[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
Objective:N/A
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: Chem 780, Math IIc: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Weighted GPA: 4.476
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (our school doesn’t give percentiles)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5 (AB subscore 5); Chem 4; US History 3
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Physics C, AP Macro/Micro, AP Computer Science A, Wind Ensemble (Honors),
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Junior Regional Band & County Band participant for Percussion, 1st as a Group in the All State Opera Festival, Placed top 10% in Chemistry II for Science League, Varsity Swimming Awards, Junior Varsity/Varsity Spring Track Awards, Tri-Music Honor Society 2015, First Place Overall in Music in the Parks Competition for Marching Band, AP Scholar Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (President), UNICEF (Vice President), Varsity Swimming (Captain) , JV/Varsity Track, Science League, Wind Ensemble, Pre1mers/Honors Choir (Principal Pianist), Concert Choir (Principal Accompanist), Marching Band, Paramus Community Orchestra, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Christian Studies/PHS Harvesters, Pit Orchestra, Chinese Yo-yo/Chinese Culture
Job/Work Experience: Worked as the Teacher Assistance
Volunteer/Community service: Helping out at the church by being part of the praise team of both the english ministry and youth group ministry.
Summer Activities: The Job Experience that is listed above
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9; I had people who understood how the admissions offices (in general) read these essays, and I had my essay revised and edited over several times. I asked thirty people how my essay looked after I finished completed it, and each person said that it was either amazing, or close to perfection.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Calc Teacher 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: Chem Teacher 8/10
Counselor Rec: 7/10
Additional Rec: Comp Sci Teacher; My mouth dropped to the floor about what he wrote (it’s amazing) 10/10
Interview: N/A
(I have no clue whether the first two teacher recs and counselor recs are good or amazing, but my teachers love me)
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
Intended Major: MCS Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public/Suburban
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: My extracurriculars
Weaknesses:GPA (I was at the bottom of the top 10%)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays (both common app and the supplemental) are close to perfect, and I had a bunch of extra curriculars that back up my essays.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn State, Purdue (But it doesn’t matter since I ED)
General Comments: If you sound passionate about what you want to do or get out of any college and have the GPA and scores to back it up, you should be fine.