Stanford 2018 REA Results ONLY Thread

MasterYster · December 2013

Good luck to everyone. Decisions come out in about a week. Please don't post here unless its an actual decision. Use the template below

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[size=+2]Decision: Accepted[/size]
[size=+2]Decision: Waitlisted[/size]
[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):

ACT:

SAT II:

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):

AP (place score in parenthesis):

IB (place score in parenthesis):

Senior Year Course Load:

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service:

Summer Activities:

Essays (rating 1-10, details):

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:

Teacher Rec #2:

Counselor Rec:

Additional Rec:

Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant):

Country (if international applicant):

School Type:

Ethnicity:

Gender:

Income Bracket:

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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texaspg · December 2013

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BMNT25 · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Waitlisted[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2340 - 770 CR, 800 M, 770 W (80 MC/8 essay)
ACT: First test: 36 - 36 E, 36 M, 36 R, 34 S, 10 Essay, 34 E/W. Second test (graduation requirement from state): 36 - 35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 36 S.
SAT II: US History - 800, Math 2 - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Rank: School quit ranking, although I would still be first out of about 220 if it hadn't. One teacher mentioned this in her rec.
AP: 8: Human Geography, Biology, US History, Calculus AB, Statistics, Physics B, US Government (5s), English Language (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish, AP Economics, AP Psychology, Honors English IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Placed 4th out of about 1-2 thousand high schoolers in a statewide math competition, National AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (1 year varsity), Track (2 year varsity), Academic Team (2 year captain, 2 year JV captain), Model UN (1 year vice president), Beta Club
Job/Work Experience: Paid tutor for 3 years.
Volunteer/Community service: About 120 hours at the local Science Center, a few hours from Beta Club projects
Summer Activities: Volunteered at the Science Center for the last two years, cross country conditioning.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 5? Not great, but they weren't terrible. I couldn't come up with good ideas, but the people who reviewed them told me they were funny and showed my personality. Hit or miss.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: Fantastic. 9, called me one of his best students ever, was pretty decently written, gave good details.
- Teacher Rec #2: Great. 8, went into detail about some things I didn't write in my essays, very well written.
- Counselor Rec: I never knew my counselor, so it was probably positive, but not personal. Didn't read it.
- Additional Rec: None
Interview: Wasn't offered

Other

State: Kentucky
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: About 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely nothing.

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, grades
Weaknesses: Mediocre essays, no extraordinary ECs. Didn't do anything great during the summer. I've done really well at the things I've done, but I haven't done anything that makes me stand out.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely the essays. I know that there's some combination of words I could've produced that would've gotten me admitted outright, and I didn't find it. I hope it's good enough in the RD round.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven't received any yet.

General Comments: Very frustrating. Would've liked an answer now, but this is how it goes sometimes. I'll be fine whatever the final decision is.

superpanda9810 · December 2013

size=+2]Decision: Accepted[/size]

SAT: 770cr 800M 800W 2380 total

SAT 2: math II 800 Physics 790 Chem 750

evan10 · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2320 - 780 CR, 780 M, 760 W (9 essay)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Biology M - 760, Math II - 710, US History - 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/316
AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 (maximum at my school): AP European History (3), AP English Language (4), AP Biology (4), AP Calculus AB (3), AP Computer Science A (3), AP US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English Lit., AP Spanish Language, AP US Government & Politics, Government & Law-Related Experiences
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body President), Class Officer (Jr. & Sr. Class Treasurer), Tennis (JV/Varsity), Key Club (Jr. Class Executive), Mock Trial, Ping-Pong Club, Science Club (Treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: three minimum wage jobs, two at restaurants and one as a camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity week-long volunteer trip that I organized, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, Robert Wood Johnson Pediatrics, work with local Vacation Bible School, Light the Night Walk, Ryan's Quest 5K, more than I could remember, and many I never wrote down
Summer Activities: 2010-11: Camp Counselor, 2012: College visits and travel, 2013:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 4, cluttered and hard to follow. I am a poor essayist. I was told by an editor who works with my mother that I sounded pompous or full of myself. I tried not to.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I did not read any of the recommendations
Interview: N/A (not offered)

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $240K in 2013, ~$120K in 2014
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I considered listing. I realized after that I submitted my application I should have included by published sportswriting.
Reflection
- Strengths: Scores, GPA, ECs
- Weaknesses: Essays
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably the essays. Maybe the recommendations, since I didn't read them. Also could be a lack of focus or passion, which I've heard Stanford looks for. And it's a small thing, but I should have done better on the Math II SATII, which it's supposed to be very easy to get a high score on. I forgot my calculator on the day of the exam.
- Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No other responses yet
General Comments: I consider myself to have a pretty good life

