Official Stanford University Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

20more · March 29, 2011, 10:44pm

@person18
“Some people on this site seem to be living with the notion that you need a 2200+ to get into a competitive college. … I repeat, do what you love!”

You do not have to insult other people. High stat people also do what they love to do.

collegegirl333 · March 29, 2011, 10:54pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (780 Math, 670 Writing, 660 Reading)
[] SAT II: 800 Spanish, 770 Math II, 650 Literature, 660 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.812 Weighted: 6.112
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) AP CAL AB, (3) AP English Language, (4) AP French, (5) AP Spanish
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Economics, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, Art (required), Yearbook, Internship, AP Calculus BC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Dartmouth Book Award, 4th Place Business Math (FBLA-District), Honorable Mention Model UN, AP Scholar, Teacher’s Choice for Math, Silver Knight Nominee for Mathematics[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP, Secretary, and Sergeant of Arms of Class of 2011, Secretary of Mu Alpha Theta (sponsor wrote rec), President of French Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society (sponsor wrote rec), Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Learning Mandarin, Fluent in French and Spanish, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Crew, Peer Mediator, Heritage Panelist, HIV/AIDS Educator, EESAC (Educational Excellence School Advisory Council) Representative
[] Job/Work Experience: Psychology Firm, Language tutor, Math tutor, Chiropractor’s Office
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teach Catechism in Church (4 years), Shake-A-Leg (children with disabilities), Teens for Jeans (collected over 500 jeans for Haiti), Organized for a Holocaust survivor speak to the school
[] Summer Activities: Princeton JSA Summer (International Relations), Yale Quest Bridge Conference, Dual-Enrollment Courses (Psychology, Mandarin, Acting, Nutrition-all As), Acting at the Actor’s Playhouse (main part in a play)
[] Essays: Really good! Were checked by head of English department and she loved them!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great! Know teachers very well!
[] Counselor Rec: Fantastic
[] Additional Rec: No
[li] Interview: None Offered[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Finance
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL (see below)
[] Country (if international applicant): Peru, living in US
[] School Type: Magnet, in top 60 schools in nation
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: <25k

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Math, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: NYU, BU, UF, UM, USC, Fordham
Rejected: Rice, UVA, Vanderbilt (but conditionally because I am international, and if I can prove to them that I can finance my education they will accept me [they explicitly said so in my letters])
Waitlisted: Carnegie Mellon, UChicago (I was waitlisted for the same reason I was rejected by the above mentioned schools)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Take the SAT more seriously[/ul][/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: After reading the thread “I am wrong to be bitter”, I began to investigate the flaws in the admissions process. They usually do not accept more than 1 person from each non-California school and tend to accept those who come from higher incomes. The school’s education is still great and very prestigious, so I am very proud of you who got in!
Briefly explain why you applied to Stanford: Great education, meets 100% of demonstrated financial need, warm weather

abigley1 · March 29, 2011, 10:57pm

Collegegirl: did you just receive your email?

