CC Test (Case Study #2)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I like IHATESAT's idea, so here's case 2. Friend of mine who graduated two years ago, out of SD public high school. His CC profile would've been...</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95 W/4.18 UW
SAT 1: 1540 (Math 750 Verbal 790)
SAT IIs: US Hist: 780 English (Writing): 770 One more I can't remember:790
APs: Chem: 3, Lit and Comp: 5, USH: 5, EURO: 5, Geo:5
PSAT: 220
Senior year APs: Micro/Macro, US Gov/Comp Gov, AP Calc AB
Rank: Top 5%
ECs: Co-Prez Drama Club (Passion #1), Prez Debate Team (Passion #2), Student Body Treasurer, NHS member, Student Rep to School Board, Youth Court
Comm. Serv. hrs probably totaled ~170
Summer Job at a theatre troupe for little kids. </p>

<p>Applied to:
UChicago (EA)
UNebraska
UMichigan-Ann Arbor
Reed
Carleton
Yale</p>

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<p>Answers at 7:00 PM EST.</p>

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<p>UChicago (EA):accepted
UNebraska: accepted
UMichigan-Ann Arbor: accepted
Reed: accepted
Carleton: accepted
Yale: waitlisted</p>

<p>just my guess</p>

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<p>UChicago (EA):accept
UNebraska: accept
UMichigan-Ann Arbor:accept
Reed: accept
Carleton:accept
Yale:reject</p>

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<p>I have to agree with dooit. Her ecs and community service seems very weak.</p>

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<p>Her ECs and community service aren't "very weak"... what are you talking about. Yale eats the drama stuff up too.</p>

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<p>Yeah right. 170 isnt much. And people with drama ecs applying to Yale arent rare.</p>

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<p>Community service hours don't matter lol. Just as long as you have around 200 you are fine. Her ECs are average at worst.</p>

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<p>this requires a few assumptions... one of them being that the high school wasn't super-competitive or well-known. I'm also assuming that he's white and that he didn't have some incredibly tragic event or screwed-up background to write about in his essay.</p>

<p>With that said...</p>

<p>UNebraska - accepted
UMichigan-Ann Arbor - accepted
Reed - accepted
Carleton - accepted
Yale - rejected</p>

<p>UChicago is impossible to predict because it's all about the essay.</p>

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<p>ya but still not good enough for yale</p>

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<p>"Community service hours don't matter lol. Just as long as you have around 200 you are fine. Her ECs are average at worst."</p>

<p>lol. How would you know? Its not like you're an adcom. I know community service matters (hours just indicate passion) because I know people who got into Ivies with community service as hooks. And her theatre work is impressive, but not to the extent that it could be a hook or make her stand out. Remeember, I'm talking about Yale!</p>

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<p>UChicago (EA) - accepted
UNebraska - accepted
UMichigan-Ann Arbor - accepted
Reed - accepted
Carleton - accepted
Yale - waitlisted</p>

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<p>Agree w/ Vman</p>

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lol. How would you know? Its not like you're an adcom. I know community service matters (hours just indicate passion) because I know people who got into Ivies with community service as hooks. And her theatre work is impressive, but not to the extent that it could be a hook or make her stand out. Remeember, I'm talking about Yale!

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<p>Hours don't indicate passion. I know plenty of people that have tons of volunteer hours and don't care. It's how you use the hours that show your passion. If you really make an impact on the organization from what you did there. Quality over quantity. There are many threads on this topic, just search and read some.</p>

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<p>Yes, I was involved in MOST of those threads. Alot hours indicates alot of passion. Period. Thats common sense.</p>

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<p>UChicago (EA) - Accepted
UNebraska - Accepted
UMichigan-Ann Arbor - Accepted
Reed - Accepted
Carleton - Accepted
Yale - Accepted</p>

<p>He's from South Dakota (geographical diversity, anyone?) so I think with that profile he was either waitlisted or accepted to Yale.</p>

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<p>UChicago (EA):accepted
UNebraska: accepted, probably with a ton of merit aid
UMichigan-Ann Arbor:accepted
Reed: accepted
Carleton:accepted
Yale:rejected</p>

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<p>oops cryptic lol i thought SD was san diego, than the was probably waitlisted at Yale</p>

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<p>Hey I also fell into the San Diego trap! Well, I guess since more people probably live in that city than in South Dakota the odds that you would assume he was from Diego are pretty high.</p>

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<p>Well, he could be from San Diego. I just assumed SD stood for South Dakota.</p>