Official Stanford University Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

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<p>It is getting close to results time. We are now less than two weeks away from decisions. Please post your results as they come in. [colore=red]This is not a discussion page.[/color] For discussion, visit <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1110088-class-2015-stanford-university-admissions-decisions-discussion.html#post12250782[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1110088-class-2015-stanford-university-admissions-decisions-discussion.html#post12250782&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^ I think you meant to say less than ONE week away from decisions or maybe even a few hours away from decisions for those of us who still think that decisions will come out today :)</p>

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<p>^ sadly it didn’t T_T I think all this waiting is going to be bad for my health…</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math 2 800 Bio e 760 Math 1
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Five 5s
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Five APs and research
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 2
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Boy Scouts, Marching Band, Drumline, Latin Club, Athlete 2 Athlete, NHS, Latin Honors Society[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8.5[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 6.5
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: 6
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 4
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: 7
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 6
[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[</em>] Interview: It was really good, but I guess it didn’t cut it :stuck_out_tongue:
[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] School Type: Public, rarely sends to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[list]</p>

<p>Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, Scores, personal statement maybe?
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, other essays, no major awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I didn’t use the master ball on stanford
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UVA (echols) and JHU, waiting on Ivies and Duke
[li] What would you have done differently?: written better essays[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Congrats to all who got in! To those who didn’t, good luck tomorrow!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (740/710/620)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34 (36/35/34/30)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math2, 750 ush, 720 physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[<em>] Weighted GPA: n/a
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5/4/4/4
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: rigorous
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 2 maybe?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): chess, model un, student gov, band
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: ran school store
[li] Volunteer/Community service: interned @ congressional campaign[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: chess, 9[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: politics, 7
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: don’t remember
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: essay I wrote on judicial nominations, 7
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: don’t remember
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: don’t remember
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: math teacher, had me 2 years, 8/10 maybe[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: english teacher, junior and senior, 9/10 at least
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably pretty generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: like 2 hours before it was due
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): new mexico
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: nothing really standout for stanford
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa, why stanford probably
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected: MIT. Waitlisted: Chicago. Accepted: Case Western, UMBC Honors
[li] What would you have done differently?: research the school a lot more, spend some more time on essays. I decided to apply the day it was due.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other Factors: [ul]
[li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: lame, my 3rd non-acceptance in a row. If I get into Columbia, I’ll go there. If not, I’m going to Case Western. [/li][*]Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): wanted another reach[/ul]</p>

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<p>Sorry for not perfectly following format:
Rejected
[ VERBAL(R):410 MATH(R):490, writing 520*] SAT I (breakdown): 1420
[ *] ACT:21
[ *] SAT II:none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.64
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 11%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):English (2), Us History (2),
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc, AP Biology, Sociology, Physics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none in particular, except the Youth Merit Award.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
African United Club (founder/ President),
Debate Team (Founder/ President),
National Honor Society(secretary),
FIRST Robotics Team (Co-founder/ Business Manager),
Environmental Club(Event Coordinator),
HIV Awareness Program in Burien, Washington (Founder/ President),
Abu-Bakr Muslim Youth (Co-Founder/ Secretary),
Tennis (Vice-Captain and Most improved Player)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Tutor/ Translator at the Somali Community center, Helped fill out job applications, Housing apps, Welfare Apps,
Seattle Social Services interpretor: Interpreted for Arabic, Somali, Spanish, English, and Swahili.
Library Page Assistant.
[ *] Summer Activities:Went to Somali in the Summer of 2009, and built 3 wells in two different cities, and Created an HIV Awareness program their where i personally taught people who wanted to learn in classrooms about the pathogen, and how it spreads. I even touched on the concept of how HIV transcribes reversely.
In the summer of 2008 went to Eygpt and learned arabic, as well as taught and English Class.
[ *] Essays:Where the reason why i got into many universities. I wrote about my visit to Somalia in the summer of 2009. the Living conditions people where in, and how seeing a mother of six, and pregnant with another, ran outside her house when it rained (because rain is the only source of water at that specific region) because the rain almost instantly evaporates, just to get water from a jug left out side to her children not even for her own self. I then spoke about what I did to better these peoples lives, I educated them, and taught them how to build a well.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:None because they did not want one.
[ *] Counselor Rec:Was most likely awesome.
[ *] Additional Rec:none
[ *] Interview:did not have any.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[ *] Intended Major:Biology/ HIV research Studies/ and International Affairs
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Washington
[ *] Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:African
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:below 20,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):everything but my scores, and grades. I described about what was going on in my life during my high school career which led to low everything. I spoke about how i was a refugee, and family issues.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:EC activities, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses:Grades/ Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: I do not have the grades!!
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Well, my grades are not impressive, nor the scores, but I believe I am an interesting person.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>College and program:</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 760M, 750CR, 640W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Chem, 770 Math II
[<em>] ACT: na
[</em>] APs/IBs: 5 Chem, 5 Bio, 4 Spanish
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.95, 4.15
[</em>] Rank: 2 or 3
[<em>] Other stats: n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Working in family restaurant…uhhhhh…CA Scholarship Federation (but I never went to meetings)…not much really
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: Give Every Child a Chance Tutoring (3, 4 years)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Brief Auto-bio, Shoplifting
[<em>] Hook (if any): Poor as dirt, does that count? Also, 1st Gen. college student and I work a lot at restaurant.
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: CA
[<em>] School type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: It was a long shot for me, I didn’t use the above template but I had no interview. I was average or below on probably all counts but my worst was ECs, I had little to no notable ECs.</p>

