** The OFFICIAL Stanford EA 2010 Thread

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<p>[size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Deferred (an euphemism for "rejected")[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2310 800M 800V 710 W
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 IIC 800 Physics (not submitted: 800 Korean, 790 Chem)
[ *] GPA: 4.0 UW 4.6 W
[ *] Rank: 8 out of 714
[ *] Other stats: Stanford EPGY Engineering (blah), National Semi finalist (pretty lame), AP Scholar (even lamer) AMC crap (lamest)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: I like it
[ *] Teacher Recs: 2 great ones, one crap one (the teacher was sick and wrote 5 sentences).
[ *] Counselor Rec: best
[ *] Anti-Hook (if any): I am an international, asian, male (triple threat) who actually applied for financial aid (death blow). The financial explicitly stated that applying for financial aid as an international student negatively influences the chance. Maybe I should have never applied.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:See my anti-hook[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:Funny, I knew I wouldn't get in. Stanford Admission Office requested my transcript from Stanford EPGY Engineering. I never got it, and i never sent my transcript. MIT is my first choice, and I am afraid MIT is not any easier.[ /b]</p>

<p>How do you work this format thing?</p>

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<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:2360 (800cr/790m/770w)
[ *] SAT IIs: (800mII/800p)
[ *] GPA:3.87 uw
[ *] Rank: unavailable
[ *] Other stats: 11 APS and honors courses, all 5's on APS xcept one 3 in french, national merit-semifinalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:pretty damn good
[ *] Teacher Recs:didn't see, but the teacher is a genius who gets letters back from colleges saying that his recs helped a lot
[ *] Counselor Rec: pretty good i bet
[ *] Hook (if any): my variation of activity, I'm a football playing opera singer
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: private prep school
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Doing this on behalf of my younger sister; I'm a freshmen at UCLA.</p>

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

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2350 (800M/760V/790W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 790 US History
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 unweighted/4.5 weighted
[<em>] Rank: 1/300
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit semifinalist, Straight 5's on AP exams
[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about running for homecoming queen... I personally thought it was a bit shallow but I guess they liked it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): from a rural area (first person to even apply to Stanford in years), very solid grades and test scores
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ list]
[<em>] State or Country: Oroville, CA
[</em>] School Type: rural public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/list][ b]Other Factors:
General Comments: My family is SO incredibly proud of my sister... We are so thankful</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED! </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2300 (740M/800V/760W)
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 US History, 800 World History
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Rank: 1/145
Other stats: National Merit semifinalist, Straight 5's on 6 AP exams
Subjective:[ list][<em>] Essays: Wrote about playing cricket, running a mun, and workng on the campaign on a parapalegic. Recs: pretty good[</em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good[<em>] Hook (if any): American from rural area going to school in Canda State or Country: Bow, WA School Type: Private Prep Ethnicity: White[</em>] Gender: male[/list][ b]Other Factors:**</p>

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<p>haha so i really don't give a crap about the format!</p>

<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>

<p>STATS:
SAT: 2280 (800 W 750 CR 730 M)
SAT II: 760 2C
GPA: 3.9 unweighted
RANK: 12/75
OTHER STATS: AP U.S. History 4, AP English Lang 4, national merit<br>
semi-finalist</p>

<p>SUBJECTIVE:
ESSAYS: really good- at least, everyone i talked to thought so,<br>
several CC kids that proofread them. they were witty, flowed well,
and showed the real me. For one, I wrote about my twin sister- I
know, bland subject, but I turned it into something special : )
TEACHER RECS: one was from my class advisor: I've been involved in
student council for all of highschool, and she absolutely adores me.
she has also taught me in Algebra 2 and Economics. Another was
from my AP U.S. History teacher, who has a really good opinion of
me, and always chides me for working to hard/doing too much.
COUNSELOR REC: don't know her too well, but she likes me.
HOOK: In October 2004, I was diagnosed with a rare lung disease
called Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. It's extremely rare and can be
fatal. Since diagnosis, I've undergone numerous surgeries/procedures
and relied on an oxygen tank. Despite my numerous absences from
school, I maintained a 4.5 GPA my Junior year, and excelled in many
other areas. I also toured to Italy with my choir, where we
performed at various venues and sang in a mass at St. Peter's
Basilica last July.</p>

