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Stanford
B.A., International Studies
Hi! I'm from the East Coast but Stanford's my home! I like to adventure & try new things, ask me anything!
Features Included
3
Essays
7
Schools
2
Scores
7
Advice
0
ECs
1
Sports
4.50
GPA
1520
SAT
pceluvstanford,pceluvstanford
pceluvstanford
Stanford
Features Included
3
Essays
7
Schools
2
Scores
7
Advice
0
ECs
1
Sports

Background

Hometown Rockville, Maryland, Maryland
GenderFemale
EthnicityBlack / African American
AdmissionEarly Action
Class of2019
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted4 schools
Stanford, Duke, USC, UNC
Waitlisted or Withdrew1 schools
Harvard
Denied2 schools
Princeton, Yale
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Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

Applied for a B.A. in International Studies

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

More Essays

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I believe that my failures in my friendships have taught me more than failure in any other area would have. They have taught me how to deal with people in a realistic way. Perhaps most importantly, these failures encouraged my transition from childhood to young adulthood by giving me a taste of what the real world would be like. I realized that not everyone I meet is going to like me or treat me with respect. Finally I decided that...

Supplemental Essay Issue of personal significance
53 Words
This essay was about using the experiences of the past to be more engaged and appreciative of the present. The prompt was to choose a favorite quote from a novel; I chose the final line from The Great Gatsby: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Additional Essay Details
92 Words
My strategy for my essays was to try to make them as personal as possible so that the affect that my personality, goals, dreams, and values really shined through. I did not really focus on academic or extracurricular achievements in my essays because I knew that those would be empirically included in my application. To me, it was more important to do my best to present who I am as a person because that is something that could not be...

General Admissions Advice

5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)
5 Words
unique, positive,...

What I like about my school’s location and culture
69 Words
I can't say enough about the weather! The incredible sunshine and climate at Stanford really help to alleviate some of the...

Post-college plans
26 Words
After college I hope to go to law...

My advice about getting recommenders
86 Words
I know that some people try to choose recommenders from two very different subjects (ie. history and math) to try to appear well rounded, but I...

How to increase chances at my school
83 Words
Find what you love, focus on it, work really hard for it, and be passionate about it! A lot of people applying to college do...

Most popular extracurricular activities at my college
16 Words
There really isn't one "most...

What set me apart from other applicants
75 Words
I think what set me apart from other applicants was my focus on describing how I developed into the person that I am...

High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.50
 
Rank
Top 1%
 
High School TypeReligious
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1520
on 1600 scale
Approximate conversion of 2400 score to 1600.
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Highest SAT
2220
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2220
SAT Prep
PSAT Scores

AP / IB Classes and Scores

N/A

Sports

SportsBasketball

Extracurriculars

Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

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