Stanford Official SCEA Decisions 2012

HZ1989 · December 14, 2007, 9:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section):
M: 800 CR:800 W: 760
[] SAT IIs:
Math2: 800 Chemistry: 800 US History: 770 Chinese:800
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:
During exchange year in US(junior): 4.5/4.6
In German Embassy School Beijing: 14.5/15
[] Rank:1/20
[] APs (including this year’s):
During Junior year:
USHistory: 5; Calc BC: 5; Physics C Mechanics/EM: 5/5; Macroecon:5; 
English Language:3
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 12 courses, we have a different system…
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:
- student government president for two years: donations, helping out Chinese orphanages, schools, tutor systems, writing a student constitution…
- Piano for 11 years, some competitions, level 9 amateur
- Writing: research on Chinese history, capitalism, Chinese novel…nothing published yet though
- Basketball Team Captain
- Nature INC projects
…
- when I was in the US: Chamber choir, science bowl team, Asian club(=))
[] Job/Work Experience: no significant ones
[] Essays (subject and responses):
I wrote about my work in the student government and in the other one about how my passions fit into my greater “dream” for life, kind of hard to explain…
[] Teacher Recs: I tought they were very good
[] Counselor Rec: same
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): did not have one

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Beijing, China
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
German Embassy School, quite small, not many people apply to American Colleges, most will enroll in German Universities
[] Ethnicity: Chinese German…I was born in Germany, came to China during 5th grade, and of course, spent that one exchange year in the US
[] Gender: Male
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no significant reason for rejecting me; good application overall[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Good luck to all of you, and remember, while an admission is a great way to acknowledge our achievements, a rejection cannot destroy what you have to offer the world around you.

applesauce · December 14, 2007, 9:36pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): not as good as ACT
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 720 Lit
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0, don’t weight
[] Rank: 1/700+
[] ACT: 35
[] APs (including this year’s): Euro History, Lang. & Comp., BC Calc, (all 5’s), this year taking US Gov, Comp Gov, Bio, Stats
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Shakespeare, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP US Gov, AP Comp Gov, Spanish 5, Honors Physics
[] Number of Apps from Your School: None during EA round
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar, USAA National Mathematics Award, Numerous piano awards, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: piano, band, ice hockey, jazz band, volunteering at elementary school, Pit orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: Subway and ride operator
[] Essays (subject and responses): Eh not the greatest
[] Teacher Recs: Don’t know
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t know
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): n/a
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: getting pretty personal?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[] Strengths:?
[] Weaknesses:?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

FredFredBurger · December 14, 2007, 9:37pm

Admitted…stats later!

otech08 · December 14, 2007, 9:48pm

Admitted and I don’t know how!!! Nothing like stats I’ve seen posted!

ccd · December 14, 2007, 9:51pm

Decision: Rejected

College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools

GPA - Unweighted: ?
GPA - Weighted: 4.27
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 250

Scores:
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 800
SAT I Writing: 750
ACT: 35
SAT II Literature: 760
SAT II U.S. History: 730
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 790

Significant Extracurriculars:
Mentor Special Needs Students; Basketball;Soccer; Lacrosse; National Honor Society; CYO; Mock Trial

Leadership positions:
Captain Basketball, Captain Lacrosse; Captain Soccer; President National Honor Society; President Special Needs Club; Coach CYO Basketball;Class Treasurer

Athletic Status -
Varsity Soccer (3 years), Basketball (2 years), Lacrosse(3 years)
Scholar Athlete every season

Volunteer/Service Work:
Youth Ministry; Special Olympics; Tutor; Ivan Lendl Jr. Wheelchair Camp volunteer; Teacher Assistant Spanish 3;

Honors and Awards: National Merit Semi Finalist; Samsung American Legion National Finalist; Francis Burke Redick Award; VFW Voice of Democracy Winner; U. of Rochester Humanities Award; Middlebury Book Award; CT Ass. of Schools

College Summer programs: Boys State (Party Chair, Senate Majority Leader); US Military Academy Summer Leadership Seminar; High School BasketBall League; High School Soccer league

My grades for first quarter are 4 A’s one B for 5 AP’s and one A for required senior course.
I also just got selected as scholar athlete for the school and nominated as the rep for our school for the principal’s leadership award. I was also Homecoming King -not that that counts for anything!

