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Why I Chose Stanford: "I grew up in Palo Alto and it's an understatement to say that Stanford impacted my life almost on a daily basis! The outstanding academics, athletics and the aura of excellence cannot be recreated anywhere else -- there are no comparisons that I know of. I love the diversity of the student body and the scope of their interests. It's pretty amazing. I'm as excited today, if not more, as I was when I first decided to choose Stanford. I have never doubted my choice." Summer 2009: Played for Stanford Water Polo Club that won 20/U and senior national championships ... named to 20/U All-America First Team ... coached at Stanford water polo camps. As a Freshman in 2009: Tied for sixth on the team and second among freshmen with 27 goals ... three hat tricks among seven multi-goal games ... scored twice in 12-10 overtime loss to USC at Stanford Invitational (2/7) ... posted first hat trick with three goals in 19-4 win over UC Santa Cruz ... followed that up with second hat trick, this one against UC San Diego at the Irvine Invitational (2/21) ... netted a pair in 12-11 sudden-death overtime win against USC in Irvine Invitational title game ... scored twice in 16-8 win over San Jose State (2/28) ... found the back of the cage twice in 13-6 MPSF Tournament quarterfinal win over San Diego State (4/24) ... scored four goals in National Collegiate Championship quarterfinal win over Marist (5/8). High School: A 2008 graduate of Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, Calif. ... competed for the swimming and water polo teams all four years ... captained the water polo team in 2007 ... led team to Central Coast Section Division II title as a senior ... helped team to at least a share of the West Catholic Athletic League title in all four of her seasons ... took home CCS Division II Water Polo Player of the Year honors in 2007 ... earned a spot on the NISCA All-America First Team ... named the Palo Alto Daily News' 2007 High School Female Water Polo Player of the Year ... named MVP of the 2007 CCS Division II Senior All-Star Team ... selected to the All-CIF CCS First Team from 2005-07 ... two-time All-WCAL First Team pick (2006-07) ... led team in scoring from 2005-07 ... earned All-America honors as part of the record-breaking 4x100-yard relay team in as a senior ... has played for Stanford Water Polo Club from 1999 to the present ... helped team to bronze medal at the 2008 Nationals and 2007 Junior Olympics ... was part of 20/U squads that captured the title at Nationals in 2006 and 2007 ... named U.S. Club Championships MVP in 2007 ... USA Water Polo All-America selection from 2005-07 ... named to the All-America First Teams at the Junior Olympics and 20/U Nationals in 2007. Personal: Born in Livingston, N.J. ... parents' names are Satish and Pushpa ... has one older brother, Siddharth, who played water polo at UC San Diego from 2004-08 ... enjoys playing volleyball, photography, and "dance-partying"... contemplating a degree in human biology and possibly neuroscience and anthropology ... wants to pursue a career in research, but is undecided as to what field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