SwagDaddy · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Deferred[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2400
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Bio, 800 Math
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/770
AP (place score in parenthesis): Eight 5's, One 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stats, AP Eng Lit, AP Eco/Gov, AP Music Theory, Academic Decathlon
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

NMSF, National AP Scholar, Awards at Acadec and Future Problem Solving nationals
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Acadec (Captain)-State Championship, Placed high at nationals. FPS State championship-placed at Intl comp, Debate (VP) qualified for state, Tennis-district champion, all district, Welch Scholars-Summer chemistry research
Job/Work Experience: Intern at a Test prep company
Volunteer/Community service: Little bit here and there
Summer Activities: Research (two summers once at local U, once at state flagship), Worked on a project at Johnson Space Center through NASA (Aerospace Scholars)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, common app and intellectual vitality might have been a little cliched but I put a good spin on them, roommate and what matters were strong
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, "best student ever"
- Teacher Rec #2: 10/10, similar to the first
- Counselor Rec: 7/10, She knows me and all but big public school, overworked counselors=ehh recs
- Additional Rec:
Research Mentor (Stanford PhD)
Interview:

Went very well I think but just kind of went over my resume so not much was added
Other

State (if domestic applicant):TX
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Public huge
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender:M
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

If only...
Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, extracurriculars, essays maybe
Weaknesses: Didn't publish a paper/win a science fair, didn't start a community service organization, who really knows if my essays were good
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don't think I showed too much interest in Stanford which is a shame because its my top choice.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments: Not actually as crushed as I thought I would be...I'm going to hate having to wait another 3 months but at the very least, the dream is intact if delayed.

Chaos3737 · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Accepted[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR, 770 M, 790 W (11 essay) = 2350
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 Literature, 790 World History, 770 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/1064
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), World Hist (5), Euro Hist (5), Eng Lang (5), US Hist (5), Music Theory (5), Comp Sci (5), Art Hist (5), Psychology (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Comp Sci 3, AP Physics B, AP US Gov, AP Microeconomics, AP English Lit, AP Stats, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A Major International Composition Award that shall remain unnamed, several classical percussion awards, honor/region/state band and orchestra

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band, Local Youth Orchestra
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours of service and a very unique, interesting community service project
Summer Activities: Several highly prestigious music festivals
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. Best essays I ever wrote. I wrote about my passions for music and how they intersect with cultural and intellectual diversity.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: "Best student I ever had."
- Teacher Rec #2: ^^Ditto. I saw both.
- Counselor Rec: No idea. I assume it was positive.
- Additional Rec: A rec from the internaitonally famous conductor of my youth orchestra, who knows me well and is very well connected in the music world.
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: 5A Public High School
Ethnicity: White/Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No hooks to speak of, unless you consider me a URM.

Reflection

Strengths: Essays. Definitely essays.
Weaknesses: No calculus or Physics C senior year.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My arts supplement, in my opinion, did the most for my app. It was top-notch.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: U Texas @ Austin - Accepted. No other decisions yet.

General Comments:

Keepyourshirton · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2330 ( Cr:730 800 800)
ACT:
SAT II: Math II 800 Chem 790 Physics 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not provided at school
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not provided at school
AP (place score in parenthesis):not provided at school
IB (place score in parenthesis):/
Senior Year Course Load: Chinese National Curriculum Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Aside from a few national/regional Debate/MUN, Nope
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Director General of Club, Dais head in regional level conference); Debate (Captain, Co-founder of Club, Harvard Debate Council China program, NFL member); Mechatronics Lab work; Student Government Outreach Officer;
Job/Work Experience: NUS Internship, website construction for Social and Mobile Commerce Lab
Volunteer/Community service: Translator at AEOtour college fair for UCs
Summer Activities:, Exchange trip to US, Australia, Switzerland;Business Camp ( Best group of consultants, best presentation)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):8, people who looked at it says it's awesome. PS about my exchange trip to Switzerland and contrast between life in the Alps and life in Shanghai, and conveys that small things in life should be appreciated. Intellectual Vitality about the digital age and logical relationship between my various ECs. Roommate letter about my quirkiness and Texan accent. What matters and why about my club organizing experience and smart work.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1:1
- Teacher Rec #2:1
- Counselor Rec:1 ( teachers are not devoting time and barely know anything about the US system)
- Additional Rec:
The professor I worked with in NUS
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): China
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:120000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Nope
Reflection

