OFFICIAL Stanford University REA Decisions - Class of 2014

yoft12 · December 11, 2009, 6:50pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800CR/790M/800W)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2; 790 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.74
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/435
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Gov’t and Politics - 5; U.S. History - 5
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Business and Management SL - 6
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous available
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): marching band (head drum major); mock trial; youth in government
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: none
[] Summer Activities: summer gym; missouri scholars academy; marching band camp[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8 (head drum major of marching band)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7 (marching band)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 4 (bill i wrote in civics class)
[] Roommate: 6 (being a kid at heart)
[] Why Stanford: 7 (fairly standard, nothing special) 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 8 (haven’t read)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8 (haven’t read)
[] Counselor Rec: no clue
[] Additional Rec: 9 (from marching band director; haven’t read)
[] Interview: n/a
[] Art Supplement: 8 (video of my conducting)[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 14th
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: no financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): drum major?[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: head drum major of 185-piece band
[] Weaknesses: weak essays on Stanford supplement
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no volunteer service; no major awards; weak supplemental essays
[] What would you have done differently?: not much. no regrets here.[/ul]

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highonrice · December 11, 2009, 11:49am

Rejected, I’ll post stats later

mrbopalop1 · December 11, 2009, 11:50am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 730CR, 730W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 730M2, 730BioM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.84
[] Weighted GPA:4.63 (old school) 3.94 (new school)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5th percentile
[] AP (place score in parentheses):5444
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, Econ, French 6, AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Maryland State Distinguished Musician Award (Junior and Senior), AP Scholar with Honors, National Merit Commendation[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Piano, Tennis, French NHS, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 years Intern Stanford University
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not much
[] Summer Activities:2 summers intern Stanford University, epithelial biology lab[/ul]

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

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 31, 2009
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Independent Private(new), Public (old)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket: Mid-Upper - Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):don’t know…worked 2 years there, uncle works at Stanford Hospital[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, academics
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ECs were terribly weak.
[] What would you have done differently?: List ALL my ECs. I’m such an idiot.[/ul]

General Comments:
Good run…now trying for Harvard, Cornell, WashU, Northwestern, Tufts, Penn State.
congrats to all those. and DAMN they sent them out early.

Xargon42 · December 11, 2009, 6:54pm

oh crap I got in

Freiheit · December 11, 2009, 6:56pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800CR, 790M, 790W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 790 Bio, 800 US, 790 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): first decile, school does not rank.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (5), Chinese (5), US (5), Chem (5), Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics B, Science Research 3, Orchestra, AP Psych
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Wellesley College Book Award, National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]-Violin: member of school orchestra, assistant concertmaster
member of school’s chamber orchestra, assistant concertmaster
member of school’s pit orchestra, assistant concertmaster
member of chamber quartet organized by school director
member of county orchestra for five years
member of Regionals orchestra since 7th grade (except 10th)
member of All-State orchestra as a freshman/sophomore
also sent in an arts supplement.
-Played a traditional Chinese instrument, won Honors and High Honors awards
-in Computer & Infoforum Club since freshman year, treasurer 11th and president 12th
-East Asian Culture Club since freshman year, secretary 11th and president 12th
-Track&field since freshman year
-Science League for Chemistry
-Science & Tech club since junior year
-Key Club since freshman year

[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, playing violin at nursing homes
[li] Summer Activities:[/ul] Science Research[/li]10-day program at Stanford
10-day program at UC Berkeley (NSLC)
Landmark Volunteers program in Colorado
trip to Austria for orchestra touring performance

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: about learning a traditional Chinese instrument. 6ish…[/li][] EC Short Answer: 6. about violin.
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8. about science research.
[] Roommate: 7. kind of random, talked about trip to Austria and roommate there, hobbies, personality…
[] Why Stanford: 10 T_T so good, yet such wasted work!
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: probably really excellent.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: also should’ve been quite great.
[] Counselor Rec: we were friendly
[] Additional Rec: nope.
[] Interview: nope.
[] Art Supplement:[/list] yeah. violin.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/14
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public. sends a bunch to ivies each year.
[] Ethnicity: Asian.
[] Gender: female.
[] Income Bracket: >100,000.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] yeah, right.

