OFFICIAL Stanford University REA Decisions - Class of 2014

xAAAx · December 11, 2009, 10:57pm

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Xargon42 · December 11, 2009, 11:26pm

Decision: Accepted

[] SAT I (breakdown):M 690 CR 730 W 680
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Math 2 680 Biology E 730 Literature 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Weighted GPA: 4.56
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/487
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology(4) English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] 3rd Place in World Karate Championships, and many regional awards

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): (black belt in World Tang Soo Do, eight years), on the karate demonstration team, (Math club President), ( Varsity Badminton Captain), JV and Varsity Wrestling, 8 years playing trumpet (first chair in three school bands).
[] Job/Work Experience: I work summers at a karate studio/ daycare as an instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer with the local police department giving bicycle safety lectures, and have more than 300 hours volunteering to teach karate
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] karate, trumpet, work

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

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 21
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity: one quarter hispanic, three quarters white
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:80k-100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] legacy, 1/4 URM

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, ACT, ECs, essays
[] Weaknesses:SAT2
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I think the combination of my grades, Extra curriculars and legacy status got me in
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

General Comments:
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redjar · December 11, 2009, 11:39pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 780M 800W 800CR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 mol bio, 800 ush, 800 math IIC, 780 lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.44
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 7 5’s and a 3. taking 6 more this year.
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 aps
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] nat merit semi

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): key club prez, hockey, nhs vp, tons of stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: private tutoring, 40 hours per week at scientific institute over summer, 8 hours per week summer and school receptionist duties
[] Volunteer/Community service: key club tons, nhs lots, math tutoring club
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] 40 hour/week paid internship

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] must have been bad
[] Common App Main: relationship with brother
[] EC Short Answer: boy scouts, eagle scout
[] Intellectual Vitality: internship
[] Roommate: what i look for in friendship
[] Why Stanford: language center, west coast attitude
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: great[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: n/a
[] Art Supplement:[/list] none

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: m
[] Income Bracket: ~100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores on everything
[] Weaknesses: essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: apparently 2380, 3 800 satII, 1 780, 7 5’s and 6 more AP’s aren’t enough for stanford.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] make world peace happen duh :D

yale, have mercy on my soul

checkers518 · December 11, 2009, 11:51pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (CR 800 M 730 W 800)
[] ACT:n/a
[] SAT II: UShistory 800 Math II 790 Biology M 780 Chemistry 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Weighted GPA:n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/428
[] AP (place score in parentheses):human geography (5) biology (5) physics b (4) UShistory (5) language (5) calculus ab(5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):none
[] Senior Year Course Load:hardest possible, ap calc bc, ap psych, ap environmental science, ap lit, ap gov, leadership
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] national merit semifinalist (prob finalist too), ap scholar with distinction

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):key club (treasurer, prez), NHS (prez), buddy club, link crew, varsity tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: internship with doctor, tutor job, office job
[] Volunteer/Community service: once a week at hospital, teach children’s liturgy
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] leadamerica conference on med/healthcare

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: i thought was good, 8-9[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Intellectual Vitality: eh… 6. this prob killed me =/
[] Roommate: funny, amusing, yet showed an important change in me. 8
[] Why Stanford: insightful about my goals, specifics, very sincere. 10 for sure
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: english teacher, loves me, very good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:bio teacher, loves me, but letter seemed slightly generic
[] Counselor Rec: very generic, but said i was the best student he’s seen in awhile
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview:nada
[] Art Supplement:[/list] zip

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: uhh mid october
[] State (if domestic applicant):WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, good but not great/competitive
[] Ethnicity: korean
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uhhh none?[/ul]

General Comments:
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well, even when I submitted my app, I knew I didn’t have an amazing chance. I’ve heard that alot of this is luck since everyone that applies is so amazing. I was disappointed, but i realize that God is telling me this school was obviously not for me. Going to such an elite school might have made me miserable really.

