Brandeis Decisions Class of 2016

diana2012 · March 15, 2012, 7:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 630M 800W = 2230
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II (if submitted): 740 US History, 780 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea, but my weighted will be a 4.0 out of 5.0 at the end of this year.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), US Gov (self) (5) (school basically offers none until senior year, so I only took two)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Spanish, AP Euro, AP Eng Lit, AP Enviro, CP Trig
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): LOLOLOL not even close.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Amnesty International (president), Photo club (president), GSA (officer), Acoustic Club, 9 years of piano
[] Job/Work Experience: none at all
[] Volunteer/Community service: errrrrm like several hundred hours/year on average, but I’m not sure which I actually reported on the Common App hahaha
[] Essays:
-Main Common App essay was about finding my voice at an Amnesty International protest; to be brutally honest, it was reasonably inspiring, well written, forgettable drivel(6.5-7)
-Short answer on playing Rachmaninov on the piano
-Brandeis supp about wanting to tackle the issue of the death penalty; mostly about my experiences with the Troy Davis case over the past years (9)
[] Teacher Recommendation: one ravingly stellar, one good but forgettable
[] Counselor Rec: good, from what she said
[] Additional Rec: didn’t get one!
[] Interview: best interview I had in the entire college process, hands down.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: oh hell yes…
[] Intended Major: International Studies/Anthropology
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: EXTREMELY competitive public, 2,000 kids
[] Ethnicity: vanilla ice
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: that awkward middle class point where you’re too rich to get any aid but way too poor to actually pay
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): my cousin went there, which I listed on the application, so I guess a weak legacy?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Supplemental essay, one of my recs, stellar interview, SAT scores, courseload
[] Weaknesses: GPA, main essay, terrible (!!!) sophomore grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the fact that I showed I was a) really interested in the school and b) genuinely passionate about human rights work (through my essays and the interview). They seem to like active students.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Just what I needed after that harsh Tufts rejection, hahaha. If financial aid works out, there’s a great chance I’m going here! :)

Cranjack · March 15, 2012, 8:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090- 710, 700, 680
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): US History 710, Literature 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/473
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language (5), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Calculus AB, AP Economics (Micro and Macro), AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, and 3D Design
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No MAJOR awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horseback Riding, Recreational Soccer, Interact Club, California Scholarship Federation
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Public Library Volunteer and a lot more
[] Essays: Um, common app one was about horseback riding and how it has impacted me; didn’t think any of my essays were particularly WOW
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know…
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150,000 to 250,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my recs were awesome, and my senior course load is pretty intense
[] Weaknesses: SAT score isn’t that high, no super special awards, etc.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know! But I’m really, really excited about it[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who has been accepted! To those waitlisted, don’t give up hope, you still have a great chance. To those rejected, Brandeis might not be your school, but you are destined to find that perfect college for you.

sciencelove · March 15, 2012, 8:16pm

Decision: Accepted! Possible majors Physics or Chemistry

Stats:
SAT:2310 Highest Combined, breakdown 790M, 780CR, 740W
SAT IIs: 790Chem, 770MathII
GPA: UW 3.5, W 4.23
Rank: school doesn’t rank
AP: Chem (4), Bio (4) Physics, Calc this year
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: well written but not particularly exciting
Teacher Recs:hopefully good
Counselor Rec:hopefully good

Other Factors:Winner of 2 State Science Olympiad medals, All-State orchestra, member and on Board of school Science Team
Hook (if any):none that I can think of, just one of thousands of worthy kids hoping for a shot
Location/Person:
State or Country:MA
School Type: Very competitive Public
Ethnicity:W
Gender:M

Reflections: My test scores are more impressive than my GPA, so I was unsure how it would play out. I love the school, and think it’d be a good fit for me. We’ll see what the FA package gives me compared to other schools.

mjbnj12 · March 15, 2012, 8:48pm

i don’t really feel like filling out the whole thing, but here’s the basics
SATs: 2010 composite
SAT2s: 700 Math, 680 Bio, 690 Literature

GPA: 4.52
Top 6% of class
Taking 4 AP Classes this year, 3 last year, 1 sophomore year

Varsity track (indoor and outdoor) 4 years
Vice President Fair Trade Club
Key Club
Piano player

