** The OFFICIAL Stanford EA 2010 Thread

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<p>Anybody got the statistics for deferrals. How many got deferred? Out of that, how many got accepted subsequently in the prior years?</p>

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<p>can anyone tell me what this wiki is everybody is talking about?
i applied RD and id really like to know if i can find stuff out there</p>

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<p>On the deferral letter they say that 10% of deferrees get accepted in the RD round. Eh, I'm not betting on getting in. If I were you, I'd work on other applications.</p>

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<p>deferred? </p>

<p>come in and vent with basically everyone else because so many people got the big D this year</p>

<p><a href="http://groups.myspace.com/notgoodenough2010%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://groups.myspace.com/notgoodenough2010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>i got a D this year</p>

<p>except mine stood for D-e-n-i-e-d</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2180: 680 CR, 800 M, 700 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 IIC, 730 Chem, 720 Phys
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 or something UW
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank but probably tops
[<em>] Other stats: ap scholar with distinction, national merit semi
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: i thought my long essay was good (really put my heart into it), short essays were decent but nothing special
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 decent 1 pretty good (academic subjects), 1 excellent (optional rec, business teacher/football coach)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Hook (if any): varsity football/wrestling captain, some top awards in art
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: M[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: pretty devastated when i saw i got flat out rejected (was expecting to get deferred). i guess it was the essays that killed me...disappointing... well, time to move on. congrats to those accepted and good luck to those deferred.</p>

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<p>I might as well post my stats...here goes:</p>

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

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2270 - 730 CR, 740 W, 800 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 2400 - 800 IIC, 800 Phys., 800 Chem.
[<em>] GPA: No GPA in my school but I'm in the top 10%
[</em>] Rank: Generally 1st or 2nd
[<em>] Other stats: Studied free in my school b/c of extracurricular achievements + scholarship(s) for academic performance + Award for "Best Science Student" in school + numerous others which I didn't mention on the app.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Dunno...someone said my long 'un was good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Kickass, Dunno about the optional one; it was from my mentor at JPL.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Kickass (Principal Rec actually)
[<em>] Hook (if any): Worked at NASA as part of a global team on the Mars Rovers, 8th at the IOI Training Camp, National Award for Comp. Sc., Asian Runners-up at Spaceset Design Competition, Member of Basketball Team (Captain for some time), Play guitar
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Gurgaon, India
[<em>] School Type: Private (public schools aren't too good; the difference is much wider as compared to schools in the US)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian/Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Dunno...luck maybe? Or maybe the adcoms were drunk? Lol, j/k</p>

<p>General Comments: I still can't believe it...BTW, I also asked for >$40K finaid and I'm an international...so yeah, intls can get accepted early, even those who ask for almost complete aid.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2100 (CR:730, M670, W700)
SAT IIs: Not very good (IIC: 690, Bio:650, USHistory: 680)
GPA: 4.5 weighted
Rank: 1/325
Other stats: 6 AP classes </p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I really liked my long one, it was about working at a restaraunt where 75% of the employees are recent immigrants of Brazil and don't speak much English. Really heartfelt and honest.
Teacher Recs: My AP Bio teacher wrote one that was incredible and showed my passion for science. The other ones were so so.
Counselor Rec: Decent
Hook (if any):</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Boston, MA
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors:I have a pretty good variety of EC's: Captain of both the swim team and quiz bowl team. Varsity tennis, NHS, Student Council, Community Service, etc. I've held down the same job for about 4 years.</p>

<p>General Comments: I'm very excited/surprised. I thought for sure that my less than fantastic SAT scores would hold me back, but I think my essays and teacher recs helped me out a lot. I'm looking forward to talking with some other EA acceptees.</p>

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<p>And THOSE are the type of people that the world needs to watch out for. </p>

<p>SARS is so passe'</p>

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<p>no need to insult Exeter like that.</p>

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<p>can someone post the site for that wiki stats page?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.hypothetic.org/ccstanford/?pagename=Main.SCEARoster%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.hypothetic.org/ccstanford/?pagename=Main.SCEARoster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks ajimmykid.</p>

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<p>what is hypothetic for?</p>

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<p>accepted
SATs: 1970
GPA: 3.8ish unweighted
class rank: 2/22
essays: i think they were good, one of my teachers said she cried when reading them
hook: my sis goes there (but i think they mention on their site that siblings don't help), recs??, essays, black belt, music</p>

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<p>nervous..?</p>

<p>well, hope you're all excited..</p>

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<p>aasatvik.. you're really good. esp as an int' asking for fin aid! how much did you say you'll pay?</p>

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<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT (composite): 2340 (M 800, V 740, W 800)
* SAT IIs (10 different ones): 770, 760, 750, 750, 720, 700, 670, 670, 650, 650
* GPA: 4.4 weighted
* Rank: N/A
* Other stats: 3s, 4s, and 5s on 5 APs, 3 classes at Harvard Extension/Summer
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Worked really hard on them, had many people to edit them, came out really good IMO
* Teacher Recs: stunning
* Counselor Rec: should be excellent
* Hook (if any): first-generation college bound, low-income, immigrant, QuestScholars/QuestBridge, lots of extracurriculars and community service, showed interest?
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: MA (maybe geographic diversity?)
* School Type: public
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Female
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors: well-rounded, overcame adversity, etc.
General Comments: I am so happy! Stanford is an awesome school and I still cannot believe I got in! I also applied to Harvard and Yale but this is only because I might get homesick/westcoastophobia, however you like to call it. I will miss a lot of friends and family here in Boston but I am really looking forward to the next four years. It'll be an adventure. To those deferred, always have hope. To those rejected, it's not the end of the world. It's Stanford's loss, not yours. There are many good schools out there so keep an open mind.</p>

<p>P.S. I don't understand HTML. sorry.</p>

<p>-Zi Xiu :)</p>

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<p>
[Quote]
* SAT IIs (10 different ones): 770, 760, 750, 750, 720, 700, 670, 670, 650, 650

[/Quote]
</p>

<p>WAY too many! :p :)</p>

<p>but congrats on getting in :)</p>

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<p>


$3900</p>

<p>AND WHY THE HECK IS THE MINIMUM MESSAGE LENGTH 10 CHARACTERS? :mad:</p>