Strengths: ECs, international exposure, clear major track
Weaknesses:no major awards/ recognition, applying from China
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:No idea... Stanny is a mystery
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Not yet
General Comments:Life goes on and sucks. Luckily I can still pursue excellent CS education in CMU or Berkeley, only with a lot more of frozen rains or much more crowded campus.

robdog91 · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (680 CR, 770 M, 690 W)
ACT: 31
SAT II: 800 MII, 770 Chem, 720 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92, 4.47 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st decile (top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Calc AB, 5 AP Chem, 5 AP Eng Lang, 5 APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, AP Spanish, AP Eng Lit, AP Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

AP Scholar w/ Honor
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Water Polo, Ski Club (Head of Publicity), NHS, Varsity Swim, Diversity Group (Group Leader)
Job/Work Experience: tutor
Volunteer/Community service: random service projects, program educating middle schoolers about drugs & alcohol
Summer Activities: Sports, traveling, learning computer programming
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7 (good common app essay, decent supplements, weak intellectual vitality essay)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: 10 - talked to him several times and said it was the best rec he's written
- Teacher Rec #2: 7 - average rec from English teacher (probably said I was a strong writer but not the best he's ever had)
- Counselor Rec: 8 - she likes me and I am part of the diversity program she runs
- Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

first gen college student, involved in research
Reflection

Strengths: Genuine essays, unique circumstance, solid grades
Weaknesses: No true hook, subpar test scores, one weak essay
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.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

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.

thedoctor2031 · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Accepted[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2230. Math 770, CR 770, Writing 690.
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math II: 800, Bio M: 780, US History: 780.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 (not including freshman grades because Stanford doesn't).
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB, BC, Microeconomics, US History, European History, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, Statistics, English Lit: all 5. Comp Gov (self study), US Government, English Lang, Macro Economics: all 4. Spanish, Music Theory (5 non-aural, 2 aural), Environmental Science (8th grade): all 3.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Physics C, Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, Capstone Biology, Capstone History, Capstone Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP International Diploma, AP National Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater is largest, all years of highschool, 5000+ hours, 50+ shows, acting, teching, helping around the theater. Science Bowl, 4 years, went to nationals junior year. Competed in Poetry Out Loud for 3 years, went to state twice. AMC club, nearly qualified on AMC 10 in 10th grade and AMC 12 in 11th grade.
Job/Work Experience: Worked as Light Technician, Sound Technician, Projections operator at my local theater.
Volunteer/Community service: Various service works for my theater as a general handyman and crew for shows.
Summer Activities: Shows every summer, acting camp in 10th grade followed by new york trip, Stanford University Mathematics Camp in 11th grade.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 9+. Wrote about rising in the ranked system in League of Legends and used it to show my work ethic. Extra Curricular: 10. Talked about my love of theater and how it was the first place where I had a community that accepted me for who I was. Decent stuff for 50 words and less. Intellectual vitality: 8+. Wrote about how learning about rationality makes me question everything I believe and not take anything at face value, think for yourself sort of thing. Roommate 8+: talked about how I got into videogames and how it let me hang out with friends around my parents schedule. Felt kind of odd in places. Matters essay: 8+. Listed out a bunch of things that matter to me and why: being happy, thinking logically, fairness, knowledge. Sometimes I really liked it, sometimes I didn't.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: From math teacher, I'm one of her star pupils, she helped me get into the Stanford University Mathematics Camp, she's gotten tons of students into Stanford and the math camp, probably a 10.
- Teacher Rec #2: History teacher. I was a comic person in her class, not scared of her like some but willing to be kind of playful with her in class when most wouldn't. Heard her writing isn't the strongest but I think she put good things in. 8.5
- Counselor Rec: 10. She told me she wrote me a really strong rec and that she was really proud of me.
- Additional Rec: From the director of SUMaC, Rick Sommer, a professor at Stanford. I think I made a fairly good impression at the camp.
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): SUMaC

Reflection

Strengths: SUMaC, no EC fatigue by spreading myself out too much, shows dedication to one thing, theater. Enough grades to get past the threshold, but also amazing course rigor showing I'm challenging myself. My essays were pretty original and very honest. They just talked about me as a person.
Weaknesses: Sometimes my essays felt a little weak. I thought they were slightly too video game centric at times, and sometimes my writing seemed a little scattered.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think SUMaC was probably a major factor. It got me interested in Stanford in the first place.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Early, none others but local schools.