Good job for everyone that got accepted, good luck for everyone deferred, and let’s party for everyone that got rejected! now we don’t have to worry about it! woohoo!

Tony1337 · December 12, 2009, 12:23am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 - 760 CR, 800 M, 800 W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics, 800 Chem, 800 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
[] Weighted GPA: 4.60
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/549
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chinese (5), Euro (5), Calc BC (5), Psych (5), U.S. History (5), Stat (5), Physics C-Mech (5), Enviro (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: English Lit AP, Physics B AP, Chem AP, U.S. Gov AP, Spanish Lang AP
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO Qualifier x 2, USAPhO Semifinalist, USAMTS Gold, ARML stuff, National Merit[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club (Pres), Mu Alpha Theta (Pres), ARML, AcaDeca (Sec/Treas), Science Olympiad (Treas/Pub)
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring, hi-tech company intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: library
[] Summer Activities: math camp[/ul]

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

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/26
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: math awards, essays
[] Weaknesses: none
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I liked my essays
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing much[/ul]

General Comments:
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pointblanq · December 12, 2009, 12:43am

Decision: Accepted

Will finish later

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330[list]
[li] Math: 800[/li][] Critical Reading: 800
[] Writing: 730[/ul]
[li] ACT: N/A[/li][] SAT II:[ul]
[] Math II: 800
[] Biology E: 800
[] Physics: 800
[] Spanish: 790[/ul]
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[] Rank: Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][/li]
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:
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

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

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

General Comments:
wat

Anonymous93 · December 12, 2009, 12:49am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 tests, all 5s. Taking 10 more this year.
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 8 APs, self study for 2.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] USAMO, USABO, Intel, Siemens, National Merit

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Mu Alpha Theta (President), Beta Chi Pi (President), National Honor Society (President), Student Council (President), Speech and Debate (President), Class President, 1000 hours of community service, significant research
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000 hours at a nursing home/hospital, raised money to build homes in Louisiana.
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Research, Leadership Camp, Counselor for camp of children with mental disabilities

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] EC Short Answer: Wrote about Community Service (10)[/li][] Intellectual Vitality: Discussion I had with my research scientists about the meaning of life. (8)
[] Roommate: I wrote about all of my annoying habits that hopefully were endearing. I also talked about my strange rituals. (8)
[] Why Stanford: Talked about how I felt at home and a conversation I had with a student. (10)
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing. Basically said that I was the most gifted, kind individual he’s ever met.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Awesome. Said that my pursuit of knowledge could not be matched by anyone.
[] Counselor Rec: He loves me. Wrote about how I proved him wrong and made him learn never to doubt someone’s dreams.
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t send.
[] Interview: Nope…
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 11th
[] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Eh. Major Awards??

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Awards/Scores/Dedication to things I care about
[] Weaknesses: Maybe the essays? Maybe the recommendations? IDK. Too many other applicants just like me? Yes.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Everyone who got accepted was just a better fit, I guess. Congratulations!
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Spent more time on my essays.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! I’m horribly jealous.
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USNAgolden2014 · December 12, 2009, 1:11am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):800 CR 760 M 780 W (2340)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 USH, 770 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: -
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/497
[] AP (place score in parentheses): USH (5), Euro (5), Psych (5), Lit (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro/Micro, AP Biology, AP Calc AB, College Composition, Journalism II, Intermediate French II and World Religions @ Comm College
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Leaders of Tomorrow, Outstanding St. Louis Leader, MSA Scholar, HOBY, National Merit Semi-Finalist, debate/journalism awards

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): [/li]Executive (Class Vice-President),
Jeffersonian Society (President and Founder),
French Honor Society (President),
National Honor Society (Vice President),
Prowl Student Newspaper (News Editor),
Speech and Debate (Secretary),
Varsity Cross Country

[li] Job/Work Experience: Self-Started Tutoring Business,/li Guidance Counselor Internship

[li] Volunteer/Community service: [/li]Communications Advisory Board for Mehlville School District (Board Member), (250 hours)
Jefferson Barracks Military Museum (Docent), (150 hours)
Church Ministries (150 hours)
A+ Tutor (60 hours)

