**Decision: Rejected **
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1560 (800 Math, 760 ERW)
ACT (breakdown): 35 C (36 M, 36 S, 35 E, 34 R)
SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math Level II, 780 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/366
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), AB Subscore (5), English Language (5), Environmental Science (5), US History (5), European History (4), Physics 2 (4), Physics 1 (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP Computer Science Principles
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, School Departmental Awards, Rowing Awards, Math Club Awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Rowing (Grades 9-12) (Learn-To-Row Volunteer), Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club, Grades 11-12) (Senior Year Treasurer), National Honor Society (Grades 11-12)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service:Learn-To-Row Volunteer (Grades 10-12; 40 Hours Per Year), Food Bank Volunteer (Summer Between Grades 10 & 11; 20 Hours), Animal Shelter Volunteer (Grade 9; 40 Hours)
Summer Activities: Davidson College July Experience
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Won’t put; too subjective.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP Calculus Teacher; didn’t see.
Teacher Rec #2: AP English Language Teacher; didn’t see.
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Counselor Rec: Very good, 9/10.
Additional Rec: Sociology Professor at Davidson. Didn’t see.
Interview: 8/10. It seemingly went well at the time, but the interviewer asked some really hardball, controversial questions.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public Suburban Average
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, Questbridge, etc.): (Asperger’s Syndrome; wrote about in essays?)
Reflection
Strengths: Grades, Test Scores, Essays
Weaknesses: Lackluster Awards & Extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Don’t know.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Amherst College (Attending), Middlebury College, Vassar College, Davidson College, Bates College, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University - Raleigh, University of North Carolina - Asheville
Waitlisted: Williams College, Bowdoin College, Colby College
Rejected: Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, Dartmouth College, Brown University
General Comments: Deferred ED, Rejected RD