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<p>i dont have interesting stats, but REJECTED!</p>

<p>2030 SAT
94% gpa</p>

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<p>Ahhh i got innn</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800M, 800R, 790W, 11E)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2390 (one sitting)
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 33 (32E, 36M, 30R, 34S)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 (one sitting)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Biology M, 750 Physics, 750 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95/4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (5), Government (5), Physics C - E&M (5), Physics C - M (5), Environmental Science (3), Statistics (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US History, AP European History, AP Psychology, Writing Through Film, Independent Study Math, Keyboarding, Health Education
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: …
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AIME (once) haha</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club (President), Science Olympiad (President), Model UN (Commander), etc…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Waiter, Sushi Chef, etc…
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Tutoring, safety town, etc…</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] Talked about dropping out of high school for 3 months to establish family restaurant (9.5/10)
[</em>] Common App Main:
[<em>] EC Short Answer: Tutoring around 150 kids in a classroom for 7 years (9/10)
[</em>] “”Profile” questions:
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay:
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay:
[<em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay:
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: AWESOME (10/10)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: AWESOME, but not TOO awesome (9/10)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: SUPERB/AWESOME/TOO GOOD (11/10)
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: didn’t do one
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: October
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):Michigan
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 85,000 ~ 100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays were top notch, made everyone who read it cry. :cry:
[</em>] Weaknesses: idk…
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: University of Michigan (Accepted), Cornell University (Accepted), Dartmouth (Accepted), MIT (waitlisted), University of Chicago (waitlisted)
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance):</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800CR/800M/770W)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Physics, 790 Math IIc, 790 US History, 780 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.18
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (Unofficially 5/100)
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): French (5), US History (5), Physics Mechanics C (5), E&M (5), AP Calculus BC (5).
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics Micro+Macro, AP Chemistry, AP English Comp, AP Statistics
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 10?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USPHO Semifinalist[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Too many to deal with currently.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research at internationally known labs (as in foreign)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Make websites for local organizations for free, tutoring.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 10[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 8
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: 9
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 8
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: 9
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 7-8
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 9
[</em>] Additional Rec: 8
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: ?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private Boarding
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$100000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, common app essay, teacher recs.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Community service maybe?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Caltech, HMC, UChicago, and UW-Madison. Waitlisted Rice.
[li] What would you have done differently?: Nothing probably.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Taking a spot. Maybe I’ll be pulled off of it!
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): Many reasons.</p>

