Stanford Class of 2022 RD Results Thread

crimsondream22
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 02:45:44 +0000

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36E 35M 34R 36S)
TOEFL: 116 (30R 30L 27S 29W)
SAT II: 770 Math II, 750 Math I, 720 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 19.69/20
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/175
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not available in Iran
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not available in Iran
Senior Year Course Load: Fixed curriculum meaning I had no say over my course load. Chemistry 4, Physics 4, Math 4, Biology 4, Geology 2, English 4, Persian Language and Literature 4, Islamic Studies 4 (sigh)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few small awards here and there, nothing major.

Note: AP or IB classes are not offered in Iran, and we all have the same curriculum. However, I was in a NODET (national organization for the development of exceptional talents) school, which means that our curriculum was quite rigorous.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A little bit of everything. Student Council, Activism, Coding, Tutoring, Research, School Magazine Editor, etc. Pretty much a jack of all trades and master of none (some, maybe?)
Job/Work Experience: Summer Job as a Pharmacy Technician
Volunteer/Community service: Isn’t a thing here in Iran, but I could say all the free tutoring I’ve done (didn’t count hours tbh, been doing this since I was a kid) counts as “community service”

Essays (rating 1-10, details): a solid 9/10 overall. I think my essays were what really “got me in.” Inspiring life story, etc. My common app would make anyone reading it shed a tear. My questions and supplements were super quirky and just… Stanford, you know?

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): English Teacher 10/10, she absolutely ADORES me, and we’re like best friends
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read, Chem Teacher: 8/10, Expecting this one to be kinda generic but still great. She doesn’t know me personally but loves me as a student.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 9/10? She didn’t know what to write about so I gave her a lot of hints. She ended up writing an amazing letter of rec for me.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Pharmacist who supervised me during my summer job as a technician. I would say it would be an 8/10 because he admired me and we got along really well.
Interview: not offered to international applicants from my country, so I didn’t have one.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
Intended Major: Symbolic Systems or CS
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Iran
School Type: NODET
Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <10,000$ (LOL)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): underrepresented country, female potentially going into STEM, inspiring life story

Reflection:
Stanford had been my dream since middle school. I did not apply early to Stanford because I decided I would rather apply to a need-blind institution (Harvard) early action and not risk my chances merely due to my financial situation as an international student. I was beyond content with getting into Harvard, and honestly, this came as a huge shock to me. I was not expecting to get into Stanford asking them for that much money. I’m happy beyond words. Euphoric, ecstatic, elated, idk, you say it!! This is UNBELIEVABLE.

P. S. the results came out at 3:30 AM in my timezone and I just want to say this: to all my friends and family who stayed up all night to support me through this, I’m thankful for every single one of you!

Strengths: test scores, GPA, essays
Weaknesses: lackluster ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard and Columbia. Rejected: MIT

General Comments: Stanford 2022, here I come!