[li] Summer Activities:[/ul] [/li]HOBY, Missouri Scholars Academy, NSLC-International Diplomacy, French class trip to France w/homestay, Journalism Camp, XCountry training

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Missouri Scholars Academy (8)[/li][] EC Short Answer: Guidance Intern (8)
[] Intellectual Vitality: France dinner (10)
[] Roommate: quirky letter (7)
[] Why Stanford: Interview with Mr. Stan Ford (10)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 (Social Studies)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8 (English)
[] Counselor Rec: 7-8, idk she loves me but is REALLY uptight
[] Additional Rec: 10 (VP of a company from a board I serve on)
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: 100-120k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Military/NROTC passion, academics, entrepreneurship
[] Weaknesses: awards? not angular enough (too well rounded)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly have no clue, the process can be so arbitrary. The exact reasoning is beyond me, but I can accept it (very regretfully)
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
Pursued my passions earlier and in more depth? but that is the power of hindsight. Honestly I don’t think that anything I could have done would change my decision. I was hoping the military angle would be my hook…

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rollingonddubs · December 12, 2009, 1:13am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330: M: 790, CR: 740, W: 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II: 800, Chem: 800, US History: 790
[] Unweighted GPA: 95
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem - 5, US History - 5
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci, AP English, Astrophysics, AP Econ, Art Independent Study
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] chess awards and one writing award

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): chess (been playing since i was 5), sewing (make my own clothes and stuff), writing for school newspapers
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at NASA, camp counselor at summer camp, helper at a chess camp
[] Volunteer/Community service: teaching chess at YMCA
[] Summer Activities: camp, camp counselor, chess camp counselor, nasa internship

[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul] i refuse to rate these, thats just weird
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: wacko [/li][] EC Short Answer: nasa
[] Intellectual Vitality: madness
[] Roommate: im weird
[] Why Stanford: i love stanford
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: math
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: english
[] Counselor Rec: she loves me
[] Additional Rec: chess coach
[] Interview: good
[] Art Supplement: N/A

[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: mid october
[] State (if domestic applicant): ny
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: nyc competitive public
[] Ethnicity: half filipino, half jewish
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 70000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] n/a

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: being nuts
[] Weaknesses: being nuts
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: chess playing nasa interning fashion designing girl?? wacko attacko!!!
[] What would you have done differently?: [/ul]

