Stanford 2018 REA Results ONLY Thread

BluthBanana · December 13, 2013, 9:02pm

Decision: Rejected
Objective:

[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (720 CR, 700 M, 710 W)[/li]
[li] ACT: Didn’t take[/li]
[li] SAT II: 790 USH, 690 Chem, 690 Bio M[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.58 W)[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/613[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Euro (5), Chem (4), US History (5), Psych (5), Lang (5) [/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): None[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP US Gov, AP Environmental Science, Spanish 7,8 Honors, Physiology[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, some lower level school awards…[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class Student Council (Secretary), Pre-Med Club (President), NHS (Secretary), Academic League, Golf (Varsity Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer at UCSD Med Center (100 hours), other small volunteering stuff with clubs
[] Summer Activities: NYLF on Medicine in 2012 summer
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, really liked my Common App and intellectual vitality ones but ended up not being too happy with the other two, teachers and others who read my essays still really liked them though
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[] Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read, but I’m sure it was good
[] Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read, also sure that it was good
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t really know me and I didn’t read it
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public (~2000)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 90,000-ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’d like to consider myself first generation because my dad didn’t go to college, but my mom went to community so I guess not [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, extracurricular involvement with leadership, felt like I really showed I was well-rounded while also having a clear passion in some of the clubs I joined
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores not super awesome, maybe more volunteer hours too in greater commitments, only summer activity a one week medical conference
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I know that Stanford really takes into account the essay portion of the app, and while I liked my essays, Stanford may have wanted more from me. If my test scores may have been a bit higher, I also probably would have been a lot more competitive.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None yet[/ul]
General Comments: When it came down to it, I really was expecting a rejection. Everyone always told me that I would easily get in, but I knew that it was a lot harder than that so I was preparing for the worst. Even though I have been hung up on this school for a long time, right now I’m trying to remind myself that getting in would have been like winning the lottery, and I have plenty of other schools to wait for decisions from. Posting on here is a huge relief, because now I just want to move on and focus on the other stuff. Congrats to all of the admits!!!

megasc · December 13, 2013, 9:22pm

Decision: Accepted
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hashtagyoloswag · December 13, 2013, 9:38pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 730 M: 710 W: 690 = 2130
[] ACT: 32 composite, can’t remember each individual section
[] SAT II: Chemistry: 730, Math II: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/525
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Lang & Comp (5), AP US History (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Student Council
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Council - 6 years (Freshmen Class President, Sophomore Class President, Student Body Secretary, Student Body President)
RSVP - 3 years (Delegate, Student Leader, President)
Interclub Council - 1 Year (Founder, President)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Summer job at Best Buy before junior year
[] Volunteer/Community service:
YUDA Bands Project - Provided an education for two students in Honduras. I was the project leader and organizer. Almost killed myself trying to sell over 400 wristbands for this thing.
Planned a holiday toy drive last year that brought in over 100 toys for a local children’s hospital
Planned an event to make PB&J sandwiches for a homeless shelter, made over 500
Leading a project called Evolvement - spreading information about the dangers of smoking.
Various other volunteer projects
[] Summer Activities:
Spent pretty much every summer at school working on StuCo stuff
[li] Essays (rating 1-10, details):[/li]Honestly can’t rate my essays. I hate everything I write so it would be biased.
My common app essay was about producing EDM. I discussed why I enjoy my hobby so much, mainly talked about how it’s challenged because I’m essentially on my own and have to figure everything out for myself.
Intellectual vitality was about this time that I accidentally wrote down the wrong page number for my calc homework and then proceeded to learn the next three weeks of material for fun.
Roommate essay was just bad. I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to write so I put it off and then bs’d it at the last minute
What matters essay was about asking questions. Talked about how I want to go into physics and learn the mysteries of the universe. It was alright I guess.

[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: AP Lang teacher. We have a really good relationship, letter was very well written [/li][] Teacher Rec #2: AP Calc teacher from last year. Said I was one of the best students she’s ever had in 15+ years of teaching, also very good
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it but I’m one of the few students that he actually knows well so I’m sure it was good
[] Additional Rec: One from my StuCo advisor. It was great. Basically talked about all of the different ways that I’ve tried to make the school a better place. Spoke very highly of me.[/ul][] Interview: Not offered in my area[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NV
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, roughly 2000 students
[] Ethnicity: White. Painfully white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 60K-70K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My parents attended college briefly but never received a degree. Not sure if that helps at all but yeah[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership mainly. StuCo has been my thing for a very long time. Also I planned a ton of successful community service events. So although I got rejected, at least I got two Honduran kids into school hahaha
[] Weaknesses: Course rigor maybe. Lack of preparation. Meh essays. I don’t really know honestly haha.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly don’t have a clue. I wasn’t expecting to get accepted, but I do think I had a decent shot. Just one of those things where it basically comes down to luck. When you’re competing against 7000 highly qualified and awesome people for 700 spots, it’s kind of a crapshoot.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied to USC and UC schools. Gonna start applying to a ton more, we’ll see how that goes.[/ul]

