OFFICIAL Stanford University REA Decisions - Class of 2014

nickst22 · December 11, 2009, 8:24pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330: M790, W790, CR750, took twice.
[] ACT: Did not send
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, 800 World History, 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8-4.9, dont quite remember
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/550
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Compsci A, Calc BC, Physics B, World History, Statistics, Environmental Science, Macroecon, Microecon, English Language. 5s on all
[] Senior Year Course Load: Volleyball, Multivar Calc, Discrete Math @university, AP Lit, IB Econ, Advanced Engineering, and Robotics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):USAMO qualifier, National Science Bowl participant, Econ Challenge Regional runner up, USAMTS medalist[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Math club(president), econ club, science bowl club(vp and team captain), volleyball for 5 years, Ping pong club(founder)
[] Job/Work Experience:Worked summer of junior year programming telescopes as a paid intern.
[] Volunteer/Community service:200+ hours
[] Summer Activities:Work, extra classes, volleyball.[/ul]

Writing:[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Rather generic, about how volleyball has affected my life.[/li][] EC Short Answer:Pretty decent.
[] Intellectual Vitality: Talked about skipping stones.
[] Roommate: Wrote about how I was a morning person
[] Why Stanford: Compared Stanford to a dim sum restaurant.
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:Econ Teach. pretty strong.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:Math Teach. very strong.
[] Counselor Rec:Very Strong
[li] Additional Rec:from my summer internship. Described what i did and what i accomplished.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov. 1
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:upper class, did not apply for aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:essays, awards
[] Weaknesses:app looked a bit like a laundry list
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: able to convey genuine interest in a variety of academic subjects.[/ul][/li]
General Comments:I. Am. Very. Happy!

jamiee · December 11, 2009, 8:37pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 two sittings: math 800, critical reading 740 writing 800
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math2c: 800, US History: 720, Physics: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[] Weighted GPA: 4.7ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/660
[] AP (place score in parentheses): lit5 lang5 physics5 us4 euro4 calcAB5
[] IB (place score in parentheses):frenchsl(4) psych(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: full IB candidate, but only 5 classes because i wanted to get off at lunch
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Young Artist Guild, ap scholar w/ distinction, National Merit…

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): violin, invisible children president, french club treasurer, children of tomorrow treasurer, random acts of kindness treasurer
[] Job/Work Experience: kumon math and reading center
[] Volunteer/Community service: invisible children, library volunteer
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] job, chamber music, vacation!!!

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main:8[/li][] EC Short Answer:9
[] Intellectual Vitality:6
[] Roommate:6
[] Why Stanford:7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: French - average, she hates me but hopefully is nice enough to write nicely anyways
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Math - average, she loved me in 10th grade but probabaly forgot…
[] Counselor Rec: ive never talked/met the man. all done through his assistant. so average.
[] Additional Rec: average…
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list] violin performance

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/15 ( art supp deadline )
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] violin

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Violin… probably the only reason why I didnt get rejected…
[] Weaknesses: Scores all average, GPA average (4 Bs), teacher recs average, counselor recs average, essays average because I scrambled to finish before the deadline
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: im not good enough for stanford because im lazy and have bad work ethic, but i wasnt rejected because of violin
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] put in more effort

