Stanford 2018 REA Results ONLY Thread

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (680 CR, 770 M, 690 W)
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 800 MII, 770 Chem, 720 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92, 4.47 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st decile (top 10%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Calc AB, 5 AP Chem, 5 AP Eng Lang, 5 APUSH
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, AP Spanish, AP Eng Lit, AP Gov
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]AP Scholar w/ Honor
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Water Polo, Ski Club (Head of Publicity), NHS, Varsity Swim, Diversity Group (Group Leader)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: random service projects, program educating middle schoolers about drugs & alcohol
[<em>] Summer Activities: Sports, traveling, learning computer programming
[</em>] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7 (good common app essay, decent supplements, weak intellectual vitality essay)
[<em>] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 10 - talked to him several times and said it was the best rec he’s written[/li][</em>] Teacher Rec #2: 7 - average rec from English teacher (probably said I was a strong writer but not the best he’s ever had)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 8 - she likes me and I am part of the diversity program she runs
[</em>] Additional Rec:[/ul][<em>] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] first gen college student, involved in research
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Genuine essays, unique circumstance, solid grades
[</em>] Weaknesses: No true hook, subpar test scores, one weak essay
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ITS STANFORD! But on a serious note though, strength of applicant pool and lack of a true hook.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]Haven’t heard back yet from anywhere
General Comments: Don’t get too upset if you don’t get in. Most everyone in the pool are great applicants and will surely get accepted to an outstanding university.</p>