OFFICIAL Stanford University REA Decisions - Class of 2015 : Hamba Harambee Knaves XD

freakozoid · December 10, 2010, 7:26pm

Decision: Deferred

**Objective: **[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (670 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2, 770 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/495
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Other: 11A’s in O Level, 6A’s 1B in AS Level
[] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Further Mathematics, A Level Biology, A Level Chemistry, A Level Physics, A Level Economics, English, Philosophy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CIE High Achiever Awards: Top in World in O Level Mathematics (Syllabus D), Top in World in O Level Additional Mathematics, Top in Region in O Level Statistics, Best 7 and 8 O Levels in Region, Selected for NMTC (Pakistani equivalent of USAMO) 2 times, National Spelling Bee Champion

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Rubik’s Cube Club (founder and president), Help Society (president), Tutoring Service for Math and Science, International Student Help Site (Moderator of the Month), Chess Club (president), Soccer Team (goalkeeper), Swimming Team (founder and captain), Track Team (founder and captain), Table Tennis Team (captain), Student Council (class proctor), Quiz Bowl Team (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at an eye hospital and setting up free eye camps for people of northern areas of Pakistan, Internship at a bank, Working at an ice cream parlor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Building and Painting Houses in New Orleans, Cooking for homeless in Soup Kitchens in New Orleans, Organizing various fund raising events for Pakistan Flood Victims, Tutoring an Autistic child, Organizing a Cleanliness Drive in neighborhood, Volunteer Teaching in Orphanage
[] Summer Activities: Stanford University EPGY Quantum Mechanics, Research Paper on Math Problem, Internships and Community Service as described above
[] Essays: I thought they stood out and everyone who read them loved them for their unique perspective.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from math teacher who said that he hadn’t taught a student as talented as me in 20 years of his career, other from English teacher which was a bit generic, but sincere.
[] Counselor Rec: In her own words, ‘one of the best she ever wrote’.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Electronic Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $3000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: CIE awards, passion for math
[] Weaknesses: International Student applying for Financial Aid, bad CR score, extracurriculars a bit lacking
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses[/li][/ul]General Comments:
This wasn’t unexpected at all. In fact, I’m surprised I got deferred rather than rejected outright. I know how random this whole process is and for me, it just wasn’t meant to be. I’m so happy for those who got it because you’ll be able to attend my dream school. Hello Regular Decision! :D

whatfunii · December 10, 2010, 7:29pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 790 CR, 750 W (2320)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Chinese 800, Chemistry 790, Math II 800, World History 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1033
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Statistics (5) English Lang and Comp (5) US History (5) Chemistry (5) Microeconomics (4) Macroeconomics (4) Calculus AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit & Comp, AP Comp Sci, AP Bio, AP Government Comparative and US, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]Siemens Competition Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semifinalist
Coca Cola Scholars Semifinalist

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Treasurer), SGA (Treasurer), Future Health Occupations Club (Treasurer), Ping Pong Club, Chinese Cultural Club, NHS, Jazz Band (Sax), Piano, JV Tennis (Captain), Spring Track, Cross Country,
[] Job/Work Experience: Abacus Chinese Restaurant (3 years), Drexel University Summer Intern (2010 summer)
[] Volunteer/Community service:Chinese School Teacher’s Assistant, Reporter for SAPA-GP, Volunteered at a lab at University of Pennsylvania summer 2009
[] Summer Activities: Research
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong, 1 from Math teacher known for 3 years and one from AP Chemistry Teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Good enough
[] Additional Rec: Mentor from Harvard University
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Pre-Med
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $95,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Class Rank, SATs, Leadership, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Awards, could need some additional community service, maybe more diversity in Recs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Possibly a blatant wording mistake in my essay, or just because it was a roll of the dice. Or maybe because I didn’t have enough community service.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Stanford indeed lives up to its reputation! I saw it as a delicacy that can only be tasted by a few people that are lucky. I feel like its definitely a crapshoot. Congratz to those that made it and have a great time! I envy you! Those that didn’t make it, definitely read the article the dean wrote in your rejection email. Its inspiring. Hopefully I find the college of my dreams somewhere else!

