romeou,
Stanford
B.S., Computer Science
First year student at Stanford. Passionate about diversity in tech. Proud member of LSJUMB.
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Background
Hometown
Miami, Florida
GenderMale
EthnicityHispanic
AdmissionEarly Action
Class of2019
First Gen College StudentYes
English First Language
No
Other Language(s) Spoken
Spanish
Results, Essays, and Advice
Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
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Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Applied for a B.S. in Computer Science
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Personal Statement667 WordsFamily background, First in family to college, Issue of personal significance, Overcoming a financial obstacle, Overcoming personal struggleMy mother is the strongest influence on everything I am, everything I have attained, and everything I want to be. Our closeness is a result of the fatal car accident that my father got into when I was two years old; from that moment on, my mother and I were left alone together. After my mom and I left for Miami, she struggled with difficulties that naturally come with being a single mother: she worked, she cleaned, and she raised...Read more...Supplemental Essay Diversity statement468 WordsOne night, towards the end of the Stanford Summer College program, the members of my dorm went out to the Main Quad, where the mentors led us in a discussion about what we'd take home from those eight weeks. One by one, each of my dorm mates spoke about what they felt and how move-out day seemed so far away at first. Unable to translate my feelings into words, I found myself grateful to be one of the last few...Read more...Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school249 WordsStanford Roommate Essay: Dear Roommate, College is a time for trying new things, exploring one’s self… AND POSTERS. One thing you’ll notice about me is that I’ll soon have my side of wall completely filled with posters of Game of Thrones, Legend of Zelda, Jimi Hendrix, Family Guy, and cats. Aside from my walls, another thing you’ll observe is that my desk will probably be a huge mess by the end of the first week of...Read more...Supplemental Essay Issue of personal significance264 WordsFor the first fourteen years of my life, I’d been taught to be nonjudgmental and to see others as equals. It was easy enough to do so as long as I was separated from other students, who weren’t deemed “gifted” by the state. My elementary school and magnet middle school had done a good job of making us “gifted” kids feel different, special, and maybe even superior by separating us from the “regular” kids. Upon finishing middle school,...Read more...Supplemental Essay Other64 WordsI tried to make my essays more of a "stream of consciousness" type of narrative rather than a creative writing piece. I know some people who have flowery diction and stuck with this type of writing. The sooner I accepted that this was not the type of writing that I was strong at creating, the faster I embraced my strengths in writing: syntactical writing.Read more...General Admissions Advice
5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)5 WordsAmbitious, curious,...Read more...List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience52 WordsI interviewed for Harvard and MIT. While every interview experience is different, every interview boils down...Read more...Why I declined other schools73 WordsAt the end of the day, setting some time aside to visit the schools during their admit weekends gave me a sense...Read more...My advice about getting recommenders33 WordsIf you can, get a teacher you have known for...Read more...Whether I took out loans or applied for scholarships, and my advice58 WordsApply for scholarships! There are multiple websites that compile huge lists of scholarships; go to those and...Read more...What might make for a good “Why Us” essay topic at my school41 WordsResearch the school! Reach out to current students and alumni whose interests...Read more...High School Performance
Weighted GPA5.00(equivalent to 3.95 unweighted)RankTop 1%
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Highest SAT1490on 1600 scaleHighest SAT2140SAT Score Details
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Details9 classes and scoresSports
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ActivitiesNational Honor Society, Debate Club/Team, Tutoring/Mentoring, Math Team, Model Congress / Model UN
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