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, grades/course rigor (ish), passion for music
[] Weaknesses: ORM, essays?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: too many Asians in california. … who want to study biology/medicine.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Don’t apply to Stanford. (no, I would have hated myself for the rest of my life if I didn’t try…)

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CanaryK · December 11, 2009, 6:58pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 M, 740 W, 9 essay (2340 total)
[] ACT: 35 cumulative, 8 essay, all the section scores were around 35, best was 36 science
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Chem, 790 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/450 (my school is insane)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5) Calc BC (5) Latin Lit (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 periods total, 5 APs, 1 Honors, 1 Free Period (it was either that, a study hall, or an arts class, due to my school’s scheduling policies)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Nope. National Merit Semifinalist, that’s it.[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (class captain), Science Club (president), Science Olympiad (varsity captain), Science Days service club (founder+president), SkillsUSA (vice president), Octagon service club (President, Vice for the past 2 years), National Honor Society, Peer Tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid genetics research internship at Duke last summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours, mainly committed to poverty/hunger relief, helping families of cancer patients, and education
[] Summer Activities: Organized a casserole bake-off for Meals on Wheels, organized a series of food sales for the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake, NSLC (residential leadership conference), genetics research on polyploidy in angiosperms using Mimulus as a model, volunteer camp counselor at NC Botanical Garden, volunteer with the radiation oncology department at Duke[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Wrote about Tesla as the historical figure influence, I thought it described me well, but might have been too scholarly and not personal enough. Perhaps a 7? I’m not being too easy on myself, everyone else is just being too critical, heeeh :)[/li][] EC Short Answer: Wrote about community service, 6
[] Intellectual Vitality: I don’t even remember what I wrote about, this was a tough essay for me. 5?
[] Roommate: Many, many things, it was not very focused. 5
[] Why Stanford: 7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent, the teacher knew me in and out of class
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Less excellent, I really only knew the teacher in class, and I don’t know what she could say outside of “a nice person, a great student, other stuff that applies to every other Stanford applicant”
[] Counselor Rec: Experienced counselor, should’ve been great.
[] Additional Rec: From my research mentor, it should’ve been pretty good
[] Interview: Went well, I thought
[] Art Supplement: None[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: The day before it was due, but due to an error in my school, my transcript wasn’t received until VERY late, but the school sent a note along with it explaining that it wasn’t my fault.
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Mid-high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. First gen immigrant? My parents went to college in China, but given that both have advanced degrees, I don’t think that qualifies for FGC.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good academically, good recs, I’m really committed to my ECs and have evidence of leadership. Strong passion in science, idk if I got that out properly in my essays, but for sure it should’ve been seen in my ECs, recs, and interview.
[] Weaknesses: No sports, no instrument, a little too academic probably.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No hook, not even anything interesting like sports or an instrument. My essays probably were a little too serious.
[] What would you have done differently?: Made myself sound more interesting, put my number of hours on their… honestly, I don’t think there’s much - I put myself on the application, I can’t change who I am and I guess I just wasn’t what Stanford is looking for this year. Which is fine, because better people than me are rejected, and everyone who made it in really deserves it! Congrats guys![/ul]

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The_Juggernaut_1 · December 11, 2009, 6:59pm

God is great; Stanford Class of 2014!

bellabelle · December 11, 2009, 7:13pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math680, Writing800, CR730 (total=2210)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: Bio E (730), Lit (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): at least top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (5), English Comp (5), currently taking English Lit, Gov, Calc AB
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: very rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Merit Semifinalist

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: 9 (wrote about my mom and her influence on me)
EC Short Answer: 7 (wrote about my experience at a business leadership conference)
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 my family has always been stanford fans/alums; i’ve wanted to go to stanford my whole life but had to make that decision for myself)
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9 (Bio teacher last year - he loved me)
Teacher Recommendation #2: 9 (English teacher last year)
Counselor Rec: 8 (written by counselor/vice principal)

Other
Date Submitted App: early oct.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): double alumni, mom works there

poop.