RememberMe1990 · December 14, 2007, 9:53pm

And so I leave my final mark on the Stanford forum…goodbye

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 2180 (770 M, 710 CR, 700 W)
[] SAT IIs: Bio E 740, Math II 800, USHis 720
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.79 W
[] Rank: 1/364
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s): 11
[] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: English 12 AP, Photo II, Calc BC AP, Psych AP, Spanish 5 AP, Independent Study, Chem AP
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, Rensselaer Medal, Newspaper mentions, AP Scholar with Distinction, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Teen Representative of my community, National Art Honor Society president, All-County art class, Piano, NASA National Space Club Scholars, USDA internship, Johns Hopkins robotics, Captain of outdoor soccer team
[] Job/Work Experience: Fast food restaurant and various internships
[] Essays (subject and responses): Most people thought my main essay was really good, but I worried about my short answer essays a bit…
[] Teacher Recs: One was extremely good while the other was plain and just rehashed my EC’s…
[] Counselor Rec: Really good.
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Being a representative in my community and holding an appointed leadership position of the neighborhood. I had a really awesome recommendation from my sponsor.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Maryland.
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top 10 Public in state
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: eh…don’t feel like answering this one.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[] Strengths: I thought that my character showed through really well. My teachers liked my essays a lot, and I thought that my leadership would define me. I had recommendations that took note of my ambition, personable character, and great influence in the community. Oh well…
[] Weaknesses: My SAT scores were probably my biggest weakness. I could have tried to score higher, I guess…but perhaps it was because I didn’t express my intellectual vitality well enough? I dunno…I felt that I had a really good intellectual vitality essay. It was on one of my favorite pastimes of reading science magazines and gathering ideas from them. I guess that was too common.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: See above. Also, being Asian and planning on majoring in biology is tough…[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Being Asian didn’t help me…?
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I don’t think I’ve ever been this disappointed in my life. I couldn’t understand it, but I guess I’ll get over it. It’s just heartbreaking…and though I prepared myself, I couldn’t hold back my emotions when I read the email.

henas · December 14, 2007, 10:02pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 760 CR 780 M 800 W
[] SAT IIs: Math 2- 800 Bio-M 800 Chem 800
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: I do the IB diploma, so we get grades outta 42, i got 42…I dunno how to translate that into weighted GPA
[] Rank: top 5%
[] ACT:
[] APs (including this year’s):
[] IBs (including this year’s: IB Biology HL; IB Chemistry HL; IB Mathematics HL; IB Economics HL; English A1 SL; French B SL.
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 1 SCEA, probably a few more RD
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): i dunno
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[] ECs listed on app: School paper - 4 years EIC and founder of paper
Model UN - 4 years; President of MUN club
Community service 2 years - started a tutoring program for underpriviledged children
Theatre - 2 years Cast in school productions 
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a fairly well known Biotech company during the summer
[] Essays (subject and responses): I really liked them, and so dd my conselors…I was about a violent encounter with a mob (long one). The supplement essays were also among my favorites.
[] Teacher Recs: On was phenomenal; all those check things were in the last column (best in my career) and the written rec was also very nice; the other was good but not amazing…she was sorta generic and kept on using the word “outstanding” to such an extent that the recccomendation sounded funny…
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see the written letter but the checks were all in outstanding column.
[] Additional Rec: from my principal, whose said he’d written me an excellent one.
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): NA
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): lol…unfortunately none.
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ list]
[] State or Country: US citizen applying from abroad (india)
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Preppy IB school with horrid conselling dept…seriously…my counselor thought Harvard was in the UK…
[] Ethnicity: indian.
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 100-150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Rubbing it in are u?..lol…again none.
[] Awards: National merit semi; this pretigious regional conference thingy award, one of about 10 students chosen from all over India; bunch of school awards that don’t really matter…
[] Weaknesses: Pathetic conselor, ECs aren’t too amazing I suppose…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’ve no idea…I suppose it was the lack of anything, um, how do they put it, distinctive about my application. Good grades, test scores, recs, and decent ECs apparently aren’t enough…o well…[/li][/list][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: eh…damnit…I wanted to get in… but I suppose it will all work out well…to quote a previous thread, Que Sera sera. Congrats to all of you that got accepted!!