General Comments:
I’m surprisingly okay right now. My family and friends had more of a reaction than I did. They all expected me to get in, but I knew I was doomed from the start haha. My only regret is that I didn’t try harder in school until last year. I never realized that I was actually pretty intelligent up until last year. At the beginning of the year, I decided that precalc was too easy, and I switched into AP Calc. Because of schedule conflicts, I ended up having to take 4 AP classes last year, which I did not anticipate. I ended up doing really really well (was one of 3 people in my class of 525 to get all A’s last year. Our valedictorian didn’t even get straight A’s). I never realized that I was actually a pretty bright kid until last year. So if I could go back and do it again, I would take every AP class I could and not screw around freshmen year, get involved in more clubs than just StuCo, stuff like that. Also I think my biggest mistake was my essays. I over analyzed them too much. I was freaking out trying to write the “perfect essay” when I should have just wrote something that was really meaningful to me. Oh well, at least I learned something for my other applications congrats to everyone who was admitted!

RedSn0w · December 13, 2013, 9:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 CR, 750 M, 720 WR)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Bio M: 800, US History: 770, Chem: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Chem 4, USH 5, Eng Comp 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus A/B, AP Physics C, AP Comparative Government, AP Lit, Chinese 3, School Newspaper
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really, lots of relatively significant Speech and Debate awards. [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate Team (Officer and Event Captain), LEO Club (Vice-President), Model United Nations Team (Co-President and Co-Founder), Philosophy Club (President), Solo Guitarist and Orchestra Guitarist at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Internship at UC Davis studying GUVs.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring two hours a week
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours of miscellaneous volunteering. About a 100 more from a kids camp I volunteered at.
[] Summer Activities: Taking courses, interning, self-studying, etc
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App was pretty good! Not ultra unique, but I liked it, 9/10. The supplements were definitely my favorite, the roommate one was particularly awesome in my opinion.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: English teacher, awesome, he likes me a ton. [/li][] Teacher Rec #2: History teacher, same story. They were probably both very good.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent, she and I get along very very well despite the fact that I go to a school of so many people.
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public, 4000+ students
[] Ethnicity: Half-Asian half-white.
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My dad is a faculty member at Stanford[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good GPA and scores, lots of leadership, research, and diversified interests.
[] Weaknesses: Not many AP classes, I don’t stand out particularly as a student either.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The fact that my father is a faculty member probably pushed me over the edge, but I think my app was still really strong.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where yet, and no where, I’M DONNNEEEE![/ul]
General Comments: Good luck to everyone else, you guys will kickass, I know it!

mikey486 · December 13, 2013, 10:00pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2170, 780 Math 690 Reading 700 Writing
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (4.2 Weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (3), BC Calculus (5), Statistics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Macro/Micro, AP English Lit, Business Leadership, Mandarin Near Native Level 3, Biblical Traditions, Beginning Guitar
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS Commended [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader), community basketball student referee, JV/V Basketball (JV Captain), school newspaper writer,
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at Oracle, summer internship at TV production company
[] Volunteer/Community service: BSA, Habitat For Humanity, Service on Saturdays
[] Summer Activities: (see above)
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9, wrote about Scouts for Common App, school newspaper for ECA essay, progression in math for intellectual vitality essay, my love for sports and music in roommate essay, basketball for what matters most
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list] Didn’t see any of my recommendation letters
[] Teacher Rec #1: English teacher, also my basketball coach. I think he liked me but could’ve spoken up more in his class
[] Teacher Rec #2: Statistics teacher. I was his star pupil, but not sure about how good his rec letter was.
[] Counselor Rec: She definitely liked me, went in to talk to her a lot.
[] Additional Rec: My Scoutmaster wrote me an additional letter[/ul][li] Interview:[/list][/li]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong, US citizen
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Prefer not to specify
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Legacy [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays reflected me well I think, also had several leadership positions
[] Weaknesses:Lower than average GPA and SAT for Stanford
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t think I had anything that jumped out of the page, and my GPA and SAT were a little below average
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
General Comments: To be honest, I am pretty disappointed even though I expected this to happen. Congrats to all those who got in. For the rest of us, no doubt that we’ll get in somewhere good as well.

Tspwt5 · December 13, 2013, 10:42pm

ACCEPTED

Objective:

SAT I 2400 (breakdown):
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.86 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/457sh
AP: European History (5) Environmental Science (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL Math, English, History; IB LL Spanish, Biology 2, Physics 2 
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st in Sate, Extemporaneous Speaking (Domestic Policy) qualified to but haven’t yet placed at 3 national tournaments (NFL, CFL (x2). One TOC bid and several speaker awards at national qualifiers.