Sent from my HUAWEI-M860 using CC App

kuroxramen · March 29, 2011, 10:57pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (one sitting) - (CR) 730, (M) 770 (WR) 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted):[list]
[li] World History: 740[/li][] Chinese with Listening: 760
[] Math II: 800
[] Chemistry: 780
[] Biology-M: 750[/ul]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0[/li][] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~670
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English, AP US Gov & Politics, Psychology I/Western Philosophy, AP Biology, Journalism
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Many; at least 5 EA, and probably 10 RD (one was accepted!)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [ul]
[li] US Open Music Competition (a few medals)[/li][] Girl Scout Silver Award
[/ul][/list]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[list]
[li] Science Olympiad (Parent Liaison, Event Leader)[/li][] American Red Cross Club (Co-President)
[] Journalism (Copy Editor), Math Club (Student Advisor)
[] Girl Scouts (Ambassador level; Camporee (annual camping competition) judge, crew member)
[] Math Club
[] California Scholarship Federation[/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours[ul]
[] Chinese culture summer camp counselor & leadership group member
[] Service trip in Thailand - teaching English to children with parents in drug rehabilitation)
[] Summer tutoring at local library
[] Various other smaller community service projects (through Girl Scouts, etc.)[/ul][/list]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: About service trip to Thailand - 7.5-8[/li][] EC Short Answer: Cooking, and why I enjoy it - 7
[] Profile questions: 6 (nothing particularly special/interesting)
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: My experience at a summer orthopedics program - 7
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: Really…random stuff - 6
[] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: Fairly commonplace reasons, but honest - 7.5
[] Other: N/A[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read, but I know her quite well, so hopefully good![/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Read; decent, but fairly ordinary
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but I don’t know her too well
[] Additional Rec: From director of volunteer organization; pretty good
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A
[/list]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: December 31
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Taiwanese-Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: > $120,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades? Community service?
[] Weaknesses: Asian/California applicant; nothing particularly outstanding
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Compared to the girl at my school that got in, I didn’t have quite as many extracurriculars/leadership positions. I don’t have anything particularly special or standout on my app.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: [list]
[] Accepted: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington University in St. Louis
[] Rejected: Northwestern[/ul]
[li] What would you have done differently?: Polish up my essays a bit more. In retrospect, I must have ended up sounding really hyperactive in one of them. -_-[/li][/list]
Other Factors:[ul]
[li] General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted! And good luck to those of you on the waitlist. (:[/li][*] 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): Love the student environment; amazing weather and academics; felt really comfortable there[/ul]

thelonewanderer · March 30, 2011, 12:51am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 Math (750) Critical Reading (570) Writing (660)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Math II (690) Chemistry (720) U.S. History (640)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.52
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/933 or something close
[] AP (place score in parentheses): European History (3) Chemistry (4) U.S. History (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Marching Band / Advanced Band, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Music Theory, AP Calculus AB, AP Government / AP Economics, Jazz Ensemble
[] Number of other applicants in your school: At least 6
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major[/ul] [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band (Section Leader 2 years, Drum Major 2 years), Wind Ensemble (Principal Trumpet, section leaders 2 years), Jazz Band (same as others), Physics Club President, CSF member
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: None[/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Wrote about my dad being blind and how it affected me - 8 I honestly tried my best on this[/li][] EC Short Answer: Something about Drum Majoring - 5
[] Profile questions:
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 5
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: 5
[] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 5
[] Other:[/ul] None
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10
[] Counselor Rec: Idk didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[li] Art Supplement: None, though it would have helped probably [/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 12/31/2010
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[] School Type: Public, huge
[] Ethnicity: White, Filipino, Hawaiian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Adjusted is less than $20K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Uhh none[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Nothing honestly speaking, though my essay about my dad I thought was good
[] Weaknesses: Stats
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB all accepted
[li] What would you have done differently?: Nothing. I was just being myself.[/ul] [/li]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I honestly don’t think I deserve to even be waitlisted…so many better applicants =p
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): Well before it was a dream school and number 1 choice, but I kinda stopped caring since I knew I wouldn’t get in. But hey WL is better than nothing

aarush · March 30, 2011, 1:50am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 lit, 800 US history, 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.05 weighted, don’t know otherwise
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4%, don’t know rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Physics B, BC Calculus, English Lit, US History, Comp government (self-studied
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 classes & 3 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A couple really obscure/strange things and drama, creative writing
[] Job/Work Experience: one summer coaching, one summer at an iPhone app company,
[] Volunteer/Community service: just what is required to graduate my school
[] Summer Activities: summer writing programs, jobs, travel
[] Essays: common app was about writing a novel, the intellectual vitality one was about integrals!
[] Teacher Recommendation: both should have been lovely
[] Counselor Rec: Also one of my teachers–he said it was wonderful.
[] Additional Rec:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: no idea
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: mixed, no URM
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: > 200 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Perhaps the weird extracurriculars?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: unusual application & essays
[] Weaknesses: I don’t really do the average things in an attempt to get into college…lots of clubs, lots of community service, etc.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably the above
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? accepted at UCLA, UCSD, Cal, Wesleyan, U Chicago. waitlisted at Swarthmore and Wash U
[/ul]
General Comments: Thrilled to be waitlisted! Admissions this year was crayyyzy

