OFFICIAL Stanford University REA Decisions - Class of 2014

Livestrong2009 · December 16, 2009, 5:23pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160, 690 CR, 690 W, 780 M (Did not send)
ACT:34 (first and only time taken)
SAT II:780 Math II, 780 M Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.999 (idk, just one A-)
Weighted GPA:4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 5% out of 55
AP (place score in parentheses):English Lang and Comp 4, Biology 5 (not offered many AP’s)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Honors Physics, English Senior Seminar, International Relations
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
uhhh Cum Laude like the rest of you, National Spanish Exam Silver Medalist (3 years)?, given the Reasoning Award by my school hahaha, Honor Society
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Tennis (3 years so far, captain, All-Ohio freshmen year, Team finished 4th in state 2 years), USTA Jr. Davis Cup, Varsity Soccer (2 years (didn’t play soph and jun year), captain, named best defensive player of DI league), Club Soccer (8 years, two state championships), Tae Kwon Do/Karate (12 years, Third Degree Black Belt), Piano (12 years), MV Sixth Man Club-basketball student section (Founder), Science Club, Yearbook Committee, Class President, Student Council (wrote school’s first constitution), High School Principal Selection Committee (only 6 students), Eco-Charrette Student Rep (planning the construction of the new high school), etc.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Tennis Instructor, Local Hospital, Science Tutor
Summer Activities: Tennis camps, travelled to India, Shadowed physicians, piano concerts, etc.

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: Environmental Protection (cliche I know), Anyone can make a difference: 7
EC Short Answer: about Tae Kwon Do/Karate: 8
Intellectual Vitality: human actions and the way we think: 6
Roommate: very sincere, comical: 7
Why Stanford: Opportunity: 8
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably really good. The teacher liked me a lot. AP Bio
Teacher Recommendation #2: Not sure…good, but probably not great. Honors Pre-calc, AP Stat and AP Calc
Counselor Rec: pretty good (he is also the coach of the tennis team)
Additional Rec: none
Interview: nope
Art Supplement: no

Other
Date Submitted App: 11/1 FAIL
State (if domestic applicant):Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Private (Independent)
Ethnicity:Indian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …Sister is a resident at Stanford Hospital…doesn’t really count

Reflection
Strengths:Grades, tennis and other extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Writing, nothing that stood out, community service, summer activities
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: it’s a crapshoot, not a recruited athlete or legacy or whatever
What would you have done differently?: Applied earlier, revise my essays more…shouldn’t have wasted my time. Could have done EA/ED elsewhere…

Congrats to everyone who was accepted and good luck to all the RD applicants!

pafablach · December 17, 2009, 2:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 M, 750 CR, 700 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 780 WH, 730 Math II, 690 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.993
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight grades
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/263
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), World History (5), Language and Comp (5), American Government (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Human Geography, AP Literature, Spanish 4, Newspaper
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, lots of regional and some national level debate awards, TOC bid

Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (captain), Mu Alpha Theta (president), Model UN, Brain Bowl, Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Freshman orientation counselor, misc. community service projects
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Michigan seven seven week debate camp, UTNIF marathon debate camp

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[/ul]
[li] Common App Main: 8 (debate)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7 (tutoring)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 9 (struggling to understand Martin Heidegger)
[] Roommate: 9 (dancing to latin pop)
[] Why Stanford: 8 (diversity)
[] Other:[/list]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 8, from AP Comp teacher.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10, from AP Gov teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: 8 (really don’t know though)
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/30
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Legacy

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I put a lot of work in to my essays and I think they might have put me over the edge. My heavy involvement in debate probably didnt hurt.
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity, geographic location.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays, legacy, strong academic record.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I didnt really like my ‘Why Stanford?’ essay, but I guess all turned out well.

General Comments:
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Stanford2014 · December 17, 2009, 4:23pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math II, 790 Chem, 770 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.91 (5-pt. weight)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/521 (counts slightly weaker freshman year)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Stats, Euro, USH, B.C. Calc, Physics C: Mech, Physics C: E and M, Chem (all seven=5s); Going on Macro, Micro, USGov, Bio, Psych
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: A.P. Psych, Music Synthesis, A.P. Gov, Multivariable Calc, A.P. Bio, Honors English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NMSF, Divisional National Championship in JETS Engineering, state level math competition placements (and AIME, etc.), A.P. Scholar w/ Distinction

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Hockey (two-year captain, MVP, All-Region First-Team, All-League First-Team); Math Club (two-year Vice President, math placements at state level competitions)
[] Job/Work Experience: Maintenance of my house for years (degenerative disc disease in my father); Driveway Pavement/Concrete Pouring; Deck Construction/Carpentry
[] Volunteer/Community service: Sled Hockey (for disabled athletes); Youth Hockey; S.P.C.A. (humane society)
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Self-studied both economics A.P.'s, volunteering at various places, hockey stuff, hanging out with my friends, normal-person stuff

