Stanford Class of 2019 REA Results Thread

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<p>Good luck to everyone. Decisions come out tomorrow for Questbridge finalists and in about 1-2 weeks for regular applicants. Please don't post here unless its an actual decision. Use the template below</p>

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred
Applied through QuestBridge</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1880 (640 CR + W; 600 M)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 580 USH, 600 BIO-E, 720 LIT)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Gov/Econ, English, Ceramics, Graphic Design
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Finalist, CMEA “Superior” Rank</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Community orchestra (principal violist), professional quartet (violist), LGBT youth group, Feminist Art Club (Treasurer), Cultural Awareness, Cross Country
Job/Work Experience: Ref Coordinator, Clerical assistant
Volunteer/Community service: School board rep, assistant with professional orchestra, performed with professional orchestra for The Nutcracker
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, probably could have written it better, but I talked about supporting a family of seven on my own while maintaining good grades and a full-time job (Reused my Questbridge essay)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10, teacher was hands-down the best teacher I have had throughout high school, knew me well personally and was very professional in handling the letter
Teacher Rec #2: 8, teacher was very experienced and wrote a good letter, but did not know me as well
Counselor Rec: 6, counselor probably wrote a generic rec letter
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 60-70k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen student, unemployed & neglectful parents, supported family through full-time job, became guardian of siblings</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays were by far the biggest contender of my application
Weaknesses: Low SAT & GPA compared to middle 50%
Why you think you were deferred: EFC wasn’t 0
Where else were you deferred: Yale, Princeton, USC</p>

<p>General Comments:
I applied through Questbridge and didn’t have an EFC of 0, so I honestly wasn’t expecting to get in through the Match process. I wasn’t surprised at all to find out I’ve been deferred to RD. Good luck everyone else who is moving to RD with me!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred
Applied through Questbridge</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (730 R, 670 M, 800 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 760 US, 710 Bio, 680 M2 (yikes)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), AP European History (5), AP U.S. History (5), AP Human Geography (5), AP English Language (5), AP Macroeconomics (4, Self Study), AP Microeconomics (4, Self Study), AP Environmental Science (4, Self Study)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish, AP English Literature, AP Chemistry, Ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QB College Prep. Scholar, NM Commended, National AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech & Debate (10-12), Key Club (11-12), Quiz Bowl (11-12), Science Olympiad (11-12), Liberty in North Korea Club (11-12, President), Columnist for a Science website (11-12)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local library and Key Club events (80 hours)
Summer Activities: Boy’s State California 2014, Publishing articles about science for a website
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (10), Intellectual Vitality (7), What Matters (9), Letter to Roommate (8)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read, probably great (9?)
Teacher Rec #2: Same as Teacher 1
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably great
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: < $20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Unexpected events within family occurred throughout the past couple years.</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: No EC Commitment for all 4 years, Low SAT I/SAT II Math scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: QB is extremely selective, only around 20 people get matched each year out of thousands
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from other QB schools: Princeton, MIT, Yale</p>

<p>General Comments: Hopeful for RD, going to retake some tests</p>

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<p>[color=orange]Decision: Deferred<a href=“Through%20QuestBridge”>/color</a></p>

<p>Objective:

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[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 650 R, 680 M, 610 W 1940 Total
[</em>]ACT: 35 Composite 35 E 34 M 34 R 35 S
[<em>]SAT II: 690 Bio, 740 U.S History, 680 Chem, 660 Lit, 670 Math I, 680 Math II
[</em>]GPA : 4.1 (Don’t know weighted
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): 10th: Psych (3), Human (4), WHAP (4), 11th: Bio (4), Chem (4), Stats (5), APES (4), Lang (5) APUSH (5)
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: All AP: Comp Sci, Govt (2nd Sem), Macro (1st Sem), Art History, Physics 2, Euro, Calc BC, Lit
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge Finalist, Biotechnology Placed at Regional and National, National Achievement Outstanding Participant, local awards[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Engineering (TSA), Science UIL, Footbal (Varsity), Soccer (Varsity) 3 yrs, Writing Club, Psych Club, Cancer Research
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:N/A
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service:Volunteering with non-profits in my community through Y.I.P, clothes drives, church; over 300 hours
[</em>]Summer Activities: Engineering Nationals, study program at UT
[<em>]Essays:
QB: 7 (Rushed).
Common app 9 - I talked about obesity and my struggle toward healthiness,
Supplements - Intellectual Vitality (10) What Matters (9) Letter to Roommate (8) I had such a hard time with the roommate
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations:
Bio teacher - She absolutely loved me and we got on a really close level -10
Chem teacher - Same with Chem teacher, we on a really close level and had a lot of great conversations - 10
[li]Counselor Rec: probably a 9[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]Applied for financial aid?: Yes
[</em>]Major: Bioengineering
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: African American
[</em>]Gender: M
[<em>]Income Bracket: <15,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflections
Strengths: ACT score, essays?, recommendations
Weaknesses: SAT I / SAT II’s, academics, not a strong enough applicant?
Why do you think you were rejected/accepted/deferred: QB is very competitive. I would probably still be crying of amazement if I had actually gotten matched.</p>