VF7NL2 · March 30, 2011, 2:03am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): -
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): -
[] ACT (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II: Math II (720) Bio (780)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.234
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1-3/130
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (5) APUSH (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc AB, AP English, College Credit Religion, AP Econ (macro micro), Honors Physics, Honors Jazz Band, Concert/Marching Band, Advanced Leadership LET 4
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Experimental Vehicle Team (Student Director) Alpine Ski Team (Captain for 2 years, All-State, State Champions X3), SFS (Founder of student run pep band), Spanish Club, Japanese Club, Newspaper.
[] Job/Work Experience: One seasonal job at local amusement park
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Volunteered at local elementary school. Went to respite weekends. Volunteered at children’s museum. [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Talked about overcoming adversity in high school and how to learn from it. 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: Played up EVT 8.5
[] Profile questions:10 Very clever and humorous answers.
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: Dont Remember
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: 10 Made it both fun and informative about things I like to do, using examples in and around Stanford
[] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 8 Expressed my true feelings about the school.
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 Great Rec from a teacher who knows me well[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t See
[] Counselor Rec: 9
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: 10 [/li]
Other[ul] 
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] School Type: All Male, Catholic, Military
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]None[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Some test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no idea how I got in.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: No:Caltech,MIT Yes:Notre Dame, RPI, Rose Hullman,

[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone else who got in. I had no expectation to get in as no one from my HS has ever been accepted without an athletic connection. I really wasnt nervous when I opened the email because I was sure it was a rejection email and went crazy when I read the first paragraph.

quomodo · March 30, 2011, 2:26am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (single-sitting)
[] ACT (breakdown): Did not take
[] SAT II: 770, 800, 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: 4.xx
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Four 5s; one 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: Five APs
[] Number of other applicants in your school: A lot, probably
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. Some writing awards though.[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Creative writing stuff, math, some other things.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, the usual.[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8
[] “”Profile” questions: 7
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 10
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: 5
[] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 8
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read. Probably pretty good.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Same as above.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic, but nice. My counselor has like 500 kids.
[] Additional Rec: Nope!
[] Interview: Didn’t have one.
[] Art Supplement: No. [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: The last day possible. Actually, like, the last hour possible.
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): -
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats, writing awards, essays
[] Weaknesses: ? Maybe ECs?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See above.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Haven’t been rejected anywhere yet, though waitlisted at Pomona. I don’t really care anymore!
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing! Except maybe not procrastinate so much; it would have made everything less stressful.[/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I am so happy! I’m sure everyone who got in totally deserved it. To those who did not, good luck in your future! I’m sure you’ll end up at a place where you can be happy.
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): Because it’s an excellent school and I’d love to go there! Duh.

SATdestroyer · March 30, 2011, 2:30am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (CR-800, M-780, W-800)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same as above
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Math II (780), Biology E (770), Literature (700), Chemistry (720), Physics (710)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load (all taken as dual credit at local university): Multivariable Calculus, Voice Lessons, Ancient Philosophy, United States History, Political Science, World Literature, Physics
[] Number of other applicants in your school: LOTS
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Newspaper (editor in chief at school, intern at local university’s paper), Volunteering Club (committee head), Choir (section leader), Teen Court (associate lawyer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research in materials science lab at local university (got a scholarship)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] not that much…[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8, talked about how having a new piano teacher changed my approach to learning[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7, I talked about choir
[] Profile questions: 10, basically a lot of random stuff that showed my personality really well, I love you Stanford for making the application process so much fun <3
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 9, I talked about the ethics of human cloning
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: 8, Haha, this one was just…odd but it obviously worked. I live in a residential high school so I was able to incorporate my experiences in my letter.
[] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 9, It really showed why Stanford was good for me (really emphasized how much I love the word interdisciplinary)
[] Other:[/ul] N/A
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: math professor, I had him for a year and he loved me so 10?
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: philosophy professor, I have no idea but it must have been good enough
[] Counselor Rec: I have no idea, but I went to her office a lot…
[] Additional Rec: voice teacher, I got to read the rec; she loves me so 10
[] Interview: none
[li] Art Supplement:[/list] I sent in recordings of songs I learned during voice lessons, I think it showed my talent really well[/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Early November…I could have applied EA but was too scared
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive math and science oriented school
[] Ethnicity: Indian-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150K or so
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, GPA, Editor in Chief?
[] Weaknesses: no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I HAVE NO IDEA; IT MUST HAVE BEEN MY ESSAYS
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected at JHU, Rice, Northwestern, MIT; Waitlisted at WashU; Accepted at UT, Georgia Tech, and Texas A&M
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] absolutely nothing I just showed my passion for learning and got what I want [/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to all who have been accepted; I hope to see you in a month or so And those of you who didn’t get in, you will be happy wherever you go And good luck to those of you waitlisted!!! I really am humbled and honored to have been chosen for the Class of 2015!!!
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 applied because Stanford’s “invisible walls” approach to their curriculum really really appealed to me. Plus…I hate the North; it’s too dirty and cold :P

