Currently Junior, so UW GPA should be higher next year. I'm using an acceptance/waitlist/defer/reject decision format and adapting it.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1600
ACT (breakdown): 36 (35 R)
SAT II: 800 Math L2, 700 World, 780 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.663
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human (5), Calc (BC: 5, AB: 5), Physics 1 (5), World (4) [Pending Macro, Bio, Lang, C Mech, USH, CSA but I think I will get 2 4s max on them in Macro/USH]
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Lit, USGov, Physics 2, Physics C E&M, Chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Google Code-In Winner, USABO Semifinalist, National Merit, eCybermission Regional Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
1. Science Olympiad (Captain hopefully next year)
2. Biology Olympiad (VP)
3. Model UN (Officer to President)
4. Community Service Club (Co-President)
5. Youth Symphony/All State Violist
6. Math Team
7. Computational Biology Internship at prestigious lab [this summer]
8. Open Source Development
9. Varsity Bowling
10. Robotics
Job/Work Experience: Restaurant Host / Cashier / Server, Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: 120 hours+ (not going to laundry list, pretty standard activities)
Summer Activities: sophomore year- volunteered and worked; junior year- summer internship, drafting review paper for publication
Essays (rating 1-10, details): will probably write around 7-8 since I'm not a natural writer
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): probably around 8-9
Teacher Rec #1: Biology, has a lot of good things to say, will be a stellar rec (9)
Teacher Rec #2: Lang, has good things to say, good rec writer but not as strong as 1st (7-8)
Counselor Rec: doesn't know me that well, but will have good things to say (6-7)
Additional Rec: maybe my internship mentor who is a lab PI (no rating because haven't done internship)
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Will need to
Intended Major: Computational Biology / Bioinformatics
State (if domestic applicant): TN
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 85k-100k range
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really, asian male ting.
Reflection
Strengths: good focus in STEM field (bio) while still being well rounded,
Weaknesses: asian male going into STEM
General Comments:
I'm going to be focusing like 80% of my energy on colleges doing the Stanford app/essays, since it's my first choice and I'm applying REA. I hope I'll be able to put a good app together and the rest is up to luck.
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ChanceMe Stanford [REA] Class of 2024
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Chances for Stanford REA?
**Background**: Midwest, African Male (Rising Senior)
**Hooks**: URM, Parents Refugees
**Intended Major**: Engineering/CS
**Stats**:
ACT 32 (33 Superscore)
Class Rank: 14/460,
GPA: 4.31
**AP's**: Took AP Human Geography, AP Language Comp, AP Macro, AP US History, AP Psychology ( Will Take AP comp sci, AP Lit, Ap Calc BC, AP Chem, and AP Statistics Senior Year)
Exams (Thus Far) AP Human Geography 4
Planning on taking SAT subj tests in June
**Extracurriculars:** Chapter FBLA VP, Orchestra for 3 yrs thus far, Varsity Soccer, JV Cross Country 1 yr, Member of a Youth Leadership group in my city, Quiz Bowl, Worked Part Time Jobs in Summer
I landed a pretty competitive paid engineering internship at my state UNI where I'll be doing research w/ lasers. This is my best EC
**Awards:** FBLA National Qualifier (Didn't attend), numerous small FBLA awards, Academic Letter, (Probably a letter in soccer), AP Scholar
**Essay:** Currently a Junior so I haven't wrote them yet, plan on talking about how I plan on helping my relatives and family back in Sudan with my opportunities in the U.S. Idk if this topic is oversaturated though, input would be nice.**LORS:** Plan on getting them from my teachers, advisors, and coaches
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High School Freshman advice?
H!i I'm a freshman in High School in the suburbs of Seattle and I would really like to go to Stanford. I know that it is a really difficult accomplishment, which is why I'm making sure to start now and do things in and out of school that I am not only interested in, but will help me in achieving this goal! So, I was wondering if you guys have any advice to give me, or if there are any cool out of school programs around the Cascade area that I might be interested in. Thanks!
Some info:
African American
1st Generation American (African)
1st Generation College Student
(My whole family was born in East African except me so I don't think that it's right to write about it.)
Classes so far
(About is the hardest class load I could take; Python prerequisite of APCS)
AP Human Geo
PE
Honors English
Bio
Algebra 2
Coding in python
IB Spanish 3
(got 2 B's in Spanish- had a harsh grader)
Clubs
Wood Business
SCAN(Save the Children Action Network)
MSA(Muslim Student Association)
Leaving Debate for MUN
As you can see its not really anything special so I'm open to all advice!
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Does stanford check your freshman year grades if you apply an early action?
Sorry for the grammar
Got to hurry,,
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Stanford Class of 2023 Discussion
Here we go guys! Starting this early...
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Saying no to Stanford?
My daughter is trying to decide between Stanford (with no financial assistance) and a large state school (Alabama) with a full ride for being a National Merit Finalist. She fears that Stanford will be so academically challenging (and possibly "cut-throat" competitive) that she will have very little time to pursue other interests (club sports, volunteering, etc). She is also intimidated by the unknown roommate situation and the general quirkiness of the student body. On the other hand, clearly Stanford has the superior reputation and she feels she may not find Alabama challenging enough. Does anyone here have experience saying "no" to Stanford once admitted?
