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(１６拒绝；２０ 录取，２等待) Stanford 2010 Earlier Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 770M 730CR 750W - 2250 total (took once) • ACT: 36 reading, 36 english, 34 math, 35 science - 35 composite (took once) • SAT II: 800 physics, 800 Math II, 780 US history • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/102 (not officially, school doesn't rank, but yeah) • AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (5), English Language (5), US History (5), French Language (4) • IB (place score in parenthesis): no • Senior Year Course Load: All AP - Computer Science A, Physics C: Mechanics, Calculus BC, English Literature, European History • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): idk if these are "major" but... Rennselaer Medal, NMSF Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): theater 4 years (lead roles ... is that leadership?), speech and debate (captain in 11th grade), cappies (head cappie), quiz bowl (founding member and captain), Community Service Leadership Board (chairman), Cross Country, various other clubs • Job/Work Experience: none • Volunteer/Community service: Rays of Light - I volunteer with special needs kids first Friday night of every month so their parents can get a night off once a month. 4.5 hours/month. Plus various other one-time things. And 120 hours one summer at my summer camp • Summer Activities: summer camp, engineering camp, theater camp, computer science primer, tutored elementary kids • Essays: I think they were awesome but who knows... • Teacher Recommendation: Didn't read but probably stellar, both teachers adore me and think I'm a genius • Counselor Rec: Same as above • Additional Rec: no • Interview: no Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, and int'l student (bad combination, stanny's not need blind for int'ls...) • Intended Major: engineering... i dont remember which specifically • State (if domestic applicant): texas but canadian citizen • Country (if international applicant): canada • School Type: private • Ethnicity: white • Gender: male • Income Bracket: ~80k • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none Reflection • Strengths: grades, test scores sort of, essays? • Weaknesses: pretty average ecs, int'l student, UNHOOKED • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: unhooked international student applying for financial aid. General Comments: I saw this coming so I'm not too disappointed. In fact, the "Rejection" template was the only one I filled out because I knew I would be rejected. Haha I'm OK though, there's so many other good schools out there.... Stanford is awesome but I'll be happy somewhere else too!! Decision: Deferred Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): CR=800, M=770, W=790(essay=9) • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Math II=800, Chem=770 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): About 3.9 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% • AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Chem (5), Spanish (5), Lang (5) • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A • Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs(Psych, Calc, Physics, Econ), Newspaper, Independent Study, Generic English • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (president), Student Body Council (Treasurer), Math Club (Officer), Design Club (no positions) • Job/Work Experience: N/A • Volunteer/Community service: 2 Summers in India involved in HIV/AIDS awareness, spent 100+ hours each time, organized workshops for high schoolers in public schools in India • Summer Activities: The volunteering mentioned above, number theory course at Cal Poly, moving between NJ and Singapore • Essays: 1 on reverse culture shock, 1 on volunteer experience, specific Stanford essays were: intellectual vitality (about my passion for math), why Stanford (current student I know, atmosphere there, visit to campus), Roommate (generic) • Teacher Recommendation: SOLID, from my Lang teacher and, unconventionally, a business/entrepreneurship teacher • Counselor Rec: Decent at least • Additional Rec: N/A • Interview: N/A Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope • Intended Major: Undecided • State (if domestic applicant): N/A • Country (if international applicant): Singapore • School Type: Private • Ethnicity: South Asian (Indian) • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: Irrelevant • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection • Strengths: Objective Portion, international exposure, recs • Weaknesses: Essays • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure. It took a lot out of me though. Decision: Accepted Objective: • [ *] 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 Subjective: • [ *] 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 [ b]Other[/b] • [ *] 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 [ b]Reflection[/b][ list] [ *] Strengths: don't know [ *] Weaknesses: don't know.. [ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: omg[/list][ b]General Comments:[/b] oh dear God. Good luck everyone! Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (770CR, 800M, 760W) • SAT II: 800 math II, 800 physics • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 (not including freshman year) • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 of 290 • AP (place score in parenthesis): four 5’s and a 4 • Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, band, and a class at Johns Hopkins • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really? National merit semifinalist? Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot of music (including performing at charity benefit concerts), Mock Trial, Kung Fu for 11 years (with a black sash), NHS, Model UN, other clubs • Job/Work Experience: Kung Fu instructor • Volunteer/Community service: volunteered 80 hrs at a hospital over the summer, but that’s it • Summer Activities: neuroscience research at UCSD this summer • Essays: Main essay was extremely unique (about a spontaneous musical I put on with some other students during lunch at school), supplement essays were fine, roommate essay was a little forced • Teacher Recommendations: I read the one from my English teacher and it was excellent. Didn’t read the other one but it was probably good and unique. • Counselor Rec: meh probably fine • Additional Rec: letter from the professor with whom I did neuroscience research this summer. didn’t read it, but I presume it was good (he’s a family friend ) • Interview: went pretty well I thought Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: no • Intended Major: something neuroscience-related probably • State (if domestic applicant): Maryland • School Type: public • Ethnicity: white • Gender: male • Income Bracket: high • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy from mom Reflection • Strengths: Uniqueness in main essay, SATs • Weaknesses: GPA, lacking any major awards or recognition • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think there were a tremendous number of incredible applicants this year, and I just didn't make the cut. General Comments: A good part of me expected to get in because of my essays, legacy, and scores, but I made certain to prepare myself for rejection. So I am surprisingly not that let down, and I have plenty of fabulous institutions to apply to now. I sincerely congratulate all those who will attend stanford next year [size=+2]Decision: Rejected/size] Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): Combined is 2360. CR: 790 Writing: 790 Math: 780 • ACT: Didn't take • SAT II: Chemistry, Math 2, Literature: All 760 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6.5% • AP (place score in parenthesis): 2010: Chem: 5 Language: 5 Calculus AB: 5 Stats: 5 French: 3 2009: US History: 5 • IB (place score in parenthesis): None • Senior Year Course Load: Top orchestra, AP Psych, AP Bio, Health/Office Aid, AP Economics, AP Government, AP English IV (Literature), AP Calculus BC, taking all the AP exams associated with each class (Macro and Micro) • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None by those major organizations Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS NFHS Editor on school's literary magazine (we interviewed some pretty prominent authors...years past included Elie Wiesel and Salman Rushdie, i'm not going to say who we interviewed last issue for privacy reasons. We've received national awards as well) Four years of Orchestra (I'm a cellist), three in the top orchestra Four years in Region Orchestra (it's a pretty competitive region too) Gold Rating at Texas State Solo-ensemble Contest (2009 and 2010) • Volunteer/Community service: "Peer ambassador" for a dating abuse outreach program Volunteer for a national dating abuse helpline (different organization, couple hundred hours, I have the most hours of any volunteer) Volunteer at a law firm for women in need of legal representation Volunteer at a local hospital (haha, lame) Volunteer at an office connecting hospitals/hospices • Essays: I thought my Common App showed my personality and my Why Stanford was my strongest "Why [this college]" essay that I wrote. • Teacher Recommendation: One teacher raved about me as one of her best; another told me she gave me a pretty personal rec, describing me as a great student, but not as good as the first one. • Counselor Rec: My counselor hasn't known me for four years. But she really liked me. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope • Intended Major: Political Science • State (if domestic applicant): TX • School Type: Competitive public high school (I know of at least two others applying to Stanford REA) • Ethnicity: Asian-American • Gender: Female • Income Bracket: Too high to feel pity for. • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection • Strengths: Essays, volunteering • Weaknesses: LEADERSHIP, clubs within school. • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I wasn't a leader, I suppose? General Comments: I was expecting this. This is a long shot for me. Now I just have to wait until March/April. ^^ Congrats to EVERYONE who was accepted, good luck to the deferred, and to the rejected, we're just Stanford's loss and another college's gain. Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 800 Writing 800 CR 770 Math • ACT: 35 Composite • SAT II: 780 Math II 710 Literature • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unknown • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% • AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Comp Sci A (5), AP English Lang (5) • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Phys B, AP Stat, AP Calc BC, AP French 5, Honors Engineering 2 • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council Officer, Youth Group (President), French Club, This Week In Politics Club, Peer Leader, National Honor Society, Science National Honors Society, French National Honor Society • Job/Work Experience: Worked in School Tech Dept Two Summers • Volunteer/Community service: Youth Group • Summer Activities: Work, University of Maryland Young Scholars Program • Essays: Very Good • Teacher Recommendation: Great • Counselor Rec: Very Good as well • Additional Rec: From Rabbi who adores me. • Interview: N/A Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: No • Intended Major:Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science • State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Public • Ethnicity:White • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: 250k+ • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection • Strengths: Test Scores, Grades, Recs • Weaknesses: Maybe supplemental essay? • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because its Stanford, and its a crapshoot. Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (740M/790R/750W) • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Physics (800), Math II (800) • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 • Rank: 7/319 • AP: 5s on: Physics C (both), Calc BC, Physics B, Calc AB, and English Lang 4s on: Spanish Lang, English Lit, US Gov&Pol • IB: 6 on Chem SL, 5 on Math SL • Senior Year Course Load: o IB Spanish SL o IB History of the Americas HL o AP Chemistry o IB Physics HL o IB English HL o IB TOK/Research V Honors o Differential Equations/Matrix Theory (Dual Enrollment) • Major Awards: I'm not sure which are major/minor, so I'll list them all: o MIT InvenTeams Team Member 2010-2011 o Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist o Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award o National Spanish Exam - Silver Medal o Science Fair - 2nd in County + assorted auxiliary awards o National AP Scholar o NSHSS Member o JETS/TEAMS Competition - 2nd in state, 14th in nation Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): o Varsity Lacrosse (3 years) o Academic society for minority students: club does community service events throughout the year, holds annual statewide conference with other chapters (4 years, President) Math Brain Bowl Captain (tournament held at statewide summit mentioned above) (2 years, first place in state both years) o Mentoring/community service group for black males (4 years) o MIT InvenTeams team (2 years) o SECME - Engineering club (4 years, Trivia Bowl Captain) o NHS (2 years) o Mu Alpha Theta (2 years) o Young Democrats (VP, President, 3 years) • Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor (summer 08) • Volunteer/Community service: o Camp Counselor (summer 08): 220 o Chruch mission trip (summer 09): 20 o Obama Campaign Intern (10): 20 o Academic Youth Group (9,10,11): 200 o Mentoring Group: 50 o Other Activities: 40 Total: About 560 hours logged • Summer Activities: o People to People Leadership Conference at Harvard - Summer 2008 o LeadAmerica Leadership/Robotics Conference at Olin - Summer 2009 • Essays: 8, I worked on them for a while and I'm an above-average writer, but I've seen better. • Teacher Recommendation: 9-10 for both of them (Junior year English teacher and Physics teacher for APB, APC and now IB HL), my teachers love/loved me. • Counselor Rec: 10, my counselor also loves me. • Additional Rec: N/A • Interview: N/A Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering • State (if domestic applicant): FL • Country (if international applicant): N/A • School Type: Very competitive public (sends about a dozen kids to top 20 schools each year, U.S. News Top 100, Newsweek Top 10) • Ethnicity: Black (Half African-American, Half Haitian) • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: $180-200k/year • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM Reflection • Strengths: Pretty well-rounded, and I'm sure being black helped a lot. • Weaknesses:SAT score could've been better (January 2010 curve sucked), and I could've spent more time on the essays. • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths above. General Comments: I'm really relieved, now I don't have to work on any more applications. Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): Superscore.... 800m, 750cr, 720w • ACT: 34 • SAT II: 800 Math2, 800 WH • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1% • AP (place score in parenthesis): lang5, psych5, wh5, ush5, chem4 • Senior Year Course Load: AP CalcBC, AP Euro, AP Econ/Gov, AP Bio, AP Lit, Printmaking Subjective: • Extracurriculars: I rifle-shoot. It's an Olympic sport. I have multiple national records as well as i'm on the national team. This summer i went to the World Championships in Munich and got first place so i'm now the Jr. World Champion • Job/Work Experience: job at a my mom's business • Volunteer/Community service: i volunteer at my range teaching gun safety to boy scouts, army, rotc • Summer Activities: all shooting • Essays: ehh.. idk. i think they were ok, nothing to get me rejected nor accepted • Teacher Recommendation: i think they were awesome. One of my teacher's really loved me. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup • Intended Major: undecided • State (if domestic applicant): CALIFORNIA • School Type: Public. 800 kids • Ethnicity: white Jewish • Gender: female • Hooks: Sister got a phd from stanford? Reflection • Strengths: shooting • Weaknesses: essays? • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: definetly my shooting General Comments: i'm jumping up and down right now. to all those who didn't get accepted, don't worry. Our valedictorian last year was rejected at stanford ea but got accepted to harvard. go figure. STAY CALM Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (CR: 640, M: 750, W: 760 E12) • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Bio M: 710, Math 2: 720 (Spanish: Dec2010) • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9? • Weighted GPA: 4.9/5 (my school has 4.5=AP, 4=honors, so ~4.033/4.0) • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/429 • AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4), WHAP (4), AP Lang (4), AP Calc BC (5, AB: 5) • IB (place score in parentheses): N/A • Senior Year Course Load: AP Phys B, AP Bio, AP Spanish Lang, AP Studio, English Honors • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): barely anything- AP Scholar w/ Honor, mostly local awards (art, poetry contest) Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band: 9-12, sax for 8yrs, soloist (10), saxophone sect. leader (11, 12) Art Club: 9-12, jr officer (10), VP (11), Pres (12) Tennis: 9-12, captain (12) NHS: 10-12, VP (12) Biology Club: 11-12, officer (12) Math Team: 9-11 Asian American Female Youth Leadership Program: 11, 12 Asian American Club: 9-11, Secretary (10) • Job/Work Experience: The Broad Institute Semester Intern (gr 10) The Broad Institute Summer Intern (gr 12) • Volunteer/Community service: Public library summer volunteer (40hr gr 9,10) • Summer Activities: Algebra 2 Enrichment Program (skipped to precal in gr 10) Summer Pre-college Art Program (gr 11) Molecular Biology Enrichment Class (gr 11) Research at the Broad (gr 12) Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): • Essays (Include Subjects): o Common App Main: my "birth"- not biological, but mental/ethical (9) o EC Short Answer: on a bulletin board I started to outreach for programs outside of my high school (6 or 7) o Intellectual Vitality: on the mathematics/optics behind fashion (9) o Roommate: on the various colors of success i've seen (7) o Why Stanford: on how Stanford is my home(town)…, started off wacky and ended sincerely (8 or 9) o Other: my instructors/counselor let me read them after they were submitted • Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Instructor, known for 4 years; the most accurate/perfect description of myself I've ever read…I cried when I read it (10) • Teacher Recommendation #2: Spanish Instructor, known for 2 years; also good, yet not as personal as #1 (8) • Counselor Rec: known for 3 years, extremely nice but a regurgitation of my ECs lol (8) • Additional Rec: AA female youth leadership advisor (didn't read, but she said she enjoyed writing it) • Interview: wasn't terrible/bad; ok • Art Supplement: 4 paintings, 5 drawings, very traditional Other • Date Submitted App: 10/15 7PM EST • State (if domestic applicant): MA • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: Asian • Gender: Female • Income Bracket: <40k • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, genetic research Reflection • Strengths: SATS??? • Weaknesses: IDK • Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: recommendations! being myself? I don't know! I'm too excited to write a good response!! • What would you have done differently?: idk my bff jill! General Comments: You don't need to have super power-house SAT scores to get into Stanford! Just be yourself! Congrats to all acceptees! To others, you're still the wonderful and bright people that you are -- the battle isn't over! : ) GOOD LUCK! Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): N/A • ACT: 35 Composite (33 English, 35 Math, 34 Reading, 36 Science) • SAT II: N/A • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93/4.0 UW • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 42/460 • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Calc, 4 AP US, 4 AP English Lang., 4 AP Stats, 4 AP World, 3 AP Biology • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A • Senior Year Course Load: Hardest year, 3 AP's plus Diff Eq. at top 75 LAC • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2007 Mathcounts National Qualifier? Idk anything else... Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP - Junior Achievement Company, 4 years varsity Track, 2 years varsity football, 1 year cross country, Math Team, NHS • Job/Work Experience: Summer at Grocery Store • Volunteer/Community service:Race Volunteering (Special Olympics, 5k's, JDRF), NHS Volunteering, Football Youth Camp • Summer Activities: Off-Season football, volunteering for football, Work • Essays: I thought they were good, very personal details, reviewed by my AP Lit teacher. My supplement was a little rushed though. • Teacher Recommendation: One amazing rec by CA teacher, a good rec by science teacher • Counselor Rec: Idk, I assume it was good • Additional Rec: N/A • Interview: N/A Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: No • Intended Major: Economics • State (if domestic applicant): WI • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Large Public (around 2000 kids) • Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese) • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: $250,000+ • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Father's major illness? Otherwise none. Reflection • Strengths: Test Scores, Grades/Course Load, Sports (unique for an Asian male IMO), Location... • Weaknesses: Leadership EC's, Ethnicity, supplement essays? • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It's Stanford, no biggie General Comments: Good luck everyone else. I guess I'm a Trojan now? FIGHT ON! Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 770M 770W 800CR • ACT: • SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Chemistry, 800 US History • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/368 • AP (place score in parenthesis): Government(5), World History(5), Biology(5), Chemistry(5), US History(5), Language(5), Physics C: Mechanics(5), Calculus AB(5) • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Physics E&M, AP Environmental, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Anatomy • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Seimens Semifinalist, AP National Scholar, Some state Science Olympiad medals Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Bowl (Captain), Science Olympiad (Captain), Debate (Captain), Math Honor Society (President), Honor Council (Chairman) • Job/Work Experience: • Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours at VA, 250 in a lab • Summer Activities: Volunteered mostly • Essays: I had fun with them. • Teacher Recommendation: Bio teacher: should be excellent. English teacher: should be very good • Counselor Rec: Dunno. I think it was good. • Additional Rec: • Interview: Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: Undecided • State (if domestic applicant): GA • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: Asian • Gender: MAN • Income Bracket: Mid? • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Reflection • Strengths: ECs, essays, test scores • Weaknesses: Rank wasnt that great, short answers were pretty weak • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Seimens, essays General Comments: Just saved 15% on my insurance by switching to Geico Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 800 Writing, 800 Math, 780 Critical Reading, 2380 total, taken once • ACT: Didn't take. • SAT II: 760 Math II, 700 Lit • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.42 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No idea. School doesn't tell us. • AP: AP Biology (5), AP European History (5) • IB: Didn't take. • Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Lit, and AP Spanish, Honors neuro, College Prep calculus, orchestra • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSQT Semifinalist, Wellness Award Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 yrs. JV Soccer (captain junior year); 1 yr. varsity soccer; school newspaper (editor-in-chief); violin/orchestra/some pit orchestras; theatre tech; a bunch of inconsequential clubs. • Job/Work Experience: HAH babysitting... • Volunteer/Community service: Belmont Farmer's Market booth, Neville Place assisted living home; multiple homeless shelters • Summer Activities: MIT's Junction program, MIT and Harvard HSSP, independent study in a hospital in India • Essays: Everyone who read them thought they were clever and quirky. I don't know; I guess they were good. • Teacher Recommendation: I'm not sure, but should be good. • Counselor Rec: Really good. • Additional Rec: None. • Interview: Went really well, got along very well with interviewer. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope • Intended Major: Biomedical engineering, or pre-med • State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Competitive public (nationally ranked, #100 hahah) • Ethnicity: Indian... • Gender: Female. • Income Bracket: about $115,000 • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. Reflection • Strengths: SAT Is, essays, independent study • Weaknesses: EVERYTHING - grades, EC • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I know it's a crazy competitive atmosphere anyways, and I'm not a standout competitor. I was just hoping that maybe they'd accidentally put my file in the accepted bin. Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (superscore, 2 attempts, highest indiv. score 2330) • ACT: None • SAT II: 790 Math II, 790 Biology E, 780 US History • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't rank, probably top 5% • AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Lang. and Comp. (5), Calculus B/C (5) • IB (place score in parenthesis): None • Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Econ, Spanish 4, AP Environmental Science • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor, Eligible in Local Context (UCs) Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Carnatic Instrumental Musician, 4 years of football (Scout Team Captain), Carnatic Vocal Musician • Job/Work Experience: None • Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered every weekend at local Hindu Temple and at South India Fine Arts (cultural organization) • Summer Activities: FOOTBALL x100, India trips for my musical studies • Essays: Main essay about how I sucked at football but was good at music; but what mattered was that I cared • Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher's was apparently amazing, never saw it. History teacher said she wrote glowing things. • Counselor Rec: Never talked to my counselor, Principal wrote it; she knew OF me before she knew me, so I'm not sure how good it was. • Additional Rec: None • Interview: Does a live musical audition count? If it does, it went well. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: Undecided (scary choice there) • State (if domestic applicant): CA • Country (if international applicant): USA • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: South Indian • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: $150-$200K (not sure here? dad doesn't share financials =D) • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Music's gotta be the only hook here. Everything else is standard stuff. I guess playing music and playing football is something most people don't pull off? Reflection • Strengths: Academics, weird combination of music and football, recs, essay was pretty good • Weaknesses: Supplemental essays left something to be desired, can't quantify my musical career as best as I would have liked, go to a school where my resume is the norm • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: If I knew, I'd get rich selling that information =P. I honestly don't know what they saw!! General Comments: To those who got in: congratulations, I'm sure you are all exceptionally qualified and I look forward to seeing you guys in Palo Alto! To those who didn't: remember that the process is a CRAPSHOOT and is in no way a reflection of your abilities. In the famous words of Lupe Fiasco: the show goes on. Heads and chins up, and go get'em! Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2350 – 750 CR / 800 M / 800 W (10 essay) • ACT: Didn’t take • SAT II: 800 Math II / 800 Chem / 770 Bio M / 740 World History / 730 Lit • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/847 • AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s, 6 tests • IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer • Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes, 1 Honors class, 1 performance group • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, 2nd place Nationals in Future Business Leaders of America Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Future Business Leaders of America (State officer, regional (region spans across 6 states) officer, various lower officer positions), vocal music, NHS (Vice president), Math Club (Founder and president), Beta Club (Founder and president), Key Club (officer) • Job/Work Experience: Unpaid internship with senator since Summer 2009 • Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours with Key Club, 100+ hours with NHS • Summer Activities: Tried to write a novel, FBLA nationals, internship • Essays: All three Stanford-specific essays were over word limit. They were okay except for the letter to roommate, which was excellent (but also 80 words over the 250 word limit ). They portrayed me as unique, quirky, and curious. • Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing and glowing but kinda impersonal, the other was averagely positive but full of personality and anecdotes • Counselor Rec: Good, but impersonal • Additional Rec: None • Interview: None Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: No • Intended Major: Mathematics • State (if domestic applicant): CA • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Public, sends around 3-4 students to top schools each year • Ethnicity: Asian • Gender: M • Income Bracket: Wealthy • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection • Strengths: Scores and GPA, quirky essays, good extracurriculars • Weaknesses: Nothing that stands out, went over 250 word limit in essays every time • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t follow directions on supplement? Was boring? Had a bit too much fun on short answers? (I put www.foodporndaily.com as a website...) General Comments: Time to do other applications [ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size] [b]Objective:[ /b][ list][*] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (700 Math, 770 Reading, 800 Writing)[*] SAT II: 800 German, 720 Math II, 770 Literature[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%[*] APs: (German 5, Spanish 5, APUSH 5)[*] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Stat, French II (no previous French), Men Writing Women? (300-level German Lit Class in German at local college), TA German II, Honors English[*] Major Awards: Presidential Environmental Youth Awards (age 7), Winner national language competition, semifinalist a second time, selected as a NSLI-Y scholar. [/list]Subjective: • Extracurriculars: German Club, Spanish Club, Amigos de las Americas, nationally ranked crew team • Job/Work Experience: various under-the-table jobs, but I didn’t put those on my application. • Volunteer/Community service: volunteer tutor (Spanish, German, Chemistry), Amigos de las Americas, volunteer at a homeless shelter (cooking and working with kids) • Summer Activities: NSLI-Y Russian scholar, Amigos de las Americas • Essays: Common App main:being tall/Amigos experience, CA extracurricular: crew carpool (showing leadership), intellectual vitality: introducing Israeli friend to Jewish friend, • Teacher Recommendation: English teacher (8-9), German teacher (I’ve had her 3 years, I TA for her, she comes over for dinner - I’d say a 10). • Counselor Rec: Not sure what to say... I get birthday presents for her daughter, so I guess we’re fairly close. • Additional Rec: none • Interview: Alum class of ‘66. We met at Starbucks and talked about Russia and how he didn’t go to Stanford for the right reasons, but he ended up loving it. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: nope • Intended Major: International Relations, German • State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts • Country (if international applicant): N/A • School Type: Public, fairly homogenous • Ethnicity: Whiter than white. • Gender: Female • Income Bracket: Upper-Middle • Hooks: Legacy (4th generation), sibling attends Reflection • Strengths: language beast, essays • Weaknesses: junior year grades • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Junior year grades! I had a 4.0 or a 3.95 until then... but then I was on a club sports team for 30+ hours a week, with an exchange student to entertain as well. Not a stellar combination. General Comments: Hopefully I will be seeing you all in Pali next year. If not, well, maybe in Durham or DC or at one of the other squillion schools I am applying to. CONGRATS to all who applied, and congrats to everyone else as well - it took a lot of hard work to get this far. Don’t give up! size=+2][color=orange][b]Decision: Deferred[ b][ color][ size] [ b]Objective:[ b][ list] [ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (cr:750, m:800, w:790, essay:10) [ *] ACT: 31 (doesn't send) [ *] SAT II: math level II:800, physics:800, U.S History:800 [ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.96 [ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank [ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Cal BC, chem, bio, phys c, u.s history, ev, macroeconomics, psychology, all 5 [ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): [ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP english language, AP english literature, AP world history, AP Chemistry, Spanish ii, peer tutor, AP Microeconomics, AP U.S Government & politics [ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Intel ISEF, AP National Scholar [ list][ b]Subjective:[ b][ list] [ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): scientific research, playing electronic keyboard, traditional Chinese painting, NHS, Mu alpha theta, Chemistry Club [ *] Job/Work Experience: None [ *] Volunteer/Community service:some, but not impressive [ *] Summer Activities: travel, research, [ *] Essays: i think they are bad. [ *] Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher one very good [ *] Counselor Rec:I think it is bad now [ *] Additional Rec: research mentor [ *] Interview:None [ list][ b]Other[ b][ list] [ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes [ *] Intended Major:Biomedical Science [ *] State (if domestic applicant): [ *] Country (if international applicant):China [ *] School Type: Public [ *] Ethnicity: [ *] Gender:Female [ *] Income Bracket:30k [ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [ list][ b]Reflection[ b][ list] [ *] Strengths: Some academic achievements, Intel ISEF [ *] Weaknesses: Test scores low among Asians, applied for financial aid as an international student, no leadership, no impressive community service and extracurriculars[*]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Not excellent enough to be accepted. Essays are not good. I should put more time into them. Applied for financial aid. I think Stanford wants to see whether they are better applicants during RD. [list][b]General Comments:[b] Good luck to those who are accepted. Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2320: 740CR 800M 780W • ACT: 34: 36R 35M 35W 30S 8Essay • SAT II: 800 MathII, 780 Physics • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/440 • AP (place score in parenthesis): none • IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (6), Spanish B SL (6) • Senior Year Course Load: Full IB courseload + Calculus III at college • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit semifinalist Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (President gr. 12, Secretary Gr. 11), Tennis (4 years, Varsity 2 years), National Honor Society (Secretary of Points Gr. 12), Robotics Team (FTC Team Captain Gr. 12), Piano for 10+ years, Dance Club • Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at Old Navy, Piano Teacher, Tutor • Volunteer/Community service: Relay for life (Team Captain at 2010 event), Key club stuff, citywide volunteer program • Summer Activities: Summer Internship summer before Junior year • Essays: pretty good I thought • Teacher Recommendation: one was good, one was standard • Counselor Rec: pretty good • Additional Rec: none • Interview: just okay Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: yes • Intended Major: Engineering • State (if domestic applicant): OR • School Type: average. • Ethnicity: Female • Gender: Asian • Income Bracket: middle ish. • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none Reflection • Strengths: Scores and hard stats were good • Weaknesses: Mediocre ECs, not a great interview • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nothing stood out to them. General Comments: Kinda sucks. A lot. Oh well. move on I guess. Congratulations to everyone who got in! Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 790 CR, 750 W (2320) • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Chinese 800, Chemistry 790, Math II 800, World History 780 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1033 • 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) • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A • Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit & Comp, AP Comp Sci, AP Bio, AP Government Comparative and US, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Competition Semifinalist AP Scholar with Distinction National Merit Semifinalist Coca Cola Scholars Semifinalist Subjective: • 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, • Job/Work Experience: Abacus Chinese Restaurant (3 years), Drexel University Summer Intern (2010 summer) • Volunteer/Community service:Chinese School Teacher's Assistant, Reporter for SAPA-GP, Volunteered at a lab at University of Pennsylvania summer 2009 • Summer Activities: Research • Essays: Decent • Teacher Recommendation: Strong, 1 from Math teacher known for 3 years and one from AP Chemistry Teacher • Counselor Rec: Good enough • Additional Rec: Mentor from Harvard University • Interview: N/A Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: Pre-Med • State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Large Public • Ethnicity: Asian • Gender: M • Income Bracket: $95,000 • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Reflection • Strengths: Class Rank, SATs, Leadership, EC's • Weaknesses: Awards, could need some additional community service, maybe more diversity in Recs • 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. 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! Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2400 Superscore, 2350 Single Sitting • ACT: N/A • SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math, 750 US Histiry • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank • AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), CompSci (4) • IB (place score in parenthesis): None • Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Economics, AP French, AP Calculus BC, Honors Physics, Contemp. Literature, Money and Banking, Lab Asst. Chem Dept. • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FBLA State Champion 2x, 2nd Place at Nationals for programming competitions Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Chapter Exec. VP, Director of Tech, Comm. Serv. Proj. Lead, ; Nat'l Western Region Director of Social Media); Website Development Club (Founder & President); BWCProductions Media Production Firm (Executive Director); TopGPA 501(c)(3) Foundation (President & Founder); AppComputing Inc. Intern, Stanford HCI Research Intern; French Honor Society (Business Consultant Officer & Webmaster) • Job/Work Experience: See above • Volunteer/Community service: Octagon Club, Interact Club (1 year each); started own 501(c)(3) • Summer Activities: Stanford HCI Research, FBLA National Conferences • Essays: Intellectual vitality on my 501(c)(3), Roommate essay on how I'm not the stereotypical programming nerd, Why Stanford on my research activities there • Teacher Recommendation: Chem teacher of 3 years, French teacher of 3 years. Both told me they touched upon my tech ability, dedication and willingness to help others and French teacher said she wrote about an economics presentation I did. • Counselor Rec: From the Asst. Principal at my school, who I had talked with pretty much every year about course selections • Additional Rec: PhD Student at Stanford who I did research with • Interview: Not offered. [ b]Other[/b] • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: Computer Science • State (if domestic applicant): California (fml) • Country (if international applicant): N/A • School Type: Public (one of the most competitive in the area, fml) • Ethnicity: Asian (fml) • Gender: Male (fml) • Income Bracket: 200K+ (fml) • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Er, negative hook for being about 30 minutes away from Stanford lol (fml) [ b]Reflection[/b] • Strengths: Everything I did, though lack of RSI, SSP and things like that probably dinged me • Weaknesses: Local applicant, see "strengths" also • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Affirmative action is a ***** lol. Double discrimination for a) local applicant b) being Asian General Comments: I wish my parents were Alaskan drug dealers who brought me up in Compton Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): None • ACT: 36 Composite (36 Science, 36 English, 34 Math, 36 Reading) - One attempt • SAT II: 640 Chemistry, 770 Math (Not submitted) • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 • AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Computer Science AB (5), Psychology (5), French (3) • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, English Lit. Honors, Advanced Chemistry, CS 540, CS 638. Several courses taken at University of Wisconsin, otherwise not too hard. • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar with Honor. Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rocket Club - NASA SLI 2 years, TARC 1 year (Team leader), Auditorium Crew & Sound Crew (Crew Head), Sailing, Ski Team (Captain), Theater (Stage Manager) • Job/Work Experience: Research Intern, Computer Science Dept. University of Wisconsin-Madison. • Volunteer/Community service: not much, NHS • Summer Activities: Research Internships, • Essays: Fantastic Essay -> My experience coming out and how being gay has shaped how I view my community and approach leadership • Teacher Recommendation: Math and Theater - Both Favorable • Counselor Rec: Good, I don't really know. We were on good terms. • Additional Rec: The professor for my research project, very good. • Interview: None. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: No. • Intended Major: Computer Science • State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin • Country (if international applicant): United States • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: White • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Openly gay. Reflection • Strengths: I am extremely proud of my essay. It was one of the strongest parts of my application. My academics were quite good as well. My research internship and rec. from my professor really helped too. I will also be publishing a peer-reviewed article on my research this spring. Several leadership positions as well. • Weaknesses: Not many. I accidentally checked the "I don't waive my rights," but I explained the accident in the additional info section. • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was a combination of my essay, my academics, and my research. General Comments: To everyone who was accepted, congratulations! I can't wait to meet you next year! Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 800 800 800 • ACT: NA • SAT II: Math II: 800, USH: 790, Lit: 790, Bio 780 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): • AP (place score in parenthesis): umm I've taken 9 since now, don't feel like listing them xP • IB (place score in parenthesis): None • Senior Year Course Load: (ALL AP) Art, English Lang, Gov, French, Statistics, Physics • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Edison Challenge Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): blah long list- i sent in a 4pg resume • Job/Work Experience: Internship at the city hall • Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours • Summer Activities: Internship at the city hall, international volunteering • Essays: one about my relationship with my mom, the letter about my trip to South Africa to volunteer • Teacher Recommendation: Read my recs, they were good. English teacher, Science teacher, and one from my counselor explaining my parent's divorce • Counselor Rec: ^see above • Additional Rec: City Hall boss • Interview: none Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: yes • Intended Major: poly sci • State (if domestic applicant): SoCal • Country (if international applicant): USA • School Type: large public • Ethnicity: Chinese • Gender: Female • Income Bracket: $200,000+/year • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ??? Reflection • Strengths: academic, essays • Weaknesses: • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my activity essay was about kickboxing General Comments: I am almost certain I'm going to Stanford, so I can't wait to meet all of you!! Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): CR 700 M 800 W 790 (single sitting) • ACT: • SAT II: Chem 780 Bio 770 Math2 760 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): • AP (place score in parenthesis): Lots (too tired to put em in) • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: Hardest it can be • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction [ b]Subjective:[/b] • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis) ebate, tennis, volunteering, etc. etc, long list • Job/Work Experience: • Volunteer/Community service: Lots • Summer Activities: Camps • Essays: I thought they were really good • Teacher Recommendation: Phenomenal and good • Counselor Rec: Great, maybe? • Additional Rec: Good • Interview: Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: • Intended Major:Chem • State (if domestic applicant):CA • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Independent • Ethnicity:Asian • Gender:M • Income Bracket:>$200K • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [ b]Reflection[/b] • Strengths: • Weaknesses: • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): CR 750, M 720, WR 770 • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Physics 760, US History 790, Literature 750 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% • AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), English Composition (5), Art History (5), Psychology (5), Environmental Science (5), U.S. History (5) • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A • Senior Year Course Load: Quite difficult • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Maxima Cum Laude (National Latin Exam), National Merit Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Club (President Jr. Year), NHS (Secretary Jr. and Sr. Year), CSF (Treasurer Jr. and Sr. Year), Debate Club (President all years) • Job/Work Experience: N/A • Volunteer/Community service: Around 200 hours • Summer Activities: Volunteering at hospital • Essays: Good • Teacher Recommendation: Eh, could have been better • Counselor Rec: Had a new one so she didn't know any of us; probably eh • Additional Rec: None • Interview: None Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: English • State (if domestic applicant): CA • Country (if international applicant): USA • School Type: Competitive • Ethnicity: East Asian • Gender: F • Income Bracket: Less than 60K • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation Reflection • Strengths: Stats • Weaknesses: My recommendations and awards • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The admissions didn't think I would be a good candidate for their school. General Comments: This isn't really my dream school - Berkeley is, ironically. But good luck to everyone else! I hope you guys lead fulfilling lives! Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR 710 M 730 W (2130) • ACT: 31 • SAT II: 700 USH, 640 Chem, 670 Math II • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9? My school didn't say but I reported 4.5 weighted • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/579 • AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), USH (4), Eng Language (3), Env Sci (3), Biology (3) • IB (place score in parenthesis): none offered • Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC (first class ever offered, only four students ._.), AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Psychology, Physics, TAing for one semester then Economics • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award (lol), Intel Research Grant Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club President (10th), Key Club Divisional Secretary (11th), Vietnamese Culture Club Secretary (12th), CSF Secretary (12th), Speech & Debate Club Founding Vice President (12th), Member of Health Professions Club (volunteered at hospital), Member of Filipino Ugnayan Culture Club • Job/Work Experience: worked for parents after school and on weekends at family convenience store (talked about working in the ghetto, fear of being shot/killed) • Volunteer/Community service: 6 hours/week for Key Club, kind of meh • Summer Activities: Precalculus in 10th/11th grade summer school, then COSMOS for 11th/12th grade summer • Essays: Decent, talked about difficulties I faced as a disadvantaged student (low performing school, no resources) and how I realized that grades are not as important as I thought they were • Teacher Recommendation: I think they were great. One teacher wrote about my after school work and the fact that I had a hard time with school because I had to work and was afraid of being hurt; the other teacher wrote about how I am constantly engaged with class (Calculus) and how I make a personal connection with my teachers • Counselor Rec: generic, bad (I had to get another counselor to help me because my counselor did not care ) • Additional Rec: none • Interview: none Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: yes • Intended Major: Chemical Engineering • State (if domestic applicant): CA • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: low performing, bad neighborhood (Los Angeles) • Ethnicity: Vietnamese • Gender: F • Income Bracket: Below 50k? ._. • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, my school's average SAT score is 1200-ish, just generally being from a bad area and overcoming it Reflection • Strengths: I think my essays were good (showed my perseverance, I worked really hard to succeed despite my background and lack of encouragement), my short answers also showed my personality, my recommendations were strong • Weaknesses: Strangely enough, I didn't like my essay. I thought it wasn't as polished as it could be even though my points were good. • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Possibly because I'm a disadvantaged minority General Comments: I am so incredibly happy I can't believe it. As soon as I saw it I burst into tears and screamed and all my friends and my teacher just freaked out. I can't believe that I can actually go to the school I've been dreaming of for years. Decision: Rejected I was definitely expecting this. At the end of the day, this is Stanford, only the best get accepted (and a lot of the best still get rejected). I’m still sad though, but it’s time to apply to my other prospective colleges. Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2290 superscore – 720 CR, 770 M, 800 W (11 essay) • ACT: 35 (35 E, 36 M, 36 R, 33 S, 9 Essay) • SAT II: 800 Math2, 780 Chem, 770 USH, 740 Bio-M • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/335 • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (Bio, Chem, Calc BC, AB subscore, USH) • IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have IB program • Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental, AP Lit, AP Physics C, Honors Spanish (no AP available), AP Computer Science, AP US Government, hardest possible • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit SF, none really Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (Captain), Recycling Club (Secretary), Computer Club (Secretary), Chess Club, Amnesty International, research at university • Job/Work Experience: Summer Research Internship • Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and Religious – 530 total hours • Summer Activities: Research Internship • Essays: CommonApp was okay, My supplements were mildly unique…I was never good at writing, this was definitely my weakness • Teacher Recommendation: Never read, but should’ve been good • Counselor Rec: Never read, but had to be general…new counselor this year • Additional Rec: N/A • Interview: N/A Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: Biochemistry or Human Biology • State (if domestic applicant): PA • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Sends a few to Ivy's • Ethnicity: Indian (Asian) • Gender: M • Income Bracket: Low (would've qualified for full aid) • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none GeneralComments[list][*] Congrats to all those who got in. Deffered students, hang in there! For students like me, we gave it our best shot?[*] I felt like I portrayed myself accurately in my essays. If Stanford didn't want a kid like me, I'm fine with that. Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 730 M, 760 W (2230) • ACT: 34 English, 34 Math, 34 Reading, 36 Science, 35 Composite • SAT II: 800 Math Lvl 2, 780 World History, 740 Chemistry • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/502 • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 5 US History, 4 World History • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP US Government, German 4, Applied Physics • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), Founder and President of German Club, German Exchange Program, other misc. • Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/Swim Instructor • Volunteer/Community service: Tons, I was a Boy Scout • Summer Activities: Chillin • Essays: Some good, some bad • Teacher Recommendation: Great • Counselor Rec: Dunno • Additional Rec: Awesome, from Scoutmaster • Interview: none Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah • Intended Major: Biochemistry • State (if domestic applicant): California • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: White • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: 70-80k • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection • Strengths: Honesty. • Weaknesses: Honesty. • Why you think you were rejected: I'm white, from a middle class neighborhood, I have no legacy, no money, and no extraordinary ECs. General Comments: Congrats to all the kids who got in, by whatever mysterious process Stanford uses. Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown):770 CR, 800 math, 800 writing • ACT: 35 • SAT II: 800 math ii, 790 physics, 770 chem • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): neither available • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on calc bc, chem, us gov, cs a, cs ab, physics c mech, statistics. 4's on euro, spanish lang, physics c e&m • Senior Year Course Load: band, orchestra, ap econ, ap english, at university of iowa: algorithms (cs), astronomy, graduate level analysis • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): aime, drake physics competition, hawkeye programming challenge, all-state violin, national merit semifinalist, national ap scholar, JETS (1st in state, 10th nationally div 7), loads and loads of localish math competitions Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math club, f cubed (hard math; tetrarch/president), physics club (kind of pres/founder), jazz band, orchestra, band, computer science club • Job/Work Experience: some coding stuff for grandma's online retail business (didn't put on app) • Volunteer/Community service: tutored a kindergardener over the summer, 100+ hours volunteering at science summer camp (both summer before senior year) • Summer Activities: community jazz band (summer of 2010), canada/usa mathcamp (2009), a few year at university of iowa summer jazz band/orchestra camps, 3 years at CY-TAG program at iowa state university. • Essays: common app one was meh, roommate one was weird/awkward, other two supplements were pretty awesome • Teacher Recommendation: both probably awesome • Counselor Rec: probably pretty good • Additional Rec: from science summer camp; was pretty awesome • Interview: nope Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: yes • Intended Major: math maybe? idk • State (if domestic applicant): iowa • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: public, but awesome public (not a magnet) • Ethnicity: white • Gender: male • Income Bracket: varies (financial situation is weird) • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy? Reflection • Strengths: my transcript/class schedule was friggin ridiculous, and my recs were awesome • Weaknesses: maybe common app essay? • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lots of passion about math in the essays. Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (800 CR, 740 W, 660 M) • ACT: • SAT II: 710 USH • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): • AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych 5, Comp 5, Gov 5, Lit 4, USH 4 • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Physics (I have exhausted small school courseload • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just some local stuff Subjective: • [*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater, Captain of Soccer, Hockey, Lacrosse • Job/Work Experience: Intern for Pelosi, Ski tuning, Mexican Resturant • Volunteer/Community service: • Summer Activities: Internship, Ski mountaineering grant, Biological research in Costa Rica • Essays: Main one about my life through film • Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good I would assume • Counselor Rec: I heard very good • Additional Rec: From my director, quite good • Interview: None [ b]Other[/b][ list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?:[*] Intended Major:[*] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado[*] Country (if international applicant): [*] School Type: Small rural[*] Ethnicity: Quite white[*] Gender: Male[*] Income Bracket:[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size] ________________________________________ [ b]Objective:[ /b][ list] [ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800 R 780 M 770 W (2350) [ *] ACT: none [ *] SAT II: 750 Math II 770 Bio [ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 total, 3.69 sophomore 3. 93 junior year) [ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn't rank, probably 2nd decile thanks to underachieving kids taking easy classes [ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 bio 5 us hist 5 government 4 cpA 4 lit calc BC 5/4 [ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 spanish sL [ *] Senior Year Course Load: All IB courses, finished calc III in junior year [ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction [ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list] [ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Really good, probably one of the best; started 501c3, NHS president, newspaper EIC, student government executive; many smaller ECs all described on activity list (which they probably didn't bother reading) [ *] Job/Work Experience: research intern at research institution; coauthored scientific paper [ *] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours (not reported) collected through ECs, various community service committees, organizations, library volunteering, teach free ESL class for seniors on saturdays [ *] Summer Activities: Research/library volunteering (summer before junior and sophomore I trained and led 40+ summer reading program volunteers) [ *] Essays: One about science, one generic, one off topic; thought they were good/okay but now I realize they might have been too broad and useless [ *] Teacher Recommendation: very strong from NHS sponsoring english teacher of 2 years and 501c3 advisor science teacher of 2 years [ *] Counselor Rec: generic [ *] Additional Rec: very positive from high level scientist at research institution, however according to the admissions office people this mail was not sorted in time despite postmarked nov 1 and thus it was never read [ *] Interview: pretty good; the interviewer said I was the most impressive 17 year old she had met but then again the "conversation" has little weight and maybe she was just saying for the heck of it [ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list] [ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes [ *] School Type: a peculiar situation - public [ *] Ethnicity: Asian [ *] Gender: F [ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list] [ *] Strengths: ECs, SAT I [ *] Weaknesses: SAT II, atrocious GPA, not strong/weak essays [ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: the personal statement was good but other essays were bad; maybe I came across as arrogant/conceited; weak SATIIs combined with bad GPA was irremediable [ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Will learn from mistakes by getting 4.0 senior year (thus developing good upward trend), fixing and polishing essays, submitting app to HPYM earlier, fixing SAT II scores Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (760 CR, 800 M, 790 W) • SAT II: 750 Literature, 790 Math II, 800 French, 800 Chinese with Listening, 790 Spanish • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8, but nothing below a B • Rank: 1 out of 8 (tied) at current HS; previous two high schools did not do any form of rank • AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), Chinese Language & Culture (5), US History (4), French Language (5), Calculus AB (4), Macroeconomics (4), Spanish Language (5) • AP (pending): English Literature, German Language, Calculus BC, Spanish Literature, Physics B, European History • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Obtained the highest levels of several internationally recognized language proficiency tests, placing at native fluency in Chinese, French, Spanish, and at a high level in German (DALF C2, HSK Advanced, DELE B2, Zertifikat Deutsch B1); ABRSM Grade 8 Piano Diploma; Michigan Music Teachers’ Association (MMTA) Level 10 Piano Distinction; piano honor recitals, including one at an internationally prominent arts venue; school spelling bee champion; poem published in