sheppard314 · December 10, 2010, 7:31pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 Superscore, 2350 Single Sitting
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math, 750 US Histiry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), CompSci (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Economics, AP French, AP Calculus BC, Honors Physics, Contemp. Literature, Money and Banking, Lab Asst. Chem Dept.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FBLA State Champion 2x, 2nd Place at Nationals for programming competitions[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Chapter Exec. VP, Director of Tech, Comm. Serv. Proj. Lead, ; Nat’l Western Region Director of Social Media); Website Development Club (Founder & President); BWCProductions Media Production Firm (Executive Director); TopGPA 501(c)(3) Foundation (President & Founder); AppComputing Inc. Intern, Stanford HCI Research Intern; French Honor Society (Business Consultant Officer & Webmaster)
[] Job/Work Experience: See above
[] Volunteer/Community service: Octagon Club, Interact Club (1 year each); started own 501(c)(3)
[] Summer Activities: Stanford HCI Research, FBLA National Conferences
[] Essays: Intellectual vitality on my 501(c)(3), Roommate essay on how I’m not the stereotypical programming nerd, Why Stanford on my research activities there
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chem teacher of 3 years, French teacher of 3 years. Both told me they touched upon my tech ability, dedication and willingness to help others and French teacher said she wrote about an economics presentation I did.
[] Counselor Rec: From the Asst. Principal at my school, who I had talked with pretty much every year about course selections
[] Additional Rec: PhD Student at Stanford who I did research with
[li] Interview: Not offered. [/li]
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): California (■■■)
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public (one of the most competitive in the area, ■■■)
[] Ethnicity: Asian (■■■)
[] Gender: Male (■■■)
[] Income Bracket: 200K+ (■■■)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Er, negative hook for being about 30 minutes away from Stanford lol (■■■)[/li]
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Everything I did, though lack of RSI, SSP and things like that probably dinged me
[] Weaknesses: Local applicant, see “strengths” also
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Affirmative action is a ** lol. Double discrimination for a) local applicant b) being Asian
[/ul]General Comments: I wish my parents were Alaskan drug dealers who brought me up in Compton -____-

lovebytes · December 10, 2010, 7:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): None
[] ACT: 36 Composite (36 Science, 36 English, 34 Math, 36 Reading) - One attempt
[] SAT II: 640 Chemistry, 770 Math (Not submitted)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Computer Science AB (5), Psychology (5), French (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, English Lit. Honors, Advanced Chemistry, CS 540, CS 638. Several courses taken at University of Wisconsin, otherwise not too hard.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar with Honor. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rocket Club - NASA SLI 2 years, TARC 1 year (Team leader), Auditorium Crew & Sound Crew (Crew Head), Sailing, Ski Team (Captain), Theater (Stage Manager)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Intern, Computer Science Dept. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
[] Volunteer/Community service: not much, NHS
[] Summer Activities: Research Internships,
[] Essays: Fantastic Essay -> My experience coming out and how being gay has shaped how I view my community and approach leadership
[] Teacher Recommendation: Math and Theater - Both Favorable
[] Counselor Rec: Good, I don’t really know. We were on good terms.
[] Additional Rec: The professor for my research project, very good.
[li] Interview: None.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Openly gay.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I am extremely proud of my essay. It was one of the strongest parts of my application. My academics were quite good as well. My research internship and rec. from my professor really helped too. I will also be publishing a peer-reviewed article on my research this spring. Several leadership positions as well.
[] Weaknesses: Not many. I accidentally checked the “I don’t waive my rights,” but I explained the accident in the additional info section.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was a combination of my essay, my academics, and my research.[/li][/ul]General Comments: To everyone who was accepted, congratulations! I can’t wait to meet you next year!

gtlane · December 10, 2010, 7:57pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2220: 750CR, 750W, 720M
[ *] ACT: 34 Composite, one sitting (35E, 32M, 34R, 35S)
[ *] SAT II: 790 Chem, 740 Bio, 760 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 88 (very competetive private school, highest gpa is 94)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):does not rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 on Bio, Chem, Eng. Lit, Eng. Lang, Enviro
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 6.5 credits (max) whole year,
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC, Track, Drums, Buddhist Sangha, Conditioning, theater tech crew
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: went on 2 school service learning trips to peru & tanzania
[ *] Summer Activities: Computer programming camps (1 at stanford), vacations, service trips)
[ *] Essays: Everyone really liked my commonapp
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Probably Average
[ *] Counselor Rec:Good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: We were laughing a bunch and it was fun but I’m not sure if I came across as very intellectual (don’t know if that makes sense)

