<p>Decision: Deferred
then. . .
Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (R - 740, M - 800, W - 780)
[</em>] ACT: –
[<em>] SAT II: Math II - 800, Physics - 800 (and later Biology M - 800)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[<em>] Weighted GPA: –
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/400
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History - 5, Calculus AB - 5, Physics B - 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): SL Physics - 7, SL Spanish - 6
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest available, 4 HL classes, 2 sciences, and 0 hour chamber orchestra (initially I only committed to taking orchestra my 1st semester, that might have made them a little leery)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National History Day 2nd place in MN, National Merit Semifinalist[/ul] </p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Robotics (Captain), Math (varsity), chess, NHS, rock climbing, cross country, double bass, piano
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Software engineer contractor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities: 3 week Guatemala aid trip, 1 week computer science camp.[/ul]</p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8 - My experience leading robotics[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 6 - My IB extended essay
[<em>] Intellectual Vitality: 8 - My history day experience
[</em>] Roommate: 8 - my silly childhood troubles
[<em>] Why Stanford: 8 - talked about specific classes that interested me and Stanford’s amazingentrepreneurial atmosphere dedicated to improving the world
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 8
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: 8, said he’d fully recommend me
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Last minute, Stanford downloaded it day after deadline.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (mom went there for undergrad)[/ul] </p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: High test scores, well rounded, passionate.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No super cool awards.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was initially deferred possibly because they wanted to see the results of my Biology M test, which I took in November of 2009, which may have been a minus cause I took it at exactly the time when they couldn’t see it and schools that I must have been planning to apply RD would see it (ie clearly Stanford wasn’t my everything).</p>[/li]
<p>After being deferred, I
-sent them a short Z*inch.com post saying they were still my first choice (why do these forums think Z i n c h is profanity?)
-chose them as my number one college once I became national merit finalist
-used the link they sent me in the deferral email to send them an update in Feb about how I got an excellent rating at a music fair, won a couple awards at a regional science fair, and had chosen to continue with 0 hour chamber orchestra my second semester.</p>
<p>Dunno how much the above contributed, but I was finally accepted at the end of March!</p>
<p>[li] What would you have done differently?: I would have either taken my 3rd SAT subject test earlier or not listed it in my application since they wouldn’t get the scores anyways. I would have committed to taking 0 hour chamber orchestra my second semester in my initial application.[/ul]</p>[/li]
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