General Comments:
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Bartok · December 11, 2009, 8:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (620 CR, 800 M, 690 W)
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 620 Chemistry, 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.6 (senior year Q1)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/412
[] AP (place score in parentheses): -
[] IB (place score in parentheses): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Phys B, Band, Dir. Studies in Arts/Comm, Senior Project
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Mostly state/regional awards in poetry, music composition, and math[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Leo Club (Pres., past VP and Secr), Math Team (past Captain), Science Bowl (Captain), Marching Band, Drama (principal role, past Male Lead), Student Council (past Class Representative), SongFest (Music Arranger), NHS, Jazz Band (keyboardist)
[] Job/Work Experience: -
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mostly annual/monthly projects through the Leo Club (joint projects with the local Lions Club)
[] Summer Activities: summer school, leadership camp[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7 (Music Composition)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9 (Drama)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 6 (Operatic Metal)
[] Roommate: 8 (Here I mentioned some things I want to do at Stanford; playful tone)
[] Why Stanford: 7 (Here I wrote about engineering and extracurriculars)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9 (English, Drama Club)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8 (Trig/Analyt, Leo Club)
[] Counselor Rec: 8
[] Additional Rec: -
[] Interview: -
[] Art Supplement: -[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): Hawai’i
[] Country (if international applicant): -
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Filipino (Asian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Just below $100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I guess it was because I’m an artsy science/math person interested in engineering and the fine arts. Straight A’s since freshman year.
[] Weaknesses: ORM, mediocre SAT CR, no job/ongoing community service, no AP tests taken, no clear focus of interest.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected?: I honestly have no clue. I looked through stats of many who were rejected and their stats just blew me away.
[] What would you have done differently?: I would have finished all application requirements earlier because I procrastinated and submitted it in last-minute.[/ul]

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StepIntoTheArena · December 11, 2009, 8:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (700 CR, 750 M, 700 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math IIC - 780, Physics - 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Weighted GPA: around 4.4 I think
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Euro (4), AP Chem (4), AP English Lang (4), AP US History (4), AP Latin: Vergil (3), AP French Language (3).
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP US Gov & Politics, Latin IV Honors, French IV Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Hispanic-American Club, Robotics Team, Computer Club, Engineering Club, Key Club, Student Council.
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at my dad’s shop for a few years now
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Work.

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] Very Good, 8
[] Common App Main: Very good, 8
[] EC Short Answer: Very good, 8
[] Intellectual Vitality: Decent, 6
[] Roommate: Really good, 9
[] Why Stanford: Really good, 9
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Not sure, I think it would have been[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Same as #1
[] Counselor Rec: She said it was VERY good!
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: Nope
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Nope

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 20th
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Less than 75,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM and first generation

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recommendations I think, URM, first gen
[] Weaknesses: SAT a little low
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays + URM
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Not sure now

General Comments: IN SHOCK. OH MY GOD. Good luck to everyone who still hasn’t applied and those who got rejected. Stanford '14 FTW!
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PerAsperaAdAstra · December 11, 2009, 9:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 780 CR, 800 WR
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II:800 Math IIC, 790 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not counting freshman year (which is my weakest), not counting art classes (which I had…trouble across the board in) I had a 3.84
[] Weighted GPA: 4.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% - which is all my school supplies
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC, Physics B, Latin (Lit): all 5’s
[] Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Latin (Vergil), Honors Chinese IV, Honors Biology (no AP offered), Honors Multivariable Calculus, an English class (no AP / honors offered), Improv, Independent Study on Ethics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Semifinalist, Cum Laude Society, National Junior Classical League Latin Honors Society[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Hockey (captain), Varsity Tennis (captain), various involvement in other sports and various awards in them.
Head of really awesome ethics program (tied in to independent study. too complicated to explain - but fantastic)
Editor in chief and founder of school humor newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned in China for 4 weeks before junior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours in sophomore year, some volunteer work in China (taught English) ---- none mentioned in app
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Two summers in China, one doing a program for high schoolers, one working for my dad’s company (living in the dorms alone with a cousin); did HSSC last year (got an A and a B)

