<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2220 (M800, CR750, W670, Essay 9)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34 (34E, 36M, 34R, 30S, Essay 8)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math, 780 U.S. History, 780 World History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.82
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s (English Language, U.S. History, Statistics, Calculus AB) and 4s (Calculus BC, European History, World History, Computer Science A)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and 4 Honor Classes (15 total APs throughout high school)
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 20 at least
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AMC state award[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic competition (editor of two nation-wide writing projects junior and senior year) + generic list of Asian activities (numerous elected positions)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 part-time jobs (1 related to academic competition and two related to medicine/primary care)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Aforementioned nation-wide writing projects in addition to numerous other freelancing gigs + hospital work[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[<em>] Common App Main: Medical injury junior year (9)
[</em>] EC Short Answer: Academic competition (5)
[<em>] Additional Info: Personal medical history (10)
[</em>] Profile questions: Just used my Facebook page to answer them + feedback from older friends (10)
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: Academic competition (10)
[</em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: Roommate experience at an all-expenses-paid state-sponsored summer camp at a nearby college (9)
[<em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: Connected Stanford academics to my class experience at an all-expenses-paid state-sponsored summer camp at a nearby college that was taught by a university professor (6)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent (knew me at school as a superb test taker and acted as a chaperone at a national academic competition; probably explained my leadership potential) (10)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Excellent (probably backed up my Common App essay; really enjoyed my class writing and personality) (10)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Maybe good (didn’t really know me well) (5)
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None available
[li] Art Supplement: None[/li][/ul]
[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Last possible date?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Southern state
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): –
[</em>] School Type: Large competitive public magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >200K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars/Work Experience/Teacher Recs/Short Answers/Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades/Test Scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: Some vocal member of the admissions committee probably liked me a lot
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted: UChicago, Vanderbilt, etc. (no Ivies)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Better academics[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I was super surprised that I got admitted as were most of my friends and classmates. Don’t give up hope if your grades and test scores aren’t perfect. However, don’t inflate expectations and delude yourself. Even though I got accepted to Stanford, I was rejected by 6 Ivies (didn’t apply to Cornell and still waiting for what I can only imagine must be a rejection from Columbia). Heck, I was deciding between UChicago and NYU only three days ago.
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 only applied because it was the best school in California. Didn’t expect to get admitted at all.</p>