<p>General Comments:
I’m so excited for regular decision and really hope I get in. I (like everyone else) wants Stanford SO bad. I want to get accepted in spring so bad, and really can’t wait till that time haha. Anyway, hope this helps someone. </p>

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: 770 math II, 760 physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/242
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics C: Mechanics (5), AP Physics C: E&M (4), AP Computer Science (4), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Calculus AB Subscore (5), AP Chemistry (3), AP English Language (4), AP Government & Politics (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none taken
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Biology, French 5 Regular, AP English Literature, AP European History, Oceanography, Physical Education/Health 12, Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, AP National Scholar, National Honor Society Inductee</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gun Violence Awareness Group (President), Math Club active member, choir council vice president, basketball varsity (captain)
Job/Work Experience: Taco Bell cashier and Foot locker employee
Volunteer/Community service: Animal shelter (2 years)
Summer Activities: Taco Bell (summer job)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 (what matters to you essay was about family, roommate essay about about singing in the shower, and intellectual vitality about learning about gun violence)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: math teacher (10/10)…was SUPERB, he was like a brother to me
Teacher Rec #2: english teacher (7/10)…did not talk much in class but he liked me
Counselor Rec: generic (5/10)
Additional Rec: did not submit
Interview: was not selected</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Physics
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large, urban, public school
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation, single parent (mother)</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: extracurriculars and SAT score and essays
Weaknesses: english teacher rec and counselor rec
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE FINDING OUT NEXT MONDAY, HOPE TO SEE YOU AT STANFORD NEXT YEAR!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 620 M, 670 W, 700 CR
ACT (breakdown): 8 Essay, 32 Sci, 36 Reading, 35 Math, English 35
SAT II: 720 Math 2, 730 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t Know
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5) Stats (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Enviro, AP Lit and Comp, AP Calc AB, German 5, Independent Study, Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 300+ volunteer hours
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: No clue
Interview: NA </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Physics
State (if domestic applicant): VT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000+</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Recs, essays. Poured my heart into those essays. Oh well.
Weaknesses: Scores.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Its a crapshoot
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Its a crapshoot.</p>

<p>General Comments: I AM SO EXCITED FOR EVERYONE WHO GOT IN! Gee whiz, you must be pumped now. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (everything max score lol)
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36E 35M 35R 36S 11 essay)
SAT II: 800 math ii, 800 chem, 800 physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%? school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): euro 5, comp sci 5, chem 5, calc BC 5, physics mech 5, US gov’t 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP english, french 4, AP econ, orchestra, Algorithms (university comp sci), Linear Algebra (university)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nah</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): robotics: 4 years, lead programmer 11-12 grade, president 12 grade, computer science club 4 years, president 11-12 grade, orchestra - allstate 4 years, math club
Job/Work Experience: summer programming job after sophomore and junior (and senior probably) years at a startup software company
Volunteer/Community service: ~300 hours at the library
Summer Activities: above job
Essays (rating 1-10, details): OK, I trolled to hard I think. My roommate essay was basically about why fictional anime girls are better than real girls
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10, comp sci teacher loves me
Teacher Rec #2: 10, english teacher, good writer, loves me
Counselor Rec: 5, generic
Additional Rec: 8, from employer at summer job, kind of unique I hope
Interview: nah</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: ye
Intended Major: CS
State (if domestic applicant): Iowa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white (swagalicious)
Gender: male (double swagalicious I’m getting in nowhere lol)
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah</p>

