Class of 2017 Decisions Thread (RD)

anonymoosee
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 03:57:41 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210–800V, 740M, 670W
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Didn’t take any…o.O
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4), Stats (4), APES (4), APUSH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, Fun classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):…AP Scholar? [/li]
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Freshman Class President, Sophomore Class President, Junior Class President, Senior Class President, State President, NHS (Secretary), Dance, Piano, Choir, etc etc. My big thing was student council
[] Job/Work Experience: Hostess/ Bus Girl at Fine Dining Restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing special. Completing Requirements for clubs, etc…
[] Summer Activities: …Sleeping
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 2(common), 3(intell vitality), 4(roommate), -5 (passionate)…(I Started them the night before the deadline sooooo…)
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I wasn’t able to read them or know anything so I’ll guess based on the relationship and their will to help me out
[] Teacher Rec #1: StuCo Advisor-7
[] Teacher Rec #2: Stats Teacher-5
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t know too well so 4-5?
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[li] Interview:N/A [/li]
Other[list]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): NC [/li]
[] School Type: Public, Small Town
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 70,000-80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation [/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: My work with student council
[] Weaknesses: MY ESSAYS WERE TRASH!!! DO NOT PROCASTINATE!!! Mediocre scores as well…nothing special at Stanford.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s complicated but either it was an accident, there was a blind lottery/drawing, or, for some odd reason, they genuinely liked the person described in my essays =]] Message me if you want a more detailed explanation!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Duke, Chapel Hill, and a bunch of local/ community colleges bc I didn’t think I was going to get in anywhere…

**General Comments: While I felt my essays were crap, I also felt that they were honest…and maybe that was all they really wanted. So don’t be afraid to be your complete self. Advice from a another Stanfordian…don’t write like you have a stick up your butt, unless that’s who you are!. I YOLO’d on my essays and went a little bit crazy/quirky because that’s who I am! ( I even wrote YOLO) I feel with a school like Stanford, you need to be bold. You either go big or go home! ^-^

Good luck future applicants! Message me for any further questions! ^-^
PS. Excuse horrible grammar, spelling, etc. PREESH