Stanford 2018 REA Results ONLY Thread

batista11 · December 14, 2013, 1:37am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800 M: 790 W: 800
[] ACT: Didn’t take it
[] SAT II: Math II: 800 Chemistry: 800 Critical Reading: 800 Biology M: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I go to phillips exeter, so the GPA is different, i have 11/11
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Human Geo, Calc BC, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Psychology, AP Language and Composition, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, 4 on AP World History and AP US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: Data Structures and Algorithms, Law and Literature, Capitalism and its Critics, Foundations of Abstract Mathematics, Advanced German, Biochemistry and Human Nutrition < for my winter term
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] USAMO qualified, AIME qualified, Attended TASP, AP National Scholar, National Merit Finalist, 1st place Brain Bee in New Hampshire, 3rd in State for Tennis, Won a lot of Chess tournaments
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Speech and Debate, Quizbowl (Officer), Orchestra, Squash, Gaelic Football (just a fun thing I started with my friends), Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship with the FBI
[] Volunteer/Community service: Taught chemistry to kids in India, Father is federal court judge so I also helped review a lot of court cases
[] Summer Activities: TASP, Volunteer work
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, I wrote about my experiences with helping kids in India
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):8, I developed a very good relationship with my teachers while at Phillips Exeter.
[] Teacher Rec #1:
[] Teacher Rec #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][li] Interview:[/list][/li]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Boarding
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 75k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] legacy from dad
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Volunteer work, test scores
[] Weaknesses: maybe essay?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
General Comments: I can’t believe aznnerd2014 got accepted. I can’t believe this. Stuff like this really makes me lost faith in institutions like Stanford.

aznnerd2014 · December 14, 2013, 1:07am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 700, M:750, W: 670
[] ACT: didn’t take it cause i thought it was overrated
[] SAT II: I only needed to take it once.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Around 1st, but I dont know for sure.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 on most of them, but I got a 5 in Human Geography!!
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): didn’t take it
[] Senior Year Course Load: Humanities, Creative Writing, Advanced Physical Education,
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Participated in national quizbowl competition (naqt hsnc).
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quizbowl (Team B captain) School Track (3rd on team) and Soccer (goalie).
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard working.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer a lot at the local humane society.
[] Summer Activities: Lifeguard working
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10, I think im a pretty good essay writer though and that’s why I got in. I wrote about my parent’s break up.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 9, they really liked my participation in class and we met a couple times at the pool I lifeguard in. [/li][] Teacher Rec #2: 8, I didn’t try in his class but he’s a great guy and
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 75k-100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] I’m the first born in my family.
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I really put feeling into my essay and I study a lot in class. I’m such a nerd too, which I think helped me a lot. Also my teacher letters were really good!
[] Weaknesses: My SAT scores were sort of low. I could have tried harder in class so I got a 4.0 instead of 3.8.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Really good essay!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] i rather not say[/li]General Comments:
I think if you just try hard it’s easy to get into college! DONT GIVE UP EVEN IF YOU DIDNT GET IN THE FIRST TIME. we all have downsides to life and it’s our jobs to get over them!

jeffwalker1996 · December 14, 2013, 11:55am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR: 620 M: 800 W: 720
ACT: Didn’t take it
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.12 weighted)
Class Rank: 55/560 about 9%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Chemistry, 4 Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin IV, AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, Civics, Creative Writing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
NASA Space Award, recognized for academic achievements,President’s physical fitness award, Latin language study award, Top score on National Latin Examination, DARE essay award, presented to student body, NRA sharpshooter award for Trap/Skeet shooting
**Subjective:
Extracurriculars<a href=“place%20leadership%20in%20parenthesis”>b/</a>: 
-Boys Track and Field Varsity/Track Coach Assistant for conditioning
-Junior Shotgun Shooting Team Captain 4 years
-In Germany, assistant for Trauma Surgeon at Landstuhl Medical Center, almost like a shadowing job
-Boy Scouts of America 90 person troop (Eagle Scout, led troop as SPL, ASPL, Patrol Leader, Scribe, Historian, Quartermaster) Eagle Project involved spending $4,000 on memorial at my school for deceased principle, marble bench, marble fountain, apple trees.

-National Honor Society, treasurer

-Student Council, pep rally, homecoming committee head

-Latin Club, event coordinator

-Chemistry Club

-National Rifle Association Junior Shooting Team (Grades 6-12)
20 shooters participating in shooting sports activities and competing in accordance with NRA Junior Shotgun Rules.

