OFFICIAL Stanford University REA Decisions - Class of 2014

Prussia_1 · December 8, 2009, 4:43pm

Please refrain from posting any non-decision posts in this thread.
This thread is meant to be kept clean and clutter-free. All discussion and comments should go into the Official</a> Discussion Thread.
I will be requesting that a mod sticky this so that it does not slip off the page, so don't worry about that. I do not expect this thread to have any replies until December 15th, unless decisions are released a bit earlier.
Thank you!

That being said...
Looks like the weeks of wait are finally drawing to a close, and, with them, the curtains of our applied anxiety.

Though it is inevitable that many of us will find ourselves devastatingly disappointed and disillusioned this coming Tuesday--myself very much included--it is important to remember that no college, or its decision, can either validate or negate the accomplishments you have worked to attain in your life. Those are yours, yours alone, and no person or thing can change the value of what you've done.
Whether you attend Stanford University or any other school, you can still go on to accomplish brilliant and amazing things. If that is your intention, the institution you attend cannot hold you back from achieving so.
After all, many of the greatest thinkers and inventors went to supposedly "no-name" schools.
Yes, it's incredibly easy to get swept up in the excitement of decisions; but, don't forget the real purpose and value of college education: a vessel for your own achievement, not the school's.

Still, though. Go Cardinals!! Yeah Stanford! Woo! (Cal sucks!!...)

So, this is the decisions thread. As I said before:

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...Every year, CC has a decisions thread created so that future senior classes can see the previous year's applicants and gauge their own standing. We need those threads to be accurate, so that their hearts can be filled with hope and/or despair in appropriate amounts.
Besides, it's just courtesy. Don't be rude; post your stats!

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Here is the format! It comes in magical disappearing code, so you can just copy and paste, and it will show up perfectly. It's scratch-and-sniff mysticism! Try it!
(No, I won't pay for damage to your monitor.)
I suggest filling it out in advance so that, on decisions day, you can post yours quicker.

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[b***]Decision: Accepted*
[b***]Decision: Deferred*
[b***]Decision: Rejected*

[b***]Objective:[list]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[***] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]

[b***]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[***] Summer Activities:
[/list]

[b***]Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list*]
[**] Common App Main:
[] EC Short Answer:
[] Intellectual Vitality:
[] Roommate:
[] Why Stanford: 
[***] Other:
[/list]

[**] Teacher Recommendation #1:
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[**] Art Supplement:
[/list]

[b***]Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[***] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/list]

[b***]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[***] What would you have done differently?:
[/list]

[b***]General Comments:*
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Starmie · December 11, 2009, 6:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 CR, 790 Math, 780 Writing)
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Lit, 780 Math
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: unknown
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/478
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5), U.S. History (5), English Language (5), Calculus AB (5), Physics B (4), German (TBD), Calculus BC (TBD), U.S. Government (TBD), Macroeconomics (TBD), English Literature (TBD), Biology (TBD), Psychology (TBD)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous available
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I wouldn’t consider any of them “major”[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National Honor Society (Secretary, President), Speech and Debate Club (President), competitive theater program (playwright and administrator), Interact Club (treasurer), BETA Club (treasurer), German Club (treasurer), water polo (4 years), swimming (4 years, likely captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Math tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Swim coach (average of 50 hours a year), camp counselor (once a year)
[] Summer Activities: off-season swim team, off-season water polo team, coaching, Boys’ State[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7, about being on a reality show and how it made me realize the difference between maudlin fluff and tragic catharsis, well-written but confusing[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9, about Speech and Debate Club changing me, very emotional and, I thought, one of my better-written pieces
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8, about writing my first play, VERY passionate, to a slightly insane extent
[] Roommate: 9, about my quirks, mostly a run-down of all the facts I wanted my roommate/admissions officer to know about me, funny
[] Why Stanford: 7, just a straightforward statement of my love for interdisciplinary studies and Stanford’s focus on those studies, very sincere but not anything special
[] Other: N/A[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9, from my two-time English teacher, I read it, extremely positive, listed all my ECs, said everything that it needed to, “best I’ve seen in my long career,” did have a few mistakes about my accomplishments that might make it seem like I lied to her?
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8, from my three-time math and one-time physics teacher, we’re very close, he thinks I’m a genius, but he didn’t offer to let me read it, even though he had an opportunity to do so, and he wrote it at the last second
[] Counselor Rec: 9, “smartest student I’ve seen in 16 years of counseling”
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: public, very low-achieving, my AP/ACT/SAT scores are totally unheard of
[] Ethnicity: Aleutian/Argentinean/Jewish
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: below poverty level
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): poor, gay, URM, passion for writing (self-published), reality show contestant?[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: super-URM, test scores, rank, passion for writing
[] Weaknesses: unexceptional ECs, low-achieving school, confusing Common App essay, no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: high-scoring minority, passion for writing in essays
[] What would you have done differently?: proofread my Common App essay more thoroughly to make sure I didn’t leave out any important information, signed up for clubs earlier on and fought harder when they got cut[/ul]

