique?
[] Teacher Recommendation: good, I guess! they got me in!
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: bangin
[] Interview: none?

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): oregon
[] School Type: private east coast
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[li] Income Bracket: comfortable[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: unique
[] Weaknesses: unique
[] Why you think you were accepted: I deserved it!
[] Where else were you accepted: Tufts, Dartmouth

[/ul]General Comments: Woohoo!!!

chickendinner5201 · April 1, 2012, 4:44am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (I know)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: NONE (I know)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 502
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Microecon, AP Bio, AP Spanish Lang, AP Statistics, AP US Government & Politics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NONE
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CSF (President), Environmental Club (President), NHS, Varsity Tennis, Link Crew, School Academy (Secretary), Key Club (Class Rep), Maybe some other ones
[] Job/Work Experience: NONE
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~400 hours
[] Summer Activities: Tennis, sleep, a summer class, volunteered
[] Essays: Okay…I wrote them in 2 hours. Didn’t have anyone to proofread because I was out of time.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think one of them was pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Probably decent
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $20,000 (low income)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation; other than that, NONE[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I don’t think any of them were
[] Weaknesses: low SAT score, did not take SAT IIs, only 1 AP score, no major awards, extracurriculars were pretty subpar, essays were rushed, low income, Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I truly have no idea
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UC San Diego, University of the Pacific, Cal Poly SLO; Wailisted/Rejected: NONE

[/ul]General Comments: If there is such a thing as a miracle, this is it. I never thought I even had a shot at Stanford, so hopefully this will give others some hope.

rosiesteinbach · April 1, 2012, 6:51am

Decision: Accepted
WOOOO! :D

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 CR, 730 M, 730 W, 8 E)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 670 Math II, 650 Physics (YIKES! The physics score is explainable, but not the math score.)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.2 W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/450 UW, 4/450 W
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (4), Calc AB (4), Human Geography (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Stats, English 12, English 11, Governments, Economics, Spanish III, Health II, Metals I, Advanced Art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some national art awards (NSPA Design of the Year, Scholastic Art Award), AP Scholar, a couple not-very-significant others[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater for many years (acting and stage management), cross country for three years, lots of art (classical-style stone relief sculptures, realism)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship/informal employment at a primate research institution doing IT work, co-founded an LLC my sophomore year (student-run newspaper)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of childrens’ theater volunteering, AIDS fundraising
[] Summer Activities: That internship (300 hours), a musical
[] Essays: My common app essay wasn’t exceptionally well written, but the subject was different (it was about a legal fiasco surrounding censorship and homophobia that occurred during my freshman year and resulted in a new school principal and a few new school policies)
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Calc recommendation was good, English recommendation was probably mediocre since I had to use my freshman English teacher (my Sophomore year teacher hated me)
[] Counselor Rec: Very good (my counselor knows me fairly well from programs outside of school)
[] Additional Rec: My journalism rec was AWESOME (that teacher loves me), and my art rec was decent.
[li] Interview: I was really nervous about it. My interviewer was impossible to read. It didn’t go poorly, I just didn’t think he was especially impressed or anything. Nice guy though.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public (2000+ students, 65% low income, 45% Hispanic)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$60k (zero)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really; I applied a year early, which I think was a draw for some colleges and a definite turn-off to others.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Passion. I tried to make sure that came across in all my writing; passion mostly for the school itself and for the very specific field I’m hoping to go into, prosthetics. Art (especially the stone sculpture, which is more unique) and my legacy status with a father who graduated from Stanford and a brother in his Junior year probably didn’t hurt.
[] Weaknesses: Bad SAT IIs, a year’s worth of coursework less than the vast majority of applicants, not too many APs or extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my art supplement tipped the scales. That’s where I stand out the most, even though I applied as an engineering student. And my brother is there.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Harvard, Dartmouth, U. Penn, USC, U. of Oregon, U. of San Francisco
Waitlisted: Brown, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd
Rejected: Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Pomona, MIT
Haven’t heard from: Claremont McKenna

[/ul]General Comments:
Stanford 2016!!
My acceptance came out of nowhere, I hadn’t planned on that, but Stanford has been my #1 choice since my brother (and I) visited four years ago.

