<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (730 M, 710 CR, 650 W)
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): 33 (32 E, 33 M, 34 R, 33 S)
[<em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] SAT II: 710 Math Level II, 710 Biology E, 760 Literature
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[</em>] Weighted GPA: 4.99
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/587
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Biology (5), AP Language and Comp (5), AP World History (5), AP US History (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP US Gov, AP Physics C, AP Psychology, Band, Economics H
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 1 or 2
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band (Section Leader, Brass Captain), Symphonic and Jazz Band, Piano study and competitions, Youth Group, JV Softball, JV Soccer (Captain), Science Team, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society (Communications Committee leader)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I’ve taught piano lessons to 5 students (I now have 6!) for over a year and a half.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Peer Tutoring, Camp Counseling, Church Music Ministry, Volunteering in nursery, at local homeless shelter, wildlife shelter, visiting nursing homes [/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: The inspiration to take responsibility of my own education due to my grandmother’s courageous immigration to the US. (10)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: The joy I find in teaching piano lessons (8)
[<em>] Profile questions: interesting, fun answers (9)
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: visiting an observatory (8)
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: List of things I love/hate, things that drive/motivate me, and a few fun facts (9) 
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: Department of Earth Sciences, specific clubs/organizations (8)
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: AWESOME. Apparently… I didn’t get to read it, but other people who got recommendations from her said they were great. (10)[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read, but my teacher liked me… so I’m guessing it’s good (8)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: One paragraph filled with generalized statements about how I’m a great student… ugh. The Guidance Department at my school is so slack. (3)
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[</em>] Art Supplement: none[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: January 28th
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): SC
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public School with just average numbers…
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/ul] </p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My essays, GPA/rank, and the INSANE amount of time and commitment I gave to marching/symphonic band at my school.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test grades =P
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: WOOWWWW!!! I couldn’t believe I got accepted! My friends all said I would get in, but I didn’t believe them. Ummm… I guess being an URM helped. And maybe being from South Carolina.
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Princeton, Washu, Furman, University of Miami. (I only applied to five)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Oh gosh, I definitely would have actually studied for the SAT. And the SAT IIs. I didn’t stumble onto CC until after I had already submitted my applications, and getting a 2090 was considered really good at my school at that time… it’s full of underachievers. (Only two others from my school got into top 20 colleges). [/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: CONGRATS to everyone who was accepted! And for those who weren’t, I’m sure you’ll still have a wonderful experience wherever you end up!
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 was born in CA and felt a strange urge to return to my roots… lol. Also, it fit almost everything I was looking for in a college, so that was advantageous :)</p>