General Comments:
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Nitro_Hawk · December 11, 2009, 6:18pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M800/CR720/W640
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[] Weighted GPA: 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 45/432
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 54333
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: hard-ish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] X

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): stuff, not impressive
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship w/BSU
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] EPGY

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 6[/li][] EC Short Answer: 5
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8
[] Roommate: 9
[] Why Stanford: 5
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 5
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7
[] Counselor Rec: 6
[] Additional Rec: 9
[] Interview: X
[] Art Supplement:[/list] X

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 27?
[] State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: medium
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] nada

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: not much, alot of Computer Science synergy?
[] Weaknesses: everything else…
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not impressive as an applicant
[] What would you have done differently?: wasn’t ment to be, after getting the decision I realized that I never really expected to get in[/ul]

General Comments:
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Cinquemb · December 11, 2009, 6:22pm

Decision: Rejected

some stats on pledge

maybe ill have better luck with brown,

congrats to all who do make it though
you will most definantly deserve it

Prussia_1 · December 11, 2009, 11:20am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 CR, 720 M, 760 W)
[] ACT: 32 (36 Reading, 35 English (12 Essay), 27 Math, 30 Science)
[] SAT II:790 Lit, 780 Bio, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA:4.3ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/30
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Lang 5, Bio 5, Euro 5
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest offered. (8 classes, 2 AP (5 exams), 3 Honors, 3 Normal (1 Online))
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing “major;” but, I’ve won 1st place in two competitions. S-111a Programming Competition (Class of 80 HS, Undergrad, and Grad Students), and JU SME Interdisciplinary Competition (Math, Biology, Computer Science; all local schools participated, including a very prestigious college prep HS)[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Professional Illustrator/Designer (Personal Business), Student Government (2 yrs President (current), 1 as Secretary), Employed on private illustration/computer game making contract with Grammy-nominated music education business (what a mouthful), ACTS club member, NHS member, Art History Club member, Technology advising/inspection/repair community service/work.
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked with mom to expand her cleaning business, previously mentioned employer and private business.
[] Volunteer/Community service: What’s that? (Haha I’ve done a fair amount through Student Gov/NHS/ACTS club/etc.)
[] Summer Activities: Working with mum, Harvard SSP a few years prior, various things.[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: About… Hmm… Cultural expectations, I guess. One way of putting it. Started with a raunchy description of a peanut butter sandwhich. I’d give it a 6 or so. Didn’t like it in retrospect, just 'cause it was too long, not edited enough. Still, had my funny side.[/li][] EC Short Answer: About drawing. I’d say a 7; I liked it.
[] Intellectual Vitality: About my experience when I first learned of my mother’s alcoholism/drug addiction while my father was currently in jail. I’d give this one a 9 or 10. Very well-written.
[] Roommate: Blech, about who I once was and how I decided to change myself. Maybe a 7 or 8.
[] Why Stanford: Cute stylistically, not sure if it had enough substance to back it up. Maybe a 6 or 7.
[] Other: None for me.[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: English teacher… Probably a 10. She’s known me since 7th or 8th grade and adores me indescribably (despite being the most terrifying and harsh teacher in the school). Really, really loves me.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Humanities teacher. Probably a 7 or 8. Wonderful, wonderful woman. Known me since freshman year and has seen me change a lot. Had her for speech, which I wouldn’t be surprised if she mentioned… Speech-giving is one of my greatest strengths.
[] Counselor Rec: Dunno. Somewhere between 6-8. Loves me, but not sure she knows me too well in comparison. Great lady, very nice, very supportive… Payed for my app fees out of her own pocket. (My family doesn’t have much money anymore, and my dad just lost his job. Mom’s income is about $2,000/yr, but luckily dad just got another job offer.)
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[] Art Supplement: None, because my art is so stylized, not traditional like most art portfolios ask for.[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 30 minutes before the deadline, hahaha.
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Religious
[] Ethnicity: White bread through and through.
[] Gender: Female (Despite you guys’ objections.)
[] Income Bracket: With child support (divorce in 2008), it’s about $54,000 I think.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Uhhh Idunno.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unique life story, long-lasting school reputation (i.e. reccomendations), good writing skills.
[] Weaknesses: ECs, awards, lack of opportunities in tiny school, general unimpressiveness, yah.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not good enough.
[] What would you have done differently?: Main essay needed more revision, maybe some better ECs.[/ul]