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars Debate 4 yrs (president 12): Environmental Club 4ys (president 11 & 12) JV & Varsity soccer 9-12,
[] Job/Work Experience: youth soccer referee 4 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked several weeks before debate camp at center for bi-lingual pre-school students engaging the kids in both English and Spanish; participate when possible in a community group for public education funding and with the gay straight alliance at school
[] Summer Activities: Debate Institutes, refereeing, one women in engineering camp
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Think these had to have been very important. Slices of life.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[] Teacher Rec #1: math, gifted teacher who inspired every student in the class
[] Teacher Rec #2: english, again, a remarkable teacher who was an open book to us
[] Counselor Rec: allways encouraging and a mentor–waived right to see any of them so
don’t know specifics
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): KS
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 180,000 (but 2 kids in college)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] they may have given some mercy so we wouldn’t be spread across the country? 
**Reflection: Essays are an important journey wherein you can truly reflect.
[] Strengths: Stanford Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering are the perfect fit for me. Very interested in the physical sciences and policy.
[] Weaknesses: No national awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I just think the essays are a very important piece to the puzzle. I’m the mother writing for the student because s is at a debate tournament.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
General Comments:

Brogrammer17 · December 13, 2013, 10:58pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: SATs aren’t popular in SD
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology(N/A)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:College English Comp., College English Lit., Calculus, AP Psychology, Physics, PLTW Digital Electronics, PLTW Engineering Draft and Design, Senior Experience
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] I don’t know if any would be considered “major”
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Wrestling (Varsity Captain), Football (Academic All State), Power Lifting (Varsity Captain), NHS, Drum Line, VEX Competition Team (Team Captain), Student Government (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Co-Founder of a small iPhone business and Mobile Developer for a start up company (internship) - I work two other ones but neither are really relevant
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS activities, local animal shelter, church youth group, and the local youth wrestling program
[] Summer Activities: South Dakota Youth Business Adventure
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’m not sure how awesome my personal statement is due to the short word limit but all my other essays I am still really confident in. I had many people read them and everyone agreed that they were really well done. I wrote about how I spent my freshmen year in the hospital and had to overcome sickness. Long story short, I ended up discovering my future major through it - computer science. Vitality essay- I wrote about my internship and programming work experience. Activity essay - wrote about weightlifting. Roommate essay was just about me really. It wasn’t too serious at all. What is most important to you? I wrote about being memorable and trying to set an example that others would want to follow. Be inspirational sort of thing.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t get to read it but I assume it was good[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t get to read it but I assume it was good
[] Counselor Rec: She’s not the most intelligent person but I’m sure hers was decent. She at least tried to highly recommend me.
[] Additional Rec:[/ul]The CEO of the company I did an internship for. I read it and it was 10/10. Better than I could have hoped for.
[] Interview:[/list]N/A
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): SD (I actually thought this might help me)
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: household income ~$33,000 a year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Low income? SD applicant?
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Work Experience, ECs, Grades (I know 3.8 isn’t amazing but the grading scale at my school makes that equivalent to a little over a 95% which I am not ashamed of)
[] Weaknesses: I thought a 30 ACT was better than it was, didn’t have the opportunity to take the SAT, Didn’t receive any major awards, Small school, I’m not a legacy and my family can’t afford to make contributions, my school only offers 3 AP classes and I took the only one that fit in my schedule
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SATs aren’t popular in SD so I never took it. I really wish I would have though it probably wouldn’t have made a difference.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Nowhere yet. Still working on applications.
General Comments: I’m heart broken at this point. I honestly hate to even think about it. To think that I poured my best self into an application and still wasn’t good enough really bothers me. I understand that 5.7% is pretty much a toss up for acceptance but I kind of wish I would have been deferred first instead. There’s a lot I can say, and have said, to express how upset I am but it probably isn’t helpful at this point. I guess I should just be optimistic about this and see it as an opportunity to discover new things. If you think about it, not a lot has changed really. I wasn’t going to Stanford yesterday and I guess I won’t be tomorrow either. The only difference is that yesterday I had the hope of going to Stanford and today I no longer do. Congrats to everyone who was accepted.

Leliko · December 13, 2013, 11:13pm

Decision: Rejected

I am Mom and don’t know all the particulars but will post what I know.
Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2070
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Math II 710 (took after 9th grade!), US History 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Calculus BC, Computer Science, English Language and Composition, Physics B, Statistics, World History; 4 in US Government and Politics, US History
[] Senior Year Course Load: pretty strenuous with 3 more APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National AP Scholar
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Computer Team Creator and captain, Debate and Forensics team member
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer 2012 - Lifeguard, Summer 2013 and ongoing - Website Developer
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ community service hours
[] Summer Activities: See Job
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details):
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1:[/li][] Teacher Rec #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:[/ul] Employer wrote a nice recommendation
[] Interview:[/list] Yes, in Maryland, thought went well
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 180+ K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Constantly A student throughout the years, conscientious and hard-working
[] Weaknesses: Relatively low SAT score
[] Why you think you were rejected: Low SAT score? 
General Comments: I’m disappointed but it’s not the end of the world. I just thought Stanford would care about him being constantly diligent and hard-working student but perhaps his low SAT made an influence. We are originally from the country Georgia and I thought my son stressed that too much in his essay (he is more of American now than Georgian, really) and perhaps Stanford didn’t like it. Who knows.

