<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):770 Math 760 English 670 Reading (don’t know
why I reported)
[ *] ACT: 35 Composite, 36 Math, 36 Science, 34 Reading, 34 English
[ *] SAT II: 790 Spanish, 780 Math II, 750 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4% (estimate-
school doesn’t actually rank)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Calc AB (5)
Calc BC (5) English Lang (4) US History (4) Spanish (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes, one community college course
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation, AP
Scholar with Distinction, Dartmouth Book Award, 4 teacher given awards, 3 in spanish, 1 in calculus BC (represents top 3 students from the year)</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student
Government (Sophomore Director, Junior Director, Executive Treasurer),
JV Basketball, Friends of Workability (co-founder, Secretary), Leadership Initiatives (Media Director), National Honors Society, Rec Soccer
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none really. worked in dad’s office summer after freshman year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: worked in the gubernatorial primary and general election, and am a member of three different comm service clubs
[ *] Summer Activities: travel abroad for a month in Spain with Spanish class from school, and also did a JSA Summer School Program at Georgetown, took a course in Constitutional Law
[ *] Essays: Letter to Roommate: sleep talking, and how that relates to me being a social person
Why Stanford: how my school has little energy or motivation, and Stanford could help me develop as a leader (HATED IT, but ran out of time)
Intellectual Idea: History is subjective, and bent to the bias of the times.
CommonApp: Zip Lining in Costa Rica even though I’m afraid of heights. eventually used zip line as a metaphor to me leaving for college, and moving forward.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: waived right to see, but two teachers I have developed close ties to.
[ *] Counselor Rec: waived right to see, but should be alright.
[ *] Additional Rec: none.
[ *] Interview: none.</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: Political Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public (Alternative School- quarter system, and lottery to get in)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Test Scores, Transcript, Common App essay, Letter to roommate
[ *] Weaknesses: other two essays, race, income bracket
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I never really thought I had a chance, but I would have to say my essays really did me in.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>