<p>My dad just got me stats of a boy and a girl who applied to Stanford. I guess that I just wanted to show you guys how much of an advantage girls have in STEM areas in college.
I’m not saying the girl is any less smarter than the boy, but Asian Males definitely have a disadvantage currently. </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>*[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 730 cr, 800 m, 800 w
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: chem 780, math 800, ush 760
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): us 5, micro/macro5, calc bc 5, lang 5, ib chinese y1
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: stats, ib chinese y2, ap stats, ap lit, chem, phys b
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): intel x2, intel 2nd</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of research. debate. sci club.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: summer research exp.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: yep.
[ *] Summer Activities: debate camp in soph
[ *] Essays: intel vitality - my thoughts when doing research / letter - lots of tv refs / why stanford - energy
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: econ/phys
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec: mentor
[ *] Interview:none</p></li>
<li><p>[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[ *] Intended Major: chemE
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): n/a
[ *] Country (if international applicant): china
[ *] School Type: private, small
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: n/a
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):n/a</p></li>
</ul>
<p>[ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: don’t know
[ *] Weaknesses: don’t know…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: omg[/list][ b]General Comments:**</p>
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<p>Decision: Rejected </p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 790 CR, 750 W (2320)</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT II: Chinese 800, Chemistry 790, Math II 800, World History 780</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1033</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Statistics (5) English Lang and Comp (5) US History (5) Chemistry (5) Microeconomics (4) Macroeconomics (4) Calculus AB (5)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit & Comp, AP Comp Sci, AP Bio, AP Government Comparative and US, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Siemens Competition Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semifinalist
Coca Cola Scholars Semifinalist</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Treasurer), SGA (Treasurer), Future Health Occupations Club (Treasurer), Ping Pong Club, Chinese Cultural Club, NHS, Jazz Band (Sax), Piano, JV Tennis (Captain), Spring Track, Cross Country,</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Abacus Chinese Restaurant (3 years), Drexel University Summer Intern (2010 summer)</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service:Chinese School Teacher’s Assistant, Reporter for SAPA-GP, Volunteered at a lab at University of Pennsylvania summer 2009</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Research</li>
<li>Essays: Decent</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Strong, 1 from Math teacher known for 3 years and one from AP Chemistry Teacher</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good enough</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Mentor from Harvard University</li>
<li>Interview: N/A</li>
</ul>
<p>Other</p>
<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: Pre-Med</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Large Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Income Bracket: $95,000</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</li>
</ul>
<p>Reflection</p>
<ul>
<li>Strengths: Class Rank, SATs, Leadership, EC’s</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Awards, could need some additional community service, maybe more diversity in Recs</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Possibly a blatant wording mistake in my essay, or just because it was a roll of the dice. Or maybe because I didn’t have enough community service.</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments: Stanford indeed lives up to its reputation! I saw it as a delicacy that can only be tasted by a few people that are lucky. I feel like its definitely a crapshoot. Congratz to those that made it and have a great time! I envy you! Those that didn’t make it, definitely read the article the dean wrote in your rejection email. Its inspiring. Hopefully I find the college of my dreams somewhere else!</p>