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9 (tumulutous relationship with my father; ironically, I sent it just days before we fought and I moved out)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8 (sled hockey)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8 (an idea I had about water purification for impoverished countries, over a billion have inadequate potable water)
[] Roommate: 9 (visiting the beach, San Fran, San Jose; lots of varied interests)
[] Why Stanford: 9 (open-mindedness, location, physics program)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9 (Physics teacher, took his class as a junior which required recommendations to do, really cool guy)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9 (English teacher, connected with her well, she’s awesome)
[] Counselor Rec: 7 (know her decently but not that well, gave her a resume and she knows me by positive accolades, so it was probably decent)
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: nope
[] Art Supplement:[/list] nope

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/3 for my part; rest was in by 11/5 (teacher rec. situation, no big deal apparently)
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant): nope
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Serbian (White haha)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Used to be high (dad); mom has no job, so now $0.00…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] nope

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think I’m well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: Other people are absolutely amazing
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was fortunate, had what they wanted
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing. That’s a great feeling. Even if I hadn’t gotten in, I would’ve felt the same.

General Comments:
Good luck to everyone else in everything :)

zosudettai · December 17, 2009, 7:33pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070; 640 R 700 M 730 W
[] ACT: 31 
[] SAT II: 750 (Spanish Reading), 790 (US History), 790 (Math 2C), 730 (Bio)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 yay!
[] Weighted GPA: huh…i dunno. ~4.48 Junior Year (including religion classes); its around 4.7/4.8 now…(on a 4.9 scale).
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1% I do believe… >.>
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (4, but I can write…so it be ok), Calc BC (5, self-studied), Psychology (5, self-studied), Biology (5), US History (5! Yes!)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): what be the IB?
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Spanish Language, AP US GOV, AP Studio Art: 2-D Design, AP English Literature, Perspectives on Diversity, Teacher’s Aide, Photography 3 (1st student in school’s history to take photography for so long xD); I’m also taking Multivariable Calculus at a JC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

2009 Congressional Art Exhibition Certificate
none major…National Achievement Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): [/li] - buildOn<a href=“Honorary%20Officer%20('08);%20Global%20Ed%20Officer%20('09);%20Co-President%20('10)”>Community Service Club</a> 4 years
- Photography….uh its a hobby 4 years
- School Newspaper (Copy-Editor ('09); Editor-in-Chief ('10)) 2 years
- Varsity Tennis (fail of an athlete tho…3 years)
- Diversity Club (VP of Finance and Records ('09, '10)) 2 years

[] Job/Work Experience:

I worked my arse off. Junior Summer (45hrs/week, Commercial Kitchen In-tern, the food was yummy!);
Sophomore summer (22.5hrs/week Exploratorium Volunteer intern; Entry-level custodian @ my HS 22hrs/week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: I’ve volunteered at a myriad of places and with a plethora of organizations. hmm…i think i did ~350hrs of service total; lightweight changin’ the world no? ;.;
[] Summer Activities: Most of the summer activities are listed under work…
I did a lot of reading, thinking, contemplating…
***hears an excerpt from my app under the *Summer part in the supplement: “Enjoying, Pondering, Improving, Writing, Sleeping, Teaching, Interning, Cooking, Catering, Dreaming, Thinking, Singing, Laughing”
[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): I THINK I WORKED IT OUT ON THESE ESSAYS! :DDDD [list]
[li] Common App Main: Pretty good. 9.5! I think this essay was magical too. I portrayed my life’s story and somehow intertwined the formation of my character and the emotional distress of my home with the chaos of my room. [/li][] EC Short Answer: 7 I wrote about how I talked with a school custodian in spanish during the past 2 years and how I now tutor her son in english. I mean…I don’t know what you can extrapolate from that.
[] Intellectual Vitality: 10! Psychology + Masculinity + Sexuality + Critical Thinking + Vivacity + Heritage all miraculously coalesced into one formative being.
[] Roommate: 9 Talked about photography and how I’m kinda a lunatic because I can’t really discern reality from illusory thoughts. Humorous in a somewhat oddly profound way. Really showed my personality i think.
[] Why Stanford: 9 for risk. 9 for quality. I hecka proud of this too. I didn’t know what to write in paragraph form because I felt my reason for stanford was too abstract and writing in the sometimes rigid prose would dull the emotion and passion. so I wrote a POEM! Adapted it to a key and very noticeable facet of Stanford.
[] Other:….uh…other what 0o? [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: From my Biology and AP Bio Teacher…I’m sure it’s at least a 10. She loves me ^^; oddly enough. [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: From my AP Calculus and Photography Teacher…mild-mannered fellow, but he does like me a lot as well…so I’m honestly sure it was about a 9/10.
[] Counselor Rec: 9. She helped me a lot! And said stanford would be super SUPER tough. When I applied for questbridge she showed me an excerpt, lordy it was so darn flatterin.
[] Additional Rec: Haha…I wish
[] Interview: Nope.
[li] Art Supplement: Oh jesus no…[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Snap…10/31
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Religious
[] Ethnicity: Nigerian-American
[] Sex: Male; Gender: Ambiguous
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.)
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Courseload, Local Context, Essays, Recs, Passion.
[] Weaknesses: Uh…my SAT 1 scores and ACT scores…i’m not even near the ballpark (can I get an Amen?).
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently? [/ul]