eilatan175 · December 14, 2007, 10:10pm

ACCEPTED!

:)

yes, ‘the normal student’ (aka not getting a nobel peace prize or curing cancer) can get in with hard work and determination. I slaved over my applications

asian too, baby ^.~

dsm3 · December 14, 2007, 10:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): M: 690 CR: 800 W: 750 C: 2240
[] SAT IIs: Math 2: 790 Physics: 740 US History: 800
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W: 4.4 UW: 4.0
[] Rank: Does not rank; top 5%
[] ACT: 35
[] APs (including this year’s): 6
[] IBs (including this year’s: 0
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Most Demanding
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Eagle Scout, National Merit Semifinalist, Cum Laude Society, A lot of math awards, National Latin Exam?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 7 (maximum), though I added detail in the Additional Info Section
[] Job/Work Experience: Bag Boy at Grocery Store, Golf Course Worker
[] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about how I went from fearing science (aka evolution) to having a passion for it, Made fun of Mississippi, My visit to Stanford, getting my genetic ancestry done
[] Teacher Recs: Very very good
[] Counselor Rec: Good, I’m sure
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Umm, from Mississippi? I took Chinese (which is highly uncommon around here)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Mississippi
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, Small (130 or so per class), highly regarded in MS
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: in the margin between being able to pay and getting good financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Uhm, good essay? Maybe I benefited from the fact that I come from an underrepresented state
[] Strengths: Grades, Scores, Essays, Recs
[] Weaknesses: White Male (or at least it doesn’t help me), I could have shown more of a passion for something, could have had more community service, Didn’t have any student council stuff
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No smoke and mirrors, I just did the best I could on my essays (which I think helped incredibly) and had reasonably good all around stuff[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

F*** yeah! GO CARDINAL!!!

O, and I was gt2363 in the chatroom.

Steveo68 · December 14, 2007, 10:26pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): Composite 2270: CR: 800 W: 780 M: 690
[] SAT IIs: Literature: 760, US History: 750
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.6 UW
[] Rank: n/a
[] ACT:
[] APs (including this year’s): 5, 5, 4 + three senior year
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 3 AP’s
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 2 including me
[li] Other stats (Awards, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Martial Arts black belt, a cappella music (soloist), writer for local newspaper.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tennis teacher (paid)
[] Essays (subject and responses): really good
[] Teacher Recs: great
[] Counselor Rec: excellent- he pushed for me
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, ultracompetitive
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 200K+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
[] Strengths: REALLY strong recs, including from principal, SAT’s, legacy
[] Weaknesses: grades.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably the GPA.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Could have been worse, I guess. Good luck to everyone applying RD and congrats to everyone admitted!!

crosscurrent · December 14, 2007, 10:45pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 800CR/800M/730W
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC/780 Chem/760 Bio M
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0/6.133
[] Rank:1/833
[] ACT:N/A
[] APs (including this year’s):European History, Statistics, Calculus AB, Biology, American History, Psychology, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, Physics C, Macroeconomics, Environmental Science, Human Geography, English Literature and Composition, US Government and Politics, Art History
[] IBs (including this year’s): N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, Honors Research I,II
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 1 early
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Siemens Semifinalist, Varsity Swimming MVP, National AP Scholar, lots of math awards (including one from University of Miami), Sunshine State Scholar
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Varsity swimming, cancer research, learn to swim community service, Mu Alpha Theta (President), Physics Club (president), NHS, Key Club
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Not amazing or revealing. Unique topic choice for common app personal statement, a bit of clichés on Stanford short answers.
[] Teacher Recs: Phenomenal
[] Counselor Rec: Phenomenal
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Legacy, Israeli, Found a genetic predisposition which can successfully predict if cancer patients respond to therapy
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: FL
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 180k
[] Strengths: Well rounded, shown commitment in all ECs
[] Weaknesses: A bit too serious I can lighten up a bit.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: If only I knew
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all those who were accepted!