<p>LOCATION/PERSON:
STATE OR COUNTRY: California
SCHOOL TYPE: private, religious
ETHNICITY: caucasion
GENDER: female</p>

<p>OTHER FACTORS:
EXTRACURRICULARS: Senior Class President, Sophomore Class Vice
President, Junior Class Historian, Prom Committee, piano, Contra
Costa Children's Chorus, Contra Costa Honors Ensemble
WORK EXPERIENCE: Kumon (Oct.2002-March 2005, tutor), Coldstone
Creamery (March 2005-present, shift manager)
HONORS/AWARDS: national merit commended scholar, national honor<br>
society,national consortium of rare lung diseases (invited speaker)
COMMUNITY SERVICE: not a whole lot. mission trip to mexico (built
houses,etc.), mission trip to Hollywood (passed out food to homeless,
etc.)</p>

<p>I don't really understand why I didn't at least get deferred... but I guess that's the way life goes!</p>

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<p>*Decision: Rejected *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2280 (760, 760, 760)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2C, 750 History, 750 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 4.2 cumulative (straight a's except for one B+ first semester soph yr)
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[<em>] Other stats: AIME: 102
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: polished, had been working on them since july
[<em>] Teacher Recs: at least one glowing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: glowing (we have a great relationship)
[<em>] Hook (if any): leadership--ASB President, Varsity Football Captain, Varsity Basketball Captain
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: USA
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: JSA--2 Best Speaker Awards, bunch of other stuff I probably would have written had I been accepted
General Comments: I don't really understand, but it's Stanford's loss. I'm going to have a great experience wherever I go, and I won't let this get me down. I loved Stanford, but I didn't need it. Congratulations to everyone who got in, I'm sure you'll have an amazing experience. Good luck to all those who applied RD and those who are applying in years to come!</p>

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<p>got accepted!!!!! holy crap!!! I'm a treee!!!!!!! congrats to everyone who heard good news and can stop having nightmares about Sandra Day O'Connor pointing and laughing at them inside the fence!! </p>

<p>b] SAT: 2250 - 800 W, 720 M, 740 V
SAT II: 710 IIC, 720 Chem, 800 Chinese
GPA: 4.3W
[ *] Rank: 6 in 602</p>

<p>subjective:
Essays: wrote about being a lesbian feminist, Oprah and my period!!! I can't believe they liked me!!!!
Teacher Recs: 2 great ones, one really beautiful one
[ *] Counselor Rec: best, awesome
[ *] Anti-Hook (if any): I am Asian and female [ if i was in china i'd be aborted]
Hook: the whole feminist lesbian thing, i'm guessing. </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: really crappy huge public school - i'm the first person in the history of the school to ever get accepted
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:F
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:See my anti-hook[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:holy crap!!! I'm a treee!!! I had the most bizarre nightmares about Sandra Day O'Connor and Sigourney WEaver.... Wow. this is amazing.
To all the people who have sub-par stats like me (in your face, all you 2300+ SAT people) and were horribly discouraged: there is hope!!! STanford really does care about personality and diversity!!! I love the tree!!!! This is the best day of my life!!!!</p>

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<p>Heres my stats for deferred</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2220 (730CR 790M 700W)
SAT IIs: 800Math II 800Chem 770Physics
GPA: 4.0uw 4.9W
Rank: 2/162
Other stats: APs: 5Physics B 5Chem 5Euro 4Stats 4Micro E 3 Macro E
Subjective:
Essays: I thiought my long essay was solid, short essays, sorta risky, didnt convey my passion I think.
Teacher Recs:
optional from chem teacher, that was probably glowing
1 from Calc teacher, that was avg.
1 from french, didnt read it, probably decent</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: I think better than most, she told me it was really good.
Extracurrics:
Class President, Capt. Acadec, Capt. Varsity Baseball, Pres + Founder of Math Team, Editor of the Real Deal (paper), Tutor</p>