**General Comments: My friend suggested…or rather encouraged me to post my stuff up. so i did…. **
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NJDS · December 17, 2009, 8:37pm

since I felt bad about providing such an undetailed description. and i know hundreds of applicants will be reading this thread next year…

to whoever is calculating statistics: THIS IS A REPEAT POST WITH MORE DETAIL.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 math, 800 writing, 740 reading)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: Chemistry (800), US History (800), Math 2 (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 104.165
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%, class of 507
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: basically 6 APs and 1 honors.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Semifinalist [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club (state position), international affairs organization (I will leave unnamed but I serve on the student advisory council), national honor society, spanish honor society (club secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring/Learning Center from July 2009-present
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 1200 hours through Key Club, about 100 at a hospital, youth group
[] Summer Activities: New Jersey Governors School of International Studies (30 accepted/315 applicants) during summer 09, EPGY Investigations into Bioscience summer 08 (I know it doesn’t mean anything) [/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: personally I think it was awesome. But im not AT ALL a creative writer. So if people reading this are wondering how to make it “awesome” its probably worse than u think. (wrote about Child Health, my volunteer experiences, my interests in international relations, etc.)[/li][] EC Short Answer: Brief, not fancily written. I basically threw it together (I personally don’t think they even really care what you write here)
[] Intellectual Vitality: wrote about governor’s school of international studies.
[] Roommate: wrote about my interests, what I see myself doing on campus
[] Why Stanford: wrote about why I like Stanford. If you don’t have a strong reason, don’t apply. There are people who really want to get in.
[] Other: none [/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: amazing. She is my fave teacher. She is a club advisor of mine, my AP world history teacher currently and taught a freshman class I had
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: very good in content but her words weren’t…elegant.
[] Counselor Rec: I assume very good although he has about 300 students. I talk to him a lot (probably more than almost any of his students)
[] Additional Rec: from key club adult supervisor
[] Interview: went well. My interviewer was really relaxed. Lasted about an hour. Not my best but apparently it went fine
[] Art Supplement: none [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: November 1st, 2009. supplement sent at 7:23 PM. Common app sent at 7:30 PM.
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): domestic
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 80k-100k (got really good financial aid (41,600 grant/scholarship aid)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, 1st generation college [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: im usually humble about it but I don’t want to lie-my test scores are amazing. My rank/grades were very good. My teachers knew me very well (both taught me in 2 different years. 1 in soph/senior years and 1 in fresh/senior years. Most of all, I have developed passions throughout my high school career that most high school students do not experience (many people think they are passionate about something but they don’t truly know what passion means yet).
[] Weaknesses: essays were very good but had a few typos.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was accepted because I am very well-lopsided. All of my interests and activities revolve around international relations, public health, child health, volunteering, etc. I guess my life is just very interconnected with everything I do.
[] What would you have done differently?: none [/ul]

**General Comments: congrats to everyone to who got in. sorry to those who didn’t. Stanford is an amazing school, but I’m sure you will be happy somewhere else. **
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Harambee · December 17, 2009, 9:00pm

^Just wanted to say that you have beastly stats, along with great EC’s. I’ve seen very few people with 1,000+ hours of community service.

SWHarborfan · December 17, 2009, 11:46pm

Ur funny–you should get in on your sense of humor, alone. Stanford was hot after my daughter, and she was uninterested. She didn’t want to go to college in her own backyard and while she had a great time (and got grade grades) at Stanford’s High School Summer College, this past summer, she thought the school lacked vibrancy and intellectualism (there were a lot of Texas Republicans in her program who were aiming to apply and got in).

She heads off to Boston, we found out a few days, ago, thrilled and thrilled with her ED acceptance.

Best of luck to you and know that there are wonderful schools outside of the 8 Ivy league schools and Stanford. Really!

