Stanford Class of 2022 RD Results Thread

gunnerGirl
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 05:07:26 +0000

SAT I (breakdown): 1540 one sitting
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 750+ on Math & Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 already taken, 5 on all - all were STEM classes
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 5 Classes, All AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Numerous Intl/Natl level awards for comp sci

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Numerous activities involving comp sci and service, all with leadership positions
Job/Work Experience: paid internships for CS and research
Volunteer/Community service: No hours reported but many service related comp sci projects
Summer Activities: paid internships at international orgs for CS and research
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Spent most time on my Stanford essays! Well written, and had depth. 7/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Science Teacher - very impressive (8/10)
Teacher Rec #2: Humanities Teacher - probably generic (5/10)
Counselor Rec: probably good but tad generic(6.5/10)
Additional Rec: internship Boss - highlighted me as one of the most talented out of thousands (9/10)
Interview: Not outstanding but went well - interviewer seemed impressed by projects I had worked on

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: CS
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen

Reflection

Strengths: strong CS theme and awards + good essays + good academics
Weaknesses: applying to Stanford as a CS major lol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong hook in CS and good essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at state schools, NYU, Yale, Penn, and Brown; Rejected at Cornell and Columbia; Waitlisted: Harvard

General Comments: College is a crapshoot! Make sure you are very talented in one or two areas and that this makes a theme, also show you are accomplished in this area through large national/international level recognition! Write good essays that show something about the way you think but also know essays aren’t everything - I spent like no more than a few hours for each school!