General Comments:
if you have daughters, teach them to play chess

ezak · December 12, 2009, 1:13am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300: 800 (m) / 770 (w) / 730 (cr) (took it twice)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 (Math), 790 (Physics)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Computer Science (5), Calculus (5), Macroeconomics (5), Physics C (5 / 4), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Fairly easy (in my opinion) - AP Statistics, AP Chinese, AP Government, AP English Language, Computer Science Research Lab, Parallel Computing, Geosystems
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): R.I.T. Computing Medal, AIME (2x), 2nd place school science fair CS division, 2nd place school film competition
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): FCA (largest club in school, leader for 4 years), independent design / development / filmmaking
[] Job/Work Experience: Prestigious summer CS internship at a large government contractor (only high schooler in the company, got one of 8 spots out of 170 college applicants), Summer Development internship at a software startup company
[] Volunteer/Community service: 3 hours / week - multimedia support for a nonprofit and taking care of disabled children, plus several websites designed for nonprofits
[] Summer Activities: The internships noted above…[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 10 - everyone I showed it to said it was a “dynamite essay” - about how working at my internship making computer applications to save American lives changed my view from wanting money to wanting to help. Had a great leadoff which involved a wounded soldier crying on my shoulder.[/li][] EC Short Answer: 6 - About FCA, focused on a specific event which I organized.
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8/9 - Also from my internship, about how I solved a math / CS problem that the college kids (kids from UVA, CMU, Georgetown and even MIT) couldn’t solve, thanks to my advanced courseload in school.
[] Roommate: 8/9 - Went into depth (SPECIFICS) about the 5 adjectives that describe me.
[] Why Stanford: 7 - Because it is my home (grew up ON Stanford), I love the learning atmosphere (included an example of an interaction with a Stanford student that I had), and is where I had my first kiss =P
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 - A math teacher (he’s a PhD) who I had for Precalc and Multivar / other very advanced math course. We talk all the time outside of class and often give eachother math problems to solve. Took a very advanced math course from him that is unique to my school (I didn’t understand a single thing in that course, but it didn’t matter =P ). He loves me, I love him.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 6 - My Chinese teacher of four years. She told me “You are the most wonderful student in my class,” but also said that I suck at Chinese. I suppose it’s a redeeming factor that I’m the only white guy taking AP Chinese in the whole school…
[] Counselor Rec: No idea how to rate this. But I think that my counselor likes me. I give her chocolates and send her happy emails and talk to her a lot.
[] Additional Rec: 7/8 - Next door neighbor, my mom’s best friend. We both serve at the same nonprofit every week. She goes to my church. We know eachother very well.
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 2 weeks in advance of the early deadline
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, basically a magnet, ranked #1 in the country by US News
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: The highest there is…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double legacy, have a patent pending on one of my computer applications.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Passion (in computer science), service, familiarity with the school (included references to personal friends who are on the Stanford staff in my essays), personality (I made sure that my essays reflected my voice), great friends with my rec writers, perfect GPA doesn’t hurt, and of course legacy.
[] Weaknesses: Numbers (relatively low SATs), no major awards, only one real club involvement, rich white male, grammatical errors in my Activity sheet…
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I thought my essays were really good. The key is these three words: VOICE, VOICE, and VOICE. You also have to go into SPECIFICS on your essays! Also, good recs, demonstrated passion, and legacy…
[] What would you have done differently?: Revised my activity sheet one more time. Gotten friends to read my essays and application, and read essays of friends (it really helps your own writing to critique the writing of others). Sent it in even earlier.
[/ul]

**General Comments:
I’m still in shock that I made it. I’ve wanted to go to Stanford my whole life. Obviously I’m very fortunate (i.e. lucky) on several categories, such as my school opportunities, legacy, Stanford connections / experience, etc. But I know several friends who got in without any of that stuff. They just showed their personality and passion by making sure everything reflected their VOICE and delved into SPECIFICS.
Overall, I’m really blessed that I got in, but I’ve been trusting in God to lead me to the right college, and it seems like Stanford is it!
**
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ddrmast3r · December 12, 2009, 1:23am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (760M, 740W, 690R)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.934
[] Weighted GPA: -
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not given, but high
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Comp Sci A (5), Calc AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): not taken yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra/Differential Equations, IB History II, IB Lit II, AP Physics C, Spanish V
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st in national Oracle Database Design Competition (9th grade), National Merit Scholar, National Honor Society Member
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): REBEL, an anti-tobacco youth group in NJ (member of the Council of 9, which controls the entire club; I represent my county and one other county to the state)
[] Job/Work Experience: Staples employee since Feb 09, worked at medical database firm in Summer 07
[] Volunteer/Community service: not too much
[] Summer Activities: some working[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: on how Dance Dance Revolution impacted me (lol, I’m one of the best players in the world) (6)[/li][] EC Short Answer: (9)
[] Intellectual Vitality: (7)
[] Roommate: (6)
[] Why Stanford: (9)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9
[] Counselor Rec: 9
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/01, haha
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public magnet
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: $29,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none?[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My school’s curriculum is freakin’ intense, and every major college knows it (we’ve already got multiple acceptances for Duke, Cornell, UPenn, and Columbia). Just going there says a lot about your academic standards. I think my unique-ness (concerning DDR) helped a lot, along with my course rigor, leadership experience with my club, and working 20 hours/week. My counselors probably said a lot of nice things about me too.
[] Weaknesses: I’m not a great writer, so I didn’t feel totally confident with any of my essays. And, now seeing who I was up against, my standardized test scores weren’t all that great. I certainly didn’t have any insider help or the money to push myself over the edge.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Maybe they flipped a coin. I don’t know. I’d like to think my strengths made me unique enough to be accepted.
[] What would you have done differently?: I guess nothing, since I got in haha.[/ul]