White girl, New Jersey

ngthuyanh264 · March 15, 2012, 8:57pm

My first rejection :-<

StotheK · March 15, 2012, 9:05pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take it
[ *] ACT: 33 Composite (35 E, 31 S, 33 R, 32 M)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 710 Math II, 780 U.S. History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5x
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10-12%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes, zero hour
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All-State Debater for 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, 3rd place at State for 2010-2011, 5th place at State for 2011-2012, and some various other debate awards
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (captain), newspaper (associate sports editor), and various sports
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 86 hours at a homeless shelter
[ *] Essays: not that great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: great
[ *] Counselor Rec: great
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: history
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[ *] School Type: Public/suburban
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: >50,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Test scores + ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, but I’m really happy, considering Brandeis has sexy, sexy financial aid!
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

boredh12 · March 15, 2012, 9:05pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 superscored 720, 610,750
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 710 BioM, 660 USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 3.7, W 4.2 6 APs taken out of a possible 11
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APUSH, 4 AP Language and Comp.
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Stats, AP Lit, Physics H, Chem H, Chinese 5, APES
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Logistics Leader at a summer camp(300 service hours)1 summer

English and Math Teacher at Kumon Institute of Education 1yrs (Student for 3 years)

Editor + founder of Literary Magazine @ my school

Published on TeenInk

President + founder of Philosophy Club 2yrs

100 Community service hours at the Library and volunteered at various street fairs in my community (4 yrs)

UCSB Research Mentorship Program (performed research - self started project I will submit abstract.) 1 summer. attended on a full scholarship.
[ *] Essays: Decent-ish. I’d say6/10 for the main essay and maybe a 7-7.5 for the supplement
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[ *] Intended Major: Psych/Business
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Bad high school (average SAT is in the 1500s)
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese (ASIAN!)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Below 40000 a year.
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: No idea.
[ *] Weaknesses: being Asian?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea! I’m a pretty decent applicant, I’d say so it was a 50/50. I had a downward trend in my GPA, but I guess Brandeis wants to take a chance!
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Don’t be scared to apply to schools you don’t think you have a chance for. My extracurriculars were not “committed”, as in I started a lot of them in my junior year, and I had a 3.5 GPA with a C in my midyear report in stats after saying i wanted to do research/business… Work hard on those essays - that’s the key!

jessmichele1 · March 15, 2012, 9:20pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR 660 M 680 W (2020 combined)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II (if submitted): uhm…I dunno…I only know my weighted is currently 4.1…
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Literature, Advanced Biology, Honors Choir, French III, Internship
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): James Otis Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model Congress (secretary), Model United Nations (treasurer), cross country 3 year varsity, indoor track manager, Peer Mentoring, NHS, Trailblazers, Wicked Advanced Biology Lab, figure skating, honors choir
[] Job/Work Experience: Birthday Party Hostess at American Legion Children’s Museum, Country Club Banquet waiterss
[] Volunteer/Community service: Elementary School classroom volunteer, public library volunteer, church camp volunteer, French tutor, learn-to-skate figure skating coach
[] Essays: Pretty solid. My Common App was about how ever since I found out I was almost never born I’ve tried something new every day, and my supplement was about how I’d dress like River Song from Doctor Who for a year
[] Teacher Recommendation: Advanced Bio teacher (known for 3 years) was amazing as always, APUSH teach (known for 2 years) equally as eloquent. Didn’t expect them to be that stellar
[] Counselor Rec: Never got to read it. Probably amazing. She’s obsessed with me…
[] Additional Rec: Choir teacher, short and sweet and to the point
[] Interview: Solid ! Though I rambled a bit…whoops
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Absolutely. I’m broke.
[] Intended Major: Neuroscience/Psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts, baby!
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, Rural, Top-Ranked, HIGHLY competitive. Too many carbon copies of students though. Affectionately refer to them as “aberzombies”. They all try to hard.
[] Ethnicity: I’m a snowflake
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Poor-ish. Technically middle class, but then again so are a lot of families.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays (big time), recommendations, interview, and my grades
[] Weaknesses: My scores were pretty average (I was shocked to be honest), and no real outstanding awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I definitely think my essays helped, as did my interview. I also expressed interest in the highest degree[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m so excited !!!