nationally-distributed anthology, selected as finalist in international essay competition with 50,000+ entries annually, a couple smaller writing awards; AP Scholar with Distinction; National Merit Semifinalist Subjective: • Extracurriculars: Foreign language learning, tutoring, translation and proofreading work (9-12); church youth group (9-12); independent writing, literary magazine staff, school newsletter editor (10-12); piano (9-12); guitar (10-12) • Job/Work Experience: Freelance translator for web-based translation service • Volunteer/Community service: Spanish class teaching assistant; translation and proofreading work; church piano volunteer (approximately 300 hours total) • Summer Activities: Moving, traveling, young people’s Christian conferences, studying abroad in Germany (also have studied in Montreal and France), leisure, reading Writing: • NOTE: I am not going to rate my own essays. I’ll just post what I wrote about and leave that up to you to decide. • Essays (Include Subjects): o Common App Main: I answered the “Significant Experience” prompt. This was based on a triggering experience I had in 3rd grade when I studied abroad for a year and learned French at a public elementary school in Montreal, causing my subsequent love for languages. o EC Short Answer: This was essentially a short blurb about what I do with my knowledge of multiple languages (translating, serving as a teaching assistant, etc.) and what language means to me. Reading it again, I feel like I really succeeded in communicating how strongly I felt about it. o Intellectual Vitality: I discussed the fact that I am a synesthete (see: Synesthesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), meaning I make mental links between sounds, colors, words, ideas, and images (e.g. the word “Thursday”, when spoken aloud, sounds like a greenish blend to me). I talked about how this impacts the way I view the world, as well as how I learn things. o Roommate: Here I revealed a lot of random, yet interesting stuff about myself (talked about how I like foreign language films, decorating my room with postcards from places I’ve traveled to, late night chats, pizza crusts, and am very ticklish). The theme was the meaning of the word “together” and how this word would relate to my relationship with my future roommate. o Why Stanford: Somewhat generic description of Stanford's location in the American West and the historical implications of that idea (newness, discovery, adventure), as well as how I would match up personally to that creative/inventive spirit. o Other: Nothing else that was noteworthy. • Teacher Recommendations: Waived right to view • Counselor Rec: Waived right to view • Interview: N/A • Art Supplement: N/A Other: • Date Submitted App: October 1 • State (if domestic applicant): California (lived in Michigan during junior year and Singapore during underclassman years) • School Type: Small Private • Ethnicity: Chinese • Gender: Female • Special Circumstances (included in counselor rec): Attended 3 different schools throughout HS career • Intended Majors: Linguistics, Classics • Tip Factor: Certifiably fluent in Mandarin (S, R, W), French (S, R, W), Spanish (S, R, W), and German (S, R, W); currently studying Latin (R) and Ancient Greek (R) Reflection: • Strengths: Standardized test scores, somewhat consistent EC’s in spite of moving, essays, multilingualism, significant international experience (lived in 3 countries and traveled to over 15 others in Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East), evidence of overcoming hardships, uniqueness (?) • Weaknesses: Very competitive demographic (Asian female applying from southern California), grades • Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: It could have been anything, honestly... • What would you have done differently? I’m not on the admissions committee, so I don’t know. Best of luck to all of you who didn’t get accepted either; I’m sure you’ll all end up at a wonderful college. Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 740 Eng, 800 Math, 760 Writing (2300 Total) • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 740, US History: 740 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/331 • AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), US History (5), English Lang and Comp (5), Human Geography (4), Statistics (4), Government (3) • IB (place score in parenthesis): German (4) >_< • Senior Year Course Load: IB... HL Music, HL English, HL US History, HL Math, SL Physics, TOK... and H Earth Science • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Jack Kent Cooke Foundation National Young Scholar. For piano I got accepted to an international program and placed in some national level competitions. Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Team (Co-Captain). Table Tennis Club (Founder/Co-President for Schools). Starter for Varsity Tennis and Varsity Golf. Model UN. Chess Club. Those are my major ones. • Job/Work Experience: Internship at an accelerator Lab in my city • Volunteer/Community service: 3 hours every other week at a museum • Summer Activities: International Institute for Young Musicians in 2007 and 2008. Exploration Program in 2008. Aspen International Music Festival and School in 2009. Summer Internship and Online AP Physics B Course in 2010. • Essays: Common App Short: About Academic Team, I thought it was nice. Common App Long: About Piano and how I learned from criticism, I felt this was one of my strongest because it really showed my passion. Stanford Supplement: Intellectual Vitality: Thinking about who I am and my place in the world. Not the usual subject, but that's what makes it special =) Roommate: Definitely one of my favorites. Talked about my Asian stereotypes and how they don't all fit me. Had a LOT of humor and tongue-and-cheek language. Why Stanford: I think this one stood out. Didn't talk about anything Stanford specific. I was honest and told them that I just felt it was right for me and that I really wanted to go but had no logical explanation why. • Teacher Recommendation: I loved my math teacher... and she loved our class xD I'm assuming this one was great. Other was my 9th grade English teacher but also academic team coach. Knows me really well and knows about my dedication and determination. • Counselor Rec: Our school has a counselor specifically for IB kids. She knows me really well as a result and, I think/hope, likes me. I'd say this was great. • Additional Rec: N/A • Interview: Not sure how much this counted for but interview went incredibly well. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes • Intended Major: Mechanical Engineer • State (if domestic applicant): VA • Country (if international applicant): US • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: Asian (Taiwanese) • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: Low • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Piano helped me out a lot I think Reflection • Strengths: Music!!! • Weaknesses: I don't feel like I've really done anything significant academically in terms of awards or activities (build a robot, invent something for science fair, and other super cool stuff like that) • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Music and my essays. My scores are maybe average for Stanford and my standardized tests are only mediocre. I found my essays to really show a side of me that diverges from my accomplishments and achievements. I'm ridiculously excited right now though... even though it's 1 in the morning. xD General Comments: Congrats to all who were also accepted. Looking forward to meeting you come Fall of 2011. Sorry for all who were rejected =(. Don't give up though! You'll find the right college for you. Good luck in the future to everyone! Decision: Rejected Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800R 750M 800W) • ACT: • SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 US History, 780 Biology • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 [4.28 weighted] • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4% • AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (5), AP Lang (5), AP Bio (5), AP US History (5) • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, Government, AP Economics (micro), Honors Chinese Mandarin IV, AP English Literature, AP Chemistry, Honors Physics • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Organizer of gaming events around nation (Head Coordinator) Top StarCraft player in nation Varsity Volleyball for 3 years, Club volleyball for 3 years (Captain for two years), JV Volleyball freshman year, Leader of Seventh Man Odyssey of the Mind for 3 years Piano Science Alliance / MUN for senior year • Job/Work Experience: Summer Intern at NIH for 2 years (8 weeks, 40-45 hrs / week) • Volunteer/Community service: About 180 hours at hospital (3 hrs / week) • Essays: Decent, could have worked on them more. Long essay was probably strongest and most interesting. • Teacher Recommendation: Didn't see it, expect they were good • Counselor Rec: Didn't see it, probably good but generic • Additional Rec: From my supervisor from the National Institutes of Health • Interview: None Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: No • Intended Major: Premed • State (if domestic applicant): California • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: Asian • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: High Income • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection • Strengths: Strong scores and grades • Weaknesses: Needed a few more extracurriculars, needed to clean my essays up a bit • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Asian and not super-impressive Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (single sitting) M 780 CR 720 W 730 • ACT: • SAT II: Math Level 2 - 790 ; Physics - 800 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): IB Diploma student, so no GPA • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~150 • AP (place score in parenthesis): • IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted 44/45 points • Senior Year Course Load: Mathematics Higher Level Physics Higher Level Chemistry Higher Level Economics Higher Level English A1 Standard Level French B Standard Level • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): • Highest Mark in India – IGCSE Economics • Oracle ThinkQuest International 2007 Web Design Competition – Honorable Mention • Indian Robot Olympiad 2009 – Winner • Best Musician in Bangalore – Good Shepherd Memorial Trophy Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): • Junior Boys Basketball Team Captain • School Orchestra • Web Design • MUN (won a few awards at local conferences and participated in HMUN 2010) • Represented India at the World Robot Olympiad 2010 (School Prefect – 2010-2011 ) • Job/Work Experience: • Volunteer/Community service: • Teaching IT skills at resource centers sponsored by World Vision India around Bangalore to children living in slums and lacking an IT education – 2010. Co founded NGO 'IT4ALL', IT4All: Bringing Information Technology to the Masses • Summer Activities: • Job Shadow Intern – Hewlett Packard - Sales – Summer 2009 • UPenn – Management and Technology Summer Institute 2010 • Selected to be part of a group of 10 pianists from India to attend a residential piano workshop with concert pianist Paul Stewart – Summer 2010 • Essays: Common app essay - fishing and how it relates to my desire to be an entrepreneur yet at the same time sustain my passion for music ; Intellectual vitality - my paper on graph theory in modeling rumor propagation in social networks ; Roommate essay - about how I'm a rubik's cube ; WHy stanford essay - really specific, talked about research projects at stanford that relate to my interests in engineering entrepreneurship and my extracurricular passion for music, and how stanford would give me the perfect blend to explore my areas of interest before I'm sure about what exactly I wanna do. • Teacher Recommendation: Alright, nothing amazing • Counselor Rec: Excellent, very personal and anecdotal, she's known me as my econ teacher in freshman and soph years • Additional Rec: School Principal • Interview: N/A Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: No • Intended Major: • State (if domestic applicant): • Country (if international applicant): India • School Type: Private • Ethnicity: Asian • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Reflection • Strengths: Essays, Awards, Recos, rank • Weaknesses: Test scores • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 710 M; 680 CR; 710 W • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Math IIC, 710; Chemistry, 750 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/298 • AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5); Chem (4) • IB (place score in parenthesis): • Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5, Differential Equations, AP Biology, Gym, Dramatic Arts & Public Speaking, AP English, AP Gov. and Pol. Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): crap load of clubs (started my own pen pal club for our students and those in Venezuela); #1 Varsity Tennis and XC + Captaincy; 4 yr varsity Winter Track; Class President • Job/Work Experience: Grew up on a farm, started my own graphic design / computer repair & building business, intern at Rowan University where I research carbon nanotubes. • Volunteer/Community service: I do some church stuff • Summer Activities: Community College classes, NJ Governor's School of Engineering and Technology, XC, Farm work • Essays: I thought they were excellent and displayed my eccentricities and talents. • Teacher Recommendation: I'm assuming it was excellent • Counselor Rec: Same • Additional Rec: from XC coach; added a different facet to my app. • Interview: NO Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: YES • Intended Major: Electrical Engineering • State (if domestic applicant): NJ • Country (if international applicant): • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: Caucasian • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: I applied to Questbridge (didn't get it)... you get the picture • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Overcame some adversity, made the most out of what I had to work with in a somewhat poor area. Reflection • Strengths: essays, recs, EC's • Weaknesses: SATs? • Why you think you were accepted: I think my personality really fit in well at Stanford and I was able to convey that in my application. General Comments: Stanford has been my dream school since the 7th grade and I am so happy to be able to attend next year! Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR 780 Math 800 Writing • ACT: N/A • SAT II: Math II: 780, French: 740, USH: 740 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A, international • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank • AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang: 5, USH: 5, Calc BC: 5, AB subscore: 5, Stats: 4, French Lang: 4 • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A • Senior Year Course Load: English, Creative Writing, Latin, Law, Economics, Euro Hist • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Essay Contest - French Second Language Winner, NCTE Achievement Award, National AP Scholar, 2-time provincial finalist for classical singing, Tanglewood (music summer program) Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music Conservatory student (10-12, Concerto Competition Winner), opera chorus (10-12, lead role), school newspaper (9-12, Editor-in-Chief), literary magazine (10-12, editor), Taekwondo (9-12, black belt), self defence club (Founder/Head), Book Club (Founder/Head), music fundraising club (10-12, head), school band (8-12), school choir (9-12), lifeguarding certificates, Duke of Edinburgh Award (Gold) • Job/Work Experience: Taekwondo Instructor, Lifeguard, tutoring • Volunteer/Community service: swim instructor for physically disabled kids, vocal coach at local hospital chorus, WarChild walk-a-thons, fundraising concert for Haiti relief, church choir soloist • Summer Activities: internship at magazine, Dominican Republic community service trip, Gr. 12 French course in France, Tanglewood • Essays: Intellectual Vitality: I wrote about my delight in discussion and love for the Harkness table (round table for discussion classes). Roommate: quirky, first wrote a short letter to roommate, and then added a fairly experimental, potentially dangerous (?) warning label about myself. Why Stanford: my favorite. I talked about two professors in the Stanford Classics dept in particular, and how the profs were my true reason for applying, beyond those exemplary but generic ECs offered on campus. • Teacher Recommendation: I am so thankful to my teachers. Without them, I had no chance of getting in to such a school with my grades and scores. • Counselor Rec: She told me to not in the least worry about her recommendation. I trust her. • Additional Rec: music teacher for supplement • Interview: I went to Stanford for the live audition-- had a good performance Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: No • Intended Major: Humanities- English and History • State (if domestic applicant): • Country (if international applicant): Canada • School Type: private • Ethnicity: Asian (Korean) • Gender: Female • Income Bracket: $200,000+ • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection • Strengths: My music and writing. Especially with music, although I haven't accomplished anything exceptional (national, not even provincial awards), my words somehow got across my passions. • Weaknesses: grades and scores • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It was the work of God. There is no other explanation. General Comments: Congratulations to all those accepted! I am sooo excited to meet you guys! I'm honored to be able to work with such phenomenal individuals like you. For those who didn't get in, don't give up!!! You'll find that the school that accepts you is the one that truly recognizes and values your talents and passions. Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): CR: 770 M: 770 W:730 (2270 single sitting) • ACT: NA • SAT II: Math II: 800, Chem: 800, Bio M: 800, Physics: 800 • GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Unweighted, 4.67 weighted • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank, California ELC (top 4%), most likely top 1% • AP (place score in parenthesis): (our HS is 10-12, 9th grade was spent in Jr High) 10th: Chem (5), Calc AB (5), Art History (4), World History (5), 11th: Biology (5), Chinese (5), Environmental Science (5), Calc BC (5), Physics B (5), European History (5) • IB (place score in parenthesis): NA • Senior Year Course Load: Composition Literature AP, Micro/Macroeconomics AP, Symphony Orchestra, Physics AP (self studied for AP physics last year, so if i didn't take it, i wouldn't have any science classes), Stats AP • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO semi-finalist, USABO semifinalist, High school contest in math modeling: National outstanding, Nordstrom scholarship winner, Coca-cola semi-finalist (still in progress). Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, Oboe (principal oboe in HS orchestra, principal oboe in 2009 UCD summer symphony), Science Society (co-prez, Captain of science bowl since junior year), Math team (co-captain), Chinese club (president) • Job/Work Experience: UC Davis Lab research • Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at the local hospital 2-3 hrs a week since junior year. • Summer Activities: Community college classes, UC Davis classes, UCD summer symphony (2009), Lab research (2010) • Essays: Pretty good common app essay, the note to your roommate one took a big risk and either hit it out of the park or shot myself in the foot with it (well, i guess it paid off). • Teacher Recommendation: According to them, the letters were very good recommendations. • Counselor Rec: Should be good, explained a bid of my background, and how I create opportunities for myself (self studied 4 AP tests because school didn't offer those courses) • Additional Rec: From my uncle who is a Stanford professor. • Interview: Not available in my area. Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, Lots and lots • Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering or Material Science Engineering • State (if domestic applicant): CA • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: Chinese (first gen immigrant) • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: <60k • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Single mother immigrant family (father passed away when I was 6, then we immigrated), grew up low income. (used to be ~30k until 2 years ago), My mom's English isn't that great. Learned almost everything on my own (in school and in life). Reflection • Strengths: Unique background and life experiences, described myself in the essays beyond superficial achievements, pretty strong in all sciences and math. • Weaknesses: Relatively low SAT I score for Asian applicant, stereotypical extra-curricular? • Why you think you were accepted: Although my extracurriculars and academic pursuits seem similar to most other Asian applicants, I believe i've set myself apart from others in my essays by stating why I am the way I am and exactly what drives me. Unique background, insightful risky essays? [ b]General Comments:[/b] My advice to anyone who wants to get in would be strive to break your limits every time you come to a stumbling block. If you really want to do something, then go do it now, don't just say "Oh i'll do that later". As for the essay, read lots and lots and lots of essays online, preferably help others proofread their's, after you've seen lots of them, you'll start to understand the purpose and execution of a well written essay. When your writing your own, don't doubt yourself, and remember editors are there to make suggestions, not to write your essays for you. (That'll only apply if you understand what you're doing, which is why I would recommend reading and proofing college essays online starting now) Stanford was my dream school even before coming to America. Can't wait to meet all of the folks in the class of 2015 Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (790 CR, 770 M, 770 W) • SAT II: Chemistry (800), Math II (800), Physics (790) • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't rank • AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 5's. • IB (place score in parenthesis): None • Senior Year Course Load: Heavy • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): IChO Bronze Medalist Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JSA president, Math Honor Society Officer, other math and science competitions • Job/Work Experience: private tutor, chemical research • Volunteer/Community service: hospital (~200 hours) • Summer Activities: chillin' • Essays: wrote them • Teacher Recommendation: very good • Counselor Rec: personalized • Additional Rec: no • Interview: didn't have one Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: yes • Intended Major: chemistry • State (if domestic applicant): new jersey • School Type: large public • Ethnicity: bengali • Gender: male • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): IChO medalist Reflection • Strengths: accomplishments • Weaknesses: everything that wasn't my accomplishments • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strengths General Comments: chup chup chup chup [ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] [ b]Objective:[ /b][ list] [ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (740CR, 650 W, 670M) [ *] ACT: 33 (32E, 32M, 36R, 30S, 8W [same problem on the SAT writing section]) [ *] SAT II: 800 World History, 800 US History, 720 Literature [ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 [ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st [ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5), Euro (5), World (5), US (4), Lit (4), Microecon (2) [ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None. [ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, Cadet Teaching, Speech/Drama, English 11 (had to take English 11 and 12 out of order), Advanced Chorus [ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list] [ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Green Alliance (founder, president), Academic Team (Academic Super Bowl, Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl, Spell Bowl, Knowledge Masters; Captain), Indiana All-State Honor Choir, Golden Arrow Singers, Presbyterian Deacon, PFLAG, Spanish Club, Presbyterian youth group [ *] Job/Work Experience: Part-time at my parents' newspaper (clerical work, journalism), unpaid political staffer (canvassing, phone banking, formulating policy, opposition research) [ *] Volunteer/Community service: Beta Club, National Honor Society, Obama for America/Organizing for America, Wabash Valley Young Democrats (founder, president), several different campaigns this year, Planned Parenthood Young Democrats of America (member of National Executive Board, member of High School Caucus National Executive Board), community soup kitchen [ *] Summer Activities: Georgetown Summer College, Showchoir Camp of America, Young Democrats meetings [ *] Essays: Common App short answer: founding the Green Alliance at my