<p>Oh shoot, I just realized that I accidentally put down that I took the AP Biology exam in June 2012 instead of May 2012. Darn it -_-</p>
<p>@killbeefgoham</p>
<p>what really? I faxed additional info as well and they never sent me a confirmation email. I just assumed this was normal… Is anyone with me? I’m getting super worried now…</p>
<p>is it too late to submit an update?</p>
<p>sigh…stanford</p>
<p>Hey everyone, which parts of your application stand out the most to you?
For me:
My background story.
Summer at Caltech.
Essays (I hope!).</p>
<p>I think it may be my what matters to me and why essay cause it was honest yet thought-provoking and analytical :)</p>
<p>@alarmringing</p>
<p>I faxed in additional info as well and never got a confirmation email. I don’t think it matters :)</p>
<p>And I guess I’d have to say my EC’s are the main thing I have going for me. I’ve held positions on the executive board for student council since my freshmen year, and I’m student body president now. I’m president of another club called RSVP that focuses on improving the campus based on student feedback, and I founded an interclub council, so I think there’s a common theme behind all of my activities. I also planned and served as project leader for a few different community service events. But I don’t think my essays were very good and my quantitative stats are pretty meh so I’m still expecting a rejection letter haha.</p>
<p>@killbeefgoham
when you sent an update did you just describe the award/honor/etc?
or did you include a copy?</p>
<p>yeah my SAT score was below 2000 so I’m screwed really. But I’m an international students and we have two set of external Caribbean exams which I got amazing grades for so hopefully they look at that and don’t care that I didn’t get 2000+ like all the other americans :(</p>
<p>Ugh I’m definitely not watching that acceptance video or I’ll cry. I think my ECs and essays stand out for me but who knows what will convince admissions?</p>
<p>yeah admissions seem to accept people based on what they want their class to look like every year so eh :|</p>
<p>Just checked my website’s (which I mentioned on my application) traffic log – visits from around Stanford a couple of days after the application deadline (when there normally aren’t any from that geographical location!)</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>@hashtagyoloswag</p>
<p>FLIP! I’m stubo president too! What if you’re our sister school?!</p>
<p>I’m really proud of two things on my application both relating to ECs
I started this business that makes and sells french macaroons to raise money for educating underprivileged children. I’ve raised over 2000$ through the business and I have learned a lot about management, business finance, marketing- even made my own website.
The second extra is this program in my school that is very selective and trains only a handful of students in interpersonal skills to help peers in personal problems. Its exactly like what a therapist does but they train us few so that our peers are more comfortable sharing. I’ve got an amazing letter of recommendation from me school’s therapist (who basically trained us) and my work against bullying through the program is something I cherish. I have literally had people come up to me and cry and thank me for my work in the program and I think thats a feeling no rejection letter can take away from me.</p>
<p>@juniperhills</p>
<p>That would be pretty funny actually hahaha :)</p>
<p>@phosphorylation I included a copy and a note to my officer asking her to include it in my file. She did!</p>
<p>And I feel horrible now. Everyone here has done all these great influential things, and my standout thing is a project on musical psychology</p>
<p>Proud of a few things (but i doubt they are unique or different from most stanford rea applicants:</p>
<p>highest test scores and grades
good community service (leadership as well)
my background story</p>
<p>but i doubt its gonna be enough to get me into stanford…im no ISEF, Intel STS, JSHS, or Siemens…</p>
<p>im gonna refrain from anything tht makes me even more sad about the stanford decision so those videos of people reacting to their decisions? nah not gonna watch it now unless i get in hahah</p>
<p>My feelings waver from confidence that I am unique to utter fear that I blend into the background. I really do not know how to feel and there are 4 days left.</p>