BobSaget11 · December 18, 2009, 6:12pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR/780 W/630 M
SAT II: [780 US History, 690 Lit, 660 Spanish]
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.6ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses):Euro 5, Lang 5, Spanish 5, US History 5, Human Geo 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Comp Gov, AP Lit, AP Enviro Sci, Prob/Stat, Art History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semi-Finalist, CA State Speech Champion, Cum Laude Society, Harvard Book Award

Subjective:[list]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Speech and Debate Team (Team Captain), Newspaper, Literary Magazine (Editor)
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at charter school
Summer Activities:Stanford National Forensics Institute, Oxbridge Academic Program at Cambridge University

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
Essays (Include Subjects):[8]
Common App Main: 8, about the purgatory of being a Jeopardy alternate
EC Short Answer: 9, about speech & debate and how it shaped me
Intellectual Vitality: 7, about experiencing British politics
Roommate: 8, letter explaining my odd habits, kinda cute
Why Stanford: 6, not that great
[li] Other:[/ul][/li]Teacher Recommendation #1: 7
Teacher Recommendation #2: 8
Counselor Rec: 9
Additional Rec: 6

Other[list]
Date Submitted App: Oct 25, 2009
State (if domestic applicant): California (unfortunately)
School Type: Private independent Episcopal school
Ethnicity: Jewish
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Relatively poor
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None, really.

Reflection[list]
Strengths: ECs/GPA/awards
Weaknesses: Low SAT math, unspectacular subject tests
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not sure, you tell me.
What would you have done differently?:Not a single thing, thank you very much.

General comments:
Trying for Brown, Columbia, Northwestern, Harvard, Georgetown, Berkeley, Emory, Tufts. Good luck all!

Bartok · December 27, 2009, 5:11am

Bump for the Stanford 2014 RD applicants. :)

niquie12 · December 27, 2009, 4:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2020: Math=770; Critical Reading=610; Writing=640

ACT: 32 (English: 30; Reading Comprehension: 33; Science: 35; Math: 30; Writing: 8 (out of 12))
SAT II: Math II: 680; Chemistry: 800; U.S. History: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.867
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/124
AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (4); U.S. History (4); Chemistry (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Intense–school works on block schedule: 1st Semester = AP Calc AB (year-long); AP US Government; AP English Literature (year-long); AP Biology (year-long); Computer Aided Drawing (College Course); Electronics (College Course); AP Physics (not in the class but I am doing the coursework); Engineering (College Course)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

Not many: AP Scholar, Dartmouth College Award.

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Government (President - member for 3 years, had a position for all three); Mu Alpha Theta Club (Treasurer); National Honor Society (member); Ocean Science Conservation Club (Treasurer); National Ocean Sciences Bowl (competitor)

Job/Work Experience: Intern in a Medical Research Laboratory at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.
Volunteer/Community service: Baptist Hospital Volunteer; other community service through clbs
Summer Activities: Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership World Leadership Conference
</code></pre>

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

<pre><code>* Essays (Include Subjects):
o Common App Main: My moms experience with breast cancer and how that affected me–(9)
o EC Short Answer: Internship at UM in a Medical Research Laboratory - the overall experience (9)
o Intellectual Vitality: Internship again but more about the independent research I started and my own scientific endeavors (9)
o Roommate: My personality, personal habits (even the quirky stuff) - (8)
o Why Stanford: Placed emphasis on my interest in science and undergraduate research; also diversity and strong academic programs (8)
o Other:

Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Chemistry–Amazing!! My favorite teacher…knows me VERY well! Personal and very detailed recommendation
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP English–Great!not as personal as the first but more about my activities outside of those involved with science (ie leadership)
Counselor Rec: Great! she knows me very well
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Art Supplement: N/A
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Date Submitted App: 30 October

State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public; small
Ethnicity: Black/Jamaican
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation College, Non-US born Resident (born in Jamaica)
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Tried to convey my passion towards medical research specifically in oncology; transcript; recommendations; honest about my favorite books even though they were super academic (ie heart of darkness)

Weaknesses: lack of sports (did crew for 2 years but it was cut :/)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I am not very sure. I was and am still extremely surprised that I was accepted. Maybe my passion for science, specifically medical research and my experience in it combined with my ethnicity and gender may have had something to do with it.
What would you have done differently?: participated in other sports after crew; done more community service
</code></pre>

General Comments:
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oreolover · December 28, 2009, 8:48am

Sorry I know this thread is for official decisions but I had to comment:
Congratulations to those of you who got in, you guy are amazing and all deserved it, I only hope I can post on a similar RD thread.
To those of you who didn’t get in, you’re all awesome nonetheless (rejected with a 2370?! :O) and I’m sure you’ll love wherever you end up going.

What I gather from this thread is that Stanford loves people with an interest in science/computer science and they definitely seem to favor them. Obviously they love initiative and entrepreneurship and I think they seem to really value class rank over test scores/ GPA. Essays also seem extremely important, more so than in other schools and I think they like frankness/emotion. I’ve already submitted my application but hopefully this will be a useful summary to any other applicants (though it is just my reading).