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<p>copy paste from my uchicago. FORGET FORMATTING I GOT IN.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300, 1510/1600
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 MII, 800 Phy, 770 Bio-E, 770 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.4ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2, but no official ranking
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Scholar w/ Dist. 7 APs at time of application, all 5s
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP European History, AP Statistics, Multivariable Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS Finalist, a bunch of others - honestly, I can’t remember all of them
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Debate, Founder), (Science Olympiad, Founder), (Speech), (MUN), (Mock Trial), (Newspaper), (Literary Magazine), Tech Crew, can’t remember the rest
Volunteer/Community service: Founded organization creating debate programs in Middle Schools
Summer Activities: Harvard Institute for PF Debate, working on our debate program, volunteering to help kids learn computer skills
Essays: Common App: good, UC: Really out of the box
Teacher Recommendation: Both solid
Counselor Rec: Solid
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): IN
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Accepted! White female from an IL public rocking a 35 ACT, 3.86 GPA. I’m a good writer and my essays were hilarious, but I guess I got a few Bs. I got in because I have big (metaphorical) balls and big dreams! Anything is possible!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1 sitting
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 1 sitting
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II and Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/~420
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Five 5’s
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Psychology
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 1 (he got in)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] All-State Track and XC, NMF</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): XC Captain and All-State, Track Captain and All-State, Science Olympiad, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: watching brothers
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 8
[<em>] “”Profile” questions:8
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay:8
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay:9
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 7
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 10
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 1/1
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: under 40k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Hispanic, Athlete (not recruited)</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Sports, GPA, subject test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT score
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t care!
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
[*] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>My Stats
Objective:
SAT I: 2210 (800 Reading, 800 Writing, 610 Math -.-)
SAT II: 770 English Lit. 740 Biology E
GPA: Unweighted 3.9, Weighted 6.5
Rank: Top 1%
AP: 14 courses
Senior Year Course Load:4 AP, one college
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Founder of two clubs, president of three, Editor-in-Chief of Spanish Honor Society Literary Magazine, Acted in school play
Work experience: Two environmental/chemistry based internships, one in USDA Chemistry lab
Volunteer/Community Service: Tutored, volunteered at school, volunteered at foster care establishment
Summer Activities: Dual enrollment courses, volunteering and internships
Interview: Never had one
Other
State: Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks: URM</p>

<p>Weakness: Standardized test scores, my math performance especially
Strengths: Extensive extracurricular involvement and a focus on science throughout these
What would you have done differently? I wish I would have studied more for ze SATs, started applications way sooner… but no complaints, no complaints :stuck_out_tongue:
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Seriously, I did not expect this. I thought I’d be confined to Florida schools, but wow. So far I have been blown away. STANFORD!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2380 800-780-800 (12) Once
[</em>] ACT: 35 Once
[<em>] SAT II: 800-800-780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96-3.97 But, 4.0 from sophomore
[<em>] Rank: School does not rank
[</em>] AP: School does not offer
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Very Challenging
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: I have no idea
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Nothing National, NMF, AIME, Some regional awards[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Couple of Unique ECs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: A lot[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 8
[<em>] “”Profile” questions:
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 7
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: 8
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 7
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Did not see[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Did not see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Did not see
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Not offered
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Mid December
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Extremely Competitive (60+ % are NMF or NM Commended)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t have any[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses: No National Level Recognitions
[<em>] Why you think you were rejected: I do not know
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: U Chicago (EA), Georgetown (EA), Rice, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Carleton, Middlebury Waitlisted: MIT, Wash U, Swarthmore Rejected: Stanford
[li] What would you have done differently?: Nothing! I did my best.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: Congrats to those who got accepted. This is my first rejection and more to come tomorrow.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred REA —> Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (670CR, 800M, 790W), first and only take
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2, 770 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/495
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Other: 11A’s in O Level, 6A’s 1B in AS Level
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Further Mathematics, A Level Biology, A Level Chemistry, A Level Physics, A Level Economics
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: ~20
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CIE High Achiever Awards: Top in World in O Level Mathematics (Syllabus D), Top in World in O Level Additional Mathematics, Top in Region in O Level Statistics, Best 7 and 8 O Levels in Region, Selected for NMTC (Pakistani equivalent of USAMO) 2 times, National Spelling Bee Champion, 4th in Pakistan in Kangaroo Math Competition[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club (president), Rubik’s Cube Club (founder and president), Help Society (president), Tutoring Service for Math and Science, International Student Help Site (Moderator of the Month), Chess Club (president), Soccer Team (goalkeeper), Swimming Team (founder and captain), Track Team (founder and captain), Table Tennis Team (captain), Student Council (class proctor), Quiz Bowl Team (captain), Stanford University EPGY Quantum Mechanics, Research Paper on Math Problem
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at an eye hospital and setting up free eye camps for people of northern areas of Pakistan, Internship at a bank, Working at an ice cream parlor
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Building and Painting Houses in New Orleans, Cooking for homeless in Soup Kitchens in New Orleans, Organizing various fund raising events for Pakistan Flood Victims, Tutoring an Autistic child, Organizing a Cleanliness Drive in neighborhood, Volunteer Teaching in Orphanage[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: My struggles in life and how I overcame them. 9/10[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Painting in a storm. 9/10
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: 7/10
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: Application of research paper problem. 9/10
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: My ability to handle things with a cool head. 8/10
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: The caring people there. 8/10
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher, amazing. 9/10[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher, OK. 7/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Made me cry. 9.5/10
[</em>] Additional Rec: From bank in which I interned. 8/10
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/28/2010
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
[</em>] School Type: Private, very competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Pakistani)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$10000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Passion for math, grades, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: CR score, lack of non-science EC’s, international student applying for aid
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See weaknesses
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Tulane, Texas A&M, WPI, Furman, Lafayette, Miami. Rejected: MIT, Caltech, Rice, Colgate, Swarthmore
[li] What would you have done differently?: Retaken the SAT and spent another month on my essays.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Oh well, I guess I’m just not what they were looking for. Congratulations to those who were accepted!
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance):I’ve been there before for EPGY and truly loved everything about the place!</p>

