<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 30 (English:34, Math: 30, Reading: 30, Science: 27)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 630(dismal, I know) Physics: 650 USH: 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: No AP courses at my school, does not weigh GPA
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank but definitely 1 or 2
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): none
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: English 12, Modern History, Spanish V, Calculus, Adv. Chemistry, Adv. Physics, Band. Most rigorous course load in my class.
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 4 I believe.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding Participant in Nat’l Achivement Scholar Program, National Poetry Contest Topical Winner. Pretty much it nationally. </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Likely can’t name them all… Cross country, (Student Professional Jazz Trio), Track and Field, Judicial Committee, Spanish and Tri-M Honor Societies, Pit Orchestra, many jazz big bands incl. All-State 1st band for two years.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Piano teacher
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of different stuff. This year, Teacher Aide at local parish. </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Very briefly, How being in a military family affected my relationship with father and perception of the world. 10[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Judicial Committee. 8
[<em>] “”Profile” questions: How do you rate these? 10 for honesty
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: hard to explain, basically how I connected an interesting encounter with a Chamorro man who thought I knew the language with the concept of “Cultural Contact”. 10
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: Habit of tapping my fingers, how it shows my passion for playing jazz piano. 9
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: Talked about Engineering and extra curric. opportunities. Well-informed yet, a little more generic than personal . 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 except for a glimpse of the phrase “renaissance man”.
[</em>] Additional Rec: XC coach. Did not see
[<em>] Interview: None
[</em>] Art Supplement: Sent one of my recordings past the deadline. Likely not a factor. </p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/29
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NM
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Af. Am/Pacific Islander (Saipan)
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: don’t need to share
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Geographical minority?</p>
<p>Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays. Essays. and essays. and very good recs I’m sure.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Weak test scores. Dismal SAT IIs. No AP scores. Arts supplement not even reviewed.<br>
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea… still hasn’t sunk in. Guessing, GPA, recs, and essays?
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Vandy, Brown, Oberlin, UT-Austin, UNM, NMSU. Waitlisted: Colorado School of Mines (haha) Rejected: Harvard (big surprise…) *feeling my sarcasm yet?</p>
<p>[li] What would you have done differently?: Given this miracle? Nothing. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: SO excited! Hopefully coming here in the fall. Congrats to other admits! Good luck to those waitlisted. Those rejected, take it with a grain of salt, admissions is toooooooo unpredictable. To those who are reading this and about to apply in coming fall semesters… please, please, please. Put time, effort, and sincerity into your essays. They will be your best shot at acceptance.
**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): Strong engineering, diversity, warm weather(spoiled me), students seem happy.</p>