Stanford Class of 2023 REA Results Thread

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1580 (790 Math, 790 verbal, 22 essay)
SAT II: Biology 800, Math II 800, Chemistry 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/120
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB: 5, AP Biology: 5, AP European History: 5, AP World History: 5, AP Language and Composition: 5, AP Physics C: 3, AP Chemistry: 4, AP Calc BC: 4 and AP Human Geography: 3 (SELF STUDIED FOR QUITE A FEW OF THESE).
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Comp Sci A, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Music II, Economics and US Gov.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NONE

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Editor for 2 years), Spanish club, Math club, NHS (VP), HOSA (2 years), track team (4 years) and school committee member.
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Cinemark movie theatre for 2 years.
Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Local Hospital, Local Vet, Community Garden and middle school math tutor.
Summer Activities: College tours and worked most of the summer to help out my mother.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay: (10) Really poured my heart out. It was some of my best work.
Supplement Roommate Essay: (8) I tried to make it funny and quirky to shift the mood from the almost completely serious application.
Supplement Intellectual Vitality Essay: (6) Wrote about why I wanted to major in microbiology.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, Details):

Teacher Rec #1: (8-10 I think) I waived my right so I don’t know.
Teacher Rec #2: (8-10 I think) I waived my right so I don’t know.
Counselor Rec: (8-10 I think) I waived my right so I don’t know.
Additional Rec: ((8-10 I think) I waived my right so I don’t know.
Interview: Eh, I thought I did good. However, I later realized I had soo much more to say and I missed my opportunity.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Molecular Biology
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: < $25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE :frowning:

Reflection

Strengths:My SAT, my grades, and my common app essay
Weaknesses: Not being legacy, being Indian, Chemistry SAT score and some of my AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The sheer competitiveness of the school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk yet.

General Comments:
Eh, can’t be too bummed out. I put myself out there, and I proud of it. It’s all luck and numbers in the end.
Good luck to the admits, and good luck to future applicants. Being rejected is not the end of the worlds; me and my fellow rejectees will get over it. (: P)