Is anyone willing to chance me?
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xlxelizzaxlx · December 28, 2009, 6:35pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800CR, 790W, 740M)
[] SAT II: 800 Chinese, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.83
[] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): our school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5), Calc BC (4), Chinese (5), Spanish (3), Studio Art 2-D (5), Physics B (3), US History (4), English Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Euro, AP Econ/Gov, Musical Theater, Dance Team
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
national merit semi-finalist
community service award from ACCEF
featured in 2009 edition Who’s Who[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
law club (founder and president)
MUN (president)
service club for kids in China (vice president)
service club for retirement center (founder and president)
teen court (attorney and trainer)
kendo (vice captain)
nhs (executive member)
shss
csf (7 semesters - all of my high school years)
dance team
theater club (webmistress, treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience:
editor for a electric physics textbook
jamba juice
intern for political campaign (for congress, also helped with Obama campaign)
tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service:
representing kids who no longer want to be labeled as “juvenile delinquents” in court cases
library volunteering
fundraising for impoverished kids in China
[] Summer Activities:
work
volunteering
organizing activities for fundraising
filming youtube videos
[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: wrote about the pain of abortion, laws, and the effects on my life[/li][] EC Short Answer: theater, which I had done for all of my high school years now
[] Intellectual Vitality: about how I failed a case for my client, but was open to try again
[] Roommate: talking about my traditional family and how China and Japan are national enemies, but I wanted to break out of such close-minded thinking and invited my roommate to try out for Taiko with me
[] Why Stanford: Stanford is a place my grandmother could never have dreamed of attending, a place my mother could never have attended, and a place both of them could never have planned for me to attend. 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: my theater teacher, she thinks I’m a theatrical genius, so I hope it’s good?
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: US History teacher and MUN advisor
[] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure because our school is so big, so I don’t really know the counselor, but it seems that she knows me pretty well
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement:N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 27
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Lower Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation immigrant?
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: I’ve never seen my letters of rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m not sure. Maybe just a tad lacking in everything?
[] What would you have done differently?: Write better essays I guess, and study more?
[/ul]

General Comments:
This really made my month depressing. =[
But congrats to those who made it in.
I wonder if the rejection letter is customized? Because mine talks bout my academic achievements and community involvements, and it’s like… what if I wasn’t?

xlxelizzaxlx · December 28, 2009, 6:47pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800CR, 790W, 740M)
[] SAT II: 800 Chinese, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): our school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5), Calc BC (4), Chinese (5), Spanish (3), Studio Art 2-D (5), Physics B (3), US History (4), English Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Euro, AP Econ/Gov, Musical Theater, Dance Team
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
national merit semi-finalist
community service award from ACCEF
featured in 2009 edition Who’s Who[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
law club (founder and president)
MUN (president)
service club for kids in China (vice president)
service club for retirement center (founder and president)
teen court (attorney and trainer)
kendo (vice captain)
nhs (executive member)
shss
csf (7 semesters - all of my high school years)
dance team
theater club (webmistress, treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience:
editor for a electric physics textbook
jamba juice
intern for political campaign (for congress, also helped with Obama campaign)
tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service:
representing kids who no longer want to be labeled as “juvenile delinquents” in court cases
library volunteering
fundraising for impoverished kids in China
[] Summer Activities:
work
volunteering
organizing activities for fundraising
filming youtube videos
[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: wrote about the pain of abortion, laws, and the effects on my life[/li][] EC Short Answer: theater, which I had done for all of my high school years now
[] Intellectual Vitality: about how I failed a case for my client, but was open to try again
[] Roommate: talking about my traditional family and how China and Japan are national enemies, but I wanted to break out of such close-minded thinking and invited my roommate to try out for Taiko with me
[] Why Stanford: Stanford is a place my grandmother could never have dreamed of attending, a place my mother could never have attended, and a place both of them could never have planned for me to attend. 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: my theater teacher, she thinks I’m a theatrical genius, so I hope it’s good?
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: US History teacher and MUN advisor
[] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure because our school is so big, so I don’t really know the counselor, but it seems that she knows me pretty well
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement:N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 27
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Lower Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation immigrant?
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: I’ve never seen my letters of rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m not sure. Maybe just a tad lacking in everything?
[] What would you have done differently?: Write better essays I guess, and study more?
[/ul]

General Comments:
This really made my month depressing. Someone tell me what’s wrong with me. =[

Cali4me · January 7, 2010, 10:00pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 M: 740 CR: 730 W: 700
ACT: 32
SAT II: Math 2C: 750 MBio: 780 Lit: 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.42
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/421
AP (place score in parentheses): 3 5’s, and 3 3’s
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s, 1 Adv
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club and Culture Club and lots others
Job/Work Experience: waitress
Volunteer/Community service: ^
Summer Activities: Conferences
Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: How MLKJr’s friend came to speak at our school and changed my perspective (7-9)
EC Short Answer: Key Club (5)
Intellectual Vitality: Writing- told through a story about how I was a messed up child, hopefully they found it funny (10)
Roommate: inspired- about diversity (6)
Why Stanford: individuality (5)
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Calc- prob good
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Bio- prob good
Counselor Rec: prob good
Additional Rec: Key Club- 10
Interview: -
Art Supplement: -

