MIT is better than HYP, so it doesnt really matter.
Horrible school district
Black male
ACT: 25
GPA. 3.92
One AP course during high school, only one offered at HS.
EC’s:
Nationally ranked in track, and chess
Numerous leadership positions, including battalion commander of JROTC unit.
4000+ hours communtiy service
Initiated 3 programs in my school.
Math comps
Wrote 2 grants for my school totaling $10,600.
Hooks:
I wrote a novel.
Submitted a State-wide award winning essay.
Definite Leadership capabilities
Accepted:
Case
U of Chicago (will be attending)
Baldwin Wallace
John Carroll
Waitlisted:
Upenn
No rejections- suprised the hell out of me.
Could you please open your pm inbox so I can PM you - I have a number of questions.
accepted: Princeton (matriculating), Cornell, Brandeis, Mcgill, U of T, Queens, Western, McMaster
rejected: Yale, Princeton
Stats: Sat I- 790M, 730V, 710W
Sat IIs: Chem- 800
World His- 800
Math IIc- 800
GPA- 4.0 UW
ranked first out of 130 at a prestigous Toronto parochial school
no aps or ibs but all honors courses
ECS- Model UN with awards- 3 years, Reach for the top (quizbowl) (cpt. 4 years- came fourth in province this year), head of peer tutoring program at school- 2 years, involved in peers against drugs- outreach program in the community, 2 years actor in school play, varsity ski team and varsity soccer team, head of holocuast community commemoration, head of middle eastern affairs committee, head of grade 12 committee (planned grad trip etc.), yearbook editor- 2 yrs, involved in reading buddies program at loccal impoverished community library, worked as a special needs sumemr counselor for past 3 summers, attended many interfaith dialogues and discussions, ran many minor school programs, attended a month long sacience program at the Technion University in Haifa, Israel, and published a report on water wave dynamics- original research, etc.
essays- funny thing- i really wanted to go to harvard and yale, however i spent most of my effort on the Princeton and Cornell essays, and that paid off. For Yale I just used my Cornell essays, which was a mistake, and Harvard didn’t give me enough structure to work with. However, as it tirusn out, I fell in lvoe with Princeto nanyway after visiting it.
Interviews- Yale refused to conduct interviews at my school, so i knew that was a bust, and the Harvard interview did not go well as he acted like he had seen everything before and i was nervous since it was my first. However, for Princeton, the interview went great, and I came out with a good feeling.
Recs- both amazing.
Wow, rejected by Princeton and still attending.
You are a god among men.
haha rejected by harvard woops
guess i should have previewed
yeah i was gonna say…Rejected and accepted? Nice!
White male from South Florida, public school, my mom’s a single parent with no child support.
Grades: I took the hardest curriculum offered at my school
9th
Geometry B B
Business Systems and Tech. A A
English I(H) B A
Earth/Space Science(H) B B
Computer Programming I B B
Spanish I B B
Debate I A A
10th
Algebra II(H) B B
World History(H) A A
English II(H) B A
AP Computer Science(A) B B
Biology(H) B B
Spanish II B B
Debate V(H) A A
11th
AP Psychology A A
Health A
U.S. Gov(H) A
Pre-Calc(H) C B
Physics(H) B A
AP English Language A A
AP U.S. History A A
Debate VI(H) A A
12th
AP Euro History A A
AP Statistics A A
AP World History A A
Debate VIII(H) A A
AP English Lit. A A
AP U.S. Gov A
AP Microecon. B
Final GPA
UW:3.5862
W:~ 4.4
Rank (at time of ED/EA) ~66/575 (~12%)
*(In time for EA/ED) Also sent in my 1st quarter senior grades of straight A’s in my 5 AP classes, signed by my GC to make it an official document.
Rec’s: 1 excellent (AP Lit teacher), 1 very good (Debate coach), and 1 good (Physics teacher)
Guidance counselor: Must have been fairly good, she really liked me it seemed.
