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High School: A 4-sport athlete in rowing, soccer, skiing, and running. NWIRA champions in 2004, 2005, 2006 with Minneapolis Rowing Club. All-Conference and MVP in Soccer. All-Conference in Nordic Skiing. All-Conference and team State Champions in track. Magna Cum Laude. AP Scholar with Distinction. Awards for outstanding performance in Science and Social Studies in 2006. National Merit Scholar.
Personal: Undeclared major. Member of "Counterpoint" a capella choir at Stanford. Post-grad plans include medical school. Spent last summer working with immigrants at Centro de las Americas and studied in Spain. Lived for four years in Belgium, four years in Venezuela, and three years in Italy. Favorite books are The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins and Pride and Predjudice. Favorite athlete is Roger Federer. Hobbies include soccer, painting, golf, tennis, skiing, and hiking. Older brother James attends Pomona College. Parents are Mimi and James Stake. Born in Minneapolis, MN.
Other colleges I considered: Harvard, Oxford
Why I chose to attend Stanford: I love the campus and the dynamism of the students
What I love most about rowing for Stanford: I really like all the girls on the team and the coaches. I love watching the sunrise.