Gollywhopper · April 1, 2012, 1:57pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 30
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (9th), 3.89 (Home school), 3.92 (College)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:US History 1 (college), Physics 1 (college), Pre Cal (college), American Literature, US History 2 (college), Physics 2 (college), Calculus 1 (college), US Gov’t (college), TX Gov’t (college), Engineering Physics (college), Calculus 2 (college)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Honor Roll and Scholastic Excellence at Local College.
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Guitar, Teen Book club, 16+ Book club, Drama Club, Phi Theta Kappa.
Job/Work Experience: Baby Sitting 20-40 hours a week (10, 11, 12)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at local library (150 hrs)
Summer Activities:Baby sitting, attending classes at local community college, volunteering, participating in summer library activities.
Essays: I thought they were pretty good, I liked them.
Teacher Recommendation: From teachers at the college I attend, I was one of the top students in Pre-Cal, and the top student in the Physics class. Both teachers liked me.
Counselor Rec: From my mom, since I’m home-schooled.
Additional Rec:
Interview:
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public school (9th), Home-school (10, 11, 12), College (11,12)
Ethnicity:White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: under 20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths:Unique schooling, good essays, decent grades.
Weaknesses: My ACT score, that my teachers only get to know me for 16 weeks so bonds made are not as strong as most students can get. That being home schooled didn’t allow for many leadership positions in clubs. Not having the ability to volunteer more, or be more interactive with activities.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s a great school, and I had many disadvantages against me, I knew it would be a HUGE reach. I just really liked the school, and their program for letting students with family incomes under 40,000 attend there for tuition and room/board for free.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Yale, Rice. Accepted: University of Texas-Austin.
</code></pre>

General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who did get accepted! And it’s not so bad that I got rejected, if I would’ve attended any of my schools besides UT, I would not have transferred any of my college credits (And since I’ll have about 60 credit hours by the time of my hs graduation, at least I’ll get to graduate earlier than most. And I can always apply to a better school for grad school .) To everyone who was rejected like me, just stay positive! Everything will work out.

artexius · April 1, 2012, 7:04pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 Total, 800 M, 800 W, 780 CR.
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Bio, 800 Math II.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All self-studied. Grade 9: Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), Statistics (5). Grade 10: Biology (5), Environmental Science (5).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (7), French SL (6). Predicted: English HL (7), Chemistry HL (7), History HL (7), Physics SL (7).
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB Chemistry HL, IB History HL, IB Physics SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two international science fairs (no Intel), gold medal at national science fair, provisionally patented research filed by a hospital, national/international media exposure, top honors in a national biology competition.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science research (11-12), a lot of public speaking (10-12), music in a pre-professional wind orchestra (9-12), member of school DECA chapter (9-12).
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at a bank for one summer (after grade 10), research student another summer (after grade 11). Both paid.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Council for a regional student program for a charity (10-12, Chair in 12), fundraising and awareness for the disease I do research on (raised a few thousand) (11-12).
[] Summer Activities: Each job took up one summer each, worked full-time. Grade 10 summer was spent at Shad Valley. Did nothing in grade 9 summer.
[] Essays: Worked on them all summer. Have something like 30 drafts of each essay. Best pieces of writing I’ve ever done. Talked about how I saw the people side of research after meeting the patients that my work impacted, sketchy Chinese takeout food, and the importance of childhood.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry teacher said research was at a Master’s thesis level. English teacher’s was absolutely glowing.
[] Counselor Rec: A bit generic, but very long and based on what she heard from my teachers. Really good considering we talked maybe three times throughout high school.
[] Additional Rec: Research mentor said I was doing research at a comparable quality and level to her Master’s and PhD students.
[li] Interview: -[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada.
[] School Type: Public magnet.
[] Ethnicity: Asian.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: National/international science awards and media coverage, whole application showed passion for the disease I work on (research, public speaking, fundraising). Good objective stats with early self-studied APs.
[] Weaknesses: Only one major leadership position, almost no ECs outside of my passion area, not involved in the school at all.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: International student asking for aid.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Early action acceptance at Yale, likely letter from Harvard, regular decision acceptance at Princeton. Rejected from Stanford.