Congratulations to everyone who got in, and good luck!!!

nutellalatte · December 13, 2013, 11:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (780 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: 35 (34 E, 36 M, 33 R, 36 S, 10 W)
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Lit, 710 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We don’t do unweighted, but around a 3.94?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Around top 4% but we don’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), Lit (5), USH (5, self-studied)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Human Geography, AP Spanish Language, College English, Graphics 2 (elective and favorite class)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Semi-Finalist, Scholastic Silver Key, Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science award… nothing too “major” haha[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Very, very normal and probably mediocre by CC standards. Tutoring, clubs, volunteering - nothing standout and very little leadership (I co-founded a club though, which is pretty much the extent)
[] Job/Work Experience: none ha I tried a job once and they never called me back
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer fairly regularly at a Holocaust Center and I was in Key Club last year but nothing too crazy, maybe like 60 hours total?
[] Summer Activities: Summer of 2012 I lost 30 pounds, and summer of 2013 I did a course in Egyptology at the University of Chicago
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’m not going to rate my essays but I can say that I was very proud of them and how they made me seem as a person - I’m not super driven or a born leader, but I am a reflective and thoughtful person and I made sure my essays were super down-to-earth.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: My AP Psych teacher: she has had so much influence on me and ultimately, she’s the one who got me interested in the social sciences. I didn’t read it, but I guess it was good? She liked me a lot[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: My Precalc teacher: My counselor wanted me to ask her because he thought I should show that I’m equally good at both humanities/social studies and math/science. Still, I was a good math student and she did like me, so I guess it helped!
[] Counselor Rec: He’s new and started spring of my junior year but we hit it off immediately, he’s like a dad to me
[] Additional Rec: none[/ul][] Interview: none thank God I am horrible in interviews[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Financial aid is looking pretty unlikely, sigh
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy - dad went there for grad school[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, legacy, essays (I think? I mean I doubt I would have gotten in if they were bad)
[] Weaknesses: Literally every other subjective thing. My EC’s suck oh my god you guys would cry if you saw them
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I came across as really likeable. My biggest worry was that I didn’t seem “smart enough” for Stanford - I write in like, artistic run-ons and I have no real national accomplishments or anything to show that I’m bright, but I guess they saw something in me? Also legacy must have helped
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rutgers was my safety school and I got in there a couple months ago, but now I’m waiting on a bunch of match schools. It’ll probably be Stanford for me, though, unless I get into Yale (in my dreams???)[/ul]
General Comments: I am honestly shocked. I was not expecting this at all, I didn’t even LET myself expect it because I knew I would be disappointed, and when I read the word “Congratulations” I screamed “IS THIS A JOKE??” I was certain they were going to follow it up and be like “Sorry, we sent you that email by accident, you’re actually rejected” but it’s been five and a half hours at this point and I just … oh my God, STANFORD. I thought I had a negative chance oh my God I am eternally grateful that they saw something in me. Congratulations to all the other accepted students, I hopefully will see you next year! And to those deferred/rejected, I am so sorry but honestly this decision does not define you or your hard work or your spirit one bit, and some other amazing school is going to see all you put into your application and they will make Stanford sorry for ever letting you go.

HinduPowers · December 13, 2013, 11:48pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (730 R 770 M 770 W)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/436
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5) Human Geography (5) Biology (5) Statistics (5) English Lang (5) Environmental Science (4) APUSH (4) Chemistry (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Lit, AP US Gov/Econ, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus BC, Music History
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Boys Nation. NMSF, National AP Scholar, NFL All-State
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (JV captain (11) Captain (12)), Model UN (ICJ President (12), Justice (11)), Youth in Government (Supreme Court Justice (11 & 12)), taught myself to play piano, 12 years of guitar, Ultimate Frisbee
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at law firm for 7 weeks
[] Volunteer/Community service: public library volunteer 100+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Boys Nation, Governors School for International Studies, Boys State
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): intellectual: 9/10, wrote about how debate changed me
EC: 7/10, wrote about Boys Nation and meeting Obama
What matters: 9/10, wrote about my passion for politics
Roommate: 10/10, timeline of Facebook statuses of my life
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: physics teach, 10/10[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Gov teach, 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: gifted counselor, 10/10
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Highly competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, essays, short answer, ACT
[] Weaknesses: GPA, no subject tests
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: they probably want to see improvement in my grades and subject test scores because I put what I plan to take
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
General Comments: wow I felt bad but then thankful after some amazing friends got rejected. Wish the rest of the deferred best of luck!