General Comments: Be honest in your essays. Let them get to know you. Perfect test scores aren't that important, they just want a certain level so they know you are capable of doing their classes. If you can get into SUMaC, I think it's a major leg up. And if you don't get in, there are tons of other good schools and you only need to get into 1. I'll probably get rejected from some of the other top schools (applying for financial aid reasons, probably going to Stanford.) Good luck everyone!

SakataKintoki · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Deferred[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (770 Math, 750 Reading, 800 Writing - 11 Essay)
ACT: none
SAT II: Math II, Physics, US History (all 800s)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (private school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Comp Sci, US History, English Language, English Lit, Calc BC (all 5's)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C (Mech, E&M)
America in the World since 1945 (1st sem)
Economics (2nd sem)
English IV (Honors)
Linear Algebra (Honors; 1st sem)
Partial Differential Equations (Honors; 2nd sem)
Differential Equations (Honors; 1st sem)
Multivariable Calculus (Honors; 2nd sem)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none? (check my chance thread for anything that may fit this category; I'm not sure)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (4 years; Lead Violist - 2 years), Quiz Bowl (team captain - 4 years), UIL Literary Criticism, XC/Track as a freshman
Job/Work Experience: Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance - part-time moderator, curriculum coordinator for summer camp
Volunteer/Community service: performed weekly in church orchestra, but nothing else consistent
Summer Activities: competed in the National All-Star Academic Tournament 3 times (quiz bowl). Summer job as the TQBA summer camp curriculum coordinator (created study materials for students)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I'll give them 7/8 out of 10; from what I've heard people thought my essays were pretty good; I thought they were decent, though nobody has said they're spectacular. I might post them somewhere after the RD deadline though.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1 & #2: N/A, since I never read them. Both teachers like me though, so I bet they're good.
- Counselor Rec: N/A, same as above.
- Additional Rec: N/A, though I think this rec presented new information not in the other recs.
Interview: I thought it went pretty well - conveyed my interest in the school, learned quite a bit about Stanford life.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian - Filipino
Gender: M
Income Bracket: would rather not post (< 100k, but I'm not poor by any means)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): probably none

Reflection

Strengths: Very good test scores and grades
Weaknesses: My ECs aren't particularly spectacular
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays might have saved my app from rejection, but I'm not sure.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Texas A&M, UT-Austin (Engineering; Plan II)

General Comments: I'm wondering if I can send an arts supplement for RD... Does anyone know?

Aegise · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 800 Writing, 700 Math, 760 CR (2260)
ACT: 33
SAT II: 750 Lit, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 63 out of 11,000 something (county-wide)
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History, Environmental Science, Studio Art, World History, European History, Language (5's on everything but Art)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Taking this year
Senior Year Course Load: IB Classes - English HL, French SL, History SL, Physics HL, Math SL, Psychology SL, Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

National Merit Semifinalist, NHS, French Honor Society
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Some minor clubs, historian of one
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital/cancer center, humane society, relay for life
Summer Activities: Worked at a cancer center for 3 summers, did lab work in combination with that for the last summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Intellectual - 8 - Wrote about Pokemon and most people I read said I made an unlikely topic work
Roommate - 6 - Kind of meh, just talking about my interests
Matters - 9 - About my art and I really like this one because it wasn't in a normal essay format
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Counselor Rec: No idea, didn't see
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: IB magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Submitted an art supplement and art was a main theme of my app
Weaknesses: Asian, subpar stats, generally not a super strong app
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

No idea yet
General Comments:
This surprisingly didn't hurt that much, partially because I had been starting to doubt whether I really wanted to attend Stanford or not towards the end. I don't want to sound like one of those people who says that just because they're bitter, but I realized that since I still wanted to continue something in art, I might be better off going somewhere else to play to my strengths. Anyway, I didn't have a spectacular application or anything, so this wasn't too shocking for me. Was disappointed that my arts supplement didn't make a difference though.

Congrats to accepted and deferred! Time to go work on my other applications with double the effort.

thondavil · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Deferred[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2400
SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II, 800 Literature, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 (I attend a very difficult school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chemistry, 5 Calc BC, 5 World History
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Multivariable Calculus, Organic Chemistry, Honors Physics, Computer Science, English, Ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Knowledge Bowl 4 yrs (Captain this Year), Boy Scouts (Held four different leadership positions)
Volunteer/Community service:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I'm not going into detail, they were all good but none were phenomenal
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10
Counselor Rec: No idea
Interview: Not the best, but not horrible either.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Washington
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Don't qualify for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mom, 2 aunts, and an uncle all attended Stanford.