[/ul]General Comments: Tried too hard to be that kid that was the president of all the clubs, etc in the first two years of high school, but began research in grade 11 and discovered my passion. My entire application was essentially built on my final two years. Realized it’s so key to find what you love and just do it - regardless of when you realize or how do you realize it, you’ll end up a better person whether you get into your dream school or not.

Hope this is at least somewhat helpful to future applicants. I know I went through countless posts like this one over the last few years so I figured I had to return the favor. You really don’t need to be the president of 6 clubs or whatever and chair five committees to get into a good college - however clich

stanford78 · April 1, 2012, 7:36pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity & club soccer; 3 years varsity LAX; 1 year ASB (Director of Activities)
[] Job/Work Experience: Restaurant Hostess
[] Volunteer/Community service: 600+ hours since 7th grade 7+ organizations
[] Summer Activities: Work; Club soccer; Volunteered at an orphanage in Costa Rica
[] Essays: I thought they were good, but who knows
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Same
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: NA

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Independent
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Sort of up there I guess
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dad, Grandfather, Uncle, Aunt & 2 cousins are grads[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Curriculum; ECs; Community service - And I like my essays
[] Weaknesses: Test score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I would like to think I was waitlisted because I was close. Hopefully it wasn’t just a legacy thing.[/li][/ul]General Comments: If I’m lucky enough to be offered a spot off the waitlist I will definitely take it.

brytaz · April 2, 2012, 12:20am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2210 (didn’t send)
[] ACT:35
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 740 Bio-E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):USH (5),Chem (5),Chinese (5)-probably a waste of money in hindsight, Spanish Lang (4), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Stat, AP English Lit, Econ, AP Art History, H. Physics, AP European History, Multi-variable Calc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended, AP Scholar, an international Chinese essay honorable mention
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Swim Captain, Principal Violist, Lab Research (but nothing major published), President of two service clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelance Musician, tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: organized food drives, director of a local, free summer music program
[] Summer Activities:^music program, research, community college classes
[] Essays: I think these were the only things that got me in. Wrote one on Pokemon, one on conducting, and the letter to the roommate was pretty funny. But I did them the night before.
[] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH teacher and Chem teachers, probably good (didn’t read)
[] Counselor Rec: (didn’t read) we have a very close relationship though, so should have been good.
[] Additional Rec: had my lab mentor write me one as well
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):US
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: Asian, didn’t put down on CommonApp, though they must’ve figured it out from the AP Chinese, Essay Comp, Last name, and essay on Chinese grandparents.
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:~100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: How did this happen??? I was convinced that my email was a mistake. My GPA and solidity in a few extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses: SAT not as strong, no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: those essays I guess?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accept: Rice, Duke, WUSTL, Cal, UCLA
Waitlist: Harvard, Princeton
Reject: Yale
[/ul]General Comments: My stats are not nearly as good as any of these other members. After getting all those rejections/waitlists on Thursday, Stanford seemed pretty bleak. College really is a crapshoot. Still, CONGRATS to all the other admitted students and see you all soon!