8parks11 · December 14, 2007, 10:49pm

Decision: Accepted OR

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: N
[] SAT I (by section): 2400 (2 sittings)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Japanese 800 Spanish 800 Math IIC 800 Chemistry 800 Biology 780 Korean 800 Physics
Note: I took AP Biology for two months.. so yeah.. I know.. I also took more than needed simply because I wanted to see how well I learned the material - not to show off or anything..
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW 3.98
[] Rank: Not used. Not #1 (know a kid with all As)
[] APs (including this year’s): All 8 of Siemens and Spanish Lang,English Lit,Government,Macroecon,Studio Art 2D
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 7 APs
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Around 40~
[li] Other stats (Awards, etc.):[/li]Some Math Awards
Some Science Awards
Some Art Awards

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:
I’m in 3 clubs completely active. Participate, organize competitions and actually we do a lot of work making websites for school clubs and program stuff for Math teachers and voluntarily create programs for organizations
[] Job/Work Experience: Visited Google in 2006 and worked there for a month during summer.
[] Essays (subject and responses): I’d say average. I’m not the best writer.
[] Teacher Recs: Best In career for both (or so they told me)
[] Counselor Rec: Good. Not Excellent
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Did not have one.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
I’m an Asian who is not only ‘good’ in Science/Math but also art. So I guess architecture was a perfect fit for me. I won art competitions competing against girls that focused solely on art. So I guess I stood up.. or I think so.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top 100 in the nation. Public. Average SAT was 1200s~
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: about 380K~
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lived in Panama for three years. Took ESL in 6th grade - foreigner << is this a hook?
[] Strengths: Art + Science? Fluent in four languages.
[] Weaknesses: I suck at speaking in public persuasively. Plus, my English is bad.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: luck + hard work?
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Happy don’t worry people if you were deferred/rejected.

volleysnap · December 14, 2007, 10:57pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[No] Fee Waiver Used?:
[N/A] SAT I (by section):
[730, 710] SAT IIs:
[11.1/12 unweighted, 11.4/12 weighted] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:
[don’t know] Rank:
[31] ACT:
[Euro, Psych, Engligh Language, Environmental Science] APs (including this year’s):
[N/A] IBs (including this year’s:
[Journalism, Calc, Physics, MoPro, Psych, Talent Development, Philosophy in Lit] Senior Yr Courseload:
[5 early] Number of Apps from Your School:
[some volleyball (okay), photography (good), random (lame) academic awards] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[school newspaper (editor in chief), photography club (president), varsity volleyball (senior leader), scuba diving, link leaders, leadership council, intramural badminton] ECs listed on app:
[i own my own photography business] Job/Work Experience:
[common app essay i wrote about volleyball and my school newspaper, basically explaining how i reengineered how our paper is run based on volleyball. intellectual vitality i wrote about the book blink and explained why psychology is big for me. roommate one i wrote about photography. why stanford one i wrote about my past experiences with the school and what they have taught me] Essays (subject and responses):
[awesome i think] Teacher Recs:
[no idea] Counselor Rec:
[N/A] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):
[not really hooks but i’m a legacy, submitted arts portfolio, own a business] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[MN] State or Country:
[large public, B+ avg puts you in the b] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[white] Ethnicity:
[female] Gender:
[high (aka no finaid)] Income Bracket:
[leadership, creativity] Strengths:
[grades, ACT] Weaknesses:
[my grades just weren’t that competitive] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[I guess i knew it was coming, but hoped that somehow i would get in. an honest congrats to all of you who got in, you are really really amazing]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]

proteanme · December 14, 2007, 10:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:;

