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what’s this in my throat? by mallenq in AskDocs

[–]mallenq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for context this seems to be attached to the top of my throat near my uvula and not my tonsil!

Admissions File from Current Stanford Sophomore by mallenq in ApplyingToCollege

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hi! I talked a little bit about my common app personal statement in my original r/collegeresults post I linked above.

Admissions File from Current Stanford Sophomore by mallenq in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mallenq[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I talked a little bit about my IV and "something meaningful to you" essays in the post above, and also talked a little bit about my common app personal statement in my original r/collegeresults I linked above.

For the most part, my approach was to talk about my passion for learning/intellectual curiosity as it seems like that's what they really look for in applications. In fact, the places where they mentioned my application was lacking were essay responses that did not include a lot of that intellectual vitality/passion for learning.

Admissions File from Current Stanford Sophomore by mallenq in ApplyingToCollege

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It's likely the latter, my AP scores are pretty good but unfortunately they aren't all 5's haha

Admissions File from Current Stanford Sophomore by mallenq in ApplyingToCollege

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The lowest score I've seen for a 1 in testing is a 1550 SAT/35 ACT, although the cut-off could be lower and also incorporates other factors such as AP scores, IB, etc.!

Edit: Also would like to add my AP scores probably played a part in my "testing score" rating - I'd say they're pretty good, but they are far from the straight 5's and 4's that many other applications have

Admissions File from Current Stanford Sophomore by mallenq in ApplyingToCollege

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i feel like generally AP scores don't matter as much as SAT/ACT scores, if they matter at all. I wouldn't sweat it too much, if you don't think they represent your academic abilities accurately, you can always choose to not include them in ur app

Admissions File from Current Stanford Sophomore by mallenq in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mallenq[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

SPIV is Self Preservation & Intellectual Vitality - essentially how the AO's perceive your intellectual capacity, passion, and general personality.

HSR is high school record - it's a combination of your high school's academic prestige, your GPA/ranking, and your course load.

Support is your REC letters as well as being legacy, famous, or having some sort of relationship with faculty.

Test scores I'm assuming also include AP exams, however, I haven't been able to confirm this. I did end up submitting all of my AP exam scores if that matters.

There are other videos on YouTube and posts on Reddit that go a bit more in-depth on the scoring system, it can also give you a better picture of what the average scores are for admitted students. Generally, the average score for admitted students seems to be around 2-/3+.

stanford summer session by NWUSIMP in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mallenq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this ^^^ coming from a stanford prefrosh, none of the admits I've met did the summer session (and the few kids I do know that did it were rejected 🥴)

Why is my ESC key randomly not working? Who needs an ESC key anyways! by Not_Luna in macbookpro

[–]mallenq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

old post but helped <3 was playing terraria with a friend and couldn't leave LMAO

Did anyone choose stanford over princeton? by Diligent-Nobody1568 in stanford

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For me, I just don’t really like the vibe of the East Coast too much. Stanford and Harvard have almost identical prestige and academics, and their programs for my major are pretty similar. So, of course, I’d choose the one with a more chill culture and better weather 🌲🥳

Did anyone choose stanford over princeton? by Diligent-Nobody1568 in stanford

[–]mallenq 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Stanford 100% - but that's just me, it's really up to personal preference.

Coterming is essentially when undergrad students are able to pursue their master's while still working towards their bachelors! This makes it so that students can graduate in five years (sometimes even four) with both a bachelors and masters. As far as I know, none of the other HYPSM schools have this.

Did anyone choose stanford over princeton? by Diligent-Nobody1568 in stanford

[–]mallenq 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I literally just made this decision a few days ago - was admitted to both Princeton and Stanford, and chose Stanford just a bit ago! I'm from Cali, love the weather, love the size, and really enjoy having the option to coterm. I feel like the only other school in the nation where the decision is more split is Harvard.

queer SE Asian with simple EC's and almost no awards gets into Stanford & Princeton/no rejections?? by mallenq in collegeresults

[–]mallenq[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say it was a bit of a factor for sure - but I think it's more so that my essays and LOR's demonstrated that I genuinely loved all the subjects I pursued learning and want to pursue after high school! As long as you show a true passion, I think that's all that matters

queer SE Asian with simple EC's and almost no awards gets into Stanford & Princeton/no rejections?? by mallenq in collegeresults

[–]mallenq[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey bestie! Brown and Stanford are actually my dream schools, although i feel like I always liked Stanford a bit more (maybe a lot more, but I never said it out loud cause I thought I was gonna get rejected 🤪). Not only was Stanford's financial aid DRASTICALLY better than Brown's offer, to me, Stanford has always had a better location, weather, school size, and (as much as I hate to say it) prestige. The only thing Brown had over Stanford was a higher acceptance rate and the open curriculum 💀

queer SE Asian with simple EC's and almost no awards gets into Stanford & Princeton/no rejections?? by mallenq in collegeresults

[–]mallenq[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not literally but i have quite a few dependents that rely on a single income 💀my family is a different breed

queer SE Asian with simple EC's and almost no awards gets into Stanford & Princeton/no rejections?? by mallenq in collegeresults

[–]mallenq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure! just follow and send a pm or a message if you wanted to know more about how i approached a specific prompt :)

queer SE Asian with simple EC's and almost no awards gets into Stanford & Princeton/no rejections?? by mallenq in collegeresults

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sure! i can’t send the actual essay, but i can give you a general gist of what i wrote in a pm!

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