<p>Reflection
Probably trolled to hard on roommate essay as mentioned above</p>

<p>Strengths: test scores, recs, focused ECs?
Weaknesses: troll essay, no important awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: troll essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere yet</p>

<p>General Comments:
I can’t afford Stanford anyway</p>

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1820:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): graduated top 10%</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Made tons of films and had one screen at international festival, tennis team(Co-captain),
Job/Work Experience: Internship on a film set, teach children sports
Volunteer/Community service: 40+
Essays (rating 1-10, details): First essay 10, Second essay 9, third 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: 8 or so
Counselor Rec: probably pretty good
Additional Rec:
Interview: I thought it went well. He seemed impressed. </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Oui
Intended Major:Classics
State (if domestic applicant):Ca
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:white
Gender: female </p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Definitely my essays and life story were the best part.
Weaknesses:Test scores
Why you think you were rejected: I suppose Stanford didn’t like my test scores?</p>

<p>General Comments: I am a bit disappointed because when I talked with one of the admission counselors about what Stanford looked for, I felt as though I embodied all the qualities they wanted in an applicant. </p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 R, 770 M, 720 W 2290 Total
ACT: 35 Composite 34 E 36 M 35 R 36 S
SAT II: 790 Math II, 770 Lit (this one may not have been seen by Stanford)
GPA : 4.3 weighted, 4.0 unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): 10th: APUS (5); 11th AP Gov (5), AP Lang (5), AP Bio (5), AP Chem (4), AP Calc BC (4 sub: 5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP CompSci, AP Euro, AP French, Painting, AP Env, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Girls State Delegate</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (Varsity), Volunteering, Internship at State Political Party, French Club (Secretary), National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: Internship
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering 100 hours
Summer Activities: Girls State
Essays:
Common app 10 - I talked about obesity and my struggle toward healthiness,
Supplements - Intellectual Vitality (7) What Matters (8) Letter to Roommate (10)
Teacher Recommendations:
AP Gov and French Teachers, unknown
Counselor Rec: 10</p>

<p>Other
Applied for financial aid?: Yes
Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): OH
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Divorced (< 80,000 custodial)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Reflections
Strengths: Scores, GPA, Essays
Weaknesses: ECs
Why do you think you were rejected/accepted/deferred:Guidance counselor stuff was late (can’t have helped), not outstanding in one area, few major awards/leadership, school is very selective</p>

<p>General Comments:
A little disappointing, but these things happen. Congratulations and best of luck to everyone.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 35 composite 31 English 35 math 36 reading/science
SAT II: 790 chemistry 780 math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/34
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Calc BC (5), English (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Ap Euro, AP French, AP Physics C, Advanced College Lit, Honors World Lit,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really major</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): </p>

<p>•3 Years Model United Nations
•2 Years of JV Golf
•2 Years of Club Med
•1 Year of JV Tennis
•3 Years of Varsity Tennis
•4 Years of Mock Trial
•2 Years of Private Violin Lessons
•2 Years of Academic Challenge
•3 Years of Humanitarian Aid Society (Including senior year)
•4 Years of Club Tennis
•1 Year of Varsity Soccer
•3 Years of JETS (Math and Engineering competition)
•1 Year of Programming Club</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Nothing that was continuous, I did lots of minor things though
Summer Activities: Started a lawncare business with my friend and traveled to NYC
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I think the main factor here if a common passion that runs through your entire application. I tried to focus on displaying my really international views and perspective along with my love of languages and diversity, so I ran this through over half of my supplements
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read any of them, but I assume they were fantastic</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Chemistry teacher, good relationship and did a lot of community service with
Teacher Rec #2: English Teacher that taught me for 3 years, knew me inside and out
Counselor Rec: n/a
Additional Rec:Art teacher that has had me since 7th grade, really knew me well
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering with minor in French
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 40,0000 ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation and my parents did not finish high school</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: A single theme running through my supplements and a unique essay.
Weaknesses: Volunteer hours
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and writing supplements were unique
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know yet</p>

<p>General Comments: My biggest advice in this stressful process is to find something within yourself that you really want the college to see and show that throughout your application. Also, even if you get rejected, it is not the end of the world, and there are many great colleges out there.</p>

