<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 - 800 CR, 790 W, 770 M
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above (took it once)
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): Did not take
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.32
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), Lang (5), Spanish (5), Chem (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (Psych, Calc AB, Physics B, Econ - micro & macro), Independent Study in Entrepreneurship, Studies in Satire, Speech, Journalism
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 13 (7 early, 6 regular, all rejected except one waitlist)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Hong Kong Poly U Global Student Challenge Semifinalist (yet to participate in semifinals)[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (President), Student Council (Student Body Treasurer), Honor Societies (Math, Spanish), Graphic Design, Some Debate
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered two summers extensively (4+ weeks full time) with an Indian NGO involved in spreading HIV/AIDS awareness among local Indian high schools. [/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: 8 (Overcoming Reverse Culture Shock after moving from the U.S. to India and then back again)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 7 (Working with NGO and breaking social taboos)
[<em>] “Profile” questions: 8 (I liked my responses. Especially for the biggest issue, for which I focused on the mindset terrorism breeds)
[</em>] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 10 (Focused on the universality, or lack thereof, of math. Described by a different school’s admissions officer as revealing the humanity of mathematics, and thereby showing “the ease with which * connect with others and the profound potential you have as an individual with as much emotional intelligence as intellectual intelligence”)
[<em>] Letter to Roommate Essay: 7 (It was an okay essay. Nothing particularly revealing. I struggled with it, to be honest. In the end, I focused on some of my quirks and my international perspective)
[</em>] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 9 (A lot of personality in this one, along with legitimately strong reasons why I felt the entrepreneurial atmosphere at Stanford could only help launch my passion)
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Apparently stellar (10), from my business/entrepreneurship teacher. He volunteered to write it and said he hadn’t done that for anyone before in his teaching career.[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Solid (9), my Lang teacher also gave me the award for achievement in his class (best AP lang student he had that year), so it was hopefully a good rec.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: (7) I was new to this school my junior year, so my counselor didn’t get a great chance to know me, but I can’t imagine him putting anything with a hint of negativism in there.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None submitted
[<em>] Interview: None
[</em>] Art Supplement: None[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Submitted for REA, Deferred, then accepted regular. Officially submitted late October, 2010.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Singapore
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian by Origin, US Citizen
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Highest
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really :/[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, Passion, and Recommendations
[</em>] Weaknesses: Diversity of Extracurriculars
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it was a combination of my passion for and achievements in the field of entrepreneurship that might have carried some weight, along with the rest of my application. ALSO (AND I THINK THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL) I added some more interesting things along with my update form in March, including the fact that I was voted Homecoming King and that I wrote some high-profile articles for my newspaper.
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: ACCEPTED @ Dartmouth, Tufts, Northwestern, Pomona, McGill, UVA; WAITLISTED @ Columbia and Yale, REJECTED @ UChicago
[li] What would you have done differently?: Submitted a different essay I did later (for Yale) as my Common App Essay. Obviously, I didn’t get into Yale (yet) so this might be completely off-base, but I thought it was my best essay by far[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m going to Stanford 99.9% and could not be happier 
My family is super excited too, my mom cried, since this is the first time anyone in our extended family even has gotten into a school in the Top 25
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): The same thing I wrote for why I thought Stanford would be a good fit. The entrepreneurial atmosphere and spirit of innovation on campus is tangible, and unparalleled. I crave that.</p>