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[ *] Intended Major: Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA or NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Private
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket: no idea
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Some cousins who went there and some who now teach at the medical school

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays + Supplements, Being Buddhist
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, teacher rec’s
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno, 2 other kids from my school got in. I didn’t make the cut I guess.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] hmm bummer

azuabi · December 10, 2010, 8:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 800 800
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: Math II: 800, USH: 790, Lit: 790, Bio 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): umm I’ve taken 9 since now, don’t feel like listing them xP
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: (ALL AP) Art, English Lang, Gov, French, Statistics, Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Edison Challenge[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): blah long list- i sent in a 4pg resume
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the city hall
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Internship at the city hall, international volunteering
[] Essays: one about my relationship with my mom, the letter about my trip to South Africa to volunteer
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read my recs, they were good. English teacher, Science teacher, and one from my counselor explaining my parent’s divorce
[] Counselor Rec: ^see above
[] Additional Rec: City Hall boss
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: poly sci
[] State (if domestic applicant): SoCal
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+/year
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ???[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: academic, essays
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my activity essay was about kickboxing[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I am almost certain I’m going to Stanford, so I can’t wait to meet all of you!!

lampum · December 10, 2010, 8:29pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR:650, M:740, W:710
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Maths I: 760, Chinese: 800, Biology M: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 45
[] Senior Year Course Load: Economics HL, Geography HL, Chinese B HL, Maths SL, English SL, Biology SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cambridge Outstanding Achievement Award [/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Head House Prefect, started a company under the HSBC Company Programme, Chairman of the Anti-Drug Action Group, drama: London Academy of Performing Arts Grade 8, Standard Chartered Marathon, School yearbook team, and I don’t want to bore you with any more.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hong Kong Government volunteer service Gold award (200+ hours), Missionaries to Cambodia and Mainland China, Volunteer trips to an orphanage in Nepal
[] Summer Activities: Brown Leadership Institute
[] Essays: Common app essay wasn’t very strong- I’d rate it a 6. Stanford supps were, imo, pretty generic and cliche, so probably a 7. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: Biology and Economics. Biology isn’t my strongest subject, so I’m not sure how good it was, but she did promise to write me a good one. Economics rec should have been better.
[] Counselor Rec: He let me read the last paragraph. It was pretty awesome.
[] Additional Rec: From my drama coach who’s taught me for over ten years.
[] Interview: Not offered in Hong Kong

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No idea.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Predicted full marks in IB, Counselor rec, lots of ECs
[] Weaknesses: Really low SAT scores, chose easy SATII subjects (took bio late, so didn’t have time to submit), Common app essay wasn’t all that great
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t think I’d get it. Oh well, that’s life. [/li][/ul]General Comments: CONGRATS to everyone who got in. So far from the Stats people have posted, they seem to have accepted a lot of 2400 people.

viggyfresh · December 10, 2010, 8:30pm

@ BigKev Haha dude, thank you! I dont think I mentioned being a scout team captain in my accomplishments, but just thought I’d share =D. Not an excellent football player in any sense, but backup QB FTW! Lupe Fiasco is the BOSS!

CannedPineapple · December 10, 2010, 9:05pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 700 M 800 W 790 (single sitting)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Chem 780 Bio 770 Math2 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lots (too tired to put em in)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest it can be
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Debate, tennis, volunteering, etc. etc, long list
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[] Summer Activities: Camps
[] Essays: I thought they were really good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Phenomenal and good
[] Counselor Rec: Great, maybe?
[] Additional Rec: Good
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major:Chem
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Independent
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:>$200K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul][ b]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:

