Decision: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1560 (760 ERW, 800 M, 17E)
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: School didn’t weight, but 4.5ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science A (5), AP English Lang (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Physics I (5), AP Human Geography (5), AP European History (4), AP Seminar (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Latin 5/6, AP US Gov, UW Chemistry, UW Biology, AP Research, Sports Medicine
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, Regional math contest wins
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- 4 years Varsity Tennis
- 4 years Varsity Track/Field
- 4 years Math Team (Captain)
- 3 years National Honor Society
- 2 years Calculus Club
- 2 years Computer Science Club
- 1 year Sports Medicine student trainer
- 1 year Member of city council committee
Job/Work Experience: - None
Volunteer/Community service: ~50 hours - Peer tutoring in math/science
- Local food bank
Summer Activities:
-Not really anything worth bragging about
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I really don’t know, probably between 6-8ish for all of them, I’m not a great creative writer, but not really a bad one either.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, science teacher 11th/12th grade,
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10, language arts teacher 10th/11th grade, not my best subject, but I think teacher really likes me
Counselor Rec: 9/10, he has been my counselor for 6 years, knows what I’m about, but he also has 400ish other students to keep track of so I don’t know how personal it was.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Was offered interview but turned down (I’m pretty awkward talking one-on-one with strangers)
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Bio
State (if domestic applicant): Washington
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian/White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE lol
Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, GPA, good (but not amazing) ECs, probably teacher recs (Didn’t read them)
Weaknesses: No hook, Asian male in STEM, not a lot of leadership roles, probably mediocre essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, I think I was definitely good enough to be accepted, Stanford just has too many good applicants and not enough spots.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None yet
General Comments: To those that got accepted, congratulations; to those that got rejected, remember this isn’t the end of the road. Odds are you were good enough to be accepted, but fate was simply not in your favor.