Official RD Acceptance Thread - class of 2012

[jvknapp]

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 800M, 740W, 700CR
SAT IIs: 780 Physics, 770 Math II, ...
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 uw, 4.3w
Rank: 1/416
ACT: 32
APs (including this year's): 6
IBs (including this year's: Not Offered
Senior Yr Courseload: Advanced Drama, AP English Literature, Spanish IV, AP Statistics, AP Gov/Econ
Number of Apps from Your School: ~4 maybe
Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar, some other minor school awards, ...
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: quite a bit of clubs...president and founder of the Engineering and Technology Club, Science Bowl A-team captain, vp of key club, 4 years varsity soccer, etc.
Job/Work Experience: soccer referee for 2 years
Essays (subject and responses): Main essay- a community service trip to san luis, mexico--very good, I spent a lot of time on it. Other essays were very good as well; I think this was a pretty big strength in my application
Teacher Recs: Awesome. They put a lot of effort into mine. They were teachers I knew very well.
Counselor Rec: Glowing, I was very appreciative of what he had to say in the letter.
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): No interview
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, ~1900 students, we haven't sent anyone to a top ten school in 15 years.
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: Classes, grades, class rank, test scores, essays
Weaknesses: number of AP classes taken
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: good essays and recs
Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was sooo stoked when I found out I got in!

[LaxGal08]

Decision: Accepted!!

Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 2290
SAT IIs: 730, 740, 800
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.1 UW
Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs
Number of Apps from Your School: No Se
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: state champs in field hockey/lacrosse, lots of recognition in field hockey, also state champ in debate, model un organizer, and various leadership positions.
Essays (subject and responses): it was heartfelt and I tried to exchange a major event/turning point in my life.
Teacher Recs: good, but the best thing was a recommendation from my debate coach.
Counselor Rec: well-written, a great commendation.
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): n/a
Location/Person:
State or Country: VT
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
Ethnicity: multiracial
Gender: female

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I didn't even know decisions were coming out today, I checked my email before going to bed tonight and found one that said Stanford Application Decision and it was good news!!

[buffalowizard]

Decision: Rejected

Stats:

• Fee Waiver Used?: Yup. The only one I used... got some help from my GC.
• SAT I (by section): 770 Critical Reading, 800 Math, 800 Writing (12 Essay)
• SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 790 Math IIC, 740 Bio M
• GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.98 UW, 4.29 W (school adds .5 for Honors and AP)
• Rank: Somewhere between 2 and 5 out of 360
• APs (including this year's): 8 classes, 12 exams total
• Senior Yr Courseload: Pretty much the toughest possible
• Number of Apps from Your School: 4 (1 person got in as far as I know)
• Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, some other stuff

Subjective:

• ECs listed on app: Madrigal/Jazz Choir, School Newspaper, Math Team, JETS, some other stuff
• Job/Work Experience: SAT tutoring last summer
• Essays (subject and responses): Apparently my intellectual vitality essay about Minesweeper did not impress. Oh, well!
• Teacher Recs: excellent but not outstanding
• Counselor Rec: excellent

Location/Person:[list][*] State or Country: CT, USA[*] Ethnicity: Caucasian[*] Gender: Male[*] Income Bracket:100k-ish[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really[*] Strengths: Minesweeper[*] Weaknesses: Time spent on essays [instead of playing dring rehearsal][*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Nothing truly spectacular. By the time I decided to apply the deadline to send in art slides had already passed.

[nal1989]

ACCEPTED!!!

Female, California

GPA: 3.98 (UW) 4.3 (W)
Rank: top 3% (out of 750+)

SAT I: 2200 (800 CR, 670 M, 730 W)
SAT II: Lit 730, USH 730, Math II 690

APs:
Art History, Calc AB, Calc BC, US History, English Literature, European History.

ECs:
3 years advanced journalism/newspaper staff (writer, news editor, managing editor)
2 years volunteering at a local pet shelter
3 years Golf Team
3 years student council (historian)
2 years Biracial Club (founder/president)
2007-08 National Hispanic Scholar Finalist
Knights and Ladies member (school service organization)
A's in 3 college courses (Sociology, Business, Geology)
Sophomore year- guest writer for "Celebrity High" magazine
Took a conversational Spanish class and American sign language class at an adult school.
Active member of a handful of different clubs throughout high school

MISC:
Strong essays (topics: Biracialism, Art History)
Excellent rec letters
URM status (half Mexican, half White)
Possible majors- Journalism, Art History, Spanish

[calitennisgirl55]

i applied. got no email is there a link?!