M0DESTmouse · December 10, 2010, 9:11pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 750, M 720, WR 770
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Physics 760, US History 790, Literature 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), English Composition (5), Art History (5), Psychology (5), Environmental Science (5), U.S. History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Quite difficult
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Maxima Cum Laude (National Latin Exam), National Merit[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Club (President Jr. Year), NHS (Secretary Jr. and Sr. Year), CSF (Treasurer Jr. and Sr. Year), Debate Club (President all years)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Around 200 hours
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering at hospital
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Eh, could have been better
[] Counselor Rec: Had a new one so she didn’t know any of us; probably eh
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Competitive
[] Ethnicity: East Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Less than 60K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats
[] Weaknesses: My recommendations and awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The admissions didn’t think I would be a good candidate for their school.[/li][/ul]General Comments: This isn’t really my dream school - Berkeley is, ironically. But good luck to everyone else! I hope you guys lead fulfilling lives! :- )

oxytocin · December 10, 2010, 9:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR 710 M 730 W (2130)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 700 USH, 640 Chem, 670 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9? My school didn’t say but I reported 4.5 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/579
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), USH (4), Eng Language (3), Env Sci (3), Biology (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC (first class ever offered, only four students ..), AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Psychology, Physics, TAing for one semester then Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award (lol), Intel Research Grant[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club President (10th), Key Club Divisional Secretary (11th), Vietnamese Culture Club Secretary (12th), CSF Secretary (12th), Speech & Debate Club Founding Vice President (12th), Member of Health Professions Club (volunteered at hospital), Member of Filipino Ugnayan Culture Club
[] Job/Work Experience: worked for parents after school and on weekends at family convenience store (talked about working in the ghetto, fear of being shot/killed)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 6 hours/week for Key Club, kind of meh
[] Summer Activities: Precalculus in 10th/11th grade summer school, then COSMOS for 11th/12th grade summer
[] Essays: Decent, talked about difficulties I faced as a disadvantaged student (low performing school, no resources) and how I realized that grades are not as important as I thought they were
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were great. One teacher wrote about my after school work and the fact that I had a hard time with school because I had to work and was afraid of being hurt; the other teacher wrote about how I am constantly engaged with class (Calculus) and how I make a personal connection with my teachers
[] Counselor Rec: generic, bad (I had to get another counselor to help me because my counselor did not care )
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: low performing, bad neighborhood (Los Angeles)
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Below 50k? ..
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, my school’s average SAT score is 1200-ish, just generally being from a bad area and overcoming it[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my essays were good (showed my perseverance, I worked really hard to succeed despite my background and lack of encouragement), my short answers also showed my personality, my recommendations were strong
[] Weaknesses: Strangely enough, I didn’t like my essay. I thought it wasn’t as polished as it could be even though my points were good.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Possibly because I’m a disadvantaged minority[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am so incredibly happy I can’t believe it. As soon as I saw it I burst into tears and screamed and all my friends and my teacher just freaked out. I can’t believe that I can actually go to the school I’ve been dreaming of for years.

brownman23 · December 10, 2010, 10:14pm

Decision: Rejected
I was definitely expecting this. At the end of the day, this is Stanford, only the best get accepted (and a lot of the best still get rejected). I’m still sad though, but it’s time to apply to my other prospective colleges.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 superscore – 720 CR, 770 M, 800 W (11 essay)
[] ACT: 35 (35 E, 36 M, 36 R, 33 S, 9 Essay)
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, 780 Chem, 770 USH, 740 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/335
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (Bio, Chem, Calc BC, AB subscore, USH)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have IB program
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental, AP Lit, AP Physics C, Honors Spanish (no AP available), AP Computer Science, AP US Government, hardest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit SF, none really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (Captain), Recycling Club (Secretary), Computer Club (Secretary), Chess Club, Amnesty International, research at university
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Research Internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and Religious – 530 total hours
[] Summer Activities: Research Internship
[] Essays: CommonApp was okay, My supplements were mildly unique…I was never good at writing, this was definitely my weakness
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never read, but should’ve been good
[] Counselor Rec: Never read, but had to be general…new counselor this year
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry or Human Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Sends a few to Ivy’s
[] Ethnicity: Indian (Asian)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Low (would’ve qualified for full aid)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]GeneralComments[list]
[] Congrats to all those who got in. Deffered students, hang in there! For students like me, we gave it our best shot?
[] I felt like I portrayed myself accurately in my essays. If Stanford didn’t want a kid like me, I’m fine with that.