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Words. 9[/li][] EC Short Answer: Humor magazine. 8
[] Intellectual Vitality: Ethics program. 7
[] Roommate: Hockey bag. 8
[] Why Stanford: My family, HSSC. 7 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Solid. The teacher taught me 9th/10th grade, which is somewhat unkosher, but it all worked out.
[li] Counselor Rec: The counselors and I don’t get along very well…but they do send to parents a detailed questionnaire about their children, which I think the counselors just took chunks from.[/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Private - this is a poor metric, but highest average ACT in the city.
[] Ethnicity: Whitebread
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Double legacy[/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Essays, test scores, legacy. Also, not too many kids take multiple languages.
[] Weaknesses: My grades could definitely have been higher.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Who knows![/li]
General Comments: Congrats to all those accepted! And for those who didn’t get in — well, forsan et haec olim iuvabit meminisse.
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jony6789 · December 11, 2009, 9:18pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 790/700/790 (M/CR/W)
[] SAT IIs: Math2: 800 US History: 710 Physics(didn’t send): 700
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.92 UW, 4.22 W
[] Rank: School does not rank
[] ACT: 35
[] APs (including this year’s): Calc BC (5), US History (5), Physics, German, Government, English Lang
[] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics, AP German, AP Government, AP English Lang, Senior Technology Research Lab, Geosystems, Multivariable Calc/Linear Algebra
[] Number of Apps from Your School: ***loads. ~20 applied EA and ~90 will apply RD.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Ranked #1 in VA for AATG german exam.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Student research, space club president, Robotics competition (won tournament), Church Youth group (youth leader), German Honor Society, other community service stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): decent. could have been better. I liked my intellectual vitality and roommate essays more than my why Stanford essay.
[] Teacher Recs: One was probably good, the other was probably really good
[] Counselor Rec: most likely generic. my counselor doesn’t get to know any of her kids.
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): did not interview
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: VA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Ranked #1 School in the nation by US News and World Report. Average SAT is 2190-2200
[] Ethnicity: White/Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: If I applied for financial aid they would laugh at me.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[] Strengths: ACT, satellite research project I was working on, maybe essays
[] Weaknesses: ECs, essays could have been better, one of my teacher recs was probably generic, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not surprised. ECs were what I was passionate about but there weren’t as many as there could be. My essays could have been better. Also, about 100 kids apply to Stanford from my school each year; almost all of them are academic rockstars. [/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Ah, I really wanted to go to Stanford, and I was hoping I’d get in, but I knew this was the most likely result so I was kind of ready for it. Still hurts, though.

blackirish23 · December 11, 2009, 9:24pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Reading, 770 Math, 720 Writing
[] ACT: not taken
[] SAT II: 770 Math 2, 720 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): unknown (~3.8)
[] Weighted GPA: 4.2
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400 (my school ranks everyone above 4.0 #1) actual: about 10/400
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), AB Subscore (5), U.S. Gov (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Comp Sci HL (6), Math SL (6), Design Tech SL (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: easily the hardest out of anyone in my grade. Multivariable Calc, AP Physics C (double block), AP Chem (double block), IB English HL.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Rowing (4 years), Latin Club (2 years), Math Team (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: camp counselor and maintenance worker at local park, every summer for about 150 hours
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] volunteering, club rowing

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: (7) How having success my freshman year in rowing taught me the value of hard work and shaped my work habits.[/li][] EC Short Answer: (4) My weakest piece easily, repetitive of the initial one in that it’s about crew
[] Intellectual Vitality: (9) About my passion for outer space research and exploration and my goal to eventually contribute to space exploration.
[] Roommate: (6) Joked about my unusual hours (due to rowing, 5 AM every weekday), and talked about how I’m not the most sociable person but I open up eventually and will be a good friend.
[] Why Stanford: (6) I don’t even remember
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: By my estimate, a (9). I really improved over the course of his class and he knew it.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: (7) This was a last minute rec when I found out that I couldn’t use a rec from my Comp Sci teacher, so it wasn’t my ideal choice.
[] Counselor Rec: (7) Probably fairly generic, she knows that I always give myself the hardest possible challenge regardless of her advice so that must count for something.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement:[/list] none

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/1
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Newsweek Top 100 Public High Schools
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Lower middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, courseload, extracurriculars, teacher rec #1
[] Weaknesses: Some of the essays, teacher rec #2, no leadership in extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see above reasons
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] spent more time working on my essays, been a better student in Calc last year so my teacher rec #2 would be better.

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ayeeeconnie · December 11, 2009, 9:33pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (CR: 740, M: 800, W:790
[] ACT: 32 (S: 33, M: 33, E: 30, W: 32)
[] SAT II: US History: 690, Math II: 790, Ecological Biology: 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/580
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (3), US History (5), Calculus AB (5), Environmental Science (4), English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Music Theory, AP Stats, AP English Lit, Anatomy, Calculus BC at community college
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Does piano competition count?

Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Interact (3 years, secretary this year), CSF (4 years, VP last year, President this year), Piano (passed 10 levels of CM, won competition, performed at a variety of places)
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon Tutoring Center 200 hours
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours
[] Summer Activities: ?

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): Roommate one was good (piano), intellectually engaging was extremely hard to write for me (Terra Cotta soldiers in China), why stanford was really good (Psychology program)
[] Common App Main: Decent (talked about my background/my parents grow flowers)
[] EC Short Answer: answered above
[] Intellectual Vitality: answered above
[] Roommate: answered above
[] Why Stanford: answered above
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: never got to see; probably not that good[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: never got to see; probably very good
[] Counselor Rec: never got to see; probably very good
[] Additional Rec: didnt do
[] Interview: didnt do
[] Art Supplement:didnt do

Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30/2009; early action
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 60,000-100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, farmers for parents? I dont really know

Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: idk, everythings pretty much listed
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: wasnt good enough
[] What would you have done differently?: SATs II

General Comments:
really sad =[

diglett · December 11, 2009, 9:34pm

sighhh Decision: Rejected
due to personal reasons, I won’t post everything.
Objective:[ul]
[] GPA : 3.6/3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 15%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 3 euro, 4 bio, will take 4 or 5 more this year.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP eng, AP calc ab, AP Macroeconomics, AP Gov, Film, Publications
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] lol nothing major[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): intense Key Club(9-12), CSF, NHS, yearbook(editor, designer; 10-12), class (10-12), varsity track&field (10-12), there’s more but I don’t feel like listing them 
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: up there ^
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] everything under extracurriculars

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: ahh I thought it was good. 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: this the one on the common app? if so, wrote about the impact volunteering has made on me 9 The other short answers on the supplement I’d give 7’s and there was one I give a 9
[] Intellectual Vitality: personal (: 8
[] Roommate: showed my quirkiness 7
[] Why Stanford: again, personal 7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: I love my teachers, I waived my right to view because I don’t want my opinion of them to change.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec: waived right…
[] Additional Rec: I messed up so I wasn’t able to ask another person to submit :[
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] State (if domestic applicant): California!
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, not terrible but not super great
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: femaaaale
[] Income Bracket: <75k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] first generation american count?

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I thought my essays were pretty good
[] Weaknesses: test scores xD
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my scores
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]care a tad more about tests.

General Comments:
I am not going to beat myself up just because I didn’t get in. I was prepared for this and merely applied to see if I could get accepted. I wish everyone the best with other schools they will be accepted to, and I wish those who were accepted the best times of their lives at this school. Invite me over if I get accepted to Cal (: or Pacific! Ha. This just makes me excited to be accepted to other places. I cannot wait to go to any college. Just because some place is regarded as a “top school” doesn’t mean there aren’t any other amazing places out there. You guys on the SCEA thread are probably some of the coolest people I’ve met and talked to over the web.

STMoore · December 11, 2009, 9:37pm

Just curious how you got accepted to both Stanford SCEA and Columbia ED. I have a feeling I don’t know how the rules at Stanford are supposed to work because I was under the impression SCEA meant you were not allowed to apply elsewhere (with some limited exceptions that do not permit a binding ED). Can you (or anyone else) let me know how this works?

bluescreen · December 11, 2009, 9:42pm

Don’t feed the ■■■■■.

And best wishes from the Yale SCEA Board!