katonice · April 2, 2012, 1:23am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300; M:780, CR: 730, W: 790
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 790, Chemistry: 790, Biology-M:770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/433
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), European History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language & Composition (4), Chemistry (5), Physics B (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus (III), AP Statistics, AP English Literature & Composition, research internship at a national lab
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF 3rd Place in Physics, Siemens Semifinalist, Intel STS Semifinalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Figure Skating, Research Internship at a national lab, Math Club, Science Fairs, Science Bowl, Spanish/International Club, Piano, Varsity Swim
[] Job/Work Experience: full-time research internship at a national lab during the summer; continued the research internship part-time during senior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: figure skating coach for community skating program, math coach for local elementary school, proctor for local math competitions, Habitat for Humanity
[] Summer Activities: research internship (40 hrs/wk.), figure skating (>25 hrs/wk.), travel
[] Essays: For my “Intellectual Vitality” essay, I wrote about a quote from my favorite book and how it plays a role in how I approach my research. In my note to my future roommate, I introduced different qualities about me through my love for food such as creativity and how I am adventurous. For my essay on what matters to me, I wrote about how finishing what I start is important to me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: My research mentor wrote me a letter.
[] Interview: none
[] Anticipated Major: Physics

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: medium-high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: research, awards
[] Weaknesses: SAT score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really focused on my interest and achievements in science (physics to be specific). I even sent in an abstract on my research as supplemental material. I think this helped a lot.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Brown, Caltech, Columbia (Rabi Scholar), MIT, UC Berkeley, UChicago, University of Washington; Waitlisted - Harvard; Rejected - Princeton (EA), Yale

[/ul]General Comments: When I opened my email I literally cried with joy! I am so ecstatic about Stanford! I’m excited to visit but still have some tough decisions to make. Congratulations to all that were accepted and good luck to everyone! Go Cardinals!!

dasadhikarik · April 2, 2012, 9:42am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (first & only time: 780 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
[] SAT II: Math II (800), Physics (800); both first & only times
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (97%), 4.1 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 12
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP American Government (5), AP Computer Science (A) 5, AP English Language and Composition (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, Honors English 12, French 4, Desktop Publishing, Physical Education, Religious Education
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing significant. AP Scholar; PSAT 235, do not qualify for NMSQT; Honors Roll (all 4 years), etc. (several other awards along the same lines), (not many opportunities for foreign students living in Japan)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President, 12); MUN (GA Secretary 10,11; GA Chair 12; Regional Chair 10,11,12); Violin (2-10; non-competitive, private lessons); Debate (Founder 11); Yearbook (9, 10, 11, 12); 3D Modelling (Founder 12)
[] Summer Activities: Stanford EPGY Summer Institutes (11); Personal projects
[] Essays: Great, Stanford supplement my absolute favorite; Intellectual vitality: flying; Letter to Roommate: my Japanese alarm clock; What matters: my name
[] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know; forced to waive the right to see
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t know; forced to waive the right to see
[] Additional Rec: Counselor at EPGY; did not show

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Japan
[] School Type: Private (Catholic)
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: >$100,000[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unique background, scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: Extra-curriculars, awards, international applicant (ORM?)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno. Other than the awards–the deficiency of which I explained perfectly rationally–I can’t make sense of it.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Imperial College London, Georgia Tech, Boston University, Purdue University, Lafayette College
Rejected: MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Caltech, Cornell

[/ul]General Comments: I’m afraid any comments I have to make would be inappropriate for underage viewers of College Confidential.

Foodlover001 · April 3, 2012, 6:00pm

All of you guys are so talented and smart!!! Good luck!!:)

KhalidAttalla · April 4, 2012, 1:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Superscored): 720 (Math), 740 (Crit. Reading), 750 (Writing)
[] ACT: 35 (30 English, 32 Combined English/Writing, 36 Math/Science/Reading, 12 Writing)
[] SAT II: 660 Math II, 700 Chemistry (did not send scores)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): IB scores don’t convert to GPA.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd or 4th/105
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 39/42, 41/42 predicted score.
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Arabic, SL English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not up for listing.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not up for listing.
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Presumably favourable
[] Counselor Rec: Presumably favourable
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Arab/African-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Prefer not to say.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, essays.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, URM, scores, close relationship with teachers/counselor which makes for good recommendation.
[] Weaknesses: Lack of any outstanding extra-curricular achievements or activities.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Yale SCEA, Rejected at Harvard.