General Comments: I am sad.

chinatown · December 11, 2009, 6:22pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 770 CR 800 W 790
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: World History 790 Biology E 800 Math II 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/800
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History, U.S. History, Biology, English Language (all 5’s)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Digital Photo I, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, Honors Physics, AcDec, AP Government, AP Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Does National Merit Semifinalist count?[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Decathlon (VP junior year, President senior year), Ecology Club (Executive Council Member junior & senior year), NHS, ballet
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Work projects thru Eco club, library volunteer, random stuff
[] Summer Activities: Travel, community college course, novel writing[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[] Common App Main: 9 (NaNoWriMo)
[] EC Short Answer: 8 (Eco Club)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8 (AcDec)
[] Roommate: 10 (my love for reading)
[] Why Stanford: 8 (Day-in-the-life, kind of generic)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: My AP Bio teacher/club sponsor wrote an awesome letter. (10)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: From my APUSH teacher…probably good but generic. (8)
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, I think. (10)
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/15/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle, I’d say.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores
[] Weaknesses: Course load could be more rigorous
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not amazing enough
[] What would you have done differently?: I have no idea[/ul]

**General Comments:<a href=“*My%20essay/rec%20rankings%20probably%20weren’t%20as%20good%20as%20they%20thought%20they%20were.”>/b</a> Eh, I’ll get over it. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ELSE!
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jk242 · December 11, 2009, 6:24pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR 800M 690W (2230 total)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 Physics and 800 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.16
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5) English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: all APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing much really, just National Merit etc.
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity cross country and NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelance computer programmer (~12 hours/week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: homeless shelter, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: computer science classes at community college, cross country training, volunteer camp counselor[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9 (on programming)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8 (on cross country)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8 (more on programming in a different light)
[] Roommate: 8 (
[] Why Stanford: 7 (eh, this was pretty standard, just went on about what I liked)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: quite good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: no idea, can’t imagine it was bad though
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: mid October
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: no financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really, unfortunately[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: passion for programming
[] Weaknesses: ECs, lack of leadership maybe? 
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: who knows… ECs, scores, grades… could be anything.
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing[/ul]

General Comments: Congratulations to those accepted! And for the rest of us… life goes on! :)

Palestinian · December 11, 2009, 6:25pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2080, 800 M, 660 W, 620 CR
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Math 1, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):Possibly 3.8-3.9
[] Weighted GPA:Don’t know, depends on how they calculate with IB
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank, top 5%-10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):Math HL(7), Chem HL(7), Arabic B(7), English A1(6), Bio SL(7), Econ SL(7)
[] Senior Year Course Load:IB Diploma with 4 HL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Guitar, vocal, rhythm, MUN, a couple of summer schools, community service, too sleepy to write
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:JSA at “Stanford”[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): 8[list]
[li] Common App Main:9[/li][] EC Short Answer:8
[] Intellectual Vitality:7
[] Roommate:9
[] Why Stanford:9
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:10
[] Counselor Rec:10
[] Additional Rec:-
[] Interview:-
[] Art Supplement:-[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:31/10
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Palestine
[] School Type: Private, best in the country
[] Ethnicity:Palestinian-Turkish
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:below 60000$
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Possibly the fact that I’m the only one from my country applying, bicultural[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Math Skills, Academically very strong
[] Weaknesses: No awards?(well, there are somewhat no awards in here to earn anyways)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Possibly because I’m an international applicant looking for serious financial aid, they need to see the whole pool?
[] What would you have done differently?:nothing[/ul]