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greys_fan91 · December 12, 2009, 1:35am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190, CR 690, M 700, W 800
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Bio M 730, Math II 670, Lit 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
[] Weighted GPA: 4.09
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/160
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 Bio, 5 English Lang, 4 APUSH
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Music Theory, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, Genetics, Religion (Catholic School)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended, rotary youth leadership award, ap scholar, nothing special[/li]
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4-year Varsity Cheerleader (Captain, lots of national awards, 20 hrs/wk), Varsity Gymnastics (Captain, basically built the team),
[] Job/Work Experience: half.com vendor, selling books
[] Volunteer/Community service: 75 Hrs on UCSD Burn ICU- wokred during 2007 wildfires, commended by Governor Schwarzenegger. Justice and Service Team with church. Organized a benefit concert raising 1600 for a catholic school diocese in Uganda. San Diego River Garden leader (weekly for 2 yrs), Blood Drive Committee
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Paid internship at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology researching ctykine mediated activation of NKT cells (selected from >100 applicants), 3rd yr Spanish at community college, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (probably a waste), Air Force Academy Summer Seminar, Cheer stuff

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7 talked about volunteering at the UCSD Burn ICU durring 2007 wildfires. Told the story vividly, but probably not enough about me.[/li][] EC Short Answer: about NKT cell research
[] Intellectual Vitality: 9 Dicussing neuroscience at a cheer competition. thought it was original
[] Roommate: 10 Riding a unicycle. best essay i’ve written
[] Why Stanford: 8 Talked about fountains and campus visit, told a funny story from my childhood
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:great, from bio teacher/cheer coach. knows me well
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: average, from stanford alum
[] Counselor Rec:good, she said i was the top student she’s ever seen extracurricularly
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview:
[li] Art Supplement:n/a[/li]
Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/10
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ca
[] School Type: All girls catholic. General grade deflation. only one student has ever been accepted to Stanford.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$60,000, but assets not typical
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Essays, immunology research
[] Weaknesses: GPA, white CA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: have not done anything exceptional
[] What would you have done differently?: got a letter of rec from my research mentor

**General Comments: Congrats to all who got in! Now holding out hope for Dartmouth

IBscrewed91 · December 12, 2009, 1:43am

i hope theyve made a few mistakes. im going to call on monday and ask WHY!!!
dont they tell you?

TheAscendancy · December 12, 2009, 1:43am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 M, 800 CR, 790 W (2340)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Bio-M (780), US History (800), Physics (800), Math-II (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/713
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geo, WHAP, Bio, English Lang, Physics B, APUSH, Macro, Psych, Art Drawing (all 5’s)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous (8 AP Classes)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Nothing major like that, but my art was featured in a few exhibits and once in a respected museum.

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]-NAHS, BPA, MUN
-Sold personal artwork and donated proceeds to hospital
-Painted scenery of hospital
-Medical Intern
-Criminal Court Intern

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):<a href=“I%20really%20don’t%20think%20these%20can%20be%20rated%20like%20this%20as%20an%20applicant’s%20judgment%20of%20his%20own%20essays%20are%20likely%20skewed,%20but%20I’ll%20give%20it%20a%20shot%20anyway.”>list</a>
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7-8? Wrote about my experience painting for the hospital[/li][] EC Short Answer: 5, Criminal Court Internship
[] Intellectual Vitality: 6, Quantum mechanics and alternate universes
[] Roommate: 7, A hodgepodge of random facts about myself
[] Why Stanford: 7, Talked about SLE and HUMBIO
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: no clue
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: no clue
[] Counselor Rec: probably generic
[] Additional Rec: Art teacher, probably good
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Sent visual arts supplement. I honestly think this made the difference.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10-15-2009
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: I don’t qualify for financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] I wish

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Art
[] Weaknesses: Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Art?
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Spent more time on the essays. Was kinda rushed to meet the arts supplement deadline.