thatasiangirl · March 15, 2012, 9:29pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (740 CR 700 M 690 W)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 780 USH 680 BioM
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 Weighted, Upward trend
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APUSH 3 APBIO
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: LOADED
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environment Club, Spanish National Honor Society (Vice President), Cooking Club (President), International Club, JV Winter/ Spring Track (1 year), Anime Club, NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Taught first graders Chinese at a summer program, Private Tutor, Private Piano Teacher
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for Project DEEP, Volunteer for QARI, Piano player at a nursing home, Special Olympics, Breast Cancer Walk, Walk for Hunger volunteer, Milton Animal League volunteer, Pen Pals with Nuns
[ *] Essays: Great, wrote about the game of Operation and how it influenced my decision to become a surgeon 9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Read one from my theology teacher and it was awesome, had another from my AP Bio teacher (didn’t read it, but it must’ve been good) 9/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but not that close with her 7/10
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Definitely
[ *] Intended Major: Health Studies and Environmental Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Competitive private school
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 150,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Diverse list of extracurriculars, great essay, leadership positions, tons of volunteer experience, upward GPA trend, SAT scores
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA (Freshman year), writing score, no awards
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Acceptance was a pleasant surprise, very happy about it since it was the first acceptance from a college I actually wanted to go to!
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Congrats to everyone who got in!

Telandis · March 15, 2012, 9:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 CR: 680 Math: 740 Writing: 730 (superscore: 2180)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2: 750 Bio: 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 90.78/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29/301
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology(4); AP World History(5); AP Physics B(4); AP Stats(4); AP Lit and Comp(4); AP US History(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C; AP Chemistry; AP Government and Politics; AP Language and Comp; AP Calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scolar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mainly Clubs, Marching Band, Pit Orchestra, Lots of music lol. I honestly fail in EC’s :
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local library and Stony Brook University Hospital
[] Essays: I thought my essay was pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Only decent :
[] Counselor Rec: Dont know
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (not a school known for smart kids, but offers a buttload of Aps oddly)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: 45-55k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None…im asian im screwed
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: good SAT score, all standardized scores were great, good essay
[] Weaknesses: weak EC’s, low GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely my SAT score…my GPA was around the average accepted applicants anyways. My standardized testing scores were just strong. Everything else was rather weak and lacking[/li][/ul]General Comments:

maidenMom · March 15, 2012, 9:51pm

D accepted :)

lizn94 · March 15, 2012, 10:13pm

Wait listed, not surprised except I thought I’d get a rejection! So eh, news.

CollegeJawn · March 15, 2012, 10:45pm

Decision: Accepted.

School: Private Quaker
SAT: 2030, CR: 660, Math: 680, Writing: 690
GPA: None, but entirely As and Bs with a strong upward trend. Most challenging curriculum available.
SAT II: Math II: 620 (lol), Literature: 670
ECs:
3 Years Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
4 Years Wrestling
4 Years Babysitting

Essays: I thought my Brandeis one was really good, common app was decent.
Recs: I think they were pretty good.
Major: Economics

Reflection:
Noooooooo idea how I got in. But, I’ll take it. They must have needed more applicants. My biggest strength was my essay and grades. Weaknesses would probably be not very many ECs and less than desirable SATs.

thesunshine · March 15, 2012, 10:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800M, 650CR, 750W)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 US, 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.60
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4), US (5), World (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Orchestra, Mythology, British Literature, Robotics, AP European History, APB Physics, AP Calc AB, AP Stats
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ultimate Frisbee, Robotics, National History bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: teaching assistant at Chinese school
[] Volunteer/Community service: National Honors Society, ~300 hours of CS, Massachusetts General Hospital research assistant for three summers, MS Society volunteer
[] Essays: Why Brandeis - I wrote a community essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: They should have been fine
[] Counselor Rec: I have no idea
[] Additional Rec: one from my employer, two from volunteer supervisors
[] Interview: None - I missed the deadline
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: I checked off the merit scholarship box on the commonapp but I have no idea what to do now
[] Intended Major: Economics/History
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: very competitive in my opinion
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars/volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because of my EC/volunteer work[/li][/ul]General Comments: Woo! I’m excited :D

firstwave · March 15, 2012, 10:55pm

Son accepted - WOO HOO!

