** The OFFICIAL Stanford EA 2010 Thread

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<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2330 CR790 M740 W800
[</em>] SAT IIs: BIO-M 740, US 780, LIT 740
[<em>] GPA: 98.6 (out of 100)
[</em>] Rank: school doesnt rank, prob 3%
[li] Other stats: 4 APUSH, 5 AP BIO</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: excellent, long one about writing and truth, didn't sound like the typical college essay; shorts about producing a play, Beat Generation, and reading trashy novels- sort of risky.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: two main ones from my latin teacher (had him for 4 years) and english, who loved me. didn't read them, but probably both glowing, optional from yearbook adviser, and excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didnt read it either, but he likes me
[</em>] Hook (if any): editor-in-chief of school paper and school yearbook (both are award-winning publications), won lots of writing contests, oberlin book prize, play that i co-wrote was produced twice by professional actors, journalistic and creative writing published in newspapers/magazines, also publish regular zine with a friend. </p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Public, but v good/competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (pacific islander)
[</em>] Gender: Female</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors: the whole writing thing- i probably came off as very passionate about what i do, bunches of other EC: habitat for humanity, varsity lacrosse, lit-mag, tutoring
General Comments: i agree with whoever said getting in was about sticking out from everbody else, since lots of people have great board scores and gpas. you have to show them what you can offer them/how you can contribute to the school. congrats on all who got in! and dont worry to those who didn't- one of my friends got rejected outright and ended up getting into/going to harvard.</p>

182

<p>Decision: Accepted! </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2250 (800M, 730V, 720W)
SAT IIs: 800 IIc, 740 Bio, 710 USH
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 3/702
Other stats: All-State Pianist (twice) and Sax (TX), Prez of NHS, Drum Major (Band 400+), Prez of Chess Club, VP of MAO</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Pretty Good, Showed who I really was
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Probably Excellent
Hook (if any): Research in a Nobel Laureate's lab, Sent in two professionally recorded CDs on Sax and Piano</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: TX
School Type: PUBLIC!
Ethnicity: White/Chinese
Gender: M</p>

<p>Other Factors:Well-rounded with tons of leadership at a huge school (3000+). No legacy. Only 1 person from my school has gone to Stanford in the last 10 years.</p>

<p>General Comments: Happy, I guess i'm just a fit for Stanford. =P</p>

183

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2160 (730 CR, 720M, 710W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Lit, 750 Math2C, 730 Spanish
[<em>] GPA: 3.8UW, 4.2W
[</em>] Rank: School doesn't rank.. 1st Decile
[<em>] Other stats: AP: 5 Calc AB, Lit, Microeconomics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: my counselor loved them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: AMAZING
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Hook (if any): danced (ballet) with national company (intl student)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Australia
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mixed (Caucasian-Asian)
[li] Gender: Femail[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Disappointed. Not expecting to get in and/or go, so I'm going to work on other apps. Not filling out update information form.</p>

184

<p>
[Quote]
"General comments: I would just like to say that the overall quality of the Stanford applicant pool is staggering. I honestly don't know how an admissions committee can pick and choose between so many fine candidates, and I am having a hard time understanding how I was deferred when so many other incredible applicants were rejected outright. I know I could have easily been rejected as well, and I am just grateful that I still have a chance, even if it is a small one."

[/Quote]
</p>

<p>I agree completely.</p>

<p>But I think I might know why I was deferred. In one of my essays, I actually stated that I plan to do a certain something with a group of friends in the upcoming season of Spring, so perhaps Stanford is testing me to actually see if I pull it off or not. If I do, I will include it in my Update Report (and hopefully get in, if this is the reason for my deferral).</p>

185

<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Phys, 800 IIC, 780 Chem, 770 US, 740 Spanish
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.4 W
[</em>] Rank: Officially Top 10% (school doesn't rank...probably top 3)
[<em>] Other stats: 5 AP tests, all 5's; taking college-level math classes at UC Berkeley;
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: No idea...but probably good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[<em>] Hook (if any): If anything...I'm taking Abstract Algebra right now
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California, US
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (Eastern European)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Er...I really thought I would be deferred, because my extracurriculars are kinda feeble. Oh...and I finished my application with about 2 hours left before the deadline. :)
General Comments: I shouldn't have gotten in...one of my friends deserves it a lot more, but was rejected outright. Stanford is so arbitrary. But she didn't want to go there anyway, so I suppose it works out.</p>

186

<p>posting for a friend.. i got the same decisions, and we're pretty much the same thing in terms of academics, he's just a bit better... i'll post any difference in ()</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2280 (800M, 700V, 780W) (i had a 740 W)
SAT IIs: 800 IIc, 800 Physics, 800 German (790 chem, 690 French)
GPA: 4.0, he spent 2 years at a german international school (3.9)
Rank: doesn't rank, but we were both in top 4%
Other stats: the main thing for both of us was Science Olympiad, we're on the reigning national champion team, he wasn't a competiiont member, but the thing he helped win was 2nd in the nation, i got a 4th place individually thingy.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: interesting.. long was about scioly, short weren't terribly creative, but he showed himself well (same thing for me, basically)
Teacher Recs: hard because he's been here 2 years, but still pretty good (i had one amazing one from a chem teacher who's our scioly coach and has had me for 3 years)
Counselor Rec: his was bad, bad councellor, mine was better
Hook (if any): nothing besides the scioly stuff</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: PUBLIC!
Ethnicity: he's from england, lived 6 or so years in germany, im russian
Gender: M</p>