NickClyde · December 10, 2010, 10:16pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 730 M, 760 W (2230)
[] ACT: 34 English, 34 Math, 34 Reading, 36 Science, 35 Composite
[] SAT II: 800 Math Lvl 2, 780 World History, 740 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/502
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 5 US History, 4 World History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP US Government, German 4, Applied Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), Founder and President of German Club, German Exchange Program, other misc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/Swim Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tons, I was a Boy Scout
[] Summer Activities: Chillin
[] Essays: Some good, some bad
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Dunno
[] Additional Rec: Awesome, from Scoutmaster
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 70-80k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Honesty.
[] Weaknesses: Honesty.
[li] Why you think you were rejected: I’m white, from a middle class neighborhood, I have no legacy, no money, and no extraordinary ECs.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to all the kids who got in, by whatever mysterious process Stanford uses.

binarycalculus · December 10, 2010, 10:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):770 CR, 800 math, 800 writing
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 math ii, 790 physics, 770 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): neither available
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on calc bc, chem, us gov, cs a, cs ab, physics c mech, statistics. 4’s on euro, spanish lang, physics c e&m
[] Senior Year Course Load: band, orchestra, ap econ, ap english, at university of iowa: algorithms (cs), astronomy, graduate level analysis
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): aime, drake physics competition, hawkeye programming challenge, all-state violin, national merit semifinalist, national ap scholar, JETS (1st in state, 10th nationally div 7), loads and loads of localish math competitions

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math club, f cubed (hard math; tetrarch/president), physics club (kind of pres/founder), jazz band, orchestra, band, computer science club
[] Job/Work Experience: some coding stuff for grandma’s online retail business (didn’t put on app)
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutored a kindergardener over the summer, 100+ hours volunteering at science summer camp (both summer before senior year)
[] Summer Activities: community jazz band (summer of 2010), canada/usa mathcamp (2009), a few year at university of iowa summer jazz band/orchestra camps, 3 years at CY-TAG program at iowa state university.
[] Essays: common app one was meh, roommate one was weird/awkward, other two supplements were pretty awesome
[] Teacher Recommendation: both probably awesome
[] Counselor Rec: probably pretty good
[] Additional Rec: from science summer camp; was pretty awesome
[li] Interview: nope[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: math maybe? idk
[] State (if domestic applicant): iowa
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, but awesome public (not a magnet)
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: varies (financial situation is weird)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my transcript/class schedule was friggin ridiculous, and my recs were awesome
[] Weaknesses: maybe common app essay?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lots of passion about math in the essays. [/li][/ul]General Comments:

futurefrosh · December 10, 2010, 10:32pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 760 M 690 W 800 (2250)
[] ACT: 32 (but I didn’t report it)
[] SAT II: Lit 700 and Math I 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I’m not sure…my weighted GPA is 4.2 (cumulative).
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not available
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (4), AP Lit (5), APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Calculus, Theology 4, AP Biology, AP Environmental, AP Literature, AP Government, Study Hall
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]-I don’t know if this is a major award, but i was accepted to and attended a Governor’s school in my state that only accepts 6 students.
-National Merit Commended
-AP Scholar

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Cross Country all four years, varsity for three (MVP junior year, team captain this year)
-Spring Track (all four years, varsity for three)
-Keyettes (Student Life Office Service Coordinator)
-National Honors Society
-Spanish Honors Society
-Committee, a massive student-run fund raiser at my school that has raised hundred of thousands of dollars for cystic fibrosis. (Collections Commitee Cochair las year, Pub-Out Chair this year)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service:
-Volunteered at the library signing kids up for summer reading
-Working at food drives
-tutoring a kid in calculus
-Workcamp, summer 08 and 09
[] Summer Activities:
-Gov School
-Swim Team
-Explo summer camps
[] Essays: I thought they were really good minus my roommate one. That one was a little lame.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome
[] Counselor Rec: Great, my counselor loves me
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: I was contacted for one, but didn’t see the email until almost a week later, and then it was too late. i freaked out a little bit.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: my parents won’t tell me?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Er. not really?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Writing SAT score. 800 in the bag, yesss.
[] Weaknesses: Math score. If I had only broken 700…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]I think I just wasn’t anything special. It probably didn’t help that I had a low math score and missed my interview, though. Even though they told me it wouldn’t make a difference. And it might not have, anyway. Oh, and I guess it might look bad that I took honors (not AP) Calc, and that I took a study hall. I had to take the study hall to have two lab sciences, but they don’t know that.
[/ul]General Comments:
To all future applicant reading this frantically: you’ll be ok if you don’t get it. I was super nervous, but I took it way better than I thought. I think it helps to know that other perfectly qualified candidates just like you didn’t get in either…helps you to stop from thinking there was something about YOU the admissions particularly disliked.
To accepted students: Congrats! You must be on cloud nine.