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800m 740c 800w
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800m2 700 bio m
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3455 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ?
AP (place score in parenthesis): only listed calc AB 5, Lang and comp 5, and bio 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really, took the AIME, NHS, ap scholar distinction and whatnot</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity track (1st team all conference, all academic), saxophone (area band, wind ensemble), marching band (drum major), math club (vp), and some other not important things
Job/Work Experience: didnt report any
Volunteer/Community service: nada
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would say at least a 7-8 but not sure
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): probably a 8-10 and a 5-6 (one of the teachers apparently writes like a cookie cutter)</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 8-10
Teacher Rec #2: 5-6
Counselor Rec: 7-8
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: comp sci
State (if domestic applicant): nj
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: ?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: ECs, SAT, and got a lot of school nominations (student of month, governors school, boys state, etc)
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA… My sophomore year killed me. Maybe they didnt like my essays too.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rutgers and still waiting on Michigan, UVA, and Illinois for early action decisions</p>

<p>General Comments: I couldn’t help but hope, but I expected nothing more. Still, that email hurts.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>I have mixed feelings about College Confidential. These types of forums, however, always helped while I was looking into and applying for colleges, so I decided a while back that I’d post my own decision here once I received it. Hope this helps anyone looking into Stanford.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 W, 800 CR, 770 M)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 Lit, 780 US History, 730 Spanish, 750 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Bio (5), Env Sci (5), Lang/Comp (5) Euro (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP English IV, Student Council, AP Gov/Econ, Spanish IB HL2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, various private/regional writing awards</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Freelance writer

  • Have been writing my whole life. Sixteen pieces published in various literary magazines, anthologies, and newspapers.
  • Seven writing awards in various private and regional competitions
  • Interviewed as youngest “Author of the Month” in The Missing Slate’s history</p>

<p>Student Council

  • Commissioner of Clubs & Organizations: Carried out various initiatives to revamp dying club culture at school, created new, improved clubs website, digitized Club Constitution/Club Minutes process, started Club of the Week, began Club Points system to invigorate club spirit
  • Sophomore Class Secretary: Raised $5,000 for Class of 2015/ sold out Talent Show and Film Fest, organized steering committees, t-shirt sales, class color change, etc.</p>

<p>Other

  • Raised $6000 in walk-a-thon to study abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a month to hone Spanish at local academy and live with my adorable host grandmother!
  • Founder/prez of charitable organization which sends personalized art to terminally-ill children
  • Founder/prez of Asian Culture club (You don’t have to be Asian to join!)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: High school blogger for test prep company (I work minimum wage. WOOOO, STARVIN WRITERS, YEAH!</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Transcriber for prison reform radio program: I transcribe and proofread handwritten letters from federal and state prisoners to the organization.</p></li>
<li><p>Peace Corps Campus Ambassador: Recruited as only high schooler in nationwide Peace Corps Ambassador program. Helped organize recruitment, outreach strategies, worked to promote Peace Corps at school with regional recruiter. I strongly encourage other applicants to apply as a high schooler–NOT for college, but because Peace Corps is just a gorgeous organization, and there should be more awareness at the high school level. The job is meant for universities, so my case was a little unusual, but hey–apply anyways! That’s what I did, and it’s been very enlightening so far.</p></li>
<li><p>Designed over 1000 bandanas for cuties looking for a home at local animal shelters to help improve chances of adoption.</p></li>
<li><p>Second Reader Editor for Polyphony HS- International Magazine-- reaches dozens of countries</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Summer Activities: Fundraising, studying abroad in Argentina, working on Women Weave the Web campaign, freelance writing/submitting to publications, Camp NaNoWriMo, writing articles for minimum wage (woo), Student Council work, editing for magazine, traveling, organizing campaigns for my organization</p>

<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details):
I don’t think I can give an accurate “rating” for my essays. I tried my best–I wrote at my best. </p>

<p>Personal statement: About working as a transcriber for a radio program even though volunteers had to be “18 years and older.” Showed how I hate staying within my comfort zone and how I challenged my traditional beliefs about prisoners. Talked about importance of empathy and my passion for prison reform.</p>

<p>Extracurricular: Talked about my organization, upcoming campaigns we’re planning, and how we may not be a huge organization, but I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished.</p>

<p>Roommate: Extremely weird, like me. Talked about how I’m like, what to watch out for, and History Channel. And sleep-deprived bears during hibernation season. The normal stuff.</p>

