<p>Accepted </p>
<p>33 act
stuff
excited!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (730 M, 710 CR, 650 W)
- ACT (breakdown): 33 (32 E, 33 M, 34 R, 33 S)
- ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
- SAT II: 710 Math Level II, 710 Biology E, 760 Literature
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
- Weighted GPA: 4.99
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/587
- AP (place score in parentheses): AP Biology (5), AP Language and Comp (5), AP World History (5), AP US History (5)
- Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP US Gov, AP Physics C, AP Psychology, Band, Economics H
- Number of other applicants in your school: 1 or 2
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band (Section Leader, Brass Captain), Symphonic and Jazz Band, Piano study and competitions, Youth Group, JV Softball, JV Soccer (Captain), Science Team, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society (Communications Committee leader)
- Job/Work Experience: I’ve taught piano lessons to 5 students (I now have 6!) for over a year and a half.
- Volunteer/Community service: Peer Tutoring, Camp Counseling, Church Music Ministry, Volunteering in nursery, at local homeless shelter, wildlife shelter, visiting nursing homes
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<p>Writing:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: pretty amazing 
- Teacher Recommendation #1: AWESOME. Apparently… I didn’t get to read it, but other people who got recommendations from her said they were great. (10)
- Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read, but my teacher liked me… so I’m guessing it’s good (8)
- Counselor Rec: One paragraph filled with generalized statements about how I’m a great student… ugh. The Guidance Department at my school is so slack. (3)
- Additional Rec: none
- Interview: really fun! It was my first interview, so I was definitely nervous, but my interviewer was talkative enough to override that anxiety
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
- Intended Major: Environmental Studies
- State (if domestic applicant): SC
- Country (if international applicant):
- School Type: Public School with just average numbers…
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: F
- Income Bracket: ~$100,000
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
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<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: My essays, GPA/rank, and the INSANE amount of time and commitment I gave to marching/symphonic band at my school.
- Weaknesses: Test grades
- Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed a very strong interest in Washu. I visited, met with one of the professors, interviewed, etc. Plus, you know, everything else
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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (730 CR, 710 M, 710 W) (Did not send)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (35 E, 35 M, 34 R, 33 S, 9 W) (34 R is from a different test date)
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US History, 710 Lit, 700 MathII (Did not send any of these)
[</em>] GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW / 4.41 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/425
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Calc AB (5), US Gov (5), Comp Gov (5), Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Architectural Drafting, AP Lit, AP German, AP Stat, AP US History, AP Advanced Physics (Physics C), AP Psych
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with Distinction, QuestBridge Finalist, German Honor Society, Several others</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I don’t feel like typing them all out, so I’ll just say that they were decent but nothing extraordinary at all.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Informal yard work, etc
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A pretty large amount, though it is not a strong point by any means. Maybe 300 hours or so as a rough estimate.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Went to an elite summer camp, worked, did homework, etc
[<em>] Essays: Pretty strong all around.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been amazing, as both teachers have known me and my family for 4+ years and both taught my favorite/best subjects.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should have been really good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A (Should have done this since I live only a half hour away from campus)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[</em>] Country: United States
[<em>] School Type: Public, sends few grads to top schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): QuestBridge Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Objective stats, essays, recommendations
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars and similar areas
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know why I was waitlisted. Guess someone else filled the spot better than I did. Or maybe the fact that I applied for financial aid, etc might have hurt a little. Oh well.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Emory, Middlebury, Rice, Truman State, Tulane, UVa, Vanderbilt, and Wesleyan. Waitlisted at Brown, Dartmouth, and Northwestern. Rejected by Harvard, Princeton, and Yale (:'[).</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was admitted! You all deserve it; they picked you for a reason. To those who weren’t so lucky, I’m really sorry for the bad news, but I’m confident that you’ll end up where you should be - I got rejected from my dream school but I’m sure that I’m meant to be somewhere else and am already getting excited about my options.</p>
<p>I already accepted the spot on the waitlist, but I don’t think I’ll attend even if I am admitted off of it.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (720 CR, 660 M, 690 W)
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.33
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/496
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lan (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Psychology, IB English, IB Biology, IB Music Theory, Newspaper, Econ, Orchestra
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Yearbook, Student Council (Senior Class Pres.), City Youth Orchestra (1st Chair Cello), Technology Student Association (Regional Pres.), Future Business Leaders of America, Texas Bank and Trust Student Board of Directors, Latin Club, University Interscholastic League
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer employee for aviation company, music gigs, cello tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Library Volunteer
[<em>] Essays: Strong (I think, haha)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic (From my senior English teacher)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: alright…
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[<em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black, White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: around $100K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, talked about my struggle with Crohn’s disease
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Excellent extracurriculars and essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: Terrible test scores (I procrastinated and took too few)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really have no idea how I was accepted in the approx. 15% of RD applicants… Maybe I showed great intrest??
[/ul]General Comments:
Don’t feel limited by any weakness in your application (i.e. test scores)! Excel at whatever you are involved with and your passion will shine through.</p>