Other
Date Submitted App: At deadline
State (if domestic applicant): KS
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public-Crap
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:Avg
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Common App and Intellectual Vitality essay, I’m just weird.
Weaknesses: scores, didn’t save an african child/ invent something, not talented
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a cool person but I suck compared to others.
What would you have done differently?: Have confidence

General Comments:
Stanford is my favorite favorite favorite school. I’m going to work my *** off in the meanwhile and then cry when I get rejected because there are too many awesome people. I wish I could be one of you!

tenorforlife · January 8, 2010, 1:03pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 32 (33 english, 35 math, 31 reading, 28 science, 33 eng/writing (11))
[] SAT II: 630 Lit, 620 Math II, 600 Spanish (could only take once and was studying material while doing our school’s musical, my parents can’t spend lots of money on tests b/c we spent alot for ACT tests)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Weighted GPA: 4.366
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/419
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Psych(5), World, English Lang (4); Spanish Lang, US History (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): no IB at school
[] Senior Year Course Load: pretty rigorous, full of music classes too
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar With Distinction, Academic All-State for Swimming, Scholar Athlete, other awards for swimming, band, ect

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club (Pres/Lieutenant Gov), Band (section leader, in best jazz band in state, ect), Choir (All State choir, honor choirs), swimming (state team, 3rd-4th at State meet, captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard during the summer at nearby country club
[] Volunteer/Community service: LOTS of hours into Key Club, CARE Club, Volunteer at local Hospital
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Private lessons for sax and piano, club swimming, leadership camps like NYLF and NASC workshop

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 10. I worked my butt off. It made people who read it cry b/c it exposed myself in a subject I don’t like to talk about[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8. I tried to make it great but it was about music so it wasn’t “original”
[] Intellectual Vitality: 10. Talked about my interest in dreams
[] Roommate: 8. Thought it described me well
[] Why Stanford: 8. Tried to be specific of how much I love stanford
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: great, kinda generic from AP Psych teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: AWESOME, from my chem teacher/head of science department
[] Counselor Rec: Great! Counselor is new but I got to know her as soon as I could
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Should’ve sent one…didn’t know the deadline was so soon

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/15
[] State (if domestic applicant): NE
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100k bracket
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] nothing really

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs (have passion for music and helping others)
[] Weaknesses: no major awards? Maybe ACT was not as high but I’m not a great standardized test taker
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Idk, stanford seems pretty arbitrary
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing at all. I showed my passions, I showed my love for the school. When one door closes, another will open =) I’m hoping for the best with my other schools.

lalacala · January 10, 2010, 6:40pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): c 590 m800 w 620
[] ACT: 28 (ish)
[] SAT II: 800 Chinese 740 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.65 ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2 or 3 out of 450ish
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 calc 5 bio 5 chinese 4 eng lang 4 us hist 4 world hist 3 art hist (only one who passed in my school, first year offered at my school)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: toughest possible, 5 aps and a honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP scholar w/disdinction, Mutltiple student of the month, APID qualifying candidate

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): CSF (all 4 yrs vice then president), NHS (2 years, vice president)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a parent refuse to let me work
[] Volunteer/Community service: school library (120 hrs), tutoring (65 hrs)
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] Stanfords HSSC programs

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main:10 very heartbreaking talked abt my immigration experiences, I cry every time I read it[/li][] EC Short Answer: 6 i got a bit dry on it
[] Intellectual Vitality:8
[] Roommate:8
[] Why Stanford:10 talked abt my experiences at HSSC
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: should be good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:should be good
[] Counselor Rec:should be good
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[] Interview: never got one
[] Art Supplement:[/list] not an artist

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: the day before
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, VERY NOT competitive, 2/3 on free reduced lunch
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] first generation college, dad didnt graduate form highschool, mom made it thru high school, first generation immigrant (4 yrs ago), entire family dont speak english (I had to virtually run the family for the first couple of years here), political refugee

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:my hooks, I had to learn eng first before I can compete
[] Weaknesses: the hard core STATs, my eng SAT scores are horrendous and maybe i never had the resources/ride for a ridiculously sounding internship somewhere, my parent needed me at home.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my hooks
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] studied more for SATs