<p>Intellectual vitality: Talked about how traveling the world with my mom and little brother has shaped my entire mindset on life and my goals for the future. I’ve traveled to 24 countries and 15 states. I’m happiest when I’m away from home.</p>

<p>What matters to you and why: Talked about tolerance. Slut-shaming, racial prejudice, and my own family: where an atheist, a Buddhist, a Presbyterian, and a few agnostics eat and laugh together at one dinner table. Tolerance is at the very foundation of my morals, so I thought it was important to mention.</p>

<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: From Activities Director at school/in charge of Student Council and Mock Trial. I’ve known him since freshman year. He thinks I’m “shy” though, so idk how accurate the rec was…</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #2: From Chem teacher who was also my class advisor while I was a class officer-- known since freshman year. I love her! It should’ve been good.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: We got along really well, and she was a sweet lady. We weren’t really close, though.</p>

<p>Additional Rec: None…All my employers are online.</p>

<p>Interview: Didn’t get one - live in CA.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Katy Perry
Country (if international applicant): The Best One, obv.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Filial piety yo ((<em>o</em>)/)
Gender: Lady
Income Bracket: <60,000 (We’re not doing so well right now–just moved.)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): To be honest, I’m an Asian from a well-off suburb in California. Not much going for me hook-wise :)</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Good writer, unique ec’s that I’m passionate about.
Weaknesses: I refuse to say that being Asian is my weakness because secretly it is my strength. Kimchi is love. Kimchi is life.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, it’s Stanford! I really tried my best, but the competition is hot. I’m glad I tried, though :slight_smile: On to other colleges.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only applied to UC’s so far. </p>

<p>General Comments: Congrats to those that got in, and to those who didn’t: all of you look damn impressive from what I’m reading. So seriously, don’t even worry about it. We are living this life to be happy. Ivies and near-Ivies are fetishized, but aren’t worth wasting tears on.</p>

<p>To future applicants: Focus not on doing as many things as possible, but concentrating on the things that really matter to you. I made the mistake of trying to do too many things, and in the end, I didn’t even have room to fit it all in the Common App. Just breathe and do what you are passionate about.</p>

14

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (780 Writing 800 Math 730 Reading)
ACT (breakdown): 35
SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 780, Bio (M) 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/800ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lots. Mostly 5s, a couple 4s.
Senior Year Course Load: Not much, but taking a couple classes not for credit (still with a grade) at a nearby university
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel (ISEF) Finalist, Siemens Semifinalist, coauthor on paper submitted for review, hold a patent, a lot of experience in labs with multiple projects that have various commendations</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder and captain of three clubs/teams, member of state champion math team, NHS, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Only unpaid internships
Volunteer/Community service: Again, only unpaid internships. One of the clubs I founded is a “community service”. NHS assorted volunteerwork.
Summer Activities: Summer research program, then internships at labs
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Honestly, meh. Mostly typical, I’d say 7ish
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10, physics teacher, fantastic letter
Teacher Rec #2: ?, AP Lit teacher, probably good but I never saw it and have no idea
Counselor Rec: Extremely formulaic and typical
Additional Rec: Professor, 11/10
Interview: Had one, honestly it won’t make much of a difference. 8/10? It was alright</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope :frowning:
Intended Major: BioengineeringISH
State (if domestic applicant): For privacy, one of the following states: Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan
School Type: Very public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Won’t be helping me
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None besides various achievements</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: A LOT of different awards and achievements. I haven’t listed many, since they’re unique enough to identify me
Weaknesses: Essays. Maybe the couple Bs I got?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Science qualifications</p>

15

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Took it once, 2330 - 800 Writing/Critical Reading, 730 Math.
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Took them all at once, 800s on Math II, US History, and Biology.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (4.0 without freshman year. Remember that Stanford recalculates your grade to remove freshman year)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on World History, Biology, US History, and Psychology.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Economics (Macro & Micro), AP Physics C - Mechanics, AP Human Geography, AP European History, Phys/Ed, Orchestra.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist (Finalist still pending). National Honor Society.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Model United Nations (4 years, President/Head Delegate for past two years)
Forensics (4 years, President during sophmore year, gave it up to be president of MUN)
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
Physics Club (Vice-President)
A few assorted small clubs that aren’t majorly important.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
I helped work at my dad’s restaurant during the summer.</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Physical Therapy Escort, 200 hours.</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Visited some colleges, worked. In past summers I’ve competed in MUN and done various summer programs like CTY and governor’s school.</p>

