<p>So i was deferred from Stanford University, and I do not know what to think.</p>
<p>I got 5s on 14 ap tests, and i got a 2310 on my sat with a 1580 from cr and math. I also received 800 math 2c 770 physics and 800 chemistry. In addition, I am also ranked no.2 in a class of 600 in a public school. i also aimed to take the hardest courses possible with AP Physics C and AP Calculus BC by sophmore year. However, as good as my statistics may seem, I was deferred. My extracirriculars are also decent but not super stand-outish. The one glaring error in my application was a second semster of Bs and Cs in crucial subjects. Would this be the reason that they are deferring my application to see if I can maintain my grades in the first semester of senior year.should i try to explain to them the circumstances surrounding this incidence in the alternate form. </p>
<p>Thank you for the answer. YOu can post here or aim me at etyee12.</p>
<p>I understand how you feel. I also had a VERY high Sat (in your exact range) and is #3 class rank. I also earned 5's on ALL 8 of my AP's. My GPA is 4.6/4.0 respectively. I have never received anything grade lower than an "A" since 1st grade. My EC's are outstanding (please know I am not being arrogant, just stating a fact). I really don't know what else I could have done. I am looking at this site and wondering what Stanford was looking for and I'm not sure I know... Anyway, hang in there, it's much better than being rejected.</p>
<p>I'm not a stanford admissions officer, of course, but at my daughter's school I have seen many fabulous students deferred/denied by Stanford. I don't think you should feel you fell short - it's just that they see so many ultra-strong students in the sciences esp, and given that they need to fill all majors, they can take only so many strong science students. </p>
<p>At my daugher's school last year, someone with an 800R/800 M/750 W, with 3 800s on his science SAT IIs and a major science award was WL at Stanford, and admitted to MIT. I've seen the opposite as well, though MIT is more likely to take super-strong-pure-science-few-EC people than Stanford. </p>
<p>So the real action to take is to apply to a large enough set of top colleges strong in your area of interest that the probabilities start to work in your favor, sincce you will have several independent outcomes. </p>
<p>Given the rather-random nature of outcomes for strong students at the very top-tier colleges, I am a firm believer in the notion that under no circumstances should one fall in love with a school until after you are admitted. There is so much bad advice about this, one would think admissions officers are matchmakers who are capable of plumbing the souls of applicants. They can't and they don't - so this is not about you or your accomplishments - you are still the same talented student you were yesterday. Get your other apps out, research the other schools, get enthused about several, and you are sure to have some great choices in April.</p>