Job/Work Experience: never had a job (maybe hurt me)
Volunteer/Community service:
-Candy Striper, Lakeside Hospital Volunteer
-Angel Guardians of Omaha (special needs kids)
-Salvation Army
-Goodwill Industries
-Habitat for Humanity (building and habitat restore)
-Brush-Up Nebraska (painting, building houses for those who cannot)
-Pennies for Patients (collecting money for cancer patients)
-Heifer International (fundraising to buy animals for poor people in Africa)
-Open Door Mission
-Fisher House
-Wounded Warriors (collected items/sent personal cards to soldiers in the war in Middle East)
-Veterinary Clinic Assistant over summer (Animal clinic in Germany)

-Summer Activities: Standardized Tests, Volunteer work, Shadowing, College Visits
-Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, I wrote about living in Germany for a total of 4 years during our family’s assignment overseas, how I visited 22 different countries in a period of 4 years, becoming a more diversified person and more respectful towards others and their culture. Also about how I had my Boy Scout Eagle Ceremony on the beaches of Normandy, France, where DDay occurred many years ago. I thought I had a very compelling story that many others could not match.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):8, very good connection with teachers, they know me well and I am a favorite of many. Don’t know what they talked about though.
Teacher Rec #1: Chem
Teacher Rec #2: Latin
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/list]Other[/li]State (if domestic applicant): NE
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, Millard North
Ethnicity: White/Latino
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 175k+
Strengths: Volunteer work, Leadership, Background story (see essay)
Weaknesses: SAT reading score, no job
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure
Other:

JonesTones · December 14, 2013, 12:05pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34 (34M, 34S, 35R, 34E)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79/ 5.192 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/354
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory (5), Euro (4), Comp Sci(N/A), US (5), Bio (4), Calc AB (5),
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics B, AP Lit, AP Spanish Lang,
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, National Spanish Honor Society, All-State Musician (11,12), AP Scholar, State Scholar [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC/Track (Captain, 4 years Academic All-Conference), Jazz Band (President, All State), Marching Band (Drum Major), Student Council,
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked different minimum wage jobs since summer of '11.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worship Leader at church, youth leadership team at youth group, St. John’s Breadline, mission trip to Michigan summer of '12, founder of school organization that connects senior mentors to troubled freshman
[] Summer Activities: XC training, working, volunteering, mission trips, music camps
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10, Best essays I’ve ever written, had my AP English teacher look over them. Very passionate about what I do. Not afraid to go out on a limb to show who I am.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 9, from my AP English teacher, A.K.A. my biggest fan[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: 8, from my soph and junior AP History teacher, really funny guy, writes well
[] Counselor Rec: 9, she doesn’t know me but talked about how I founded a school program called Senior Mentor Program which connects role model seniors with troubled freshman
[] Additional Rec:N/A [/ul][] Interview:N/A [/list]
Other [ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays rocked, EC’s are good, service is good, lots of AP’s
[] Weaknesses: unweighted GPA lacks, possibly subject of common app essay, didn’t take any SAT subject tests, some 4’s on AP tests
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: honestly don’t know
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: much less selective schools [/ul]
General Comments:
I’m not afraid to say that I’m really bummed I got rejected. Over the course of applying, I fell in love with Stanford because I realized it was the only school in the world where I would truly be rewarded for being as well-rounded as I am. At any other school, my EC’s and grades and service would be over-the-top more than I need to get in. I guess at Stanford they just were not enough. My counselor received a called from one of the Admissions counselors about a week ago, saying that they were looking over my app and it looked really good and I made it through the first selection process. At that point, my counselor basically told me I would get in, the first to ever accomplish this in my school’s history. My friends started celebrating for me and I honestly got my hopes up. Needless to say, it was tough opening that email last night. Congrats to everybody who gets in. This is truly a school of very highly qualified students.