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Anarch · December 11, 2009, 6:26pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 single sitting
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Physics, 800 Math II, 780 US Hist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Weighted GPA: 4.20
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/521
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Macroecon, Microecon, Stats, CS AB, Calc BC, Phys C EM, Phys C Mech, Chem, US Hist, Euro Hist (all 5s)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Japanese, AP Biology, AP Psychology, Advanced Topics in Comp Sci (post-AP), Honors English, Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, but a fair number of quality state/regional awards[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Quiz Team (captain), Math Club (president), Science Club (captain), Band, Japanese Club, Asian Club (president), some miscellaneous stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: nothing of significance
[] Summer Activities: nothing of significance[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (not including subjects, because they were too horrible):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 3[/li][] EC Short Answer: 5
[] Intellectual Vitality: 7
[] Roommate: 7
[] Why Stanford: 5[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 (Japanese)[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9 (Physics)
[] Counselor Rec: 8
[] Additional Rec: 9 (Comp Sci / Acad Quiz Team coach)
[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 29
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] School Type: Fairly competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Brown Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: difficult to quantify
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none - ORM, nth-generation college (albeit first-generation US citizen, but that doesn’t count for jack)[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations. I don’t think there’s a student at my school that could’ve gotten a better recommendation than the one my Japanese teacher gave me. The other ones were probably awesome too.
[] Weaknesses: My essays sucked enormous walrus gonads.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: If essays weren’t considered, I probably would have been accepted. If recs weren’t considered, I probably would’ve been rejected. Combined, I got deferred.
[] What would you have done differently?: Refrain from sucking at writing essays. [/ul]

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Diivio · December 11, 2009, 11:25am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
ACT: 31
SAT II: 740 Bio M, 740 US History (didn’t turn in math 2 since it said only 2)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.3ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/432
AP (place score in parentheses): 54443
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: hardest possible
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): List of BPA awards, AP Scholar with Distinction (nothign special)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Business Professionals of America
Job/Work Experience: KFC
Volunteer/Community service:Rake Up Boise, Tutor, National Honor Society stuff
Summer Activities: Went to Malaysia

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: 7
EC Short Answer: 8
Intellectual Vitality: 10
Roommate: 6
Why Stanford: 9
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 7
Teacher Recommendation #2: 6
Counselor Rec: 8
Interview: X
Art Supplement:
X

Other
Date Submitted App: October 15?
State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Malaysian-Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: medium
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
none

Reflection
Strengths: Perserverant, Top of the class, not much else
Weaknesses: Standardized Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not good enough I guess?
What would you have done differently?: Study harder to have achieved higher standardized test scores.

Good Luck at Stanford for all who got in.

Rolandic7 · December 11, 2009, 6:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (730 CR, 800 Math, 780 Writing)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 800 Biology (M)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: unknown
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/713
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5), U.S. History (5), English Language (5), Calculus BC (5), Physics B (5), Macroeconomics (5), Biology (5), Psychology (5), Human Geography (5), Environmental Science (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous available
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Xombie · December 11, 2009, 11:30am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280: 750/730/800
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Math II 780, Bio-M 750, US-Hist 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.05 (Where 4.0 = A and 4.3 = A+. Yes, it confuses me too.)
[] Weighted GPA: 5.4…?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked: Top 5%/300
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH 4, Bio 4, Eng Lang 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses): SL Spanish 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigourous *IB Candidate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main:[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Intellectual Vitality:
[] Roommate:
[] Why Stanford: 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None
[] Art Supplement:[/list] None

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 31st
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian w/ Dual Citizenship with US, Australia & Germany
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 300k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not really sure what to think. My ECs are a bit weak, but I thought the essays would make up for it. I guess I was (pleasantly?) surprised to get deferred, as Stanford does not do that often.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] My Why Stanford essay could have been improved. I had so many reasons, and so little space, that it didn’t come out well.

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First reaction: Bah… Now to get started on 10+ other apps… :(

Congratulations to all who got in, and all that did not. You’ll all be going to some wonderful schools… If it isn’t meant to be, it isn’t meant to be. 10% is nothing to break a heart over.

