Results
Rejected: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, U Penn, Brown
Waitlisted: U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Wash U, Dartmouth
Accepted: UVA, U Mich, Rutgers, TCNJ, Vanderbilt
Looks like I might be going to Vandy.
Objective:
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<li>SAT I: 2330 (single sitting 800-W 11, 790-M, 740-CR) super 2340 (only diff 750 CR)
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<li>ACT: NA</li>
<li>SAT II: Biology – 800, History - 800</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95</li>
<li>Rank: School neither ranks nor release val GPA (around top 1-2% though)</li>
<li>AP: 5’s on Calculus BC, Biology, U.S History, English Language and Composition, and 4 on Spanish language (logistically impossible to take AP courses until junior year)</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, Calculus III H, AP English Literature, AP US Government and Politics, AP Macro Economics, PE, and Health </li>
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Individual Awards- (weakness on my application): NMSQT Commended (screwed up with 218 and it sucks that I’m in NJ), FBLA 2nd Financial Systems and Banking Regional Award, and Model Congress Most Improved Delegate Award,
Team Awards- 3rd place nationally in JETs competition and 1st in state one year and 2nd in state next year, various large delegation awards through school’s Model Congress, FBLA NJ Consumer Bowl 1st in county and 3rd in regions, Chemistry League I first in state, Biology League II second in state, 4th place in Mock Trial Competition one year and 2nd place next year, science bowl 2nd in state first year and 4th in state second year, 2nd place in State Team at 2009 Seton Hall Competition and 1st place team at 2010 Seton Hall Competition, 1st Place Team in Central Jersey Region Mathematics League Competition
Subjective:
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<li>Extracurriculars: JETs (cocaptain), FBLA (communications director and president), Science Bowl (cocaptain), Math Team (board member), and representative and principal’s council, Mock Trial (few other activities like NHS and MAT that are more laundry list type), roughly 250 hours of service through summers and various activities </li>
<li>Summer Activities: Volunteered at same nursing home multiple summers and internship at a pediatrics clinic and lab
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<li>Essays: Working on them</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendations: Haven’t seen them</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Haven’t seen it</li>
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Other
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<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
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<li>Intended Major: Either Biology or Chemistry </li>
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<li>State: NJ
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<li>Country: US (domestic applicant)</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive public (sends around 2% of class to top 15 schools)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian </li>
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<li>Gender: Male</li>
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