YungEgyptian · December 14, 2013, 12:13pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 750M 660CR 720W
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: Chem 770 Math II 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Ap Lang and comp 4 Ap physics B 4 Ap chemistry 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP lit, Ap gov/econ, 3rd year spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Ap scholar with distinction
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volunteer at local Recreation centers(150 hours), Debate club(vice president), Middle Eastern Club(Raised money for Syrian refugees), Tutor(basically all subjects), C++ club.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local Mosques, cleaning up environment and fundraising for charity.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app essay, based on everyone who read it including teachers and scholarship directors, said it was great. Supplements were ok, I could have put more time and effort. 
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 10-Physics teacher who said it is the best letter he could possible write, great rapport[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: 8- History teacher who made a Stanford specific letter of recommendation said it was one of her best(even though she seemed overwhelmed)
[] Counselor Rec: Regular
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Middle Easter (Egyptian), considered White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Low income, first generation student who came to USA 8 years ago for the best education possible.
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Diverse, economically and racially
[] Weaknesses: Scores and GPA. Not a very good writer
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess there were more qualified and diverse applicants than I was. I could have been an all around better applicant if I had dedicated to something, like volunteering or a specific area of study
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] No where else yet.
General Comments: I was humbled by the fact that I got rejected because it shows no matter how well you score, or are economically/racially diverse, it is brutally difficult to get an education at a top tier college. It was my dream to go to Stanford, and so was my family’s for pretty much all their lives, but I guess it was not mean to be. I would like to thank all who got accepted, it was fulfilling to know I had the chance to compete with America’s best students.

jadbow · December 14, 2013, 1:43pm

Decision: Rejected

Done by dad with input from daughter.

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2270, Essay 10 (1 time as sophomore)
[] ACT: 36 (36M, 34R, 36S, 36W), Essay 10 (1 time as sophomore)
[] SAT II: Math II 780, Physics 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): above 4.0, Weighted 4.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unofficially 1st
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 AP’s all 5’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very rigorous, all AP’s
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi, AP Scholar, Harvard Book Prize, another semi not mentioned. Several school awards.
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country and track 4 yrs. (Capt 2 yrs.). Very good at this with several sectional and conference individual championships. Recruited athlete but not by Stanford. Soccer 2 yrs. varsity. Editor-in-Chief of award winning non-profit magazine (spent a lot of time on this). Model UN, Academic League, others.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Very active in church, also magazine above
[] Summer Activities: Activities above, travel programs, no internships
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 9 about personal challenge she has overcome, IV 7 about learning from academic mistake, Roomate 8, matters to you 10 about her faith
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Signed non-disclosure so didn’t see
[] Teacher Rec #1: Should have been incredible, teacher asked her to write it
[] Teacher Rec #2: Should have been great, knows her well
[] Counselor Rec: Should have been individualized and very strong
[li] Additional Rec:[/ul][*] Interview:[/list][/li]
Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: No financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ?? female in engineering, one other thing too specific to mention but obviously didn’t help
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Pretty much everything.
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure. Actually a little surprised. I knew this was a crap shoot but deep down inside thought she would at least be deferred. She excelled at her passions despite facing personal challenges. Didn’t waste time studying for standardized testing. No legacy, startup, major awards or gender confusion.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]**General Comments: Thought she actually had a “good chance”, whatever that translates to. Obviously, every parent thinks their child is amazing but everyone who meets her also says she is amazing. Stanford doesn’t directly admit that they make mistakes but they clearly do. There are numerous individuals on this and past threads to prove it. Once you take out all the athletes, legacies, Intel Finalists, Mother Theresa’s, etc. there is just not much left of the 11%. They really should have a lottery for those remaining spots and maybe they already do.

Venezolano · December 14, 2013, 2:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT: 35 (36 Reading, 36 English, 34 Science, 32 Math)
SAT I: 740 CR, 680 M, 640 W (6 essay) = 2060 (froze up on the essay and only wrote 2 paragraphs so that was pretty bad haha)
SAT II: 800 Biology E, 780 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 21/447
AP (score in parenthesis): Biology (5), World History (5), Calculus AB/BC (5), English Lang (5), US History (5), Psychology (5)

Senior Year Course Load: Georgia Tech Calculus II, Georgia Tech Calculus III, AP Economics (micro & macro), AP Lit, Scientific Internship & Research, Advanced Band, Honors Gov.

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Best in Category and 1st Honors at the 2013 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair, research accepted for publication in the Harvard Journal of Emerging Investigators, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude Gold Medal, Honor Band, National Merit Semifinalist, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Drum Captain, Center Snare), Varsity Tennis (Co-captain), Lab Research at Emory University’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Magnet Advisory Board Member, Learning Links Tutor

Job/Work Experience: Unpaid, but worked ~150 hours in a neurology research lab and ~240 hours in a cancer research lab at Emory.

Volunteer/Community service: Earned a Community Service Letter, service trips to Costa Rica and to the Pemon Indian tribes near the Venezuelan Amazon, Leadership Club and Helping Hands Club volunteer.