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ShaynaSkim · January 24, 2010, 2:05am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2190: Math - 730; Critical Reading - 670; Writing - 790
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Math 2 - 800; Chemistry - 750; Physics - 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.710
[] Weighted GPA: 4.720
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3 out of ~ 71 students
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 10th - Calculus AB (5); 11th - Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), English Literature (4); 12th - Stats, Physics B, English Lang, Biology
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A at the school I attend
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Physics B, Multivariable Calculus (highest math course available at my school), Organic Chemistry, Government, AP English Language, AP Biology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (not sure if these count) Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award/scholarship, Havard Book Prize, American Chemical Society Award, Outstanding High School Junior Math Award by University of Nevada in Las Vegas
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cello (Winner of 2008 MTNA Nevada State Senior Solo String Division, Honorable Mention of 2008 MTNA Southwest Regional Senior Solo String DivisionWinner of 2009 MTNA California State Senior Solo String Division, Honorable Mention of 2009 MTNA Southwest Regional Senior Solo String Division); Archery (2007 NBHA Youth Female Freestyle Limited Champion; 2007 US Archery Female Cub Recurve National Ranked 15th)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Intern for Rory Reid’s Gubernatorial Campaign (July, 2009 - Present); Translator for Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional (July, 2009 - Present: 5 hours/week); Intern for NV Democratic Party during presidential campagin (June, 2008 - November, 2008: 15 hours/week);
[] Summer Activities: The Quartet Program (3 week chamber music program in NY - 2008, 2009), Interlochen Arts Camp (6 week orchestral, chamber, solo program - 2007).
[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: My struggle to pick between two instruments I love dearly. Explained in detail why music means so much to me. (9.5)[/li][] EC Short Answer: How politics has affected how I see myself/the world around me. (9)
[] Intellectual Vitality: Perception v. Reality. Definitely too complicated for a short(er) essay question. I tried. (8 ish)
[] Roommate: Explaining why I’m a kinda-sorta social outcast (my issues with one of my closest friends and how what she ended up doing with her life affected me/my views on socializing). (8)
[] Why Stanford: It wasn’t heartfelt, thus I can’t remember what I wrote about… It probably also has to do with the fact that I wrote it at 10:00 the day it was due.(7)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher for 3 consecutive years (10-12). I received the academic award in his class (though I was the youngest) in 10th and 11th grade, so I’m sure the letter wasn’t bad (I didn’t read it).
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Honors and AP Chemistry teacher. I also received the academic award in both of his classes, and was awarded as best science student in my class during my junior year. I’m pretty sure this letter was also not too shabby (I didn’t read this one, either).
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read this one.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[] Art Supplement: I did an on-campus audition with the cello professor. I also had a lesson with him before hand. I think it went pretty well. One of the pieces, I dont think I’ve ever played it better. [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 15th.
[] State (if domestic applicant): NV
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private.
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Don’t know.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really? I’m an asian female… haha [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong music, strong science, and strong interest in politics that I reflect through volunteer hours and my essay.
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores and GPA.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A broad range, yet very intense interests.
[] What would you have done differently?: Probably, I would have done better in school, although I am definitely not complaining. [/ul]

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ShaynaSkim · January 24, 2010, 2:42am

*** EDITS

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2190: Math - 730; Critical Reading - 670; Writing - 790
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Math 2 - 800; Chemistry - 750; Physics - 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.710
[] Weighted GPA: 4.720
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3 out of ~ 71 students
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 10th - Calculus AB (5); 11th - Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), English Literature (4); 12th - Stats, Physics B, English Lang, Biology
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A at the school I attend
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Physics B, Multivariable Calculus (highest math course available at my school), Organic Chemistry, Government, AP English Language, AP Biology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (not sure if these count) Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award/scholarship, Havard Book Prize, American Chemical Society Award, Outstanding High School Junior Math Award by University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar.
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cello (Winner of 2008 MTNA Nevada State Senior Solo String Division, Honorable Mention of 2008 MTNA Southwest Regional Senior Solo String DivisionWinner of 2009 MTNA California State Senior Solo String Division, Honorable Mention of 2009 MTNA Southwest Regional Senior Solo String Division); Archery (2007 NBHA Youth Female Freestyle Limited Champion; 2007 US Archery Female Cub Recurve National Ranked 15th)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Intern for Rory Reid’s Gubernatorial Campaign (July, 2009 - Present); Translator for Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional (July, 2009 - Present: 5 hours/week); Intern for NV Democratic Party during presidential campagin (June, 2008 - November, 2008: 15 hours/week);
[] Summer Activities: The Quartet Program (3 week chamber music program in NY - 2008, 2009), Interlochen Arts Camp (6 week orchestral, chamber, solo program - 2007).
[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: My struggle to pick between two instruments I love dearly. Explained in detail why music means so much to me. (9.5)[/li][] EC Short Answer: How politics has affected how I see myself/the world around me. (9)
[] Intellectual Vitality: Perception v. Reality. Definitely too complicated for a short(er) essay question. I tried. (8 ish)
[] Roommate: Explaining why I’m a kinda-sorta social outcast (my issues with one of my closest friends and how what she ended up doing with her life affected me/my views on socializing). (8)
[] Why Stanford: It wasn’t heartfelt, thus I can’t remember what I wrote about… It probably also has to do with the fact that I wrote it at 10:00 the day it was due.(7)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher for 3 consecutive years (10-12). I received the academic award in his class (though I was the youngest) in 10th and 11th grade, so I’m sure the letter wasn’t bad (I didn’t read it).
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Honors and AP Chemistry teacher. I also received the academic award in both of his classes, and was awarded as best science student in my class during my junior year. I’m pretty sure this letter was also not too shabby (I didn’t read this one, either).
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read this one.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[] Art Supplement: I did an on-campus audition with the cello professor. I also had a lesson with him before hand. I think it went pretty well. One of the pieces, I dont think I’ve ever played it better. [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 15th.
[] State (if domestic applicant): NV
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private.
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Don’t know.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m an Asian female with parents that both graduated from college, and I’m a 2nd gen immigrant. Nothing in particular that pushes me over the edge. [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong music, strong science, and strong interest in politics that I reflect through volunteer hours and my essay.
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores and GPA.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A broad range, yet very intense interests.
[] What would you have done differently?: Probably, I would have done better in school, although I am definitely not complaining. [/ul]