CanaryK · December 11, 2009, 9:46pm

WHOA THERE, he did get into both. ST, I’m fairly sure SCEA means single choice, and if NW really did get into both, I’m really disappointed that he would apply to both… he seems the most religious in here, and doesn’t God teach you not to lie? Like you would’ve had to when you signed the Stanford SCEA agreement? But yeah, your original impression was right - you’re not allowed to apply anywhere else EA or ED, and there aren’t really exceptions, except for that colleges like Berkeley who just have a really early normal decision deadline don’t count as EA. :|

Sorry for this clutter by the way… leaving now.

diglett · December 11, 2009, 9:48pm

correction: The only acceptance I know for that would be questbridge…

Rtgrove123 · December 11, 2009, 9:56pm

Ya…looks like Stanford wasn’t quite as bad as it was last year…nice job guys!! However, I have the same question as those above. NW applied and was accepted to Columbia ED…so you shouldn’t have applied to Stanford…

Robbie-----Hopeful Member of the Yale Class of 2014 = D

tristan101 · December 11, 2009, 9:59pm

Maybe it’s two people? I think those stats are different for both, as well as activities. Or maybe it’s a ■■■■■, lol. Idk. But then he says:

That doesn’t even make sense, because he said he was accepted. Hmmm…?

teahouse · December 11, 2009, 10:02pm

2 people are using NW’s account – one is his friend. NW posted this somewhere.

Solid901 · December 11, 2009, 10:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 720, MATH: 800, Writing: 710
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Literature - 740; Physics - 770; US History - 720, Math 2C - 800, Chem - 750
[] GPA: my school has a different scale I believe. I’m not quite sure how it gets translated to (un)weighted. For what it’s worth, I have a 4.167 out of a max of 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/160ish
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem(5), CalcAB(5), WorldHistory(4), USHistory(4), Statistics(4), PhysicsC-Mechanics(5), PhysicsC-E&M(5), EnglishLit(4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: [/li]Semester 1: Graph Theory, Contemporary Fiction, Differential Equations, AP Macroeconomics, AP Bio w/ Lab, Writing Fellows
Semester 2: Combinatorics, Fear Factor: Men v. Cowards in Literature, Multivariable Calculus, AP Microeconomics, AP Bio w/ Lab, Writing Fellows
[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: influence of math in my life - 9[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8
[] Roommate: 9 - It was slightly humorous but well to the point. The funnest essay I’ve written so far.
[] Why Stanford: 7-9; I recommend being as specific as you can. I even threw in the name of a Stanford professor I’m fond of and a few other specific details. At the same time, you don’t want it to be a list of facts. Make it personal.
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: How am I supposed to know? We’re not allowed to see. I would guess 8-10 based purely on my respect for the teacher and what (I hope) he thinks of me.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8-10. same reasoning as above.
[] Counselor Rec: 8-10. same reasoning as above.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/01/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia, but I go to school in TN if that matters?
[] School Type: Private - Religious affiliated unfortunately haha
[] Ethnicity: Asian –> Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: I don’t think this factors into decision making. So I will not answer.
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Passionate about learning.
[] Weaknesses: I was afraid my common app main essay might have been slightly pedantic. Even though I got accepted, I still think I can improve it. Also, I was afraid I was lacking in the extracurricular portion because my school day (including tennis practice) takes up over twelve hours of my daily schedule, leaving me little time for outside research. Nevertheless, I could have done more and I still plan to.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I did not try to fit my application into the “well-rounded” category. Sell yourself based on your strengths. They’re looking for people with strong and specific passions. Even if you really are well-rounded, focus more on one or a select few of your specific passions. Passion > Interest.
[] What would you have done differently?: Started earlier on the supplement.[/ul]

General Comments:
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arbitraryname · December 11, 2009, 10:14pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M:770 CR: 800 W: 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Physics 790, Math II 760 (didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): around 3.7ish, not sure
[] Weighted GPA: 4.2
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): in the first quintile, not sure other than that
[] AP (place score in parentheses): None
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Physics, Geography, Chemistry and English HL, Math and French B SL
[] Senior Year Course Load: The above
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): School newspaper (editor), MUN as a delegate, JV soccer, theatre, band, some volunteer work with an open source project (team member)
[] Job/Work Experience: some freelance programming & a bit of web design, nothing special
[] Volunteer/Community service: worked with HFH
[] Summer Activities: stayed home and did nothing[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: quite good … 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: quite good as well. 8
[] Intellectual Vitality: crap, 5
[] Roommate: okay, 6
[] Why Stanford: pretty good, 7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing (Stanford alumni)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Generic
[] Counselor Rec: Slightly better than generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/a[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Like the day before it closed.
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: International private school
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: around 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: None
[] Weaknesses: GPA, location, citizenship, ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: International applying for financial aid
[] What would you have done differently?: Gone back to junior year and worked harder in my HL courses to get rid of that freakishly low GPA, taken SAT IIs much earlier and sent them in[/ul]