compscifan · March 30, 2011, 3:08am

** DECISION: REJECTED **

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ladyjacket42 · March 30, 2011, 6:50am

I am humbled by the amazing stats of those who were rejected. I feel honored to be even waitlisted by Stanford.

nadalle · March 30, 2011, 7:47am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 800 M 770 W710
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: Bio (M) 780 Chem 800 Maths (II) 800 Japanese 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don’t have one
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank- top 10%?
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Maths HL: 7; Bio HL: 7; Chem HL: 7; English SL: 6; History SL: 6; Japanese SL: 7
[] Senior Year Course Load: as above
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 3 people (Only 3 people in my year applied to US colleges- this tells you how popular Stanford is!)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
I don’t really have any… unless you count minor awards like distinctions/high distinctions in national maths/science competitions or National Merit Commended. I don’t think these small awards have anything to do with the acceptance.
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): sound/Lighting Management, Flute, Choir, Fencing
[] Job/Work Experience: I sang in a Christmas choir one summer
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] St John’s Ambulance, School Library and school archives

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: How my experiences in Australia and Hong Kong have shaped my identity (8.5/10)[/li][] EC Short Answer: Don’t remember anymore
[] Profile questions: “Profile”???
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: my interest in human evolution (7/10)
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: Not very good (5/10)
[] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: I thought it was alright when I wrote it but when I re-read it a couple of days ago I found it really generic and simple… (5/10)
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: My Japanese teacher knows me really well so it should be quite good. [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: I think she likes me a lot so it should be quite good too.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t really know her that well…
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: late December
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): US citizen living in Australia
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <60000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] First generation

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATIIs, unique background
[] Weaknesses: no significant leadership positions, no major awards, mediocre supplement essays…
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: as above
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: BU, URochester, MIT
Waitlisted: JHU, Northwestern. WashU, UChicago
Rejected: Stanford
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/li]I would have spent more time on my essays. I was on a trip during much of december and I had my final exams in November so I pretty much had about 3-4 weeks to write 20+ essays.
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congratulations to those who are accepted! And to those who are wait-listed or rejected, don’t give up hope! I know this is really cliche, but where we go to college does not define who we are. I think we will all be very happy with the whatever colleges we end up in this time next year.
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):
To be honest, until about early February this year, I didn’t actually have much time to research colleges. (I am a full-IB diploma candidate so last year was very hectic for me)
The only colleges that I knew a lot about was MIT and Harvard so I guess the adcom probably felt I wasn’t that interested in Stanford when he/she read my Why Stanford essay. I wish I had spent more time researching Stanford back then… because right now I think I actually like Stanford a little more than MIT. Oh well. There are no “what ifs” in life.

SimpleLife · March 30, 2011, 9:49am

[size=+2]Decision: Rejected<a href=“posting%20for%20my%20son;%20intentionally%20vague%20in%20some%20areas,%20for%20privacy”>/size</a>