<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay: 9. showed this one to all of my teachers. It was about public speaking and thoughts just before I go up and speak competitively. This was the “Describe a place where you are perfectly content” one.</p>

<p>Describe an important intellectual development: 8. I talked about learning that I wasn’t right all the time (I was kind of a **** as a toddler, and how it’s important for everyone to realize that they can’t be the best at everything.</p>

<p>Roommate Essay: 5. The most cliche essay. Talked about things I liked, and made jokes about Stanford and going there.</p>

<p>What matters to you Essay: 9. This was my most favorite one to write. Discussed the importance of listening to others, and I imagined what it would be like if we listened to other people more.</p>

<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>I waived my right to see all of my recommendations, so I’m just guessing here.</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: My AP Bio teacher. 7, we got along well, and had a fair amount of banter. Wouldn’t have chosen her if schools didn’t like to see recommenders in your intended subject area.</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #2: My AP Psych/Euro teacher. 8, we get along great. Really fun teacher, and a good writer.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: 6. I probably know her the least, though she at least recognizes who I am, and remembers what I do.</p>

<p>Additional Rec: 9. My MUN coach/sponsor. She knows me the best, and we’re good friends. Great writer, and probably wrote something good.</p>

<p>Interview: 10. Went 30 minutes over time, and lasted for an hour and a half in all. The important thing here (and as advice) was showing that I wasn’t some boring textbook applicant. Talked a lot, and joked around. I was lucky that my interviewer was really fun/was laid back.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Taiwanese/Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~Roughly 30,000 a year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Talking a lot, and being passionate about the kinds of things that I do.</p>

<p>Weaknesses: No sports, some weakness in my Math SAT relative to the Stanford average. A lot of other kids at my school who applied had better extracurriculars, I think.</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely well-roundedness. I had a little bit of everything in my application.</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted with a scholarship to Pitt, though I likely won’t apply anywhere else if Stanford gives me enough money.</p>

<p>General Comments: You really have to shine out in your application. Don’t spend time trying to tailor your application to the school; your school knows you’re a load of BS. Similarly, don’t try to be one of those stereotypical hyperactive applicants who go crazy on certain things. Really, be yourself, and sell yourself to the school. Show that you’re not some random kid who’s one of the thousands of other applicants, show them that you’re a unique individual who DESERVES to go to the school you’re applying to. Be active about getting in, and be very passionate. You don’t have to be one of those kids submitting massive research experience, or who volunteered in saving kids in Guatemala. Take advantage of ALL the opportunities that are given to you, and always ask more questions.</p>

<p>If nothing else, best of luck to you on all of your applications, and to quote the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:</p>

<p>“Don’t Panic.”</p>

16

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (750 CR, 700 M, 680 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 750 Bio M, 710 M2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/15
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography (5), AP World History, AP US History, AP Environmental Science, AP English Language (all 4s)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calculus, AP Macroeconomics, Physics, PE, Yearbook, Concepts in Engineering
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended, National Merit Hispanic Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Copy Editor 9th, Assistant Editor 10th, Editor 11-12th), National Hispanic Honor Society (President), local Youth Orchestra (concertmaster), violin and piano lessons, NHS (Vice President), School Band (Principal Oboist)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: didn’t include
Summer Activities: traveling
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- 9- I wrote about my practice room, had it looked over by an admissions officer (not at Stanford lol)
Intellectual Vitality- 8- I talked about my love of astronomy and how it was developed from an early age. It was written in the form of a narrative, and I think it worked overall.
Letter to Roommate- 10- This was my personal favorite of the bunch. I just talked about myself in a quirky manner.
What Matters to You- 7- I wrote about talking and being able to learn from others. I didn’t really like it (rushed through it the week before submitting).
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Math 8/10 (didn’t read, probably good though)
Teacher Rec #2: English 9/10- talked about how my work ethic was unparalleled by anyone.
Counselor Rec: 8/10- we had a talk right before he wrote it so that he could get to know me, was probably good but no one from my school applies to selective colleges so who knows how he wrote it.
Additional Rec: Yearbook sponsor 10/10- beautiful</p>