<p>Other Factors: both of us had pretty bad EC's besides scioly, no leadership, and our school, which has only accepted one person from stanford in the last 8-10 years already had someone recruited</p>

187

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2330 (800W, 770CR, 760M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC (junior), 780 Chem (junior), 700 Bio M (freshman)
[<em>] GPA: 4.4W, 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 1% in class of 450-500, probably #1
[<em>] Other stats: AMC12 school champ, seven 5's on AP tests, one 3
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good, really played up my ultimate frisbee experience
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Probably good, didn't read either
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great, I was surprised and a little embarrassed at how nice it was
[<em>] Hook (if any): I played up the ultimate frisbee angle a lot
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Ultimate Frisbee (captain), Soccer (captain), Newspaper (Co-Editor-in-Chief), Math Team (captain)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[</em>] School Type: Public, 2000+ kids
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Wow, this was nerve-wracking and completely worth it. I'm so excited. Congratulations to everyone else accepted, and my condolences to those who weren't - I'm sure going to college with any of you would have been great too.</p>

188

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT: 2290 (790M, 720CR, 780W)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT IIs: Math IIC 760, Chem 750, Bio M 740, US Hist 710</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA: 4.52W, 4.0UW (that's going down, though...)</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: 5's on four AP's, 4's on two</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I think the intellectual interests & roommate essays were very good. All of the "short" essays were long (430-490 words). The long essay was extremely Stanford-specific.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Since I'm homeschooled, I sent in four recs from CC instructors to provide additional validation. One rec was amazing ("this is the most gifted person I know"), and the other ones were good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: my mom wrote it, more of a description of my involvement in school/EC's
[</em>] Hook (if any): Siemens-Westinghouse Semi, did Stanford CCIS internship (my mentor wrote me a strong rec), coordinated summer science clubs for kids, writing a book manuscript, taught a Shakespeare class for homeschoolers</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: homeschooled (attend CC for math & science)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Caucasian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Being homeschooled may have given me an edge, as did pursuing CC classes (I'll have 78 semester units by graduation)</p>

<p>General Comments: Even though I was accepted, I wonder if my submission of extra recs cast a bad light on me as an applicant. The ones from CC instructors I designated as supplementary ended up being rather non-concrete, and I think I would have been accepted even if I hadn't sent in those.</p>

<p>Through all of this, I've realized that college admissions/high school is more of a journey than a destination. When I began high school, my goal was to get into Stanford, and I thought, "What activities will get me there?" That quickly flopped (debate and I didn't get along), and I began to do stuff I enjoyed. I would be lying to say that I wasn't thinking about admissions when I did certain EC's, but anything that wasn't "me" was quickly abandoned. My word of wisdom: Do what you love, and do it well.</p>

189

<p>lame mark, lame</p>

190

<p>Avalon: congrats! It's nice to see someone like you, so dedicated to Stanford, be admitted.</p>

191

<p>Posting for friend:</p>

<p>DENIED</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 2350
* SAT IIs: Math 800 / Phys 780 / Lit 750
* GPA: 4.0UW (that's going down, though...)
* Rank: 7/950
* Other stats: 5's on four APs and plays two varsity sports, captain of one of them. Also an Eagle Scout. Quite a few officer positions.
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Really good. One of them was about being Mormon though. Might this have been the reason for his rejection?
* Teacher Recs: Really good. He's a really nice, kind, smart guy.
* Counselor Rec: We don't know.
* Hook (if any): How is he NOT the perfect candidate? :(
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: TX
* School Type: Nationally acclaimed large public school.
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>

<p>We all thought he would be accepted, deferred at worse. This was a complete shock to the entire school.</p>

192

<p>Wow, it seems like a lot of qualified asians were deferred/rejected...</p>

193

<p>
[quote]
* Essays: Really good. One of them was about being Mormon though. Might this have been the reason for his rejection?

[/quote]
Yeah, Stanford totally hates Mormons.</p>

<p>Seriously though, his stats are amazing on paper, why would that essay get him rejected?</p>

194

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2230 (790 M, 730 CR, 710 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 IIC, 740 Physics, 720 Latin
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 UW
[</em>] Rank: no ranking at my school
[<em>] Other stats: Chem, Math, and Latin Awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: somewhat cute and funny. i did not let my parents read them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: amazing math/comp sci teacher and my bio teacher/advocate wrote my recs. both have known me all throughout high school.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: she told me she enjoyed writing it, so that is a good sign.
[<em>] Hook (if any): NASA SHARP ?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Private College Prep
[</em>] Ethnicity: Armenian American
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>

195

<p>hey you guys..have you heard anything from ashveer...?
Ashveer wherever you are - SAY SOMETHING!</p>

196

<p>Isn't Ashveer out of the country over break?</p>

197

<p>He's in India right now...I'll let him tell you his admissions decision.</p>

198

<p>oh no..did he not get in or something? I don't want him to tell me the bad news when he comes to Lahore...we were supposed to celebrate together =(!!! come on..tell me- so maybe I can do something special for him when he comes here.</p>

199

<p>oh come on Avalon! say something!</p>

200

<p>tell me he got in!</p>