Summer Activities: Accepted into the Winship Cancer Institute Summer Scholars Research Program at Emory University, went on service trips, UGA Latino Leadership Summer Program, National Student Leadership Conference, marching band camp.

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8. I think my common app essay was very strong, and I think my supplements were very solid as well, especially the letter to a roommate.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: (10) I was his top student and he said he wrote me a “glowing” rec.
Teacher Rec #2: (9) Also said she wrote me a great rec.
Counselor Rec: (8-9) I think it was pretty good my counselor knows me pretty well.
Additional Rec: (9) Got a rec from the doctor whose lab I worked in over the summer at Emory. I think it was a pretty good rec he was very impressed with my work and initiative.
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet Public High School
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: Academic accomplishments and extracurriculars.
Weaknesses: No big leadership roles, and low SAT score, which doesn’t matter for most other schools since I’m just gonna send my ACT, but Stanford required everything from both if you want to submit from both and I wanted to send in my subject tests.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I just had a pretty solid application overall with my scores, academics, extracurriculars, and awards.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted early to UGA. No other decisions yet.

General Comments: I visited Stanford last year and I fell in love the moment I stepped on campus. An absolutely remarkable school on all accounts. Plus the weather is pristine, much better than you’ll see at Harvard, Yale, or Princeton haha.

kaesthetic · December 14, 2013, 3:39pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (CR: 800, Writing: 800, Math: 770
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Bio E: 800, Chem: 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.769
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio: 5, Chem 5, Eng. Lang: 5, APUSH: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, Choir, ASB/Leadership, Gov/Econ (required to graduate), Calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit commended, AP Scholar w/ honors
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):FBLA (officer 2 yrs), ASB/ Leadership (4 yr member, senior class president), Leo Club (4 yr officer, School President, District President), Competitive Dance, Marching Band/Colorguard, LINK Crew, Class Council
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Intern @ Carnegie Institute on Stanford Campus
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hrs, president of service learning club
[] Summer Activities: Educational trip, summer intern, homecoming preparations
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Honestly some of the best writing I’ve done in my life, CA personal statement was about how I ran three times for class president and how I’ve grown from the experiences, winning the final time after learning lessons, etc. A lot of people who read it liked it, and IMO it was written uniquely (10); other essays were about summer internship (7), experience on Senior Day of Homecoming (8)
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
[] Teacher Rec #1: teacher had me write own, then edited, probably 8-9/10
[] Teacher Rec #2: he’s a bit old, not used to using computers, rather questionable… very positive but very general 6/10
[] Counselor Rec: she’s new, but hopefully not too many to do, likes me, 7.5/10
[] Additional Rec:[/ul] Research mentor @ Stanford’s Carnegie Institute [] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, Large
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my essay probably…[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, SAT scores, AP scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA, rec #2
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: possibly the letter, sophomore year I got Cs and Bs mixed in with As, but jr year worked to improve a lot and got straight As, they prob want to see that progression continue
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]General Comments: does anyone have any advice for what my next steps should be? does stanford like applicants calling to find out the problems with their app to improve for the next round (read it’s helpful somewhere)?
Also, one of my parents works at Stanford as a researcher, what kind of impact does that have/ is it why I was deferred?

Benjineering · December 14, 2013, 5:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 M, 800 R, 790 W, 10 essay) 2nd sitting
[] ACT: 36 (35 E, 36 M, 36 R, 35 S, 10 essay) 1st sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 World History, 800 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.53 unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/633
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), World History (5), Calculus AB (5), Physics B (5), US History (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Government, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, Japanese 3, Advanced CAD, Physiology, Jazz Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (team president, 2 years); pianist for jazz bands, choirs, theater productions; research project with childrens hospital; Varsity Water Polo (2 years, starting goalie); Varsity Swim (co-captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: teach trumpet, piano; swim lessons/coaching
[] Volunteer/Community service: >600 hrs - church nursery, volunteer in hospital
[] Summer Activities: swim teams, coaching, backpacking
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 for Common App (about year of travel around the world), 8ish for Stanford supplements (8 for EC about hospital internship; 9 for What Matters helping people; 8 for Intellectual Development; 7.5 for Roommate)
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 10 Calc AB & BC teacher, Math Club Coach[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: didnt read AP Lang teacher, English teacher freshman & junior years.
[] Counselor Rec: didnt read
[] Additional Rec: 8 (principal) [/ul][] Interview: none[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (~3000 students)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (both parents, 2 aunts, uncle)[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: diverse ECs; good test scores; legacy
[] Weaknesses: Didnt compete for major awards; GPA is injured by taking an extra non-honors class (jazz band) before school; white male (intrinsically un-diverse)
[] Why you think you were accepted: Test scores, legacy, interesting essays
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applying to MIT, Rice, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon[/ul]
General Comments: Congrats to all those who were accepted! If financial aid comes through, Ill see you next fall in Palo Alto! I have been visiting Stanford with my family since I was 2. Still in disbelief that my lifelong dream has become possible.
For those not accepted, I sympathize with you. You will undoubtedly go on to do great things, even if Stanford doesn’t want you.