Tests:
SAT I at time of ED/EA applications: 1910 (710CR, 600M, 600W)
SAT II’s: None
ACT: 30
ECs and Awards:
President of Debate (previously Treasurer)
VP of Law Club
Co-Captain of Mock Trial Team
Treasurer of JETS
Social Studies Honor Society
Awards at the time of EA/ED:
3rd Place Overall - Wake Forest Earlybird (Public Forum Debate)
1st Speaker Overall - " "
Undefeated on local CFL level in Public Forum (1st at three locals in a row)
May have seen 5th at Princeton Classic & 1st Speaker at same tournament in PFD
Too bad I didn’t apply to some crazy school for RD because my partner and I later went on to WIN Varsity States (State champs, woohoo!), as well as place at a number of other prestigious tournaments (Emory, Crestian, etc.) and I went to CFL Nat’s this year for OI finally, heh, oh well.
Junior Year:
Alternate for FFL Varsity States (Congress)
Alternate for CFL Nat’s (OI)
Multiple 1st’s in Congress on local CFL level
2nd at regional Mock Trial Competition
Volunteer:
~90+ Hrs. at Town of Jupiter Parks and Rec. Summer Camp as volunteer camp counselor
~15 Hrs. as Mentor/Coach for Junior Forensics League (Middle School)
Work:
20hrs/wk at Jupiter Branch Library (from end of Junior year until end of senior year)
45hrs/wk as Lead Graphic Designer at Logo Pillow Co. (Summer before Junior year)
15hrs/wk as Manager of self-run PC Repair company (Freshman year through Sophomore)
DECISIONS:
Tufts ED I - Accepted
Tulane EA - Accepted
Boston College EA - Deferred
Applied to:
Wake
BU
Catholic
GW
Brandeis
American
Richmond
But, since Tufts was my first choice due to Boston and its’ stellar IR program, I obviously never saw the others.
Okay, I emptied my PM box!
this thread is very helpful
yea, this is one of the most helpful thread in CC for me^^
A lot of people have been asking me to post, so I finally got around to it.
**Schools: **
Columbia University(College) Accepted
Harvard University Accepted (Attending)
Princeton University Accepted
University of Oxford (UK) (Law) Accepted (Legacy)
University of Pennsylvania (Huntsman Program, Wharton as second choice) Accepted (Legacy)
Williams College Accepted
Yale University Accepted
Profile
School Type: Boarding School
Race/Gender: Indian/Female
Prospective Major: International Studies/Law/Marketing
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
ACT Scores
ACT Composite: 36
SAT II Scores
SAT II Math IIC: 800
SAT II Ecological Biology: 800
SAT II Modern Hebrew: 800
Extracurricular Info
Hook: I’m an Indian-American girl, fluent in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Hebrew, French, and English.
Awards:
-AP State Scholar (17 AP tests; 1 out of 2 people in state to receive this award)
-National Merit Semi-Finalist, Finalist, and Winner
-QuestLeadership Scholar
-QuestBridge Scholar
Activities:
-President of FBLA
-Editor of School Newspaper
-TASP 2005
Duffman - Nice resume 
Btw, we’re going to have to meet sometime at Orientation.
Finale: Congrats to you too!
finale, you are so strong…admiring
This was two years ago, but still could be important…
Accepted: Brandeis, Mount Holyoke, Scripps (attending), Smith, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Honors, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Waitlisted: Grinnell
Rejected: Barnard, Macalester, Wellesley
White Female
School type: Suburban Public (MN), most students attend school instate or within the region (Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Dakotas, Michigan)
Prospective Major: I think I applied with Political Science
GPA: 3.6 UW, school didn’t rank. Took all possible APs and honors (5 APs, 2 honors)
Class rank: Don’t remember exact rank, but in top 15% UW (again, school didn’t weight, so all the AP kids got screwed)
ACT: 29 (33R 31E 25M 26S)
ECs: taught violin lessons to underprivileged students in inner-city schools through a volunteer program I founded with three friends (we supplied all instruments, books, and supplies through fundraisers). Debate team captain, orchestra (one of top in state), chamber orchestra, spanish club president, spanish tutor, helped with synagogue religious school.
RagingBull, what is your race?
Finale, are Indian-Americans considered URM or are they considered Asian-americans (ORM) which makes it as difficult for them as for whites? You know so many languages, wow!
Indian-American, as in from India. I think you’re getting confused with Native Americans.
no collegebound is not confused. why would he ask if indian americans are grouped with other asian americans? i’m pretty sure columbus was the last person to confuse indian americans with american indians
indian american is ORM, there is a big proportion of indians are extremely strong in terms of college admission
jimbob1225, because he was implying that indian americans might be thought of as URM’s. Indian is a common name for Native Americans. That’s why finale said that…