<p>Pick one:
Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2240 (770 M, 740 R, 730 W)
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 750 US History, 750 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.997
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.87
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 when applied
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), Lit (4), World (4), APUSH (4), AP Chem (3)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Macroecon, AP Gov., Latin: Vergil AP, Journalism
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 10 (1 in as early action)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-finalist (Now a Finalist :]) [/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club (treasurer), Journalism (editor), Marching Band (section leader), CSF, JCL
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor, Public Library. Decent number of hours, but not stellar[/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[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 9
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: 9
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 7
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: 5
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 5
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Okay
[li] Counselor Rec: Pretty nice[/li][/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: under 40k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen [/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Nothing in particular. I realize I’m pretty “average”
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC
[li] What would you have done differently?: Improve my essays [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to all who got in. And to those that are joining me in the denied wagon remember the wagon goes somewhere else and like the article we may end up somewhere else and still live a fulfilling life.
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford: Because of prestige and I guess it was too much for me. Oh well.</p>