vitruviandude · December 14, 2013, 5:22pm

ACT: 33 composite
35 math
34 english
33 science
30 reading
31 combined english/writing

SAT 2:
Chemistry 800
Math 740

School Rank: 4/577
GPA: 4.0 Unweighted, 4.300 weighted
AP courses: 6, plus an additional 5 this year
Scores: Chem-5, APES-5, Art History-5, English Language-5, Euro-4, Apush-4

ECs: (leadership in parentheses)
Youth and Government (delegation Communication Director, delegation Campaign Manager)
Penn Model Congress (President)
Young Democrats club (vice president)
California Scholarship Foundation
JSA/Debate club (vice president)
Varsity Tennis (11th and 12th grade)
Junior Varsity Baseball (9th and 10th grade)
Piano

Teacher Recs:
One teacher told me I was in the top 3 students she’s had in her entire career
Didn’t hear anything from my other teacher, but we have a good relationship

Other:
CA resident
did not apply for financial aid
White

Weakness:
No hook (not first generation, not ethnic minority, no difficult life circumstances)

theweekndxo · December 14, 2013, 8:45pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (740 CR, 800 M, 800 W, 9 essay)
[] ACT: 34 (35 R, 35 M, 35 W, 31 S, 10 essay)
[] SAT II: 790 English Literature, 800 Math II, 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/834
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (5), Calculus BC (5), Calculus BC - AB Subscore Grade (5), United States History (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Statistics (5), Computer Science A (5), Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism (4), English Language and Composition (5), World History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: English Literature AP, Biology AP, Spanish VI (honors), Human Geography AP, Computer Science III (honors), College Algebra (honors), Government (honors).
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congressional Award for Youth: Silver Medal, National AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist, President’s Volunteer Service Award: Gold Medal and Silver Medal, some UIL and Science Olympiad medals[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad for four years (President), Math National Honor Society (Vice-President), Underclassman Mentoring Program (Vice-President).
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon for year and a half
[] Volunteer/Community service: Crisis/Suicide Counselor at Hotline (year and a half).
[] Summer Activities: Research intern for clinical study on depression, Texas Governor’s School, McCombs Future Executive Academy, Geosciences Exploration Program, Summer Mathematics and Research Training Program (Junior Counselor)
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7: Vitality, 7: What Matters to You, 6: Describe an EC, 5: essay to roomate, 8: Common App essay. They were all about music production, songwriting, and the mixtape I’m working on
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: No clue[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: no clue
[] Counselor Rec: No clue
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview: Aight[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, huge af, not competitive
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: lol
[] Weaknesses: did nothing special in high school so ec’s are severely lacking, super lazy kid only reason I’m doing this is bc i’ve read these before and they were helpful and i’d feel selfish if i didnt do teh same
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not the kind of kid that teachers / professors would want to teach and that prolly showed in my essays and recs, i’m freaking indian, other people deserve it much more than me
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Texas A&M, wth[/ul]
General Comments:

shelbs9510 · December 14, 2013, 10:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown):2190 (750 M, 760 W, 680 CR)
[] ACT:32 (not reported)
[] SAT II:750 US History, 730 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (96.1/100)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/92
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 US History, 5 AP Latin, 4 AP Biology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP Literature, AP US Government, AP Comparative Government, Capstone Project on Pediatric Obesity
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] ASDAN Universities Award, National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive Dance (dance captain, won first place for solo in competition), Varsity Cheerleading (co-captain), lots of medical internships at various hospitals around the US, Gap Medics trip to Thailand
[] Job/Work Experience: Dance Teacher, paid intern at Prostate Cancer Foundation, professional dancer (worked at bar and bat mitzvahs)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer dance teacher at children’s camp, volunteered at orphanage in Mexico for summer after junior year
[] Summer Activities: Gap Medics trip to Thailand, volunteer at Mexican orphanage, Wash U Pre-Med Institute, volunteer dance teacher at children’s camp, internship at medical center in San Antonio
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9-ish, it was an adversity essay about my mom getting addicted to pain meds and how I dealt with it, had lots of powerful images and a poetic style about it
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: APUSH teacher who loved me and helped advise me on my capstone project, 9-ish[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: AP Bio teacher who loved me as well, probably about an 8
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent, my counselor was very focused on helping me get in to promote our school so she wrote very highly about me, 10
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White, Native American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, letters of rec, class rank/GPA
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea, I just feel lucky that I was
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Haven’t heard back from anywhere else yet
General Comments:

bvbfcny · December 14, 2013, 11:16pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 M, 790 WR, 690 CR)
ACT: 31 Composite (took once no preparation, assume they don’t make a big deal of it)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9, 4.0 weighted
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History(5), BC Calculus(5), Physics B(5), Computer Science(5), American History(4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Physics C Mechanics (1st semester), AP Physics C E&M (2nd semester), AP Spanish, Advanced Topics in College Mathematics (multivariate calculus and other topics), English elective, History elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, took AMC 10 twice and AMC 12 once.
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer 3 years (Captain senior year), Club Soccer (had offers to play college, not at Stanford though), Physical Training.
Volunteer/Community service: Taught local latin-americans english, helped coach sports at Boys and Girls Club, spent a week in Nicaragua building a house
</code></pre>

Job/Work Experience: IT and Online marketing intern last summer, nothing special
Summer activities: soccer camps, this internship^, family vacations.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Maybe around an 8? All pretty good, not amazing. May not have shown much personality, but they were true to me.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: didn’t read, but I’d guess around an 8.5-9
Teacher Rec #2: didn’t read, but I’d guess around an 8-8.5
Counselor Rec: Probably 9, knew me well
Interview: Didn’t have one.

Other

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public, 300 students per class, very competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Don’t qualify for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dad got MD and PhD there.
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Coursework, AP scores, strong in math/sciences, commitment to soccer, essays probably showed good character and work ethic.
Weaknesses: didn’t do research, come from very affluent area, may not show much “intellectual vitality” or curiosity, a little bit weak in reading/english, essays may have needed a little more personality
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably due in part to the aforementioned weaknesses, but it’s just super competitive so there’s not much else to say.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t apply anywhere else early.
</code></pre>

General Comments: Disappointed not to have gotten in, but it’s not unexpected by any means. I’m fortunate to be given another look in the regular pool, and I really hope I get in. I feel like Stanford is a perfect fit for me considering my own interests and personality.

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qotsa24 · December 15, 2013, 12:09am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (730 CR, 730 Math, 800 W w/11 essay)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 770 Biology (Molecular)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (weighted 4.5)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 of 790
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (5), AP Spanish Language (5), AP English Language (5), AP US History (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): nada
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III w/ Differential Equations, AP Macroecon, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Chemistry, AP English Lit, Advanced Debate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] State Championships qualifier in debate (Public Forum debate in 2012, 2013 and International Extemporaneous in 2011, 2013), National Tournament Qualifier in Public Forum debate (Top 70 finish, 3rd in district), League Champion in PF, Ranked 35th all-state in speech and debate (last I checked), NASA Inspire member, AP Scholar with distinction, woulda been a National Merit Semifinalist under last year’s score criteria, Certificate of Merit Level 10 for Piano
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (classically trained, 10 years), Speech and Debate (Public Forum Debate captain in 2012, current Vice President), Future Voters of America (President), NHS (President), Tennis (JV two years, Varsity two years), NASA Inspire (two years), Science Olympiad (two years)
[] Job/Work Experience: minimum wage last summer (about 3 months), also internship at a local medical practice (100 hours)(shadowed physician, studied charts)
[] Volunteer/Community service: almost 200 hours
[] Summer Activities: everything within reason
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Extracurricular experience: 6, wrote about internship, sounded like I had a stick up my behind
Intellectual Vitality: 9, I really liked this one, wrote about the breakdown of my religious beliefs in a time of emotional distress
Roommate: 5, I had no idea what to write so I ended up just discussing my personal beliefs and interests and how I would pursue them at Stanford
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 10, Debate coach/English Teacher, great insight into work ethic and personality[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read (FERPA)
[] Counselor Rec: My school has 3200 students, and my counselor is in charge of about one-fifth of that, so I can’t reasonably expect that it was too personal, but at the same time he was high with praise for me (hopefully not all empty)
[] Additional Rec: 7, doctor who allowed me to intern with him, also talked about work ethic, as well as interests in life and how I pursued them as a part of his business
[li] Interview: nope[/li]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation born in America? otherwise absolutely nothing
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:I thought I was a pretty well-rounded student with pretty good academics and extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses:I just wasn’t the best in everything sadly, and I was unable to do anything unique. I was going to participate in a medicine abroad program in Mexico, but the country was too violent for my parents to tolerate and I really think that experience would have put me on par with those that were accepted. Volunteer work was probably a bit low, and my essays could have used a lot of personality. I was so afraid that I would lose formality in my essays by putting in too much wit or humor and in the end they were way to structural.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am not the best. I could have actually studied for the standardized tests (I winged every one and as such could not boost my SAT superscore, and I absolutely hated the ACT)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] this was my only ED[/li]General Comments: There are B’s in high school that were entirely my fault, and I definitely regret them. Aside from these regrets, and worrying what I could have done, I get to look to what I can do. Someday I’ll end up at Stanford (my dream as a child) and for those of you who are already in, congrats, and cherish it! Don’t think I won’t apply again in four years for grad school!