Yangdiggady · December 13, 2013, 11:56pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (770 CR, 770 Math, 800 Writing
[] ACT: 33 Composite
[] SAT II: didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (small private school)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Took as many AP’s possible. Bio, APUSH, Gov, Comp Pol, Stats, Latin, Eng Lit, Eng Comp, Physics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics, AP Comp Pol, AP Stats, AP Eng, Philosophy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] 2nd and 3rd at 2012 and 2010 World Pipe Band Competition respectively, 2nd at North American Drumming Solos, AP scholar, etc.
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lead Drummer of a 5 time world champion Scottish Pipe Band (yes, we wear kilts), 2nd at World Competition, invited to Argentina to perform, etc; Started my own socially responsible business and received news recognition, 1st Violinist and state champion, All- state orchestra, Lead double attorney for mock trial, Starting forward and center-back for Varsity Soccer, Captain of Varsity Tennis, Junior Achievement.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor for drumming and academics
[] Volunteer/Community service: 700+ hours of education service
[] Summer Activities: practicing for competitions, traveling, independent psychology research/going out to build self-confidence and cultivate myself by sparking conversations w people.
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App- I would give it an 8-9; Profile Questions - thought I was pretty witty and unique, give it an 8. Intellectual vitality - 9 only because I’m not sure if it fully answered the prompt. Roommate letter - 10, showed a different side of me and my colloquial language. What matters to you - 7 or 8, in my opinion my weakest one but I made some solid points in there. Overall, I thought my essays were what were going to get me in, but unfortunately the competition was as tough as ever.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1:8-9[/li][] Teacher Rec #2:8-9
[] Counselor Rec: 7-8
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I thought that I stood out, especially among the Asian-american population by doing unique extracurricular activities and starting my own social enterprise. Personally, my essays were very strong and honest. SAT scores were up there as well but I’m not sure my November SAT (the one where I upped my reading from a 670 to a 770) got there in time.
[] Weaknesses:Had a few B’s over the course of my highschool career but I know that is not a deciding factor. Did not get the SAT score in time? Perhaps the interview? (I thought it went well). Overall, it comes down to the statistics, what the school is looking for and the competition you are going against.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weaknesses^
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
General Comments: Holistically, I think this is a great test of my character and what I stated about myself in my essays. As today’s decision date come closer and closer I started to lose more of my own personal values and get wrapped up about an email. Getting accepted to Stanford would absolutely have been amazing; however, getting into the most prestigious college is NOT the most important thing in the world and I feel that this experience made me realize again what is truly important. I am glad that I took a shot at the early action and am much happier with a rejection than the potential feeling of “what if I had applied?” Looking through the list, there are a good number of phenomenal candidates who got rejected and wait-listed so to anyone who is reading this: keep your head up. Stanford isn’t the only place where you can be happy for the next four years. Sorry for being preachy; much respect and congratulations to those who got in and good luck to those who are applying elsewhere!

tspro2014 · December 14, 2013, 12:05am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 34
SAT II: Math II = 800, Bio M = 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/448
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Comp Sci (4), Psych (5), Calc BC (4; AB=5), Biology (4), US GOPO (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics C: E&M, AP Chem, AP English Lit & Comp, Acc. Humanities
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Distinguished AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity tennis, President of Tutoring club, Vice and Co-Founder of Young Liberals club, Quiz Bowl, Student Council, Ping Pong Club, Student Teacher at Religious Group
Job/Work Experience: Teaching Assistant at local Kumon Center
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Spanish Honor Society, nursing center, local hospital, library, elementary school group to teach struggling students to read, multiple fundraisers; total 250 hours
Summer Activities: Biotech camp after 10th grade, research internship after 11th
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Personal Statement - Eloquently worded; may have been considered kind of cheesy
Vitality essay - Wrote about my internship this past summer; how it taught be to stay determined
Activity essay - Described tutoring a student through a club, helping her graduate despite unlikely odds
Roommate essay - Described how I hate sleeping
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8, teacher loved having me; known me since freshman year
Teacher Rec #2: 8, facilitator of the same club I co-founded, and my bio teacher - favorite subject
Counselor Rec: 7, good and expressed qualities, but seemed a bit generic
Additional Rec: 9, organizer of tutoring club, for which I serve as president, and who loved working with me
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: household income ~$90,000 a year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Some essays, Work Experience, ECs, Grades
Weaknesses: Some essays, in which I may not have expressed my thoughts diligently, my high school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I understand that the acceptance rate is very low, and that the chosen few were identified among an already self-selecting group. At the same time, I was bound to fail, since my high school is overshadowed by multiple others in my state, which are considered “feeder” schools of sorts to the top colleges. Historically, my school has only been able to send a handful of students to the Ivies and similar schools, and if the students applying were considered a URM.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: MSU, Pitt, Alabama, UCF, Wayne State, U of M Dearborn