<p>Interview: 8/10- we mostly just talked about Stanford, he asked what important things about me he wanted to include in his notes.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private (~200 students)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: URM, high GPA and most rigorous courseload offered
Weaknesses: low-ish SAT scores, not outstanding extracurricular activities or community service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t have senior year grades, so maybe they wanted to see some. Also IT’S STANFORD! No one is a shoo-in.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: St. Edward’s (accepted with scholarship)</p>

<p>General Comments: I’m lucky to have even made it this far. Everyone here deserves to get in and I am truly humbled at the people here on CC. You will all end up somewhere amazing!</p>

17

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (CR: 710 MATH: 800 WRITING: 790)
ACT (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: 800 MATH II 770 CHEM 750 BIO/M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.2+
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A (TOOK AP STAT ONLINE)
IB (place score in parenthesis):PREDICT 43( 7 HL MATH 7 HL BIO 7 HL CHEM 7 MANDARIN SL 6 ENGLISH LIT 6 ECONOMICS SL)
Senior Year Course Load: Further mathematics mechanics, HL MATH, HL BIO, HL CHEM, SL MANDARIN, SL ENGLISH, SL ECON.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UKMTC (UK MATH OLYMPIAD SILVER AWARD)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started own charity to cater to disabled orphans, spread the joy
Started habitat for humanity campus chapter at my school (i.e. acting director + founder),
Varsity Badminton (Captain)
Biology Olympiad Club (Head)
Rubik’s Cube Club (Co-founder + Head)
Madagascar Biology Ecological Expedition</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:internship at a life sciences lab specialising in post translational modification proteomics.
Volunteer/Community service: Two building trips in mainland China
Summer Activities:EPGY at stanford, madagascar expedition, and biology internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Intellectual vitality: 8.5-9 (talked about the rubik’s cube and my multi-cultural background and how I value higher orders of thinking)
Roomate: (talked about my experience in boarding school and my study habits but altruistic habits too)
What Matters: Talked about how teamwork was a crucial thing for me after being crushed in further mathematics class along with my mates. </p>

<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10 (was called the most able student ever taught)
Teacher Rec #2: 8 (was called the most intelligent student in the class)
Counselor Rec: 9.5 (a lot of statistics showing that I’m of the top percentiles nationally and worldwide.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Went quite well. Talked about my experiences in encountering disastrous academics struggles like starting off with a legitimate F in Honor algebra and HL math, but made a comeback to 97.4%. Talked about how I enjoy gaining exposure to literature, old english stuff like beowulf, middle english stuff like chaucer. </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Bioengineering
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): UK
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 40,0000 ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Asian. Lack of major awards. </p>

<p>Strengths: Essays and general academics
Weaknesses: Lack of unique character, despite coming from a disadvantaged birth and talking about how bioengineering really saved me.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: hahahaha… asian…?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just not the exceptional of the exceptional. They did reject over 7K people. So i’m guessing the 1.7K that made it are literally the top 0.0001% of the world. Guess I’m not one of them : /</p>

<p>General Comments:
Not really that bummed about it. Kinda expected it. It is Stanford. At the end of the day we’re up against the world in these applications and being exceptional isn’t good enough. You gotta be Exceptional amongst the world class exceptional. </p>

18

<p>Decision: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):35 composite 35 English and reading 34 math 36 science
SAT II:800 math ii 780 chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): euro (5), 11th, apush(5), Lang(5), both econs(5), chem(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: (ap)physics, stat, lit, Latin, bc calc. Regular Spanish also my second year
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Nothing super impressive</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French horn principal all state, all county, Nordic skiing four years captain, founded a orchestral group at my school, nhs (the prez)
Job/Work Experience: worked at a retirement community as a waiter
Volunteer/Community service: lots of volunteer church hours and other various things
Summer Activities: my job
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app, 9 or at least I thought. The individual one’s I also spent a ton of time on and thought were really good but idk maybe they weren’t.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Good luck y’all and congrats to anybody who got in you deserve it.
Teacher Rec #1:idk
Teacher Rec #2:idk I waived my rights to read them
Counselor Rec:idk
Additional Rec:
Interview: yeah I thought it went swell</p>

<p>Other
I think that I probably should have made use of the additional factors part I recommend people that are looking at this as juniors to make use of that
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
Intended Major:econ
State (if domestic applicant):ny
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: pasty
Gender: dude
Income Bracket:high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: essays (I thought) test scores, thought I had identified a niche
Weaknesses: wasn’t special or my essays weren’t as good as I thought
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: there could be any number of reasons I’d really like to get like reasons so I could know what to work on for other apps but that’s asking for too much
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: I like this setup it gives a nice opportunity to let out the disappointment a little. Thanks to whoever set this up</p>

