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ChanceMe Stanford [REA] Class of 2024

May 18, 2019, 12:30 pm
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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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Chances for Stanford REA?

May 27, 2019, 3:20 pm
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**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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Does stanford check your freshman year grades if you apply an early action?

May 26, 2019, 5:52 pm
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Sorry for the grammar
Got to hurry,,
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Rescinded Acceptance

May 6, 2019, 10:06 pm
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I got into Stanford University EA this fall. I have always maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school but this year I fear I might be getting a C or worse a D, on a class I'm taking at a community college (Differential Equations). The only reason why I'm getting a low grade is because my teacher keeps giving me F's on assignments counted as quizzes for the smallest things, like because the size of my paper was off by an inch or I didn't box the entirety of my answer. And honestly, I think he straight up just hates me. He always gives me dirty looks in class and does not help me at all after class. My grades for all my other classes are A+'s this semester but it's just that one class that keeps putting me through the wringer and I'm especially scared since math was my intended major but I'm planning to switch to comp sci. Do you think that they will rescind my application over one bad grade and if they do, is there anything I can do to change that?
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High School Freshman advice?

May 27, 2019, 7:27 pm
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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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Stanford Parents Thread

April 12, 2011, 8:18 pm
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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

April 3, 2019, 10:23 am
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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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Stanford Class of 2023 waitlist thread

April 15, 2019, 3:58 pm
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Community service that looks good to Stanford

June 7, 2019, 7:01 pm
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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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Stanford Class of 2023 Discussion

June 17, 2018, 4:55 pm
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Here we go guys! Starting this early...
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What Are My Chances? (Stanford University RD)

June 11, 2019, 5:45 pm
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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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Moved: Is class rank really important if you go to an ultra competitive high school?

June 24, 2019, 2:56 am
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Summer at Stanford

June 15, 2019, 6:44 pm
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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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How to Get Into Stanford....By Someone Who Didn't

February 13, 2019, 2:05 pm
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Introduction

I wanted to go to Stanford since I was eleven years old. Since the day I set foot on Stanford's campus, I studied my butt off in high school, did what I was passionate about, wrote and edited my Stanford essays years before I even applied, did killer extracurricular activities, and burned myself getting good standardized test scores. I read every blog possible and watched every YouTube video about how to get into Stanford. I was confident I would also get in, but not too confident, because I knew the acceptance rate.

I never really thought about getting a rejection letter.

For years, I compiled my thoughts about applying to Stanford into several Google Docs. After my rejection, I've been reviewing what worked, what didn't, and how I would've changed my application to get in. I'm a lot wiser now, a lot more aware about the things I should've done, and less blind to what accepted Stanford students told me I needed to do.

Standardized Testing: the Thing that Matters Least

I knew this even while applying, but for some applicants it really hasn't hit them yet. Tests don't matter. Nor do they in life. As long as you have 700+s in each section of the SAT, or subject SAT, you're fine. If you have high 600s, you'll be okay if you're low-income or a minority (black, hispanic, or an underrepresented Asian like Vietnamese). You'll notice that accepted students on the internet who post "Got Into Stanford With Low _____" are a minority. And that's OK. Stanford and schools in general need diversity, and historically minorities have been oppressed so they can't pay to get top-notch levels of education or retake SATs to get higher scores. But I'm speaking the truth and the reality: you need above 700s if you're not a minority to be accepted. Very, very, very rare circumstances may be otherwise.

If you're wondering what my scores were, you really shouldn't be concerned. Because again, all were above 700s. But, for those who care a bit too much: 1520 SAT (770M/750R), 780 Molecular Biology. On my application, I wrote that my race was White (Middle Eastern). If you were rejected and all your scores were above 700s, then you were rejected for a reason other than your scores…
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Will my GPA keep my out of Stanford?

July 3, 2019, 4:15 pm
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Hi! I didn’t do so well starting High School (hence my stats) but I know Stanford doesn’t look at Freshman year grades when your GPA is recalculated (GOD BLESS). My stats aren’t perfect but I’d like to know if they could be the sole reason I get denied (disregarding test scores, extracurriculars, awards, recommendations) Thanks!

