<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): R: 740, M: 800, W: 790 Composite [2330]
[li] ACT: did not report, but Composite 32 [Math: 33, Science: 33, English: 32, Reading: 30; writing: 9, combined english/writing: 30][/li][li] SAT II: Bio E: 660, Math II: 790, US History: 690[/li][</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.36 at the time
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/550ish
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (3), US History (5), English Language (5), Environmental Science (4), Calculus AB (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Gov/Econ, AP English Literature, AP Music Theory, Anatomy & Physiology.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none?[/ul] </p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Piano, badminton [co captain/varsity all years], Interact Club (Secretary), CSF (President)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: about 300 hours/ Tutor & Retirement Home Helper
[</em>] Summer Activities: summer classes, community service[/ul]</p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7 [personal background-experiences on my family flower nursery][/li][li] EC Short Answer: [/li][</em>] Intellectual Vitality: 7 [i talked about my travels]
[<em>] Roommate: 7 [i talked about piano]
[li] Why Stanford: 6 [i talked about its amazing psychology program, which i was applying for at the time][/li][li] Other:[/ul][/li][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: average :[[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: average :[
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[</em>] Art Supplement: n/a[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/31/2009
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 70k-80k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, parents immigrants[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT I’s, grades (straight A’s), good background story
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT II’s, essays, recs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: recs, essays, SAT II’s
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: boost SAT II’s, spend more time on the essays! [/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: i was so sad that it took me this many months to finally post my stats. haha.
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