19

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (680 W, 640 CR, 750 M)
ACT (breakdown): 35 C (34 E, 36 M, 36 R, 34 S)
SAT II: 780 Math II, 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8… I think?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Idk N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), USH (4), Stats (4), Psych (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing except Governor’s School of Engineering Finalist, I guess. </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Tennis (Captain), Chess (Captain), Band (Section Leader), Engineering Club (Co-Founder/Founder), Sailing (Counselor/Volunteer), Table Tennis (Captain), Academic Team (Co-Captain), Soccer
Job/Work Experience: Marketing Internship
Volunteer/Community service: Vice President at Library Advisory Board
Summer Activities: Sailing, working, playing table tennis, etc.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- 9 (Spent a lot of time on this one).
EC- 8 (Good, but I don’t know)
What matters to you- 7.5 (Debatable but I was really honest)
Intellectual Vitality- 8.5 (Quirky but I liked it)
Roommate Essay- 8.5 (Great but not mindblowing).</p>

<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
I didn’t read them, but I know that they were awesome. </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 8.5/10
Additional Rec: 7/10
Interview: Great</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Northeast
Country (if international applicant): USA, USA, USA!
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: medium
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): physical disability or something like that</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: EC’s, ACT?
Weaknesses: GPA, essays…?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers and UMinnesota. </p>

<p>General Comments:
Stanford was my dream school, but I only applied because I thought that it was my dream school. Now, I realized that Stanford was just a facade of what I wanted. I want prestige, great academics, and great athletics, but Stanford just didn’t fit for me, I guess. I now have other schools to apply to. </p>

20

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 750 CR 800 W 800 Essay 11
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (780) USH (780)
GPA: 4.61 (weighted); 3.98 (unweighted)
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5), Spanish Language and Culture (4), US History (5), Computer Science (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Music Theory, AP English, Shakespeare, HarvardX edX CS50
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National AP Scholar with Honors, NCTE Achievement Award Winner
School Awards: Letters of Commendation in Honors Geometry, Honors Biology, Honors English 10, Honors American Lit</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Music—School Orchestra (Concertmaster, Vice-President), Tri-M Honors society, Renown Local Youth Orchestra (toured Netherlands, Carneige Hall), Senior Districts, All-States, All-Eastern, National High School Honors Orchestra, All-National Honors Orchestra, Community service outreach**, Started chamber program at local middle school school a cappella group (President, arranger, singer)
Politics/Relations— Politics Club (Founder, President), Model UN (founded and fundraised for the school’s team, Head Delegate), Civics Bee (chosen for the town’s team), school rep and project leader for Greater Boston Students of Color Achievement Network
Sports— Varsity Soccer, Swimming, Assistant swim coach at town’s summer swim program, sports correspondent for town paper
Writing— NCTE Achievement Award Winner, literary magazine article
Volunteer/Community Service: From the Top Center for the Development of Arts Leaders (helped inner city kids learn chamber music), Sports correspondent for town paper, Assistant swim coach at town’s summer swim program
Summer Activities: Music festivals, Netherlands tour with orchestra
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Let’s say a 10 is the best of my ability. Common app 10, IV 10, Extracurricular 8, Roommate 9, What matters 10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t see any of these so this is based off of my intuition/relationships with them.
Teacher Rec #1: English teacher jr year-- stellar. 10
Teacher Rec #2: Math teacher jr year-- probably good, but not as confident about this one.
Counselor Rec: Good relationship with her, but I’m not really close with her.
Additional Rec: Probably good, but not as confident about this one.
Interview: Went well!</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Northeast
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female interested in computer programming</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Stanford is currently trying to boost its music program so my violin playing helped a lot I think. I’m a female interested in programming, which there aren’t very many of. And possibly my biggest strength was my ESSAYS. Poured my heart out into them.
Weaknesses: Asian that plays violin :stuck_out_tongue:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Will apply to Harvard RD and then choose between!</p>

<p>I can’t believe I’m in. I’ve been dreaming about this moment for so long and I had really thought I’d be rejected. But for all of you that are gonna be future applicants, DON’T LOSE HOPE! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!! HARD WORK PAYS OFF.</p>