<p>Just out of curiousity who is an Alumini Memorial Scholar and if you don't mind what were your stats? I applied to Colgate but mail takes incredibly long to get to The Bahamas...so I'm kind of just waiting. :P lol. So if letters were sent Feb 24th. I should expect a month later which is also around the time I should hear regular decision. Ha. Anyway yes...I was just wondering.</p>
<p>I was AMS...here are brief stats<br>
(I stole them from my Princeton deferral, that's why they refer to Princeton) </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800M, 800V, 800W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 800 Biology M, 750 US History
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] APs: Biology (5), US History (5), Physics B (5)—I took this online, the first from my school to take an online class, English Language (5)
[</em>] IBs: none
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 98.6 something, 101.277 with 4% weighting for Honors and APs, my counselor told me this was the 2nd highest GPA anyone remembered in probably 10 years, the only one higher is the val this year
[</em>] Rank: 2/208
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Hardest-- 4 in school APs plus independent study AP French and AP Calculus BC (I’m taking AB in school)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School:1
[<em>] Common or Princeton App? Common
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: many, 3-4 leadership positions, state winner for science Olympiad, 19th in nation
[</em>] Awards/Honors/Distinctions listed on app: many school/local awards, national merit
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 5 hours per week since 9th grade
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): unique and good (about how the difficulty of getting my horse on the trailer relates to life)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good I think, 1 from Princeton alumnae
[</em>] Counselor Rec: outstanding
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): mostly him talking but I think he liked me
[</em>] Hook (special/unique achievements, etc): Took AP Physics online, skipped 7th grade
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: rural New York
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, no one to Princeton before, ~2-3 accepted to Cornell each year
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Income Bracket: 70-80k
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Prospective Major: Molecular Biology
[<em>] Hooks(background, connections, legacy etc.): none
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: standardized tests scores/ unknown school, few national awards or impressive extra curriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations etc.:</p>
<p>I got the AMS too.</p>