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firstwave · March 15, 2012, 10:57pm

Reg decisions out today…

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ncbears · March 15, 2012, 11:21pm

D accepted.
SAT 2150, i think
ACT 32
GPA 3.87
Small public academic laboratory high school (competitive admission process)
Extracurriculurs: 4 Years Varsity Swim; Thespians; Taught classes in Quiddith/Improv/Stage Combat; Youth Group President
Interested in Theatre/Drama

ProcrastinArtist · March 16, 2012, 12:07am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800-Math, 690-CR, 670-Writing (2160, one sitting)
[ *] ACT: 32 (didn’t send)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):760-Math Level II, 700 Spanish, 710 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 7% (unranked actually)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP World History (5), AP Comparative G+P (4) ----> Many other college courses via a local SUNY school
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Language, AP Micro/Macro economics, AP Statistics, AP Biology, Sports Literature, Business MGMT (College Class), Linear Algebra (College credit), Calculus 3 (College credit)

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (President), Math Honor Society (VP), Language Club (Tutor), President/Founder of Homework Club, Varsity baseball since freshman year, Varsity basketball, Summer baseball season of 70+ games, HIGH SCHOOL FED CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP MEMBER (selected team member, expert)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Shift Leader at Starbucks for nearly a year, began working there at beginning of junior year (30 hours/week), own baseball memorabilia online store business (since freshman year)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor about 6 hours/week (all math levels until Calc and All levels of Spanish), Service Project abroad in South America (100+ hours), Homestay in Peru for two weeks, Run Baseball Clinics locally
[ *] Essays: Very ambiguous, and risky. It was “about me.” I explained how the question tell me about yourself is truly horrible, and never characterizes a person correctly. I ended the essay by saying, “I’m still a 17 year old growing up.” I was very proud of it. Then, the supplement essay (Brandeis quote) was written about
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one from my calc teacher was probably awesome, but I wasn’t necessarily her favorite student. Another rec came from my spanish teacher who told me I should teach the class. She rants and raves about my abilities and we see each other outside of school on a frequent basis (it was excellent). She ended the rec by saying there is no reason to deny this applicant :))
[ *] Counselor Rec: In a big public school, I didn’t really know my counselor, but it was definitely strong, and accentuated my abilities. (could’ve been better)
[ *] Interview: AWESOME! My lady was UBER-liberal (Surprise, surprise) but we talked for at least 2 and a half hours about her job, she loved me. That probably got me in.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[ *] Intended Major: Latin American Studies, Poli Sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] School Type: Medium/Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: about 60k/year
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none really (cousin went to Brandeis, but i don’t think that really helped out too much)

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ESSAYS, Transcript, certain parts of resume (study abroad, work experience, etc.)
[ *] Weaknesses: TESTs AH!
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I just thought I was a solid match for this school. Applying as a LACS major, this kind of separates me.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

yurkler · March 16, 2012, 12:40am

Accepted
SAT I: 2090 (740 CR, 700 M, 650 W)
SAT II: 740 Math I (lol) 670 Lit
GPA: 4.0 weighted, probably ~3.7-8 unweighted
AP Classes: US History (4), Biology (4), Composition (4), Calculus, Literature, Psychology
ECs: Orchestra (concertmaster 2 years), varsity tennis, tutoring, etc.
Essays: Great
Reccomendations: Great
Hooks: none
Asian male

Drautuna · March 16, 2012, 1:24am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (750M/690W/600CR)
[] ACT: 28 (not submitted)
[] SAT II: 780 Chem, 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (weighted 4.38)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/550
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP Chem (5), AP Stats (5), AP Euro (5), AP Eng Lang (3), APUSH (4); Calc BC, physics B, bio, macro, gov, eng lit this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, physics B, bio, macro, gov, eng lit (all APs, highest rigor)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] no real MAJOR awards[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Taekwondo, badminton club, Key club (was club secretary and then club co-president, 3 years), MCJROTC (was Platoon sgt and then Platoon cmdr, only in for 2 years), part of one of school’s tutoring club
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer over 450 hours total; volunteers with Key Club, MCJROTC, school tutoring organizations, and a local aquarium over the summer
[] Personal Statement:[/ul] General one was pretty good, short answer was decent
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both were good/average, nothing special
[ *] Counselor Rec: average
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: no interview - i didnt know about no interview.

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, still doing it
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): out of state, CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, above average
[] Ethnicity: Azn
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~120k/yr
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul] [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: gpa? idk
[] Weaknesses: SAT kinda?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] i think i was an average brandeis applicant[/li]
General Comments:
if i get good financial aid sure ill go here

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