Official Stanford REA Decisions Class of 2016

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700 M, 740 CR, 670 W
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math I, 770 Math II, 730 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 39
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 3 Physics B
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Enviro Sci, Photo 1, AP Lit, Physical Therapy 1, AP Stats, Government
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Masonic Lodge Outstanding Student Award</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 year varsity rower at national level (recruited), Eagle Scout, Piano, Guitar, Lutheran Youth Group, Skiing
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Lawn Mowing Service for 3 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Over 400+ hours including Eagle Scout Project and required hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Traveling to all corners of the country and Europe
[ *] Essays: Probably the best essays I’ve written, spent hours and hours on them
[ *] Common App Main: Taking a 2k test on the erg and reaching my goals
[ *] EC Short Answer: How rowing has impacted my life
[ *] “Profile” questions: Honest
[ *] Intellectual Vitality Essay: Engineering my own projects (hoovercraft, light transmitted sound etc)
[ *] Letter to Roommate Essay: Wrote about a very adventurous hike I went on
[ *] What matters to you and why? Essay: How the outdoors needs to be preserved.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good, my two favorite teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Additional Rec: Perfect
[ *] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Bioengineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Public 4A
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): recruited rower</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays for sure
[ *] Weaknesses: would have liked to have a little better SAT score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being recruited and my essays
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Dream School!</p>