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l337toast · December 12, 2009, 2:11am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720M, 760 W, 800CR
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: USH: 760 Math2: 770 Bio-E: 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.1?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank (definitely top 5%, good chance of top 1 % (Senior class of 550-600)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro: 4 Eng lang/comp: 5 Biology: 5 Calculus: 4 Psychology: 5 APUSH: 5 
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Oorchestra, AP Chemsitry, AP Stats, IB/H Physics, IB TOK, AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Macro Econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
-5th place State medal Science Olympiad
-4th place at Regionals competition Science Olympiad
-Natl merit semifinalist
-Summa Cum Laude candidate
-Certificate of Merit Program: advanced level - Piano

Scholar Athlete (4x) Track and cross-country
-music awards at various festivals
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Olympiad (publicity), PAC(performing arts club -just reinstated in our school - appointed Vice President), Satirical Publication(Founder/Pres), Piano(10 years, private lessons, playing at music festivals), violin( 9 years w/school orchestra-also in honor orchestra- 1st section violinist), Cross Country (2 years), Track ( 2 years), Tae-Kwon-do(blk belt), built my own PC and regularly modify and work with computers)
[] Job/Work Experience: babysat sister all throughout high school during breaks(not really paid though)
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Library tutoring, RedX and Key Club( these two were pretty eh) - combined around 500 hours
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Chillin’ out with friends, science olympiad, Satirical publication, finding the original star trek(nerdgasm yes), babysitting sister, building and working on computers.

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7-9[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8-10
[] Intellectual Vitality: 7-9
[] Roommate: 7-9
[] Why Stanford: 7-9
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Maybe a 7-10?
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Maybe a 5-10? Might have simply been a resume in essay form
[] Counselor Rec: I have a feeling it was fairly comprehensive
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement:[/list] N/A

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/29/2009
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian Subcontinent)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 140-180k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None that I know of?

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: An overall theme to my essays, bringing together all my pursuits under one philosophy.
[] Weaknesses: Widespread/national recognition in any activity
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Refer to strengths and a lot of luck
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Pursued my music more deeply

General Comments:
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makikoalabear · December 12, 2009, 2:14am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320: 800math 780writing 740reading
[] ACT:na
[] SAT II:800bioM 800mathII
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea… somewhere around 3.9+
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 5%
[] AP (place score in parentheses):na
[] IB (place score in parentheses):Psychology SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB HL: math, english, bio, chem SL: Japanese native. TOK. band.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing :o[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):ballet (14+years) clarinet (8+ years) peer helpers, stuco, NHS, various community service, fine and performing arts council.
[] Job/Work Experience: nada
[] Volunteer/Community service: i do a fair amount…
[] Summer Activities: CTY nerd camp babyyyyyy[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: on reverse culture shock (i grew up in america, then i had to adjust to japan, then i had to adjust BACK to americanized culture, etc. did it in a flashback format) i guess i would give it a 9? i really like it.[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Intellectual Vitality: about my extended essay. i guess they liked my cultural twist on it? 7.
[] Roommate: on music. 8.
[] Why Stanford: did a whole extended metaphor thingy, and it was pretty cool. 8
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: should be good, but i wasnt HIS BEST student. i was just very friendly, and im a girl in a class filled with 1234567890 guys. (HL math!) 8?
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: should be pretty good as well. english. 8
[] Counselor Rec: awesome 9/10
[] Additional Rec: ballet teacher. i have no idea. im guessing it was good:D 8
[] Interview: n/a
[] Art Supplement: i was going to, but i chickened out at “extraordinary talent”[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 5 days before the deadline?
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Japan, but lived overseas
[] School Type: international school
[] Ethnicity: japanese
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: uhhhh
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my test scores? and my cultural background
[] Weaknesses: i thought my essays were cliche… and i didnt have that much commitment to clubs because i moved in the middle of high school.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: NO idea.
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing:D[/ul]

Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in! And good luck to those still applying to other amazing colleges:)

trf1021 · December 12, 2009, 2:27am

Congratulations to everyone who got in!