sarbaraj101 · December 11, 2009, 7:21pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 630 (CR) + 770 (M) + 780 (W)
[] ACT: (Not Submitted)
[] SAT II: (Not Submitted)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5th
[] AP (place score in parentheses): -
[] IB (place score in parentheses): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: Perhaps highest in the country
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] -

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): President of Chess Club, Theoretical Physics Society, FOSS Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Taught 10th graders for 3 months
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, FOSS-Nepal activities, Bar Camp etc.
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Studying

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] 7 (Studying further maths on my own)
[] Common App Main: 7
[] EC Short Answer: 8
[] Intellectual Vitality: 6
[] Roommate: 9
[] Why Stanford: 8
[] Other:[/ul] -
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9
[] Counselor Rec: 8
[] Additional Rec: -
[] Interview: -
[li] Art Supplement:[/list] -[/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 30th
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): Nepal
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: -
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] -

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, Essays, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: SATs, awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: weaknesses
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing. Maybe prepare a bit more on the CR section…

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Whan · December 11, 2009, 7:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210, 790M 690CR 730WR
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 790 physics, 790 math 2c, 760 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Weighted GPA:4.26
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):12/587
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s on (Bio, Physics, Calc AB, Psych, Econ Mac&Mic) 4’s on (AP Lang, Lit)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stats, AP Calc BC, AP US history, Senior Inquiry, Advanced Science research
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Regional Finalist, ISEF Finalist Alternate, Played Beethoven’s 5th concerto w/ orchestra (public performance)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Piano Soloist for 13 years, Westview Ensemble Club (Founder&President), Independent & University Biomedical Research, FRC & FTC robotics (Captain 1 year), Speech and Debate
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Research Intern at Local University/hospital, Summer Intern at Welch Allyn
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer volunteer at science museum, mentored robotics team for 1.5 years, Misc small volunteer work (ex airshow volunteer one day)
[] Summer Activities: See above[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8 (My experiences at the hospital as a shadow & intern)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7 (Piano)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 7.5 (Biomedical research)
[] Roommate: 8.5 (Airsoft and engineering)
[] Why Stanford: 7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 8 (No clue really, never read it. Teacher liked me. Biology)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8 (No clue really, never read it. Teacher liked me. Economics)
[] Counselor Rec: (No clue really, never read it)
[] Additional Rec: 8 (Radiation oncologist who I worked with)
[] Interview: 8 (Went well, I think we connected pretty well)
[] Art Supplement: 8 (All live performances, so there were mistakes, but included a live performance of my concerto performance w/ orchestra)
[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/10/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): OREGON!!!
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, I think. Admittedly, they were very “Asian”, but most if not all were competitive ECs. The Research I had done helped.
[] Weaknesses: Volunteering hours.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, I’m still not quite sure. Perhaps it’s because of the enthusiasm in essays, EC selection/awards and interview for engineering.[/li][/ul]

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mfederman · December 11, 2009, 7:32pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[] ACT: 31 English, 33 Math, 36 Reading, 35 Science, 11 Writing
[] SAT II: 700 Lit, 730 Math II, 750 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): (5 on all) Environmental Science, English Lang., and U.S. History
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Modern Euro., AP Calc AB, Honors Physics, Honors Latin III, and Photography
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Youth Leadership Award, AP Scholar, Headmaster’s List,

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity soccer, club soccer, varsity swimming, political forum, (Class President), (Student Council), (Family Prefect), (Youth Leadership Exchange), (Pres. / Treasurer/ Senator for Latin Club), (Pres. Of Chess Club),
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a law firm, and started a recycling business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked with Alzheimer’s patients, organized voter drives and fundraisers, camp counselor, taught at youth soccer clinic, worked at Jewish Federation, mentored kids, tutored underclassmen,
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Boys State, traveled, ran a marathon,

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

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/ 22/ 2009
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private Prep
[] Ethnicity: White / Native American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs
[] Weaknesses: Maybe Scores? And work experience.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

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Looks like I’m going to Duke… it was nice talking with everyone.