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): one-sitting 
[] ACT (breakdown): 35
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): one-sitting
[] SAT II: 4-800’s, 1-780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.975 (on a 4.0 scale)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~800 
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All 5’s
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous available, plus music
[] Number of other applicants in your school: don’t know
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): does NMF count? [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): lots of music; leadership in music; all-state; plus 2 other “smaller” EC’s.
[] Job/Work Experience: music gigs
[li] Volunteer/Community service: same community service job for 5 years [/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9
[] “”Profile” questions: 9
[] Intellectual Vitality Essay: 10
[] Letter to Roommate Essay: 9
[] Why is Stanford a Good Choice for You Essay: 7-8?
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: completely amazing[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: very good
[] Interview: Do they do interviews?
[] Art Supplement: submitted one; it was very good. [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: don’t remember – last 2 weeks of December?
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: very large public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: middle income
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, test scores, class rank, success in music, letters of rec?
[] Weaknesses: no science EC’s, no research
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Maybe I wasn’t interesting enough?; I have one major EC (in which I’m very successful) and one major community service job, and then a few other smaller things that I’m into; I noticed that most of the accepted students have a wide variety of EC’s, and that many of their ECs are either more academic and/or more unique and interesting. Also, could my EA MIT acceptance have had anything to do with my rejection?
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: EA MIT, Rice, SMU, Texas A&M, University of Alabama, USC, Vanderbilt, Wash U; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: Just Stanford. (Now I’m done. I didn’t apply anywhere else.)
[li] What would you have done differently?:Nothing. I had a great time in high school. I did what I enjoyed. I did well. I spent lots of time with friends along the way. I knew that Stanford could take me or leave me, because at that level, it’s not a science. No regrets! [/ul][/li]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to all who were accepted! To those who were rejected like me: I believe what they say in their letter – “this rejection doesn’t necessarily reflect any deficiency or weakness.” It’s a tough process, and they can’t take every qualified applicant. Good luck to all!
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 have nothing unique to say here. The usual reasons, I’m sure. It seemed like a good fit.

lake42ks · March 30, 2011, 2:07pm

^^ Don’t understand why they rejected him. He has great places to go, so congrats!

nazmom · March 30, 2011, 2:13pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

College and Program: Physics/Music

Stats:
SAT I (by section): 2380 (800 M, 800 CR, 780 W) single sitting
SAT IIs: Math II (800), Chem (800), USHis (800), German (700)
ACT: Didn’t Take
APs: 10 AP classes
IBs: N/A
GPA (UW, W): 4.00, 4.45
Rank: 1/57
Other stats: Rensselaer Medal for Outstanding Jr. in Math/Science; Siemens AP Award Scholarship (Arizona), National Merit Scholar; Piano competition awards; Athletic awards

Subjective:

ECs listed on app: Piano Performance/Competitions; Accompanist; Amnesty; NHS; Athletic involvement/Awards; Volunteer service;
Essays (subject and responses):
Teacher Recs: Chemistry teacher and history teacher: Extremely positive
Counselor Rec: Extremely positive
Applied on (EA?):Regular Decision
Hook (if any): Music & Athletic supplements;

Location/Person:
State or Country: AZ
School Type: Public Charter
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female

Other Acceptances: MIT (EA), Williams (EW), USC, Wellesley, Pomona

littledot · March 30, 2011, 4:12pm

[size=+2]Decision: Accepted<a href=“I%20was%20deferred%20EA”>/size</a>

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W, 770 CR, 700 M (can you tell I’m a fuzzy?)
[] SAT II: 800 German, 770 Lit, 720 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea
[] Weighted GPA: 4.66 (out of 5)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top quintile (my school doesn’t rank)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): German (5), Spanish Language (5), APUSH (5).
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Psych, French II, Honors English, TA German, 300-level German Lit class at local college
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 7
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NMF, NSLI-Y, Nat’l German Olympiade[/li]
Subjective:[list]
[*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Amigos de las Am

Blackbanana · March 30, 2011, 6:05pm

Decision: Rejected
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (Don’t remember)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 770, 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):~3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,5,4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very rigorous (4 APs)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Semi-large public
[] Ethnicity: AA
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:~120k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: AP Scores and abundance of AP Classes
[] Weaknesses: Transcript, ACT score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades were okay, ECs weren’t good enough
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UChicago Rejected: Harvard
[/ul]General Comments: Going to Chicago…yippee (sigh)

nhi1605 · March 30, 2011, 6:07pm

I’m a rising Senior and am just a little confused about the REA at Stanford.
If I apply REA and get a rejection letter in December, can I apply to the Regular decision?

UT84321 · March 30, 2011, 6:10pm

Nope–once and out. But if deferred, you are considered RD.

RonaldA · March 30, 2011, 6:34pm

Hello fellow classmates! AHHH! CONGRATS!

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