Reflection

Strengths: Academics
Weaknesses: I don't really know
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have yet to hear back.

General Comments:

StanfordMan1891 · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I: 2100
ACT: 30
SAT II: 610 Biology M, 610 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.755
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/286
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Spanish (5), AP Biology (3), AP English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP Literature and Composition
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football (4 years), Track and Field (4 years), BRIDGE Program tutor, Destination Imagination, Independent programmer, Poet, Creator of philosophical/metaphysical blog
Job/Work Experience: Outside Services at local elite golf club
Volunteer/Community service: minimal
Summer Activities: Intern for two companies in Jakarta, Indonesia
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app background story (9/10): about playing football with Christian players and coaches when I never grew up with religion, EC supplement (5/10): about my internships in Jakarta, Intellectual Vitality (6/10): pretty lame, about becoming a better writer in high school, Roommate (6/10): didn't really show who I am as a person, What Matters (7/10): about movies and how they've given me perspective on life.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: 8/10, "a truly engaging member in the classroom"
- Teacher Rec #2: 9/10, "this student IS intellectual vitality"
- Counselor Rec: never read it
- Additional Rec:
Interview:Went well, but felt neither especially good or bad

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indonesian/White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <100k/year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (mother and both uncles)

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, Legacy
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT, ACT, ECs, Awards, Minimal community service, I probably came off as a student that wouldn't have much impact at Stanford.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low scores, no true hooks other than the legacy, but even that won't make up for everything.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Stanford was my first admission decision

General Comments: My kindergarten teacher knew me as the kid that wanted to go to Stanford, so you can imagine that this is a pretty life-changing decision for me. Looking back, I know I was setting myself up for disappointment. I wish my parents stopped me before the train got going and I became known as "that kid destined to go to Stanford". On the other hand, this will be an invaluable life lesson.

cuttleberry · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2270 ( 760 CR 720 M 790 W)
ACT: 36
SAT II: none lol
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/ 544
AP (place score in parenthesis): stats (5) whap (5) apush (5) english lang (4) chem (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: calc BC, physics C, AP english iv, AP gov/econ, AP bio, AP psych, orch, study hall
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

NONE HAHA
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): orchestra, region orch, musical orch
Job/Work Experience: summer at cell phone repair shop and summer at pizza shop (min wage)
Volunteer/Community service: wildlife center, tutoring, festival stuff (NHS)
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): do i give myself a 3? naw but it was about my struggle to lose weight and failing bc i wasn't trying, it was sort of dumb, roommate : pleased with it
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: 3 (ugh just all these big statements and no examples, a "to not" for a rec, my orch director)
- Teacher Rec #2: (9, wonderful, i gave her a letter with stuff I wanted her to write...eh)
- Counselor Rec: (dunno)
- Additional Rec:
Interview:

had one, it was nice
Other

State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 110k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

female engineer?
Reflection

Strengths: grades, test scores (ACT?), rank
Weaknesses: essay, recs, EC
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: it's stanford, i wasn't remarkable
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

none yet
General Comments: i applied for kicks, wasted $90, didn't really work on my essays, got what i deserved oops.

MasterYster · December 2013

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2350: 800 CR, 800 WR, 750 Math
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 790 M. Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5's (AP Biology, AP Physics C Mech, AP Chemistry, BC Calculus, AP World, AP English Lang, AP NSL, AP Statistics)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Art History, AP English Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Programming, AP European History, Multivariable Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Semifinalist, AIME Qualifer, University State Math Finalist (2x) JETS National Engineering Competition 1st in State, 15th in Nation, National BYG Knowledge Champion, Several other state awards in science, several state awards in Quizbowl

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President/Captain of 4 clubs and 2 societies (3-4 years each), involved in several other honors societies etc. USTA Mid-Atlantic tennis player, Best Result: Quarterfinals
Job/Work Experience: Worked the summer at University in a biology lab. Will have name on two papers and recognized by the National Science Foundation for a 3rd.
Summer Activities: See Work experience
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
- Teacher Rec #1: 7
- Teacher Rec #2: 8
- Counselor Rec:
- Additional Rec: Lab mentor
Interview:

Other

School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Sibling attends Stanford

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, GPA, course load, awards, Extracurricular Activities
Weaknesses: ?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea

General Comments: Put minimal information above. Not sure what more I could have done to get in

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