tkdkid · December 11, 2009, 7:36pm

Decision: Rejected

PM me if you really want to know my stats. lol

colingray · December 11, 2009, 7:57pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 610 (CR) 630 (W) 770 (M) - 2010
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Maths2 (780) Chinese (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] IB (place score in parentheses): HL Physics, Geography, Business. SL Chinese A2, English A1, Maths (doing the exams all in May 2010)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Above IB classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Soccer, Internet Business (founder), Book Publishing (author), UNHCR Refugee ICT Projects (leader), Peer Support (leader), Piano
[] Job/Work Experience: Alibaba.com
[] Volunteer/Community service: Listed in extracurricular
[] Summer Activities: Work experience[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: about how I wrote my book[/li][] EC Short Answer: Random
[] Intellectual Vitality: About how I love Air Crash Investigation documentary
[] Roommate: How I love piano and magic tricks
[] Why Stanford: Cause I’m passionate about internet business and its in silicon valley 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: did not see
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: did not see
[] Counselor Rec: did not see
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: last day
[] State (if domestic applicant): n/a
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Pretty affluent
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My book?[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My internet business + book
[] Weaknesses: SAT + Asian + Rich Family
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I dunno
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing (well I made a lot of mistakes in my app)[/ul]

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dcash101 · December 11, 2009, 7:57pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR:800 M:710 W:690
[] ACT:33
[] SAT II: US Hist:780 Biology-M:780 Spanish:800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Weighted GPA:5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5 in a class of 200
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s in span lang, bio, arthist, us gov, 4s in US Hist, Eng Lang
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:Hardest Possible-4 AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Econ, AP Eng Lit, Hon. Philosophy, Hon. Latin Amer History, Hon. Ignatian Spirituality
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Brown Book Award, National Chemistry League First Place Award, National Hispanic Scholar

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): School’s Literary Magazine (Chief Editor), Key Club(Staff Member), Future Doctors of America(Treasurer), Varsity Track and Field
[] Job/Work Experience:None
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 200 hours
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] EPGY Intro to Business program, University of Miami Summer Scholars in Neuroscience

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9, about my love for science and how it has affected my perspective on the world[/li][] EC Short Answer: 10, my experience in tutoring underprivileged kids at a high school
[] Intellectual Vitality:8, wrote about my philosophical perspective on the problem of evil
[] Roommate: 10, wrote about my loves for reading and film
[] Why Stanford: 7, talked about the academic culture, social atmosphere 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:10, english teacher who taught me for two years
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:8, biology teacher who taught me for two years
[] Counselor Rec: 10, "one of the most intellectually versatile students I have seen in my 40 years of counseling)
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: november 2
[] State (if domestic applicant):florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Jesuit, Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:100-120 thou
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, writing ability, teacher and counselor recommendations
[] Weaknesses: only slightly above average extracurriculars, relatively low math and writing SATs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good but not exceptional test scores…besides that i dont know
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
applied regular decision, so they couldve seen my performance 1st semester
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gapyearstudent · December 11, 2009, 8:00pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 750 M 800 WR 680
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: M2 750 Phys 760 Chem 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): A-Levels (4As)
[] 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.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Academic Club (President), Prefect, PA club, MUN
[] Job/Work Experience: -
[] Volunteer/Community service: 70 hours, main component of activity essay (wasn’t THAT cliche)
[] Summer Activities:[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] 
[li] Common App Main: 9 (about growing up gay in a Muslim country) [/li][] EC Short Answer: 8 (about liking kids after hating them)
[] Intellectual Vitality: MUN (4)
[] Roommate: Hobbies (6)
[] Why Stanford: Beauty, clubs at Stanford (6)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Good (6)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Awesome (8)
[] Counselor Rec: Good (7)
[] Additional Rec: Good (8)
[] Interview: None
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 28/10
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): malaysia
[] School Type: public/private (changed schools)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $100000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays (lol)
[] Weaknesses: Anti-hook : ORM, intl requiring aid
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Obviously not as good as others, asked for aid as intl.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Done better stuff since 9th grade. Haha. Good luck 2015ers. Don’t be afraid to apply.

