<p>Decision: Waitlisted </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (740 CR 700 WR 690 M) <= fail)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): n/a
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 32 (32 R 32 E 35 S 29 M) <= again, fail)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] SAT II: Bio-e 650 Chinese 700 <= seriously epic fail cuz I’m Chinese. Altho I do speak a different dialect…?
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/30
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): n/a
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): History (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma… Kill me now.
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Mostly musical stuff…</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Music Ensemble (Founder), Student Council, Jazz Band (Pianist), Portland Youth Philharmonic, Swimming (Varsity), Model UN (Ambassador), Piano, Violin
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: World Forestry Center Intern
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Chinese School Volunteer, Tutor, Accompanist</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: Influence of Piano teacher (9)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 8
[<em>] Profile questions: 8
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: Indiana University Piano Academy experience (8)
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: Quirks, hobbies, Portland and the Oregon Coast (9)
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: >.> wrote this one at 11:30 PM before the deadline… (3)
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: (7) English Teacher[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: (9) History Teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: (8?)
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: Decent
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] Piano</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 1/1/11
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (-_-)
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$120,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] nope.</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Common App essay, music stuff
[</em>] Weaknesses: test scores, EC’s
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: too many Asians, but OMG I’m just happy to have been waitlisted, seriously.
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected: 2 Ivy League schools, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, USC. Accepted: Oregon State, U Washington, U Michigan. Waitlisted: Stanford!!, UCSD, UCLA.
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing, I really tried my best.</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Wow… This shows that having a 2400 sat doesn’t = admission to stanford…Hopefully Waitlist will turn into ACCEPTED
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford: It is my top choice, and it has everything I want in a college…and, it’s Stanford. Come on. STANFORD.</p>