<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size] Williams College
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size] UChicago
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size] Lehigh University and Vanderbilt University</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 M 720 R 740 W 650
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 800 French 730 Math1
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 17.53 out of 20
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4/23
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Lots of volunteering, tutored in math and english, did an exchange year in the states, taught enlgish to children, played the violin for 8 years, Karate for 10 years, self taught Russian ( though i’m not really that good)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: See extracurriculars
[ *] Summer Activities: Swimming
[ *] Essays: My essay for Williams is the one I liked the most, even though UChicago was my absolute first choice. My Uchicago essay were, I’d say, above average ( for UChicago), not quirky enough I guess ( they got me waitlisted 
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[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Perfect
[ *] Counselor Rec: Perfect
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: I had none.</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):Tunisia
[ *] School Type:Pioneer School, public but really really competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Arab ( Middle Eastern)
[ *] Gender: M
[ *]Income Bracket: $ 30K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: My grades, where I come from, the revolution I lived through and participated in was a unique experience.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores, essays (For UChicago)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lehigh and Vanderbilt clearly told me that my rejection was because of the high demande for international financial aid ( EFC= $55)</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments:** Guys just don’t worry about SAT scores, grades and so on. Each one of us is meant to go somewhere, whether that’s in the States or somewhere else, and I know that for a fact. I’ve always wanted to go to UChicago, I was literally obsessed with the school. One day while doing a college search on collegeboard.com, Williams was there, I liked it so I applied, mainly due to the research opportunities there. Yet I still loved UChicago much much more, and I believed that was the right place for me. Yet now I know that I’m meant to go to Williams; I’m not really fond of big cities, I love mountainous landscapes, and then I thought “Why was I so in love with UChicago, with a school called Williams somewhere out there?”</p>
It sure is, can’t wait for next year to start! Good luck with your applications buddy :)</p>