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safiyany · January 29, 2010, 3:30am

So I realized I never did one of these… and I’m bored lol

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 CR, 750 W, 740 M)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Math 2 (700), Literature (780), Spanish (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5), Spanish Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lit, AP Comp, AP Macro/Microeconomics, Honors Advanced Topics in Math, Honors Theatre Arts (2 credits)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Steppenwolf Young Adult Council (core council), Lookingglass Young Ensemble, Second City Youth Ensemble, Young Company, Brain Surgeon Theatre
[] Job/Work Experience: Gallery37 ASM, intern at shakespeare camps for kids
[] Volunteer/Community service: CPL Teen Volume
[] Summer Activities:[/ul] ACT Young Conservatory, Columbia College HSSI, Northwestern College Bridge, SFShakespeare Advanced Acting Workshops…

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9 (Internship at BASC)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7-8
[] Intellectual Vitality: 6 (Law…)
[] Roommate: 8
[] Why Stanford: 10 (Swim camp at Stanford when I was a kid) 
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 (Brit lit teacher…he loves me)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8 (Law teacher, I read it, it was really good)
[] Counselor Rec: 9 (it’s a big school, but she knows me rly well and rly likes me)
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Theatre, and had an audition, I think it helped

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/15 (arts supplement deadline)
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Mixed
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Medium-High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None…

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Audition, Recs, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Not that many leadership positions, not that many APs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing, I’m glad I spent my four years like I did. I may have written my intellectual vitality essay about something else tho haha

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saphiric · February 12, 2010, 5:28pm

yes, I know this is pretty late guys, but whatever.

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I : didn’t send
[] ACT: composite - 31, CR - 34, Eng - 30, M - 32, Sci - 28, Essay: 8
[] SAT II: apworld 650. japanese: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): i dont know… we use numbers. 96/100
[] Weighted GPA: 94/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): apworld: 5, apush: 5
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: hardest possible. All honor classes, 1 AP, 2 college classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Japanese Honor Society (2 years), National Latin Exam Cum Magna Laude (2 years), Top 10 nationwide japan bowl 2008, Mu Alpha Theta, National Science Honor Society, Arista (3 years), Americas’ Future Leaders '06-'07[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): self-taught Piano (9-12 gr), badminton (9-12 gr), Science Olympiad, Math Team, Hiking Club (president)
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor in '07-'08, and '09-current
[] Volunteer/Community service: Senior Center (9-12 gr), various walks for charity (9-12), office volunteer work at old elementary school and current HS
[] Summer Activities: volunteering, piano, prep school[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7 (stargazing)[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9 (importance piano to family)
[] Intellectual Vitality: 8 (the ethics of teleportation & dualism)
[] Roommate: 8 (treasure box of old letters & cards)
[] Why Stanford: 7 (talked about my visit & the smart but humble people there)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: English teacher (now eng. professor at UVA) - 8
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Latin teacher of 2 years: 7-8
[] Counselor Rec: 7-8, I honestly don’t know
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: 9. Lady loved me
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/1
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: #31/100 on U.S World News Report
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$20,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, immigrant (came here when I was 8) [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, piano, recommendation
[] Weaknesses: the ACT & SAT II scores, and GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wasn’t accepted because my application made me hard to pin down; I wasn’t even ‘well-rounded’, just all over the place. I wasn’t rejected because my writing style probably made my essays come alive. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the creative spins I put into the essays, I would have gotten flat out rejected. My recommenders were pretty good writers too, so that definitely helped.
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing really. I don’t regret this, even though I know I won’t get accepted in RD. At least I know I was good enough for them to keep around for the next round.[/ul]

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