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applicannot · December 11, 2009, 8:05pm

Decision: Accepted via QuestBridge

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (720M, 750CR, 780W)
[] ACT: 31, didn’t send
[] SAT II: 670 Lit, 700 Math 2, 730 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Weighted GPA: School does not weight.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro 4, US History 5, EnviSci 4, Lit 5, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Biology, Statistics, World History
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Macro/microeconomics, AP Statistics, AP World History, Contemporary World Issues, Creative Writing
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] QUESTBRIDGE FINALIST (and Match), AP Scholar with Honor, National Achievement Semifinalist

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Community Association Junior President 10 hours/week [11, 12], Community Association Youth Member 5 hours/week, high school government member and class president [9, 10]
[li] Job/Work Experience: 25 hours/week, cashier[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: Er, see ECs.
[li] Summer Activities:[/ul] Working 35-45 hours/week.[/li]
Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Yes We Can/Inauguration themed essay about car repossession, father walking out, sister graduating $70,000 in debt (9)[/li][] EC Short Answer: being a community organizer (4)
[] Intellectual Vitality: working at the grocery store and starting conversations with customers (6)
[] Roommate: cutsie essay about allergies (8)
[] Why Stanford: Honest, about infrastructure for low-income students (7) 
[] Other: Additional essay about how my old high school sucked, and about how I vowed to work more hours to pay for my own private education (8)
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: No idea. Distance-learning high school.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Ditto.
[] Counselor Rec: Couldn’t have been too bad, but ditto above.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement: none [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 09/30/09 and 11/02/09 (admissions received 12/01/09 @ 3:11 pm EST - yes I remember it vividly!)
[] State: Maryland
[] Country: USA
[] School Type: Distance-learning, not particularly rigorous
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: $23,000 / 5 people
[] Hooks: URM, first generation, low-income (single parent)[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays were very strong. The same goes for my background. I’ve achieved a lot considering the circumstances, and Stanford knew that. Stanford cares about intellectual vitality, and I think I illustrated that by letting them know I choose to pay for school than to go to a bad school.
[] Weaknesses: My Subject Test scores were dismal, comparatively speaking. My recommendations probably weren’t vivid.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My application was a package.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I can’t imagine doing anything differently; maybe one of my QuestBridge essays but Stanford doesn’t really read those. Even if I had been rejected, my application represented who I am. Parts of my application were so personal my mom hasn’t even been allowed to read them. If Stanford didn’t want me, it would have been okay, because I would have known I wasn’t right for the school.

General Comments:
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dx1992 · December 11, 2009, 8:07pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800W; 770CR; 630M)
[] SAT II: Literature 780, US History 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), French. lang (5), French lit. (5), English lang (5), European History (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English lit., AP Calculus AB, Cold War History/Constitutional law (one semester electives), independent study (French)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP scholar with distinction, National Merit commended, 5 school awards (history, english, science, drama prizes), secundus awards sophomore and junior year (2nd highest overall gpa)[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): newspaper (Editor-In-Chief), fall/spring productions (lead roles in 10,11,12 grades), debate club (President), varsity crew (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: taught at “enrichment” summer camp
[] Volunteer/Community service: committee of an event raising money for poor children in the Boston area, organized annual drive for a women’s shelter, volunteered on political campains
[] Summer Activities:[/ul]
traveled to Europe, was a camp counselor
Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] 9
[] Common App Main: 8
[] EC Short Answer: 8
[] Intellectual Vitality: 9
[] Roommate: 7
[] Why Stanford: 8
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10
[] Counselor Rec: 10
[] Additional Rec: 10
[] Interview: 9
[] Art Supplement:[/list]
Drama/theater supplement

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/15/2009
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA (but dual US-Canadian citizen)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, all-boys prep
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: highest
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: bilingual applicant who has lived in Europe half of his life, committed to drama; demonstrated I have a passion for learning
[] Weaknesses: Math SAT score
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] spent more time preparing for the Math section of the SAT, further reviewed/improved the Why Stanford? essay