<ul>
<li>from a potential member of the MIT class of 2014</li>
</ul>

Electricninjasex · December 12, 2009, 4:37am

Decision: Accepted via QuestBridge

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR / 710 M / 670 W & 12 essay = 2140
[li] ACT: **33<a href=“I%20sent%20in%20two%20tests%20that%20would%20superscore%20to%20%5Bb%5D36%5B/b%5D,%20but%20I%20don’t%20think%20Stanford%20superscores”>/b</a>[/li][] SAT II: 800 Math II / 790 US History / 740 M Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[li] Weighted GPA: **4.23<a href=“school%20doesn’t%20weigh%20honors%20classes%20and%20is%20renowned%20for%20low%20GPA”>/b</a>[/li][] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/100
[] AP (place score in parentheses): European History (3), Statistics (4), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP US History (5), AP Eng Lang (5), AP Art History (4), AP Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 2 Community college courses in economics and mandarin, other courses are for engineering preparation etc.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Robotics (Programmer and Consultant), Advancement of Technology (Coach), XC Team member
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at AMGEN creating drugs and an Intern at UCSD researching cancer and inflammation.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Interact club, international volunteering, a lot of small things that I’ve been committed to.
[] Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, NIH sponsored medical research[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 10 - Poured my soul into the 15+ revisions. It was one of those grand essays that talked about a life changer.[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9 - Talked about coaching middle school kids after school in programming and our interactions.
[] Intellectual Vitality: 9 - I wrote about medical research in the lab with my partners and how the experience of failure and success felt.
[] Roommate: 8 - I think a majority of my writing was bullet points, haha. It was mostly humorous (febreeze showers, how I can’t afford a refrigerator, how I listen to music at 3 A.M., how I sleep like a rock and can be the object of my roommate’s pranks… haha.)
[] Why Stanford:9 - Opened up with a generalization of why Stanford is good, but then said it wasn’t enough. Went on to talk about my department of interest by giving examples of professors and their research.
[] Other: 10 - Informed the adcoms about how I became interested in college and how my 2.8 Freshman GPA became a 4.2 the semester after a summer college camp.[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:10 - AP US History Teacher (Stanford Alumni and teacher of the year). She loves me and most likely wrote an amazing letter.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:10 - Math teacher of 3 years (teacher of the year) that knows me pretty well [in the context of a student]. I know that his rec was intimate.
[] Counselor Rec:10 - Vice Principle recommendation. The VP ASKED ME if HE could write my recommendation. It turned out amazing.
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[] Interview:n/a
[] Art Supplement:n/a[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS DUE (No joke, I was shaking.)
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a (USA)
[] School Type: Charter School that sends a couple of kids to top universities every year (probably 5 students a year)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < $20,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Family of 4 making less than $20,000. Live with great-grandparents. Dangerous life as a child etc. First generation student (family members never graduated from high school).[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, curriculum, and extracurriculars (finished all lower-division math classes at CC)
[] Weaknesses: Test scores in single sitting, but I would get a 36 ACT if superscored.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I deserve it.
[] What would you have done differently?: I would not submit so late.[/ul]

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peruviangirl · December 12, 2009, 5:21am

Came early last night, not rejected or accepted, actually kinda surprised since I know Stanford tries not to have folks left in limbo. Is there really anything special you can do to increase the odds of getting accpeted in the RD process…other than making sure your GPA stays solid

Xargon42 · December 12, 2009, 11:28am

peruviangirl, make sure to make something of the next few months i.e. volunteer, work, etc, and write Stanford a letter of all the things you have done since the time you have submitted your original app.

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