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Stanford Parents Thread
I have seen other threads for parents for the various other CC universities; while I know that Stanford prides itself on being unique, I would like to start a similar thread for Stanford parents to share information and suggestions.
Our daughter just announced her "official" commitment to Stanford tonight and we are planning on attending Admit weekend with her. Are there any other parents planning on going? For any of you who have attended in the past, what are the highlights? Any suggestions?
Look forward to hearing from you all!
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Stanford Class of 2023 RD Results
I didn’t see a thread like this for 2023 RD. I saw a lot of ppl post their results on the discussion thread, but it’d be nice to have a separate one so that future applicants don’t have to sift through hundreds of posts of us stressing out over the date change. Please also feel free to note a date change on your portal when filling this out, even though there doesn’t seem to be anything significant about it.
Remove the "a" in the bold, size, and color of your decision.
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size][/b]
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size][/b]
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size][/b]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:
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Community service that looks good to Stanford
I'm currently a sophomore in high school with great extracurriculars and leadership positions and a 3.7. I haven't extremely been involved in community service but I want into it because I do have an interest in helping people. For those who got into Stanford, what community service projects/ organizations were you committed to and what other events did you do surrounding that area?
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What Are My Chances? (Stanford University RD)
Stats
- Caucasian Male (Half-Moroccan) I go to a regular public school
- Intended Major: Anthropology, Linguistics, Political Science
- 3.85 UW/4.20 W GPA (top 10%)
- 1560 SAT, Poured my heart out in the essays 8/10
- World History: 800, English Lit: 760
- AP's: AP-Drawing(5), English Lang (5), English Lit (5), AP Gov (5), AP Psych (5), AP World (5), AP Bio (5)
- Bunch of online college courses
- AP World Teacher 10/10 Rec, JROTC commander 8/10 Rec
Awards
- Scholastic Gold Medal Gold Medal
- Best Delegate at Model U.N conference
- Academic Challenge team competition 3rd place state
- National Geographic National Photo contest finalist
- Poetry Slam scholarships
EC's
- Junior representative of International Club
- President of N.A.H.S
- Founder and President of Model U.N club
- I run a Quora account where I answer peoples questions on Middle Eastern history and Mediterranean history (Over 15,000 views on all answers)
- I run a Gedmatch program where I help decipher people's genetic history and Admixture
- First Seargent in JROTC as well as commander of my Raider's team
- President of Key Club
- I've translated and published Arabic Poetry
- Black Belt in Taijutsu
- Founded and oversaw my cities' Community garden and fresh foods program (with the help of Key Club)
Summer Activities
- Wrote a research project on the different religions of Baltimore
- Went on a National Geographic Community Service to Morocco
- Made a Documentary on native Berber tribes and their access to education
- Volunteered and helped orchestrate the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Interned at the Smithsonian center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Did research within the internship on Armenian Culture and endangered languages within the country
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Summer at Stanford
My daughter received a scholarship to attend the summer session at Stanford.
What is the summer atmosphere like at Stanford?
Are there many undergraduates that attend summer classes?
We are from a small, rural farming community in North Dakota so this is going to be a huge change for her. Any suggestions or advice is much appreciated.
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Stanford Class of 2023 Discussion
Here we go guys! Starting this early...
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Moved: Is class rank really important if you go to an ultra competitive high school?
This discussion has been moved.
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Am I possibly a good fit for Stanford?
Hello my name is Angela. I recently applied regular decision to Stanford because I'm interested in their Psych program and is a great school that I thought to apply to see what happens. I'm from a low-income area where there's not a lot of opportunities laying around so I don't have any crazy research opportunities. Is it okay if I tell you guys my story along with extracurriculars and stats, get a glimpse to who I am as a person, to see if I would be a possible, good fit for Stanford?
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Does doing a program run by a college while in high school increase likelihood of acceptance?
Hello CollegeConfidential,
I was recently accepted into the Stanford Reischauer Program for Japanese studies for my junior year. I was wondering whether completing this program would increase my likelihood of getting into Stanford as a college. Would it increase my chances of getting into other prestigious universities in general?
I was recently accepted into the Stanford Reischauer Program for Japanese studies for my junior year. I was wondering whether completing this program would increase my likelihood of getting into Stanford as a college. Would it increase my chances of getting into other prestigious universities in general?
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AP Calc BC
So if I take AP Calc BC my junior year, do I still have to take math my senior year? My dream school is stanford but I plan on taking another course instead of AP Stats
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Ask questions about applying to Stanford!
Hi everyone,
I was recently admitted and will be attending Stanford in the fall! This post was created so that people (mostly future applicants and their parents), can ask for advice on the admissions process, what to include and what not to include, etc.
Please note that anyone can answer / ask questions on this thread. Hopefully this will make the application process a lot easier for everyone![:)]( ":)")
I was recently admitted and will be attending Stanford in the fall! This post was created so that people (mostly future applicants and their parents), can ask for advice on the admissions process, what to include and what not to include, etc.
