<p>:) SJDIM!!! heh</p>
<p>you sent bad SAT 2 scores everywhere??</p>
<p>^ IBscrewed91. LOL I’m guessing you’re doing IB. Awesome name though; people just don’t realize how hard IB’ers have it sometimes.</p>
<p>^ Yeah IB an IB student too (haha geddit?)</p>
<p>It is only in IB that we can come up with such sad puns…</p>
<p>^ HAHA I KNOW! IB kids are some of the dorkiest kids I know, but I love them for it.</p>
<p>We seriously have this up on a bulletin board in our building:
“I think, therefore IB.”
Total butchering of the English language + mistranslation of cogito ergo sum (Descartes might be englightened though, who knows?), BUT who cares? ItB funny! </p>
<p>Haha I need to stop…</p>
<p>Sorry for getting off topic in here, but looks like C/O 2013 decisions have pretty much all been posted, so this thread is free for all now, right? xP</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 Writing, 750 Math, 720 Critical Reading
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 US History, 780 World History, 750 Biology M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/436
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5/no class), US History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language and Composition (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigourous Avaliable
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Honor Band of America</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Instrumental Music (Section Leader, Squad leader, numerous honor bands including performance with Professional Orchestra); ASB (Class President, Vice President, Prom Committee Chair, Homecoming Coordinator); FBLA (State Council Member); Journalism (Copy and Front Page Editor); School Site Council (Parliamentarian)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP)
[</em>] Summer Activities:[/ul] School summer school/ community college classes (two years of spanish and Business Law)/ CLYLP Sacramento and Los Angeles Conferences</p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: The redefining on my racial vies courtesy of the CLYLP conference. 8[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: The many aspects of music guarantee me a distinct experience 7
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality: How I learned to balance technique and emotion in my musical expression. Brilliant closing line. 8
[</em>] Roommate: Spoke on a program that enriched my mind and released the adventurer within thorugh exploring different parts of the world. 8.5
[<em>] Why Stanford: Not only did I speak on why I wanted to attend Stanford (History Honors Thesis, Wind Ensemble, Haas Center), but I framed it around the word epic. 9
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Biology teacher and College Coordinator. Personal relationship over four years. Stanford alumni. 10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: English 3 AP teacher and Journalism adviser. Personal Relationship over 2 years. 9
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I only had a professional relationship with her, but she related the anecdote on how I played a significant role in restructuring my school’s AP program. 8
[</em>] Additional Rec: Current Stanford senior who is the executive-director and co-founder of SEE College Prep.
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: November 1
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Latino
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Minority Student</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extensive involvement in music and leadership organizations. Focused on a small number of activities.
[</em>] Weaknesses: I should have done more community service.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I started working on personal statements in July and went over 30 drafts for each one. My contacts on campus gave me useful information.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Started earlier.</p>
<p>General Comments:
[Comment</a> on my decision!](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/824165-official-stanford-rea-admissions-2014-discussion-thread.html"]Comment”>Official Stanford REA Admissions 2014 Discussion Thread - Stanford University - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>This is the 2013 thread. Why don’t you post it to the 2014 thread?</p>
<p>As a Stanford student, I may be biased. But this is what I tell all my friends: its four years of your life. You can not weigh money against your college years. So choose a place that you know you will love. And if you get the chance to visit during admit weekend. I guarantee you will fall in love with this place (ironically, I am writing this in the midst of the worst period of the quarter… midterms. yuck. haha).</p>