*Please note that I’ll update this post once I get my final decision. Some info I don’t really want to share until then. :)

ThatsSoCoooolMan · December 11, 2009, 6:33pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M760/CR720/W770 (2250)
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Chem, 780 Bio E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No idea my school is weird
Weighted GPA: 4.79 (out of a 5.2 scale? not sure)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/543
AP (place score in parentheses): Most of the sciences 5’s + Lang/Comp(3)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: pretty hard
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several regional science awards, one big one in olympiad

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): blah of blahblahblah they’re alright i guess
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 200-ish hours at a hospital
Summer Activities:

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
I have no idea how to judge my essays. They were alright?
Other:
Recs were pretty good
Interview:
Art Supplement:

Other
Date Submitted App: October 28
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: medium
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): bro graduated from stanford

Reflection
Strengths: sciences/test scores
Weaknesses: not a lot of humanities?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: it’s stanford
What would you have done differently?: cure cancer and write a book on it

Richarddd.Li · December 11, 2009, 6:38pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360; Math (800) CR (800) Writing (760)
[] SAT II: Math II (800) Chemistry (800) Physics (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.71
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~15/300
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), Physics B (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), English Lang (5), World History (5), Government (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, Organic Chemistry, Calc BC, Physics C Mechanics and E&M, MST Research
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO top 20 finalist, AGA Student Fellowship Grant[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Olympiad Team (President), Science Nat’l Honor Society (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Laboratory Internship, Private Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteerism
[] Summer Activities: Laboratory Work[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: High[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[li] Weaknesses: I think my application was too one-dimensional with my scientific interests.[/li][/ul]

shen0211 · December 11, 2009, 6:39pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 790 M 780 W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Math II 790 US 790 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9+
[] Weighted GPA: 4.69
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/650+
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 4 in apush and a few 5s, on the decision pledge
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap english, ap latin, math lab tutor, ap gov, ap euro, multivariable calc, music theory
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] national merit semifinalist

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): academic quiz team (J.V. captain), mu alpha theta (school president), student government, latin club, peer counseling, cincinnati symphony youth orchestra violinist
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at bethesda north hospital
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] howard hughes ExSEL, 2x mu alpha theta national convention, a few other things

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 10 [/li][] EC Short Answer: 6
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8
[] Roommate:7
[] Why Stanford: 8
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9
[] Counselor Rec: probably good, but we have a large school and she’s not quite as close to me as my teachers are
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[] Art Supplement:[/list] music supp violin

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/14
[] State (if domestic applicant): ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: <60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] first generation, low income

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: participated several extracurriculars, wrote a good common app essay, had teachers who really liked me write my recommendations
[] Weaknesses: the weakest spot would potentially be my counselors recommendation which would be generic at worst
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: because it’s stanford
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing

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soccer4life441 · December 11, 2009, 6:40pm

Rejected, will fully update tonight.

NWdivisionCHAMPS · December 11, 2009, 6:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 640, M: 770, W: 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: BIO: 690, IIC: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/500ish
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APSTATS: 5
[] IB (place score in parentheses): IBPSYCH: 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] 1ST statistics nationals, 1ST viola WA-state solo, 1ST large ensembe WA-state, 1ST National NW Korean Composition Contest

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 6X principal violist of Tacoma Youth Symphony
[] Job/Work Experience: viola performer, waiter, tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer by playing viola at nursing home, and tutor at elementary
[] Summer Activities:[/ul]: tennis, math nationals, created benefit concert

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] i’d say everything was average.
[] Common App Main: average
[] EC Short Answer: average
[] Intellectual Vitality: average
[] Roommate: average
[] Why Stanford: average
[] Other:[/ul]: average
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: good (by Stanford alumni)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: good
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: N/A
[li] Art Supplement:[/list] YES, VIOLA SOLO[/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/15/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA State
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: South Korean
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: LOW
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] No joke, but I am so blessed because i didn’t get into Stanford. God put me there. I am so lucky to embrace his love and grace and be a part of future he has laid out for me!

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: God’s will was for me to get in! Here is living proof! Look at my stats, I do not deserve acceptance. It was all the grace of God.
[] Weaknesses: SAT, SATII,
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Once again, I praise got and lift it up to him 100%
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Trust in Him more.