Freshman Year (Not Included):
First Semester: 3.0
Second Semester: 2.1

Sophomore Year (Included):
First Semester: 3.0
Second Semester: 4.0

Junior Year (5 APs) (Included):
First Semester: 4.0
Second Semester: 4.0

Stanford GPA : 3.77
Stanford GPA Weighted : 4.23
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What are my chances? (Regular Decision)

July 5, 2019, 9:07 am
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Profile: Asian-American male, middle-high income, excellent suburban public school

Family: Parents obtained Bachelors and Ph.D. from Chinese universities, Sister attended Duke for undergrad and UChicago for business school

GPA: Unweighed - 4.00; Weighted - 4.76

SAT: 1600

Subject Tests: Chemistry - 800; Math Level 2 - 800

AP Scores: Calculus BC - 5, Chemistry - 5, US Gov - 5, Comp Gov - 5, Environmental - 5, Lang & Comp - 5, US History - 4, Physics 1 - 4

Leadership Roles: Captain of the varsity tennis team, WYSE (science competition club), Math Team

Notable EC's: Top 100 nationally ranked tennis player, team state tennis champion, state 2nd place in Chemistry (WSYE), multiple team + individual top 10 state finishes in Math
Team, 100+ hours volunteering for American Cancer Society

Awards: National Merit Scholar, 4th place Chicago ACS competition (Chemistry), AP National Scholar


Additional Question: Would it be better for me to apply as a Chemical Engineering major or undecided? My credentials point towards me having a strong interest in Chemistry so applying with that major would make sense, but I'm really not sure I want to study it in college
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Moved: SCEA: Helping Me Decide

July 7, 2019, 9:27 am
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Which letter of recommendation should I go with? (Stanford)

July 9, 2019, 8:59 am
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Hello all,
Surprise surprise, another student wanting to go to Stanford. Thought I'd shoot my shot. I just turned 19, looking to transfer as a junior. Anyhow, I have 2 very nice letters of recommendation. Both writers know me equally well and both letters bring about the same to the table. The only difference is who wrote them, I can't decide which one would carry the most weight. Both are brilliant individuals so it's giving me a hard time. One of them is a high ranking NASA employee who I have worked with for about 3 years, he went to Purdue, I was an intern and then a project manager. The other letter is from a Stanford alumni, was the project manager of the team that invented Bluetooth, now works as a high-up at Apple. He was my mentor when I first got started working leadership/management positions at clubs in my high school and we are still talk very often.
Any input, whatsoever, would be amazing!

Have an amazing day!!!
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Mechanical Engineering vs Human Biology at Stanford

July 15, 2019, 8:18 am
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I will be a senior this fall in high school, and I am planning on applying to Stanford REA.
I saw on Stanford's website that there is still a pretty significant gender gap in mechanical engineering, so I was wondering if I would have a better chance of getting accepted if I applied for ME vs hum bio, and then switch to hum bio if I get accepted.
I took AP Calculus BC in 10th grade, ended AP Physics Mechanics with a 98 and a 5 on the AP exam, and will be taking AP Physics E&M and multivariable calculus next year. On the other hand, I only ended AP Biology with a 93.
But, one of my main ECs is a biology lab internship, and I did get a 800 on the biology SAT.
Which major do you think will give me the biggest chance of getting accepted?
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How I was Rejected Then Accepted by Stanford

July 23, 2019, 8:29 am
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Hi Guys,
I was admitted REA to Stanford and will be attending this fall. Go Cardinals!
Although, I am now attending my dream school. It wasn’t always this way. In 2017, I received rejections from the Ivy League, Stanford and Cambridge universities. By changing my applications and deciding to study something different, I was able to reapply and receive acceptances to Stanford and Cambridge. This direct experience has taught me what EXACTLY can get you rejected and what can maximize your chances of acceptance.

If you have any college admissions-related questions, ask away. I hope this creates a forum for sharing tips, anyone can answer a question or ask one.
Looking forward to seeing your questions!
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