General Comments: If Stanford could be imagined as a person, I’d see it as my dream girl. Sorry for the odd metaphor, haha. But I’ve seriously been in love with this school, and obviously decided to at least give it a shot. I’m glad that I mentally prepared myself for rejection from the very beginning, however, by thinking realistically. I would’ve been shocked if I did get in, to be quite honest. On another note, I truly want to congratulate those who did make it in, because you truly deserved it! Congrats, and I hope you attend this great college. While I wasn’t given the chance to do so, I have decided to work my butt off so I can get in for graduate school. One way or another, I’m coming for you, Stanford!

counterion · December 14, 2013, 12:26am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (760 CR, 780 M, 780 W)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Chem (800), Math II (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.976
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Calc BC (5), French (5), Spanish (4), Physics C Mech (5), Physics C EM (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Bio, AP Macroecon., AP Stats, Concert Choir, Advanced Vocals, World Lit., Biotechnology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): High Honors US National Chemistry Olympiad, AIME qualifier (x1), medaled in National Science Olympiad [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, Science Olympiad, Badminton, Chemistry tutor, Men’s Chorus, Lab Technician
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: none
[] Summer Activities: took Organic Chem, travel with family
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common app: 9, about me gaining confidence
Extracurricular: 8, about tutoring chemistry
Roommate: 10, just random facts about me, liking crime shows and food
Intellectual Vitality: 9, about a chemistry experiment
What Matters: about me being gay
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: likely 10, from my chemistry teacher that loved me[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: 9-10, from BC Calc teacher that also likes me
[] Counselor Rec: 9?, counselor didn’t really know me, but likely has a good impression of me
[] Additional Rec: Piano teacher, ochem professor[/ul][] Interview: none[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: +100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): rank top 50 in Chem Olympiad, being gay?[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: very good essays, good grades, good scores, good letter of recs
[] Weaknesses: no community service/work experience, no internship
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I managed to convey my passion for chemistry. My roommate essay managed to convey that I’m not some robot/antisocial person and I have quirks, my intellectual vitality essay convey a love for learning in general and my what matters essay hopefully connected with admission officers.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
General Comments: Super psyched to be able to go to STANFORD!

killbeefgoham · December 14, 2013, 12:32am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (720 R, 700 M, 710 W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 740 Lit, 720 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/413
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) APWH (4) AP Bio (4) AP Lang (5) AP Stat (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 APs, 1 elective
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi, National Achievement Semi, AP Scholar w/ Distinction [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Section leader) Piano, Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader) Cultural club (President) Tech coordinator at church, UIL Literary Criticism, FIRST Robotics, decent amount of community service, 2 music-related research projects
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at Hospital and animal shelter, organized a few independent projects in the community
[] Summer Activities: 2012: Study abroad in Italy, Business program at nearby university, 4-H congress, marching band. 2013: Boys State, 6 week pre-health program, marching band.
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): [list]
[li] Commonapp: (8. Detailed the development of my racial identity and self-esteem from elementary school to high school. Cliche topic, but I think I executed it uniquely. Two typos.) [/li][] EC: (6. Simple couple of paragraphs about Boy Scouts)
[] Intellectual: (7. Showed how my social struggles in middle school led to my current interest in psychology. Again, a bit cliche.)
[] Roommate: (9. I liked this one. Tied an anecdote about trying foods from different countries to my adventurous spirit, and invited my roommate to join me in my adventures).
[] Matters: (7. Freedom of self-expression. Decent, still kind of cliche.)[/ul]
[li] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[ul][/li][li] Teacher Rec #1: 8. Wonderful, though a bit generic.[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: 7. Less generic, but also less enthusiastic.
[] Counselor Rec: Our school has 4 college counselors and 2000 students. Probably not too personal of a rec, to be honest.
[] Additional Rec: 9. Four page long letter from a clergy member who’s watched my growth over the years. Really supported what I wrote about in my CA essay. [/ul][] Interview: Pretty great. 15 minutes of him talking about Stanford, 15 mins of me talking about myself, and 15 minutes of tangential conversation about miscellaneous things. I think he liked me just fine. [/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Large, uncompetitve, run-of-the-mill public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100K-150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, grades, URM status, Senior course load, initiative in organizing projects
[] Weaknesses: SAT, essays, rec letters
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m guessing my admission officer just got off of her break and was in a really great mood because I’m still in disbelief
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A[/ul]
**General Comments: ** Huh