school; Common App: Obama Campaign Experience; #1: experience with AP Euro, #2: comparing my left- and right-brainedness by talking about Georgetown and Showchoir Camp; #3: talking about how I wanted to break away from my campus visit at Stanford and realizing that I wanted to be there. [ *] Teacher Recommendation: AP European History teacher (really good, although I don't know the details), Trig teacher (really good, talked about how I grew and matured in-and-outside of the classroom when she had me) [ *] Counselor Rec: Good, although I don't know the details. [ *] Additional Rec: Principal: fantastic. He talked really frankly about the state of my high school (small, rural, public) and how I had exceeded the expectations that people had for students there (studying for the majority of AP classes on my own, etc.). Couldn't say enough nice things. [ *] Interview: Not offered. [ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list] [ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No. [ *] Intended Major: Public Policy or Political Science. [ *] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana [ *] Country (if international applicant): [ *] School Type: Public [ *] Ethnicity: White [ *] Gender: Male [ *] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class [ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Openly gay. [ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list] [ *] Strengths: Everything except my SAT scores. [ *] Weaknesses: My scores. [ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I'm one of the only rural Midwestern openly gay Presbyterian deacon political/women's rights/environmental activist who does show choir in the world, so I think my uniqueness set me apart. Only four graduates from my high school have gone out of state to school; two of them were my siblings. Really good essays. Luck. [ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Hope everyone gets on the forum at the admitted students website! I'm one of the only people that have posted... Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 2110: (680 CR, 760 M, 670 W) • SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 690 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (Where 4.0 = A and A+) • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 / 50 • IB predicted (place score in parentheses): Math HL 7, Econ HL 7, Eng HL 6, World History HL 6, Physics SL 6, French B SL 6 • Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous IB Candidate • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, 10 School Subject Awards throughout HS Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (Club President, 5 Conferences), Student Council (Officer, 2 years), School Magazine (Creative Editor, 2 years), Yearbook (Editor-in-Chief), Keynote Speaker/Presenter at 2 Laptop Conferences, Tech Leadership Team, TEDx Team (Speaker), National Honor Society • Job/Work Experience: None • Volunteer/Community service: Built a small library in the Philippines, Conducted/Wrote a 5-day course for a teaching staff in a small school about Tech Education, Habitat for Humanity Trip, Swimming Instructor for Mentality/Physically disabled children, CTY Summer Program with lots of Service • Summer Activities: CTY Civic Leadership Institute, some of the community service Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): • Essays (Include Subjects): o Common App Main: 10 (My identity: half Indian, half Filipino, Muslim, Catholic, US Citizen, international student; and how it has defined my outlook on the world) o EC Short Answer: 7 (Yearbook EIC as a sophomore, the challenges) o Intellectual Vitality: 8 (How our perceptions of the world are based on the stories we are told) o Roommate: 9 (The things I love – Talking, Technology, and Food) o Why Stanford: 9 (Quirky essay, created a personal college index and scored Stanford under each criterion and gave an explanation for the score) • Teacher Recommendation #1: Math Teacher since 9th Grade, great friend, very personal • Teacher Recommendation #2: History Teacher in 9th, 11th, and 12th grade; not read it but according to her (and apparently Stanford), it was great • Counselor Rec: No clue, talked about my ECs • Additional Rec: Director of Tech at my school; should be pretty good based on the work I’ve done with her • Interview: None • Art Supplement: None Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope • Intended Major: Public Policy, Econ, IR • Date Submitted App: Oct 28 • State (if domestic applicant): • Country (if international applicant): India • School Type: Private, International • Ethnicity: Indian/Filipino w/ Dual Citizenship- US and the Philippines • Gender: Male • Income Bracket: No financial Aid • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I’m aware Reflection • Strengths: ECs, Community Service, maybe Essays, Citizenship/International (no aid)/Diversity • Weaknesses: Standardized Testing to an extent, didn’t start a company/save whales in Japan • Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A combination of luck, unusual ECs, and an systematically-planned app • What would you have done differently?: Nothing, obviously General Comments: CC has been such a vent for my college obsession and I decided to do my bit and contribute. Congratulations and commiserations all around… Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I (breakdown): 720 Critical Reading, 800 Math, 800 Writing (one sitting) • ACT: not reported • SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 790 U.S. History • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1% • AP (place score in parenthesis): five 5's (Calculus BC & AB subscore, Chemistry, European History, Macroeconomics, Statistics), three 4's (Comp. Sci. A, English Lit. & Comp., U.S. History) • IB (place score in parenthesis): none • Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology/Government/Physics B, English, IB Anatomy/Math HL (Multivariable Calculus), Orchestra, Organic & Biochemistry • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semifinalist, USNCO National Qualifier (2x), National AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chemistry Club (Founder/President), Science Olympiad (Secretary), Academic Decathlon (Vice President), Symphony Orchestra (11th grade Assistant Principal Violin II and Orchestra Council Member-at-Large), Youth Orchestra • Job/Work Experience: Kumon Math and Reading Centers assistant, CGeneTech, Inc. industrial chemistry internship • Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteering, math/science tutoring • Summer Activities: American Chemical Society research program, molecular biology workshop, Nat'l Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, electrical engineering summer camp, chamber music camp • Essays: common app essay caused two people to cry • Teacher Recommendation: history teacher wrote letters in the past for students who got into Stanford. chemistry teacher's recommendation was pretty good too. • Counselor Rec: don't know • Additional Rec: research mentor said that his letter of recommendation was "very good" • Interview: none Decision: Accepted Objective: • SAT I 800/800/800 2400 • SAT II: 740 chem, 750 math 1, 740 bio-E, 790 Bio-M, 790 Math 2 • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/750ish • AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), French (4), US History (5), Biology (5), English (5) • Senior Year Course Load: Symphonic Band; Chemistry AP; Physics Honors; English AP, Government/Economics AP; Calculus BC AP; Statistics AP • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): honor roll; AP distinguished scholar; outstanding in Bio, Comp sci, Chem; various band awards; national merit semifinalist Subjective: • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band; I'm a very good clarinet player, though not a prodigy. I'm first chair and have been in Area band, region band etc. I plan to submit the arts supplement. (squad leader and section leader); NHS; French Club (Treasurer); French NHS (President); Environmental Club; Volunteering at animal shelters (300+ hours, mostly after 9th and 10th grade, none this summer); HOSA (reporter; organized an awareness week/fundraiser which I talked about in the big essay) • Job/Work Experience: Work at a Kennel 15 hrs/week during summer • Volunteer/Community service: about 300 hours mostly at animal shelters. • Summer Activities: volunteering, working, took a microbiology course at Colorado College • Essays: The little essays were pretty boring; I wrote about evolution for the intellectual one; my big essay was about how I want to cure infectious diseases and I guess they saw potential in that. • Teacher Recommendation: My biology teacher's was excellent; my government teacher told me he didn't write very much. • Counselor Rec: Probably very good. • Additional Rec: Band Director gave me a formula recommendation with my arts supplement. • Interview: no Other • Applied for Financial Aid?: no • Intended Major: Biology • State (if domestic applicant): Texas • School Type: Public • Ethnicity: White • Gender: Female • Income Bracket: $200,000+ • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uh, I submitted the arts supplement on clarinet. Does that count? Reflection • Strengths: Grades, scores, EC • Weaknesses: essays, ethnicity, lack of something outstanding I've done • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck probably. I'm so inferior to some rejects. General Comments: I'm SOO excited to go to Stanford but I'm kind of guilty because I feel like I haven't done as much as some rejects... I hope I'm not the least-accomplished one there... but of course I'm still going XD Remember to remove the spaces. Decision: Deferred Objective: SAT I: 2110 (CR680 M700 W730) SAT II: Math 2 730 Literature 680 ACT: 33 (E34 M34 R34 S28 W11) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Probably Top 5% (my school doesn't report to students) AP/IB (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (3), NSL (5), IB French (5), IB Environmental (6) Senior Year Course Load: IB Psychology, Adv Multivariable Calc/Differential Equations, IB European History, IB Theory of Knowledge, Law, IB Higher Level Math, IB English Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): honor roll, national merit commended, Maryland distinguished scholar finalist Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horseback Riding, National Honor Society, French Honor Society, Countywide Youth Advisory Committee, Tutoring, Piano, Flute, Baseball Team Manager Job/Work Experience: Regularly Babysit 3 Children, Horseback Riding Camp Counselor Volunteer/Community service: About 700 Hours So Far; Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor (for special needs children + veterans), Volunteer in the Federal Public Defenders Office Summer Activities: Lazarus Leadership Fellows Program (created and operated a baseball + nutrition camp for a group of underprivileged children), mostly volunteering with Therapeutic Riding Teacher Recommendation: Probably excellent; My math teacher has taught me for 2 years and is teaching my 2 classes this year, and is a close family friend. My Environmental Science teacher from last year probably wrote a very good one as well, since her mom is actually very involved in Therapeutic Riding too and she grew up on a horse farm and shares my passion Counselor Rec: My assistant principal wrote this instead; I read it and it was very good, a little redundant because it restated my activities but very positive Additional Rec: No Interview: Yes; went well Other Applied for Financial Aid?: no Intended Major: Undecided State (if domestic applicant): Maryland School Type: Public Ethnicity: White Gender: Female Income Bracket: $100,000 + Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy through father and uncle was a Rhodes Scholar there (don't know if that makes any different haha), brother goes there Reflection Strengths: Transcript, volunteering, essays Weaknesses: Test scores, have gotten suspended (for pregaming a football game 2 years ago; needless to say THAT was a mistake! :/ ) Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows? I think I was deferred instead of flat out rejected so as not to anger their alum too much General Comments: I'm really, really disappointed. I've wanted to go to Stanford since 5th grade (which of course, I know so many others have). I'm really beating myself up over this. I'm thrilled to still have a chance, but I can't help but feel a little let down, and I'm not too optimistic about getting in. I'm really hurt right now but I know it'll all work out eventually. |
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