<p>Hook (if any): I have a patent pending from this internship I did over the summer. Guess that wasn't enough though.
State or Country: MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
General Comments: IDK, I didnt think I would get in but I also didnt think it was impossible. I was expecting a deferral but it still stings a bit. I suppose my chances are alright for the RD round, and there are other schools, Stanford wasn't my first choice, I dont have one, I just applied early because I had the option, so in that sense I'm sure other people deserved it more because Stanford means more to them. I havent even seen the school. Congrats to those who got accepted.</p>

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<p>haha, there is really no discernable difference in stats of those who got rejected, accepted and deferred. it's all so random.</p>

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<p>Took the words right out of my mouth, strawberryfields. I had a question for all you SCEA kids, is it okay if one of your recommendations is from a 10th grade teacher (I posted this somewhere else too, but I just wanted to gut your guys' opinion)? Thanks.</p>

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<p>they recommend it not be, and if it is to use it as your optional reference rather than a teacher reference</p>

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<p>Hey, I applied RD, but I just wanted to say congratulations to all of you SCEArs who got in! Wow! You must really be unique enough for Stanford to accept you. For those who didn't get in, don't lose hope. There are plenty of other schools without Stanford's name but still just as good where you can succeed! For those deferred, good luck in the RD round. We'll all need it.</p>

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<p>ares153 speaks my mind.</p>

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<p>to Os650: I did EA and I really wanted a letter from a sophomore teacher - so i made him my optional reference. it must've worked out, 'cause i got in. it's a really really fan-freaking-tastic feeling and you will know soon so don't lose hope. that goes for everyone.</p>

<p>i was crying and going crazy logging into the user account, and I was so sure I was getting rejected or deferred. but stanford's an amazing place - and they really care more about personality and diversity than just a 2380. [see stats above somewhere] I have never been this happy in my freaking life!!!! I love Palo Alto Redwoods!!!! I'm a tree!!!!</p>

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<p>In comparison to every other ivy + MIT, you guys have so many more rejections. They all seemed to go deferral crazy and stanford not so much...</p>

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<p>I got deferred and my stats suck!
2090 SAT
740 US Hist, heres the killer 640 Math 2
GPA: 3.97 UW 4.64 W
EC:
Tennis, Speech and Debate All-American, CA State Champion Presiding Officer, FBLA, Amnesty Int'l club president, editor in chief of school newspaper
My goal was just not to get rejected and seeing some of the stats of some of the ppl who got deferred, i'm honored.</p>

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<p>Stanford always has a lot more rejections, their policy is if you apply early, you want to know early, so they do their best to tell you rejected or accepted. Of course I still found a way to get deferred, but w/e. I wonder if the percentage of admits for deferreds will be high because it isnt easy to get deferred.</p>

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<p>nope... ares... site said last year was 10%... which is lower than RD</p>

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<p>Decision: DEFERRED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2120 (760M/700W/660V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760IIC, 740IC, 710 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 (Unweighted)
[</em>] Rank: 13/260 (Top 5%)
[<em>] Other stats: 4 APs completed, taking 5 APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: One of the best I've ever written
[<em>] Teacher Recs: All 3 were very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great, but generic
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: North Dakota
[</em>] School Type: Public (10-12)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] Disappointed, but life goes on...crossing my fingers in RD</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2190 (750CR 780M 660W)
SAT IIs: 800Math II 800US History
GPA: 3.98uw 4.78W
Rank: 6/422
Other stats: APs: 5 World History, 5 US History
Subjective:
Essays: Creative and quirky. Long essay was a little tedious and the topic was a bit unorinigal.
Teacher Recs:
Glowing
Counselor Rec: Pretty good I suppose, since I haven’t known her that long.
Extracurrics:
Quiz bowl, Math Team, Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster, French Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta
Hook (if any): None?
State or Country: WV
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Comments: I guess I shouldn’t have expected too much, anyway.</p>