Please note that anyone can answer / ask questions on this thread. Hopefully this will make the application process a lot easier for everyone
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Stanford University Fall 2019 Transfer Thread
Dear fellow prospective Stanford transfer students,
I recently finished my freshman year at the University of Connecticut as an Economics major. I earned a 3.6 GPA with a relatively rigorous courseload. I applied as a transfer student to Wharton but was rejected.
I will start with a few stats:
Race: Caucasian Jewish American
Gender: Male
Home State: Connecticut
SES: High
SAT: 1020 (Terrible. I took the SAT once a couple years ago and did not study at all. I will be retaking.)
I feel stagnant at my current school and will likely be taking a gap year for 2018/2019 to do something extreme. I am leaving to study abroad in Israel soon, so I may stay there.
At any rate, I wanted to start this thread as early as possible to get the conversation going. I do not expect much activity during summer break, so I am looking forward to conversations with other prospective transfer students this fall.
Good luck to everyone in advance.
Sincerely,
@mgr001
I recently finished my freshman year at the University of Connecticut as an Economics major. I earned a 3.6 GPA with a relatively rigorous courseload. I applied as a transfer student to Wharton but was rejected.
I will start with a few stats:
Race: Caucasian Jewish American
Gender: Male
Home State: Connecticut
SES: High
SAT: 1020 (Terrible. I took the SAT once a couple years ago and did not study at all. I will be retaking.)
I feel stagnant at my current school and will likely be taking a gap year for 2018/2019 to do something extreme. I am leaving to study abroad in Israel soon, so I may stay there.
At any rate, I wanted to start this thread as early as possible to get the conversation going. I do not expect much activity during summer break, so I am looking forward to conversations with other prospective transfer students this fall.
Good luck to everyone in advance.
Sincerely,
@mgr001
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Stanford/T10 Applicant for 2024 major question
I have moderately strong credentials in both engineering and history. I was wondering if I could apply as history or perhaps some mix of the fields like the science society and technology major at Stanford (hence Stanford in the title specifically) to improve my chances to be accepted? Then, later on, I would probably switch to a CS major, when officially declaring or as a change of college. Would this be effective to improve my chances of being accepted? I feel like my resume in history would be a little less than STEM, but the lesser competition may be worth it.
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Waitlist depression :,(
I literally just won three awards today/tonight... two scholarships for [redacted] and [redacted].. and one award called the National [redacted] Award which is the highest honor for [redacted]... I honestly don't care much about awards at all because to me, in the real world, I'm just a stupid small fish with a lot more to learn... but I was so excited to finally be able to update Stanford with my accomplishments for my waitlist.. so FREAKING EXCITED... and then FIVE MINUTES AFTER I WIN THE AWARD and sit down.. I get the notification on my email that I WAS DROPPED FROM THE WAITLIST... IF I COULD JUST HAVE ONE MORE DAY I COULD HAVE UPDATED THEM..... AND MAYBE HAD A TINIER CHANCE AT ACCEPTANCE!!!!!!!
Stanford was and still is the only school I really see myself enjoying. It has everything - from strong and CHALLENGING academics in the sciences and arts, to an AMAZING work-life balance, to a phenomenal support system, to WARM WEATHER, to literally a community of SUPER QUIRKY PEOPLE that are crazy interesting and all INSANELY PASSIONATE about what they do... I've visited colleges across the east coast and mid west... and I'm sorry but NO WHERE HAS THE SAME LEVEL OF PASSION AS STANFORD!!!!!!!!!
I tried my best to be happy for the rest of the ceremony but to be honest, I am EXTREMELY disappointed in myself.. And I mean EXTREMELY. Admissions officers at Stanford voted on my application (TWICE because I'm legacy) and majority literally voted AGAINST accepting me, yet accepted many others. That is COMPLETE evidence that there is something WRONG with me.. something that others have that I don't..... and will probably NEVER HAVE!!!!! I have no words to express my disappointment in myself. :,( I'll NEVER GET OVER THIS!!!!!! :,( I'm so EXTREMELY depressed....
Stanford was and still is the only school I really see myself enjoying. It has everything - from strong and CHALLENGING academics in the sciences and arts, to an AMAZING work-life balance, to a phenomenal support system, to WARM WEATHER, to literally a community of SUPER QUIRKY PEOPLE that are crazy interesting and all INSANELY PASSIONATE about what they do... I've visited colleges across the east coast and mid west... and I'm sorry but NO WHERE HAS THE SAME LEVEL OF PASSION AS STANFORD!!!!!!!!!
I tried my best to be happy for the rest of the ceremony but to be honest, I am EXTREMELY disappointed in myself.. And I mean EXTREMELY. Admissions officers at Stanford voted on my application (TWICE because I'm legacy) and majority literally voted AGAINST accepting me, yet accepted many others. That is COMPLETE evidence that there is something WRONG with me.. something that others have that I don't..... and will probably NEVER HAVE!!!!! I have no words to express my disappointment in myself. :,( I'll NEVER GET OVER THIS!!!!!! :,( I'm so EXTREMELY depressed....
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