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whoaness · December 11, 2009, 6:43pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
Objective:[list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t provide
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 660 Lit, 640 US, 690 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Weighted GPA: 4.456
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 4s in Calc AB and Lang, 3s in US, Euro, and Art History
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty decent
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Will provide if needed[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
I have quiet a few … I can provide if wanted
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8 (my cancer)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 6
[] Intellectual Vitality: 5 (studio work in art)
[] Roommate: 4 (lame… oh well)
[] Why Stanford: 9 thought it was pretty great
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Awesome
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: assuming it was good
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: 8 or even 9
[] Art Supplement: Yup, thought it was pretty good[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 13 
[] State (if domestic applicant): Coloraod
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $29,000 ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have cancer, still attending shchool. Immigrant[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea… maybe my scores weren’t good enough…
[] What would you have done differently?: Gotten better scores haha[/ul]

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Rajna31 · December 11, 2009, 6:46pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Maths 590 Writing 560 CR (1920 total)
[] ACT: not available
[] SAT II: 720 Maths I 740 German 760 Wolrd History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.0 (no weighting here)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/32
[] AP (place score in parentheses): no such thing here
[] IB (place score in parentheses): no such thing here
[] Senior Year Course Load: no such thing here
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist (top 30) at National competitions in all of the past four years (History four times, English twice, Maths, Physics once), Winner of several local (city or district) competitions in History and Maths[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Sportswriter for the greatest non-soccer sports website of the country, I also publish occasionally elsewhere, Varsity Soccer & Basketball, Religious activity, Foreign exchange participant, there are no clubs here
[] Job/Work Experience: I rarely get money for writing but t may count as a job
[] Volunteer/Community service: Service for the poor with the church (several times)
[] Summer Activities: Foreign exchange, school camp (debate)[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 6 (about my passion for American sports)[/li][] EC Short Answer: can’t remember at the moment
[] Intellectual Vitality: 4 (about a school camp)
[] Roommate: 6 (about my lifestyle)
[] Why Stanford: 5 (about how I got to know Stanford (I had got the task to write about the Cardinal on the website I am working for))
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 7 (about my participation at German classes)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 6 (about my interest in History)
[] Counselor Rec: 4 (she is not good at this, she is a Maths teacher)
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 31/10/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): Hungary
[] School Type: State
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Under $13,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars and academics maybe
[] Weaknesses: SATs and essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: cause I don’t speak as good an English as the natives do
[] What would you have done differently?: start earlier[/ul]

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Joc2014 · December 11, 2009, 6:49pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math800, Writing800, CR780 (total=2380)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: MathII (800), Chemistry (790), Physics (780)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): at least top 5%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), BC Calc (5), Chemistry (5), US Gov (5), currently taking Physics, Environmental Science, English Lit.
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: very rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Semifinalist, California Institute of Technology Junior Book Award, COMAP Math Modeling Contest (Regional Outstanding), National Greek Exam (Highest Honors)

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Environment Club (treasurer, president), Science National Honor Society (co-president), Outdoors Club (vice-president), Varsity Swim Team (captain), Varsity Tennis Team (captain), Math National Honor Society, English National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Key Club, Model Judiciary
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Newtowne Tutoring, science and math tutoring, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Visual Arts Center, local river cleanups, Salvation Army, Relay for Life
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] volunteer work at Visual Arts Center, did a mentorship in Boston with a judge in a trial court

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8 (wrote about my work leading the Environment Club and my passion for the environment and the outdoors)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8 (wrote about my mentorship with a judge)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 7 (wrote about fate vs. control, nurture vs. nature, and parallel universes)
[] Roommate: 7 (wrote about what makes me unique - quirky habits and what I would be like to live with)
[] Why Stanford: 6 (wrote about how I would fit in perfectly with the student body and how much I wanted to major in earth science and environmental engineering and how Stanford would help me do that) 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9 (English teacher last year - he loved me)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7 (Math teacher for 3 years - loved me but I don’t know how eloquent his writing is)
[] Counselor Rec: 8 (she really liked me and thought very highly of me - nominated me as the top student at the school for a $10,000 leadership scholarship)
[] Additional Rec: 7 (from the judge I worked with)
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct. 29
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: magnet public school - rated in top 15 schools in country by Newsweek
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] nothing really

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades and test scores
[] Weaknesses: dunno
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I am a strong applicant but I guess not good enough
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] no idea - I guess I would have talked more about how amazing Stanford is in the Why Stanford essay

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