orbdas · December 14, 2013, 1:08am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (720 CR/770 M/800 W) (one shot)
[] ACT: 35 (36 M/36 S/35 E/33 R/10 E)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 780 Bio-M, 760 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.83 weighted (where A+ in honors/AP = 5.00, A = 4.75…)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Bio, 5 Chem, 5 USH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs + online class + self-studied AP. Brutal.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some awards for drums, some awards for math (nothing too serious), Columbia book award, one Summa and one Maxima on National Latin Exam[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Unhealthy amounts of independent drumming/YouTube channel management, founder/president of chemistry club, jazz band, NHS VP, math team captain, ultimate/track
[] Job/Work Experience: Pet-sitting? Lol…
[] Volunteer/Community service: Meaningful hospital volunteering
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: Losing myself in my drum set after a long night of work. Highly metaphorical and reminiscent. Abandoned standard writing conventions. 9/10
Extracurricular experience: How working as a greeter at a hospital changed my perception of professionalism. Very powerful according to people who read it. 9/10
Intellectual vitality: Explained how I drew creative energy from adversity through the lens of a broken crash cymbal. Fantastic according to all who read. 10/10
Letter to roommate: Talked about introducing friends to a secret menu item at Chipotle. Openly acknowledged the fact that essay had no deeper meaning. Made fun of Stanford student body. 10/10
What matters to you: Bass (the sonic kind), from several angles. Connecting the structure of a song to the structure of my life. Fun to read and lots of sensory detail. 8/10

[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Freshman year/1st semester sophomore World History/1960s US History teacher. Seemed reasonably strong when I read it, but nothing to write home about. 7/10[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Junior year chemistry teacher. Haven’t read, but fantastic and personal according to my counselor. 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: Ridiculously beautiful considering I met her about two weeks before my application was due. Really rooted for me since Stanford had rejected 89/90 applicants from my school in the past 15 years. 9/10
[] Additional Rec: Drum teacher. Some superlatives, but nothing earthshatteringly amazing. 7.5/10[/ul][] Interview: Very chill. Talked about random intellectually engaging topics for over an hour. Went in cold but wasn’t nervous at all. [/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA! USA! USA!
[] School Type: Not too competitive public (see above record for Stanford admissions)
[] Ethnicity: 1/4 Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Need significant financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, essays that weren’t boring[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, SAT, Essays, demonstrated passion for drums
[] Weaknesses: Lack of any super impressive accomplishments, incompatibility with the concept of competitive music
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being academically qualified got my foot in the door, having interesting essays got my name to the table, and being Hispanic probably got my application in the admit pile.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: >applying to multiple colleges[/ul]
General Comments:
People tell you that decisions like these will take a while to sink in, and you may not be able to imagine what that is like, but it’s true. It still hasn’t really hit me that I’ll be spending the next 4+ years at my dream school. Maybe it will tomorrow. To all those rejected: keep your head up. Remember what we wrote just a few days ago. To the deferred: stay strong and push through until the end; your odds are better than most. To my future Stanford siblings: remember that we are not invincible.

I find the notion that “if you deserve to get in, you’ll get in” extraordinarily damaging. I’m sure that several candidates more qualified than me were rejected. Maybe that’s because of warped affirmative action policy. Maybe it’s just luck. Regardless of these factors, those candidates will go on to build fantastic futures at distinguished institutions. The process really is random in some ways, and if anyone tells you otherwise, ask them to back up their words with a source.

In terms of general application advice, go nuts on the essays. The line for ridiculousness is apparently very hard to cross. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE the impact of making an admissions officer smile. I agree with all those who say that essays are the deciding factor at many elite schools. Write something that sounds good in your head. Don’t take all the advice people give you. Your essays are yours and yours only, so make them your b*tch.

My sincerest regards go out to all applicants, accepted, deferred, or denied. People on CC amaze me every day. Keep being amazing: certainly you don’t need to go to some gigantic Mexican restaurant for your undergraduate education to do so.

ppeazy · December 14, 2013, 1:15am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 770 Math 750 CR 760 Wr
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: Math II 800 Chem 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/238
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) English Language (4) US History (5) European History, Physics, English Lit, BC Calc
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro Hist, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Physics, Spanish V Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Commended Student, NHRP Scholar, Great American Rivalry Series Scholar Athlete[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity football (starter), Math English Spanish (President) National Honor Societies, Social Justice club at school (Committee head), SADD club, tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: Bus Boy, Server (Worked for 3 years total)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Internship at Courthouse, Volunteer with local charity, Volunteer with local animal adoption service
[] Summer Activities: Varsity football, Gifted/Talented Program & Jump Start Program at local university, volunteering, work
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Thought they were pretty good
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: waived viewing[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: ‘’
[] Counselor Rec: ‘’
[] Additional Rec: Football Coach, Judge interned under[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private (Don Bosco Prep)
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Colombian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < 100K
[] Hooks: Single parent, first generation college[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Class Rank
[] Weaknesses: Leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fit the bill lol
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure yet[/ul]
General Comments:
I feel blessed and lucky to have gotten in, and feel great sympathy for those who did not receive good news.

fabiodun · December 14, 2013, 5:27am

Congrats to all those who’ve gotten in so far!