General Comments: Not surprised. At least now I won’t be forced to go to Stanford by an overeager parent. I know some people who know me lurk here, so, if you recognise me, hello Next up, MIT (as if) & Harvey Mudd (perhaps!).

loopykatastrophe · December 11, 2009, 10:23pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800, W: 800, M: 730 superscore: 2330
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: math2: 800, chem: 770, lit: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Weighted GPA: 4.2 ish, 4.3 not sure
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top10
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses): calc ab (5) chem (5) englang (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap stats, ap lit, ap world, ap bio, phys honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Journalism (section editor) creative writing dpt
[] Job/Work Experience: at my mom’s store
[] Volunteer/Community service: working with disabled adults
[] Summer Activities:[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] about how I used to be all about humanities and now im more into science. to be honest i thought it was at least a nine, maybe a ten
[] Common App Main:
[] EC Short Answer: nothing special about journalism, like a 6
[] Intellectual Vitality: i think at least a 9
[] Roommate: about why i love to laugh… could have been perceived either way
[] Why Stanford: thought it was really good, about a particular professor whose books i love and why he is a metaphor for stanford.
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: not sure how good it was[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: not sure how good it was
[] Counselor Rec: i think it was good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant):california
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white, jewish
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 250,000 +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none.

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays and scores
[] Weaknesses: gpa, extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not my time, not my place
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing, i’m just being myself and im ok with that!

General Comments: I’m really ok. I did my thing, lived my life, and i will not be going to stanford. worse things have happened. I am a qualified applicant, but it didnt happen. I dont want to cry about it, but when i talk about it, i cant help it. having you all here has meant a lot to me. thanks!
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Anonymous_b00de0c12cfa234245359236ddd99a0d · December 11, 2009, 10:35pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (750 Cr, 790m, 780w)
[] ACT:35 w/o writing (not submitted)
[] SAT II: 800mII, 800 Chem, 800 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Human Geography (5), AP Euro (5), AP Comparative Govt. & Politics (5), AP USH (5), AP Physics B (5), AP BC Calc (5), AP English Lang (5), AP Chem (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP World, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Micro Econ, AP Gov’t
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):…National Merit?[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Boy Scouts (Patrol leader, life scout), Quiz Bowl, National Honor Society, Ping Pong Club, Science Olympiad, World Quest
[] Job/Work Experience: Student Researcher at top 20 national university
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400 Hours volunteering at a science museum, a little bit for kids with muscular dystrophy
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School for Computational Physics, Volunteering, and Research[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Anectodte about rock climbing, 9.5/10[/li][] EC Short Answer: About my Governor’s School experience. 7/10
[] Intellectual Vitality: My experiences in Research, 8/10
[] Roommate: My love of music, 9/10
[] Why Stanford: My aunt was a band member during the play, and… I like science? 6/10
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably pretty good, she likes me but I talked a lot in her class
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty mediocre, she’s new, young, and overloaded
[] Additional Rec: My boss in the lab, should have been excellent
[] Interview: None
[] Art Supplement: None[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31/09
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250K+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores, Courseload, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, lack of a hook
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Extracurriculars
[] What would you have done differently?: Finished Eagle Scout 2 years ago when I had the chance[/ul]

General Comments: I’m not 100% sure I would have gone had I been accepted. I just wanted some sort of college acceptance to be over with so I didn’t have to worry about applying to safeties. Oh well. I guess I’ll end up at Vandy, Brown or Northwestern now.

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