General Comments:
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FashionCapital · December 11, 2009, 8:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (690 M, 690 CR, 800 W)
[] ACT: 31; didn’t send
[] SAT II: 760 US History, 690 Biology M, 670 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.05
[] Weighted GPA: unknown
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Eng Lang/Comp (5), Biology (5), Euro (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, APES, AP Lit, AP World, Peer Leadership, Portuguese Independent Study
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):tlskdsjsitd too excited to list slkdfsjdlf – nothing major? IDK – Gov School nominee? AP Scholar with Honor? NM stuff? hahaha I have no idea. 
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Editor-in-chief of paper, Editor of lit mag, President of GSA, Co-Founder/Pres of Body Image Club, other assorted stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern/Youth Communications Manager @ March of Dimes
[] Volunteer/Community service: Feed the Children; assorted stuff here and there
[] Summer Activities: Iowa Young Writers’ Studio, IR @ Georgetown, Lead for Diversity, Internships, lalala
[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Jane Fonda’s influence on me, VERY unique; 9-10[/li][] EC Short Answer: How a stalker threatened me and my family because I was bisexual; I wrote about how this influenced me to be more active in our school’s GSA; 8
[] Intellectual Vitality: Talked about Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil”, and how it raised questions on the barrier between emotion and intellectualism; eh 7
[] Roommate: REALLY creative; wrote about myself in the second person; 9
[] Why Stanford: Bleh. Talked about literary translation in the Japanese department; 6
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Japanese teacher; didn’t read, but I think it was very good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: APUS/Religion/Violence and Nonviolence teacher; didn’t read; I’m not sure how it was – most likely pretty good?
[] Counselor Rec: I’m guessing it was good? Again, didn’t read, but she seems to really like me
[] Additional Rec: From my art teacher/advisor
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: Photography[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/05
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Mixed Portuguese/Bengali
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Part URM, bisexual, ehhh Jane Fonda? IDK[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ESSAYS, ESSAYS, ESSAYS – I poured my heart and soul into them; probably recs too, ECs/Leadership
[] Weaknesses: Testing! Asian! 
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ESSAYS. JANE FONDA.
[] What would you have done differently?: LSKDFSDIJOWERSDF[/ul]

General Comments: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH JANE FONDA

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NJDS · December 11, 2009, 8:22pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 math, 800 writing, 740 writing)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: U.S. History 800, 800 Chemistry, 800 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 104.165
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 (no rank reported, just 1%)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on Chemistry, U.S. History, English Lang.
[] IB (place score in parentheses):none
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 1 Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Finalist

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): amazing E.C.s
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon-Instructing Assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 1200 hours
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Governor’s School of International Studies, EPGY

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] I think they were decently good but I guess they were good enough.
[] Common App Main: About International Issue (Child Health)
[] EC Short Answer: Key Club
[] Intellectual Vitality: Governor’s School
[] Roommate: Letter about liking to Dance and being in Key Club
[] Why Stanford: EPGY, loving people at stanford
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: AMAZING[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: pretty awesome too
[] Counselor Rec: should have been generic given the # of students but it was pretty good
[] Additional Rec: amazing
[] Interview: awesome
[] Art Supplement:[/list] none

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:11/1/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: Public
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM, first generation college, National Merit Semifinalist

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: not to be arrogant but I think everything was a strength.
[] Weaknesses: none. essays wernt amazing but they showed me.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strong application overall.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
nothing
General Comments: beyond excited
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314159 · December 11, 2009, 8:23pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 35 (36 Math, 35 Science, 35 English, 32 Reading)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 770 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), Bio (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C E&M, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, Yearbook
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] N/A

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): yearbook (editor-in-chief), varsity swimming, sustainability committee, math tutor, coordinator of school’s tutoring program
[] Job/Work Experience: research at a georgia tech lab, internship at a magazine, published writing
[] Volunteer/Community service: executive service leader of school, service leader to a night shelter
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Penn’s Management & Technology Summer Institute, Princeton’s Summer Workshop in Mathematics, Penn’s Internship Program

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: integrating swimming and math, 10[/li][] EC Short Answer: science research, 9
[] Intellectual Vitality: swine flu and math, 9
[] Roommate: sense of humor, 8/9
[] Why Stanford: just why i loved it so much, 8/9 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: ap stat/honors algebra, 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: honors english, 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: 8
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/22
[] State (if domestic applicant): georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] female engineer from georgia?

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, classes, work experience, summer programs, leadership
[] Weaknesses: bad freshman grades, not a great interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: don’t know really
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] i don’t know

General Comments: depressed but congratulations to everyone who got in!!
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