fancypants
fancypants,
Stanford
B.S.
Just a little hipster swimming against the mainstream
Features Included
1
Essays
7
Schools
1
Scores
1
Advice
2
ECs
1
Sports

Background

Hometown College Station, Texas
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionRegular Decision, Early Action
Class of2019
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
  • California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
  • University of Texas - Austin (Austin, TX)
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
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Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

Applied for a B.S. in

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Personal Statement
540 Words
Failure experience
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paul Coelho, The Alchemist She’s a foot shorter than everyone else and not athletically built. Nobody special, really. One summer, she wanted to qualify for the state championship swim meet. She had nine seconds to drop in the 200 breaststroke. “How can I make the state cut?” she asked her coach. “You have to train at least four hours a day. You canâ€...
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General Admissions Advice

What set me apart from other applicants
24 Words
I was ME. I didn't worry about...
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High School Performance

GPA
4.00
(no specification of weighting)
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School High at first but got worse

Test Scores

Highest ACT
35
 
ACT Score Details
 
Other ACT Scores

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details14 classes and scores

Sports

SportsSwimming/Diving (Recruited)

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesMath Team, Mathematics, Engineering, Science, and Achievement (MESA)
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received
Application Additional Materials

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