[MR. Tubbz]

ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!


Fee Waiver: Yes
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Unweighted GPA: 3.5
Uc Gpa:: 4.4 ( full IB)
Class Rank: 20/504

SAT I: 700 Cr, 700 Writing, 490 math
SAT II: 720 Literature 740 Us History
ACT: 28


Awards: Alice Walker essay contest winner, Questbridge College Match Finalist, bunch of letters from senators, california youth think tank leadership award winner, martin luther king youth of the year award, coke scholar, other ish
Employment:
Barnes and Noble booksellers ( 15+hours a school week)
Students in Prevention Peer Educator- traveled to local schools telling kids to say no to drugs.
Extra-curriculars
Minister to local congregations/motivational speaker to schools
ASB President/secretary
Black Student Union Co Founder/ Vice President ( 2 years)/President ( 2 years)/ State Trez
Franklin Tennis caption-numer one doubles/singles
reporter for local newspaper
reporter for local television station
bunch of city committees...
City Youth Advisory Commission Chairman ( 2 yrs)
State Youth Ambassador


* Essays were very good- Why Stanford talk about how its proximity to my hometown allows me to remain an inspiration and visible, my Common app essay won Alice Walker's Essay Contest...

To God be the glory!

[kknight]

nal, mr.tubbz, when did you get your email?

[hotapp]

^ yeah are people still receiving emails?

[nal1989]

3:55 pm

west coast

[kknight]

Thanks much.

I thought I got lucky and they started sending out emails again.

[calitennisgirl55]

wow... so i didnt' get any.. what's happening? live on west coast.. CA>

[MR. Tubbz]

got me email about 4:15 ish PST

[inkspill]

Congratulations to everyone who got in!!! I was waitlisted but won't end up taking a spot (already pretty much decided where I'm going). But again, congrats to everyone!! I'm absolutely thrilled for all my friends that got in - you guys should all be proud of yourselves

[calitennisgirl55]

ok, what's the latest email sent (time)?!

[Reticulum]

Decision: Rejected

Stats:

• SAT: 2000
• SAT IIs: Math II: 710 Chemistry: 670 Literature: 650
• ACT: 33
• GPA: 4.2w/3.9 uw
• Rank: 4/180
• Other stats:

Subjective:

• Essays: I thought they were alright; one about me growing up with my
grandparents on a small ranch, and another on an awkward solo at a concert.
• Teacher Recs: Didn’t see them, but I’m assuming one was fantastic and the other decent.
• Counselor Rec: No Idea.
• Hook (if any): Geography? Income (<30,000)?

Location/Person:

• State or Country: Arkansas
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male

Other Factors:

AP World History – 5
AP Art History – 4
AP Biology – 4
AP Calculus AB – 5
AP Statistics – 5
AP English Language and Composition – 4
AP Human Geography – 5
AP U.S. History - 4
National AP Scholar
Regional Envirothon 1st Place both in Individual Special Topics and Team
State Envirothon – Team 3rd
3rd Place Invitational Bowling Tournament
1st Place 4A-5A Regional Bowling
3rd Place High School Varsity Team
Bowling – Varsity 3 Years (Co-Captain)
3 Youth Leagues – 1st Place Standing – Record for High Team Series
All-State Bowling Team
Arkansas Youth Orchestra
Symphonic Orchestra – All-Region 4 Years in a Row
“Rock” Orchestra
Shakespeare Scene Festival – Played Romeo
Soccer –Varsity
King’s Club – Vice President
National Honor’s Society
Beta Club – President
Student Council Representative 9th and 12th Grade
Freshmen and Senior Cabinet
Arkansas Governor’s School – Mathematics
-Main Library Youth Drama Volunteer – Performed a set of plays for young children.
-Youth Bowling Coach – Bowling Coach on Saturday Mornings to kids 12 and under.

Reasons: I live with my grandparents on a limited income, and I'm a first-generation college student. My scores kind of suck, but I think my ECs are decent. This sucks.