Successful '06 Sample Application

Colleges & Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Hey Guys,</p>

<p>I hope everyone isn't freaking out too much now that application crunch time is in order.</p>

<p>I remember this time of year very fondly. :) I know it can be tough, but you gotta pull through it!</p>

<p>While I couldn't find my copy of my actual Stanford application (I did SCEA), I did find my resume and essays from that time period. They're at the links below.</p>

<p>I hope this helps. Please don't steal my essays, Richard Shaw will notice, trust me.</p>

<p>Also, feel free to message me if you have any questions about Stanford in general. I'd love to help out, although I'm not the best person for looking over essays (but I'll give it a whirl as long as I'm not too busy).</p>

<p>Good luck everyone!</p>

<p>Links:
Resume: <a href="http://www.gk33.com/Resume%20-%20School%20Version%202.1.doc%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.gk33.com/Resume%20-%20School%20Version%202.1.doc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Essay 1 (Topic: picture - submitted pic of gf)
<a href="http://www.gk33.com/CE%20-%20First%20Kisses.doc%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.gk33.com/CE%20-%20First%20Kisses.doc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Essay 2 (Extra info)
<a href="http://www.gk33.com/Stanford%20Essay%202%20(v1.1).rtf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.gk33.com/Stanford%20Essay%202%20(v1.1).rtf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Garrett Eastham
CEO, GK33 Productions (Clothing & Apparel)
Leading the way in Clothing 2.0!
<a href="http://www.gk33.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.gk33.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Student, Stanford University
Class of 2010</p>

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<p>i loved your courtroom essay.</p>

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<p>Whew.......................................</p>

<p>Thanks A LOT! You've only succeeded to make me more nervous. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Lol, sorry. :/</p>

<p>I guess the best advice I can give is to spend a LOT of time on your essay and short answer responses.</p>

<p>From nearly everyone I talked to about the Stanford app process, they all said the people here prefer building a profile based on the depth and uniqueness of an applicant's responses.</p>

<p>Hope that helps. :)</p>

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<p>Garrett Eastham
CEO, GK33 Productions (Clothing & Apparel)
Leading the way in Clothing 2.0!
<a href="http://www.gk33.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.gk33.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Student, Stanford University
Class of 2010</p>

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<p>Hey, cool site.</p>

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<p>Professional Counter Strike team? LOL</p>

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<p>Indeed. A good friend of mine still plays pretty religiously. He asked me to do a few marketing things for them.</p>

<p>Nothing much ever came of it, but it was what I was working on at the time. :)</p>

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<p>Garrett Eastham
CEO, GK33 Productions (Clothing & Apparel)
Leading the way in Clothing 2.0!
<a href="http://www.gk33.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.gk33.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Student, Stanford University
Class of 2010</p>

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<p>I thought stanford didnt allow an attatched resume?</p>

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<p>I also thought we weren't allowed to attach extra info either, in this case your second essay?</p>

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<p>Oh i guess this wasnt part of his actual stanford application, but just for some other colleges</p>

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<p>Who did you send the resume to? I don't see a place where I can put a resume on any of my apps.</p>

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<p>Right. I actually did not send my resume with my app to Stanford; however, I included it to give an idea of what I put in my application.</p>

<p>I did, however, send my resume along with a cover page and the additional essay to every other school I applied to in an entirely separate package. I would probably still recommend this, as it makes you stand out. It also gives you a reason to call up the admission office to confirm that "Your Package" was delivered successfully.</p>

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<p>Garrett Eastham
CEO, GK33 Productions (Clothing & Apparel)
Leading the way in Clothing 2.0!
<a href="http://www.gk33.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.gk33.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Student, Stanford University
Class of 2010</p>

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<p>what schools did u ditch for stanford?</p>

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<p>I was only seriously considering the University of Texas at Austin and Babson College in the end.</p>

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<p>Garrett Eastham
CEO, GK33 Productions (Clothing & Apparel)
Leading the way in Clothing 2.0!
<a href="http://www.gk33.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.gk33.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Student, Stanford University
Class of 2010</p>

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<p>what did you write about for your intellectual interests and roommate essays?
what were your SAT Reasoning scores?
which of the two big essays did you send to Stanford?</p>

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<p>extremely impressive resume...essays not quite up to that caliber but then again, stanford is all about the stats</p>

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<p>i am in love with that resume</p>

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<p>Cali827 you have no idea what you are talking about.</p>

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<p>Man I loved your essay. (I only read the one about first kisses)</p>

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<p>I'm not applying to Stanford, but I had to post to say a) thank you for giving us '11ers an idea of what kind of essay is accepted, and b) I loved both of your essays. The courtroom one was excellent, and I "aww"ed at the first kisses one. I'd been contemplating writing one about my first kiss for NYU but ultimately scrapped the idea because I didn't have time and had other acceptable essays on hand; I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who had that idea.</p>