[li] Fee Waiver Used?: NO[/li]
[li][SAT I 2280/1550[/li]
[li] SAT IIs: Math II 800, Chem 740, USHist 740[/li]
[li] GPA: 95w/ 94uw[/li]
[li] Rank:5/142[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] APs (including this year’s):Chem 5; Eng L 5; Calc BC 5; Span Lang 4; World H 4; US Hist 4.[/li]
[li] IBs:N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Yr Courseload:AP Multi Calc, AP Physics, AP Span Lit, AP Eng Lit, AP Am Govt.[/li]
[li] Number of Apps from Your School: the only one???[/li]
[li] Other stats: NMSF?; AP Scholar; RPI Medal; Award for Junior with most achievement/leadership/love of learning; Spanish Award[/li]
[li] ECs listed on app: Pres Senior Class; more ASB positions; community service mainly one: volunteered 2 summers for outreach program teaching science to urms- only HS student used in classroom; crew one year; Officer/crew for sailing ship at school; musical theater and drama[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: above[/li]
[li] Essays (subject and responses): probably good?[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Probably excellent[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:Probably Excellent[/li]
[li] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):N/A[/li]
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):none???[/li]
[li] State or Country:Calif[/li]
[li] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private boarding- only a few accepted to Ivies[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:cauc[/li]
[li] Gender:F[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:??[/li]
[li] Hooks: None[/li]
[li] Strengths: Leadership/academics/drama/well-rounded[/li]
[li] Weaknesses:???[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted: well-rounded…not obsessed with grades or scores, but with learning[/li]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all accepted…to those deferred/Rejected; it could have easily been me…don’t give up.

Missy_Jo · December 14, 2007, 10:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 700CR/710M/800W
[] SAT IIs: 650 Lit/700 Spanish/710 Math II
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.790 W
[] Rank:1/608
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): soph: BC Calc: 5 AB Sub 4; Euro: 3. Jr: Stats 3; USH 4; Lang & Comp 4; Spanish Lang 5. Sr. Lit & comp; physics B; spanish lit.
[] IBs (including this year’s: Jr. SL Art & Design 5; SL Spanish 7 Sr. HL Physics, HL math, HL English, HL History of Americas
[] Senior Yr Courseload: most demanding (4 IB HL classes that I’ll take AP tests for as well)
[] Number of Apps from Your School: that I know of 5
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: only FBLA for 4 years, but listed Executive State Vice President jr. year as highest office indicating leadership. Listed some community service as well
[] Job/Work Experience: I think this might’ve been the deal-sealer: low-income, work 2 jobs since sophomore year
[] Essays (subject and responses): Intellectual vitality: talked about how fascinating languages are, studied etymology, speak 5 languages. I don’t really remember the rest, but a lot of it just showed what kind of a laidback person I am
[] Teacher Recs: good, I guess. But then again, I’ve never heard a bad teacher recommendation, so . . .
[] Counselor Rec: from what she told me, I really like it because she talks about balancing school with work
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): still not quite sure
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): sends 10-15 to top schools a year
[] Ethnicity: Tongan
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: I won’t state the family, but mine is 17500-20000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess Tongan is URM
[] Strengths: GPA/rank/intellectual vitality
[] Weaknesses: probably SATs in comparison to everyone else’s stats
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: URM + top of class + low-income + full-time work = acceptance[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to all!

volleysnap · December 14, 2007, 10:59pm

sorry i messed that up… don’t feel like fixing it htough

proteanme · December 14, 2007, 11:00pm

sorry…did the above for my D and obviously don’t have a clue how to do it.

polkahard · December 14, 2007, 11:16pm

Posted my acceptance before, but wanted to update with stats!

