<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown):CR: 740 M: 700 W:800
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 700 Math II, 760 Literature, 680 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not reported, but in the top 18% or so
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (5), Calc AB (5), US Hist (4), European History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, French 5, Honors Research Seminar on 20th century America, Dance III, AP Calc BC, AP 2D Design, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended Scholar (PSAT), National Honors Society, AP Scholar with Honor, Numerous graphic design awards
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (President of Thespian Society), Improv (Manager of team), Graphic Design (President of National Art Honors Society, numerous awards), Debate (league tournament winner, nothing huge but showed success), Singing, Some miscellaneous
Job/Work Experience: Several summers years working with kids, professional acting, internship with product development company
Volunteer/Community service:Working with kids
Summer Activities: Working, improv camp
Essays: See below
Common App Main: I wrote about how improv has brought be out of my shell and helped me become a leader, particularly one experience at camp
EC Short Answer: Theater, not exciting at all
“Profile” questions: Very honest, but I was aware they’d be judging me
Intellectual Vitality Essay:One of the best things I’ve ever written. About a pair of “purple” pants that others thought were blue. trust me, it worked.
Letter to Roommate Essay: I wrote as if we’d been living together several months and said how much I’d miss all this fun stuff we did together
What matters to you and why? Essay: Pretty awful. About how everyone deserves the chance to be happy. Content was fine, but not imaginative like my other essays.
Teacher Recommendation: Rec from history teacher was probably wonderful, and rec from calc teacher was probably pretty good
Counselor Rec:My counselor really liked me, I bet it was great
Additional Rec: From my boss from the summer, was probably unique
Interview: Didn’t have one
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Theater (I want to double major but they didn’t know that)
State (if domestic applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant): NA
School Type: Very small private
Ethnicity:White as elmer’s glue
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 90,000-120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Rocked out my live drama audition
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<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths:Extra-curriculars, leadership, certain essays
Weaknesses: Grades, certain scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Drama audition. My grades are fine, but not good enough to get me into Stanford alone. I spent well over 50 hours working on my two two-minute monologues, and I’ve been acting (professionally and for fun) all my life. I bet I got recommended by the theater department and the admissions committee said “Sure, you can have her, her application is pretty solid.”
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<p>General Comments: Admission to top universities like Stanford is such a crap shoot for anyone, so don’t go into it thinking you’re a shoe-in or a lost cause. Put your best foot forward and show them why they WANT YOU, not just why you want to go there. Good luck!!</p>