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<p>REJECTED! (my stats are on the other pages) I’m totally fine with it and I think I’d rather go to Rice anyways. Best of luck to EVERYONE!!! you’ll all go somewhere fabulous</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2240 (680R 800M 760W)
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34 (36E 25M 30R 33S)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): same
[<em>] SAT II: Physics (780), Chemistry (760), Math II (750), US History (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.29
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/121
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), Physics B (5), English Language (4), US History (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP Physics C
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 4
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Literary magazine won national awards[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Literary magazine (layout editor)
Student leadership committee (dorm academic prefect)
Music Club (founder, president)
Radio station (founder)
Science Club (president)
Junior State of America (chapter officer)
Band (lead flute)
Theatre technician
Yearbook
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at daycare in South Korea, Boys and Girls Club, environmental awareness team[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 5
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: Don’t even remember
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 6
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: 8
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 7
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: No idea[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: No idea
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] Additional Rec: No idea
[<em>] Interview: None
[</em>] Art Supplement: None[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/28
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): High school in GA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am the anti-hook [/ul] </p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: On Stanford standard? None.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Everything, but especially extracurricular activities
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I know my application is weak
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Georgia Tech, University of St Andrews, American, UVA, NYU, Davidson, Boston College
Waitlisted: UChicago
Waiting: Columbia, Harvard, Princeton (more rejections to come!)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Relive high school</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations of those of you who got in! I’m not really sad or disappointed but do feel kinda bad about the $90 application fee. I lol’d at the article they attached. Seriously?
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): Was definitely not my first choice (that would have been too devastating), but I did fall in love with it back in December. I guess you can count me as low interest, just one of those people who are like “my SAT score is in range! I’ll apply and test my luck!”</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (CR: 800; W: 780; M: 770)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same as above
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math Level 2: 770; Literature: 690 (I retested in January and got a 770, but unfortunately couldn’t send this to Stanford as their testing cutoff is December).
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.8571
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP European History (3), AP Environmental Science (4), AP English Language (5), AP English Literature (Pending), AP US Government (Pending), AP Calc AB (Pending), AP Statistics (Pending), AP Biology (Pending)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Statistics, Honors Calculus, AP English Literature, Honors Spanish III, AP Biology, AP Calc AB, Honors Psychology
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Council (Student Body President and Service Committee Chairman); Junior Civitans (Director); Interact (VP); YCI (President); National Honors Society; American Patriots’ Club; School Improvement Team
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Founder of school tutoring service; volunteer at two local shelters; member of church youth group[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: I wrote about my brother, who is mentally handicapped, and how he motivates me academically. - 9[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: About my involvement in Student Council. - 7
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: I answered honestly… - 10?
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: About founding a school tutoring service. - 8
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: About how we can prove that succeeding academically doesn’t preclude the opportunity of having a social life. - 6
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: Stanford’s reputation; Stanford’s emphasis on living a balanced lifestyle; and Stanford’s beautiful campus - 6.
[<em>] Other: N/A [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[</em>] Art Supplement:N/A[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: January 2
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$75,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores; GPA; leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: No “outstanding” EC’s, no major international awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see “weaknesses” :stuck_out_tongue:
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UNC-CH, University of Alabama (full ride)
[li] What would you have done differently?: I don’t know; gone back in time and founded a non-profit; cured cancer; etc. :D[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Oh well. Hopefully tomorrow’s a better day. I’m waiting on Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Duke, with Duke being my absolute number one choice.
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): The prestige.</p>