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 760 CR 710 M 730 W 2200 total
[] SAT IIs: 740 US History, 690 Math I
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: about 98 UW and 102ish W
[] Rank: 1/512
[] ACT: n/a
[]APs (including this year’s): 5-US History, 4-Bio, 3-Chem, Euro History, English Lit., Calc AB, Physics
[] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit, Psychology Honors, Spanish IV
[] Number of Apps from Your School: just me!
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): some random scholastic awards from my school, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Senate page, internship at World Aerobics/Hip Hop Championships, TONS of volunteering at church, travel experience, golf, bowling
[] Job/Work Experience: job as dietary aide at hospital and nursing home since Oct. 2006 (about 15 hrs/wk)
[] Essays (subject and responses): They must have been good. They were just really me and I put my heart and soul into them. Worked so hard and it paid off. I think I really showed off my interests and what makes me tick–my roommate essay was about my obsession with the band Keane. JUST BE YOU!
[] Teacher Recs: REALLY good…make sure you have a great relationship with your teachers!
[] Counselor Rec: equally glowing–the head of our guidance dept. took over my app personally, so I know that had to help
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): n/a
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Senate page, I’d assume?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: PA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public (2000 kids and overcrowded), sends maybe 1-3 to top schools (usually Penn) in a given year
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing like that
[] Strengths: great GPA+rank/unique ECs
[] Weaknesses: thought I had kind of low test scores, especially SAT IIs when compared to everyone on this forum
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I really don’t know. I worked so hard on my essays and I think that truly paid off. I was expecting a rejection and I’m just overjoyed. [/li][/ul]Other Factors: nothing I can think of!
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in! Even if you didn’t, I’m sure you’ll end up someplace amazing regardless. There’s so many amazing people on here and I know we’ll end up where we want to be!

tifon · December 14, 2007, 11:17pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] OR

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): CR800,M800,W800
[ *] SAT IIs:Math2:800, Chemistry:800, US History:800
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.75/4.00
[ *] Rank:NA

*] APs (including this year’s): Spanish L 4, US History 5, Music Theory 5, Biology 5, BC Calculus 5
[ *] IBs (including this year’s:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload:AP Econ, AP Stat, AP English Lit, AP Physics C
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: around 50? (at least)

[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):AP Scholar with distinction
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:International and national music awards, Concerto performances
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Paid solo and concerto performances, music teacher, summer camp teacher
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):good
[ *] Teacher Recs:didn’t read, but should be good
[ *] Counselor Rec:didn’t read, barely any previous contact with counselor
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):na
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):Several top prizes from international competitions. Concerto performances with professional orchestras
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:California
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public, Competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:Upper middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):na
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]

evig99 · December 14, 2007, 11:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 800 M, 790 W
[] SAT IIs: 770 Bio, 760 USH, 750 Chem
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 10-12 academic 4.9W, total 4.32 W, 4.0 U
[] Rank: 1/198
[] APs (including this year’s): Euro 4, Bio 5, Span, Chem 4, USH 5, Lang 5, Calc AB 4, Mac Eco, Lit, Phy B
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Mac Eco, Lit, Phy B
[] Number of Apps from Your School: ?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): GS gold award, NHS, CSF, yearbook editor, red cross club pres, nat merit semifinalist, national ballet summer intensives, girl scout national delegate to convention
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: ballet, girl scouts, yearbook, red cross, NHS, art program for underprivileged youth, bio-med club
[] Job/Work Experience: summer research
[] Essays (subject and responses): personal, strong but not outstanding
Com App: dance, vitality: Literature experience and its effect on me, roommate: other humorous misc, Stan: average except included some stuff i learned during visit
[] Teacher Recs: never saw
[] Counselor Rec: never saw
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): did 1 summer of research, 25 hours/week ballet, legacy[/li][/ul]**Location/Person: **
State or Country: so cal
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, about 1 person/ year to uber top universities, about 3 to other top
Ethnicity: W
Gender: F
Strengths: SAT’s, GPA, passion about dance, personal essays, leadership
Weaknesses: not much national recognition, no uber academic awards, no huge hook
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: strength of passion and commitment, really upfront application

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