astronerd · December 15, 2013, 12:15am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (730 M, 750 CR, 800 W)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Bio, 800 US History, 710 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (104.3/100)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/209
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- Euro, Bio, US History; 4- English Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP US Gov, Economics Honors/College, AP Physics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, AP Psychology (virtual course)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] A few regional essay contests, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, some scholar-athlete awards, AP Scholar with Honor, NYS Senate Youth Leadership Award, and regional science fair awards[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Pres), Key Club (Treasurer), National Honor Society (Pres), World Language Club (Co-president), Mathletes, Environmental Club/Green Team, National Spanish Honor Society, Varsity Soccer (captain), Varsity Basketball (captain), Varsity Softball, Wellness Committee student rep, Scholarship Committee student rep, SADD, Model Congress, HOBY, and Athletes Helping Athletes.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring high school and middle school students mostly in math and science
[] Volunteer/Community service: Junior volunteer at a local hospital, volunteer at a Doctor’s Premier Care, a “Don’t Text and Drive” campaign, a school supplies drive for a college in Ghana, teacher at a vacation bible school, donating clothes to kids in the Dominican Republic, and a lot of different activities through Key Club and Student Council
[] Summer Activities: Summer Science Program (SSP), traveling (particularly to CA), volunteering at some of the places mentioned above, soccer, reading, and attempting to relax
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9- My common app one was about being a vegetarian, the vitality one was about my summer program and my love for astrophysics, the roommate one was an attempt at humor and quirkiness, and the “what matters” essay was actually about popcorn
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[] Teacher Rec #1: 10- My 11th grade English teacher who writes really personal recs and loved me
[] Teacher Rec #2: My US History and Gov teacher, and although I didn’t get to read it, I would probably guess an 8
[] Counselor Rec: 10- She knows me extremely well
[] Additional Rec: none [/ul][] Interview: none [/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Moderately small public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM [/ul]
Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: Probably essays, recs, and GPA
[] Weaknesses: no exceptional major awards or achievements
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: THE COLLEGE APPLICATION GODS
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no where else yet[/ul]
General Comments: STANFORD CLASS OF 2018!!

ljfergs · December 15, 2013, 3:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[] ACT: overall 31, reading:34, English:35, Math: 29, Science: 26 writing:8
[] SAT II: didn’t take the
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/196
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3) Environmental Science(5) Language+comp(3) Calculus(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Student Leadership, AP Gov, AP Chemistry, Spanish V, Painting, AP Lit, AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Body President, Representative to school board, Varsity Soccer Captain junior and senior year, Club soccer, green club, Honor’s Society, key club
[] Job/Work Experience: Part time job as busser, and babysit occasionally
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 150 hours
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details):8, My personal statement was really good, but my supplement could have used some work
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):I didn’t read them but I assume they’re good
[] Teacher Rec #1:
[] Teacher Rec #2:
[] Counselor Rec: 10 I read this one, it was all about how I sacrifice my time for others, it was really good
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][li] Interview:[/list] it went ok, but it wasn’t amazing and I was nervous[/li]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 90k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essay, extracurriculars, and probably teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: my act and AP scores aren’t that good
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, I didn’t think I was going to get in
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] nowhere yet
General Comments:

ToaZuku · December 17, 2013, 1:22pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800/750/800)
[] ACT: 36, 12 writing
[] SAT II: 800 phys, 700something math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97 (4.0 past freshman year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/545
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): physics B, Chem, clac AB (5s), gov, lang (4s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics C, Newspaper, Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Microeconomics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol nope. I guess NMSF[/ul]
Subjective: passion for graphic design and photography[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Arapahoe Herald Newspaper (very good newspaper, Managing Editor). Link Crew (mentoring club, Commissioner). NHS (president). Speech and Debate (captain). Drama (lead)
[] Job/Work Experience: worked on Colorado logo with governor, also a server at restauant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Citizenship mentor for immigrants, volunteer at museum
[] Summer Activities: did this little research thing at CO School of Mines
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): (7-8) really proud of these. I talked about specifics in my volunteer position, as well as me passion from graphic design. In my room mate essay, I talked about various honest tendencies I have.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): [list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: (8) Loved me, very good writer, specific[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: (6) loves me, president of his club, probably not the best writer though
[] Counselor Rec: (0) counselor was out on maternity leave. Nothing I could do.
[] Additional Rec: (8) knows me very well. Newspaper advisor. Has seen me grow and hold a lot of respect for me.[/ul]
[] Interview: (9) one of the best interactions I’ve had with a fellow human being. Connected very well.[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium-sized public school, has been on national news a lot recently, unfortunately
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian.
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 180,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lol, no. Apparently people like me are culturally irrelevant. Too rich to be a charity case but too poor to be a donor. Also, white. [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Things I could control
[] Weaknesses: Things I couldn’t control
[] Why you think you were rejected: Sheer numbers. I was great, but not different.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere yet[/ul]
**General Comments: Decisions were released same day as the shooting in my school. Everyone was rooting for me, and I let them down in more than one way Friday. When it rains, it pours, fellas. But I am optimistic about my future, and if I can, so can you! **

jadbow · December 18, 2013, 12:31am

ToaZuku,

You didn’t let anyone down! You have amazing credentials. You were the victim of a random act. Just like the your school was the victim of a random shooting. With your resume, you will do wonderful things in the world.

flyinglizard · December 18, 2013, 9:23am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (750M/750WR/690CR)
ACT:
SAT II: 790 Math II, 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank but top decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5) Chem(5) Bio(3) Stat(3) Lang+Comp(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental, AP Lit, AP Euro, Honors physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective: passion for math
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Math research (nothing published just freelance) ,Computer Science, Physics
Job/Work Experience:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 I think I did well on my essays
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read but I’m guessing 7-8
Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read but I’m guessing 7-8
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but I’m guessing 7-8, my councilor likes me
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium-sized public school
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sibling legacy
Strengths: Passion for math, physics, computer science, and compelling story
Weaknesses: grades, numbers, few extracurriculars
Why you think you were rejected: See above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere yet

iflyplanes · December 20, 2013, 3:30pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown):2120
[] ACT:34 (R 35 M 35 W 35 S 31, Essay 12)
[] SAT II: Math II 670, US History 640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/370
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4,4,4 (Lang,Cal AB, US History)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Gov, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Design and Development, Small Business Management and Marketing, French 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Private Pilot’s License, Principal’s Scholar, Baden Powell Leadership award (scouts) All-conference, All-state academic
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (captain) 4 years, 2nd place in state; Eagle Scout, (senior patrol leader, patrol leader, junior assistant scoutmaster), DECA state, FBLA, French Club, Chemistry Club COO
[] Job/Work Experience: Technical Assistant at Pharmaceutical Lab for 1 summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 300 hours; fire relief auctions, boy scout projects, soup kitchen
[] Summer Activities:Tennis, Work, Flight Training
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, talked about my passion for flight, though it was good
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: really good, said I was one of his best students, creatively and analytically[/li][] Teacher Rec #2:Not sure, probably the same
[] Counselor Rec:Awesome, told my story really well
[] Additional Rec:[/ul][] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:<200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):pilot’s license?
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses:SATI and II scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a white male who wants to study engineering. Not “different” enough for Stanford
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
Accepted: CU Boulder, Texas A&M, Purdue
**General Comments:Congratulations to all who applied; every single applicant boasts something special and I’m happy to have had at least a good chance to toss my name in.

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