muftogun · December 14, 2013, 9:31am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 M: 740 CR: 630 W: 630
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 600 Physics, 690 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.75 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/323
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Government and Politics (4), World History (3), English Lang. and Comp. (4), Computer Science A (5), Calc AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish AP, Calc BC AP, English Lit. and Comp. AP, 2 Honors Computer Science courses, Anatomy and Physiology, and Math Teacher Assistant
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar with Distinction, Honor Roll, School Scholar, nothing spectactular
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Colorguard for 4 years (Captain for 2), indoor colorguard for 2 years, Class Board (treasurer), NHS (Website manager), Spanish NHS, SGA
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Didn’t list anything specific.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought my common app as essay was really creative, I’d give it a 9, my supplements I’d give a 7.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read, but I know she really liked me as a student so probably a 8 or 9[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read, but he probably wrote one that’s a 9 or 10
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me and knows me well. Probably a 10
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none.
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Class rank, GPA, recommendations, EC
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, lack of major awards, not listing specific community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had low test scores and no major world changing awards, so I probably came off as average.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted to University of Pittsburgh, haven’t heard back from the rest of my schools yet
General Comments: I totally expected to get rejected. Stanford was my reach school, and even though all my friends and family thought I would get in, I was always realistic that I wouldn’t. The thing is that it impacted me more that I thought because now I have this feeling that I won’t get into any of the other competitive schools I’m applying to. So now I’m working extra hard to make sure my application is the very best it can be, that way I am hopefully accepted into my number one! Congrats to all that got accepted though!

howaboutno · December 14, 2013, 9:41am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown):2250 (780 M, 760 CR, 710 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 790 MII, 780 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):HL Econ, Lit, and Math, SL Bio, Spanish, Psych
[] Senior Year Course Load: same as above
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
congressional awards, debate/acting awards, some school awards, Yale book prize, not much else.
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Forensics ( Solo acting captain, extemporaneous captain, debate captain)
Model United Nations (deputy secretary general)
Varsity Rugby, Varsity Soccer

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]Interned at a finance firm here in Shanghai over the summer

[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]Volunteer at a local animal shelter and orphanage

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]Internship, Army Summer Seminar, Service Trips

[li] Essays (rating 1-10, details):[/li]
8-9/10, counselor said they were the best he’d seen

[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: not sure, I’m assuming it was pretty good[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: same
[] Counselor Rec: same
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t send one [/ul][] Interview: didn’t have one [/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):WA, but I live in Shanghai
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private international school, IB
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket: didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, unfortunately [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:essays, extracurriculars (didn’t list the more specific ones for the sake of anonymity), reccs
[] Weaknesses: Grades. And I haven’t cured cancer/become a concert pianist/anything special really
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s Stanford
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to U of Alabama so far, applying to Duke, Rice, UW, CMC, and others. [/ul]
**General Comments: meh. I was kinda expecting it/hoping it wouldn’t happen but understanding the likelihood. I’m not as down about it as I thought I would be, and I’m very hopeful for the future! Congrats to those who got in, you guys are amazing. Congrats to those who didn’t, there are tons of schools out there, and we’ll all be fine. **

JamesLogan · December 14, 2013, 9:52am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown):780M 800CR 700W
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II:Math II:800 Physics:780 Biology M:720 US History:640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Approximately 3/4 out of 300
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Biology(5) Calc BC(5,self study) English Language(5) Physics B(5) Computer Science(4,self study) Environmental Science(4) APUSH(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Gov/Econ, AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, Ordinary Differential Equations, Programming Methods:C++, Data Structures:Java, Android Programming, Data Structures:C++
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Semi Finalist . AP Scholar with Distinction[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Bowl(Co-President), HHS Go(Tutoring Program, Vice President), Track and Field (Long distance team captain),

[] Job/Work Experience:Quality Engineering Intern at KIXEYE(gaming company) for summer of 2012
[] Volunteer/Community service:Sole Music School- Travel across Bay Area, performing as guitarist/vocalist at senior centers-~70 hours
V.O.-Cal Trailblazing~48 hours
UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science Design Quest Exhibit Guide~40 hours
[] Summer Activities:2011:Took Chemistry 192 (general chem) so I could take AP Bio soph year, 2012:interned at KIXEYE, 2013:Took Math 270 (linear algebra), Developed an Android Game, went to hackathons,volunteered UC Berkeley in the Lawrence Hall of Science
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app essay was ok, I think my supplements were pretty good though
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1:10-Physics teacher who loved me, great rapport[/li][] Teacher Rec #2:6/7. English teacher, thinks I’m a good writer, but occasionally conflict with
[] Counselor Rec:generic
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Indian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:>200K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I displayed significant interest in computer science, but my essays weren’t especially unique or creative. Also indian male computer science doesnt help anywhere lol
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:no where else yet.[/ul]
General Comments: Didn’t expect to get in, deferred is better than I hoped. To all those feeling sad, tbh you shouldn’t pin your hopes on Stanford. It’s a reach school for essentially everybody. We’ll all be fine

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