steeplegoat · December 10, 2010, 10:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (800 CR, 740 W, 660 M)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 710 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych 5, Comp 5, Gov 5, Lit 4, USH 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Physics (I have exhausted small school courseload
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just some local stuff[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater, Captain of Soccer, Hockey, Lacrosse[/li][] Job/Work Experience: Intern for Pelosi, Ski tuning, Mexican Resturant
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Internship, Ski mountaineering grant, Biological research in Costa Rica
[] Essays: Main one about my life through film
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good I would assume
[] Counselor Rec: I heard very good
[] Additional Rec: From my director, quite good
[] Interview: None

[/ul][ b]Other**[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major:
[] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small rural
[] Ethnicity: Quite white
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

3ttubrutt3 · December 10, 2010, 10:59pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Math2-750 Physics-690 USH-690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.587 (4.5)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 86
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5) Calc AB (5) Calc BC (5) USH (4) Psych (4) Environmental (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Physics, AP Stat, AP Music Theory, Honors English 12, Honors Research Methods, Honors Drafting Engineering, Latin II
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Presidential Volunteer Service Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environmental Club (secretary), Guitar Club (Cofounder/vice president), Speech and Debate (Sergeant at Arms), Om Squad volunteer group (Head of Programs Committee)
[] Job/Work Experience: 20 Hrs/wk at local gelato store
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours and Presidential Volunteer Service Award
[] Summer Activities: planned and ran a summer camp
[] Essays: 9
[] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH teacher: 10. he wrote a 5 page essay. APES teacher: 8. hes a nerd like me. =]
[] Counselor Rec: 6-7? i mean, she doesnt know me that well.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: i think it went well. we were going to meet up at panera but it closed early, so we went to my work next door instead.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): north carolina
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian (indian)
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: $100k-$149k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: volunteering, summer camp, essays, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: gpa, subject tests
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my low gpa and subject tests had a lot to do with it. as well as my low class rank. junior year was rough. [/li][/ul]General Comments: it was always a reach for me, but it still sucks not getting into your dream school.

acetycholine · December 11, 2010, 12:21am

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800 R 780 M 770 W (2350)
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] SAT II: 750 Math II 770 Bio
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 total, 3.69 sophomore 3. 93 junior year)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank, probably 2nd decile thanks to underachieving kids taking easy classes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 bio 5 us hist 5 government 4 cpA 4 lit calc BC 5/4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 spanish sL
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: All IB courses, finished calc III in junior year
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Really good, probably one of the best; started 501c3, NHS president, newspaper EIC, student government executive; many smaller ECs all described on activity list (which they probably didn’t bother reading)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: research intern at research institution; coauthored scientific paper
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours (not reported) collected through ECs, various community service committees, organizations, library volunteering, teach free ESL class for seniors on saturdays
[ *] Summer Activities: Research/library volunteering (summer before junior and sophomore I trained and led 40+ summer reading program volunteers)
[ *] Essays: One about science, one generic, one off topic; thought they were good/okay but now I realize they might have been too broad and useless
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: very strong from NHS sponsoring english teacher of 2 years and 501c3 advisor science teacher of 2 years
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic
[ *] Additional Rec: very positive from high level scientist at research institution, however according to the admissions office people this mail was not sorted in time despite postmarked nov 1 and thus it was never read
[ *] Interview: pretty good; the interviewer said I was the most impressive 17 year old she had met but then again the “conversation” has little weight and maybe she was just saying for the heck of it

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] School Type: a peculiar situation - public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ECs, SAT I
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT II, atrocious GPA, not strong/weak essays
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: the personal statement was good but other essays were bad; maybe I came across as arrogant/conceited; weak SATIIs combined with bad GPA was irremediable
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Will learn from mistakes by getting 4.0 senior year (thus developing good upward trend), fixing and polishing essays, submitting app to HPYM earlier, fixing SAT II scores

Violator · December 11, 2010, 12:54am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 680, M 800, WR 730

fledgling · December 11, 2010, 1:01am

Okay, I just got home! Now to post my official decision…

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