[/ul]General Comments: Not sure how I managed, but I’m glad I did. Congrats to everyone else who got in.

jayL23 · April 9, 2012, 3:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 M, 800 CR, 740 WR)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Bio, 770 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3% (in my opinion, top 20% in the magnet program I am in)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Statistics (5), Calc BC (5), Comp Sci (5), US Govt (5), Eng Lang&Comp (4), Music Thy (5), Psychology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Semifinalist, Published in High School Journal, Exploravision Honorable Mention (updated after application was sent in - Accepted by the Journal of Chemical Education for publication of an independently written manuscript, USABO Semifinalist)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science National Honors Society (Founder & President), Church Youth Group (Officer), Envirothon Team (Captain), Chinese School (Senior Class Representative)
[] Job/Work Experience: Volunteer Internship at NIH, Summer Internship at Georgetown University
[] Volunteer/Community service: Recognized by county’s arts& humanities board for volunteer work done for the state youth orchestra
[] Summer Activities: Research Internship, visited colleges
[] Essays: What Matters to You? (wrote about my faith, and my journey in becoming a stronger Christian. This was basically a brief testimony, modified with an interesting hook at the beginning and a nice conclusion that brought it all back together) Roommate Essay (talked about my musical interests and why I like blues improvisation so much) Intellectual Vitality (this was one of my favorites - I structured it like a research paper…with an intro, hypothesis, data, analysis, and conclusion…except the essay was all about how I came up and fleshed out my idea of using a musical model for chemical compounds)
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they were both very general, the teachers I ask usually get a lot of requests, so I know they don’t have time to write anything super specific for me.
[] Counselor Rec: not even written by my counselor - she was out on maternity leave.
[] Additional Rec: I sent in one from my piano teacher (a strong recommendation that was included in my musical supplement). I also sent in another one from my youth group director (I didn’t read it, but we’ve gotten to know each other pretty well over these last couple years. I expect it was quite strong)
[li] Interview: I had mine at NIH (with a post-bac that was working there while preparing to apply for med school). I showed her my manuscript and I think she was impressed with how interested I was in research. Also. she was pretty young for an interviewer (graduated the year before), so I think that helped the conversation flow better.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian (yes… i know. its a shocker)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000/yr
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays and EC’s showed my interest in science and passion for research.
[] Weaknesses: not a ton of leadership experience. got involved in clubs only during junior/senior years.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I took a risk in writing about my faith for my essay (and sending in a church-affiliated recommendation), but it turned out well because I was honest but not preachy in my essay. I had a lot of fun writing my essays and spent a lot of time on them. I think the reason I got in was because the topics for my essays came so quickly to me - I knew exactly what to write almost immediately after reading the prompt, and that was really helpful (it made me feel like I fit well with what the school was looking for).
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted - Columbia, BME @ JHU, Duke, UC Berkeley, UChicago, and various safeties
Rejected - MIT
Waitlisted - Dartmouth

[/ul]General Comments: Future applicants! Please do not be afraid to write about what is most important to you. Go with your gut when you know that it’s what really matters to you. Also, it’s never too late to get involved in school clubs or even to start one yourself. I started my club in my senior year (even though I was later than others who got involved earlier in high school, I worked hard to really encourage what I thought was important - research and scientific inquiry. Now my club has weekly research presentations by our own members and it’s become a lot of fun to see it grow.)
Stanford likes people who are go after what they are passionate about. Music and research were my two passions, and I was so fortunate to have the opportunities that I had to pursue them to the fullest. Best of luck to you future applicants - please feel free to send me an email if you want any more pointers.

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