<p>@dudefromma, how did you find out if they were mailed today?</p>
<p>@dudefromma meaning, how did you find out you were waitlisted already, if they went in the mail today?</p>
<p>@wewsy He seems like he’s from MA. Maybe he lives right next to BC. </p>
<p>Choose One:
[color=green]Decision: Accepted (CAS)[/color=green]</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 710R, 800M, 800W
ACT (breakdown): 34 (didn’t send)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (760), Bio (760), Chem (760)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (5), European History (5), English (4), Chem (4), French (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AB Calc, Scientific Research Course, AP Comp Gov, Writing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Entered Intel, but not selected, AP Scholar with distinction</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Editor in chief of school newspaper, head of yearbook, president of the orchestra, sing a capella, leads in plays over the years, founded school chamber ensemble
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community Service: None… 
Summer Activities: Scientific Research and Internships
Essays: Common App one was quite good, BC supp probably not (wrote it at 4am after writing all my others that night)
Teacher Recommendations: 9/10. I picked teachers that I knew would write good recommendations and knew me both in and out of class
Counselor Rec: 8-9/10. Only knew her for about 4 months before, but I made sure to strike up conversations at least 3 times a week, and have a meeting once/week just to talk
Additional Rec: 8/10. From my research mentor. English is not his first language
Interview:None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Prep
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
Reflection
Strengths:Extracurriculars
Weaknesses:My standing in my class, being in the 3rd decile
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My leadership is pretty extensive, and no one in recent memory of the faculty has been head of so much.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Ivies, Duke, Rice, Amherst, Williams, USC, Georgetown, Wash U</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (CAS) Psychology</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (690R, 700M, 710W)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 E 32 M 33 R 32 S 8 W)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): US History 650 Lit 630 Chemistry 610
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.2 W GPA (not sure unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unknown
AP (place score in parentheses): Lang and Comp (5), US History (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Psych, AP Gov and Politics, AP Lit and Comp, Honors Calculus, Honors Sociology, Photo
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): minor art awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Mock trial (captain), art (in and outside of school), piano
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: minimal at best
Summer Activities: none really
Essays: very strong
Teacher Recommendations: I didn’t read them but I’m sure they were good
Counselor Rec: Same as above, though we did not have a close relationship
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public High School
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: essay, senior year grades (4.7 W GPA), art supplement (photography)
Weaknesses: ECs and community service definitely, overall GPA/scores could be better
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: The note on my acceptance said “your talent, creativity, and character would add so much to our campus community” so I guess that’s why!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: been accepted to BU, NEU, Umass Amherst, UVM, and a few safeties. Waiting to hear back from Tufts, Lehigh, and Lafayette. BC is my first choice, just waiting to find out about financial aid:)</p>
<p>Accepted! college of arts and sciences! only had 1980 sat and 3.79 gpa but got in with 4 year housing!!! im so happy:) congrats to everyone and if u didnt et in theres a school out there for u i promise!</p>
<p>size=+2]Decision: Accepted: Arts and Sciences </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t sent
ACT (breakdown): 31 Reading (34) English (33) Math (27) Science (28)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 weighted: 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5
AP (place score in parentheses): Micro (3) Macro (2) Language (5) Human Geo (5) APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): none at my school
Senior Year Course Load: AP American/Comparative Gov, AP Stats, AP environmental Science, AP European history, AP Lit, Debate 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing too exciting
Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (Captain), Tree club, Key Club (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Volleyball, Tennis
Job/Work Experience: Volunteer at the hospital. Work two part time jobs, about 20 hrs a week
Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital, a lot of stuff with my church (going on a couple mission trips)
Summer Activities: Debate camp, Portland mission trips
Essays: I thought my essays were really strong
Teacher Recommendations: Assuming they are good
Counselor Rec: good hopefully
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): ID
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Girl
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: essays, GPA
Weaknesses: Course load ( not foreign language and the hardest math was algebra II and Stats), testing
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: who knows what goes on in admission offices
Where else you are applying or have already applied: got into SMU and Santa Clara. Waiting on emory, wake forest, duke, upenn, Georgetown, and Vanderbilt </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Arts & Sciences, Honors program
Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34 composite (33 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, 36 Science, 30 Combined English/Writing, 8 essay)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank or give percentiles
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), American History (4), Biology (4), Calc BC (3, AB subscore 4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Physics, Calc 3, and a bunch of writing/history electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club (treasurer), Yearbook (editor), Math Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Softball
Job/Work Experience: local restaurant since April 2013
Volunteer/Community Service: at least 150 hours since freshman year between church and Key Club
Summer Activities: working, traveling
Essays: good, especially my supplement
Teacher Recommendations: I didn’t see them, but I hope they were good!
Counselor Rec: same^
Additional Rec: I helped raise money for my local police office, so the police chief wrote a letter for me
Interview: n/a
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: medium public (1800 students)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $100,000-$110,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: commitment to service, essays, ACT
Weaknesses: GPA, AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: probably my commitment to service, ACT scores…also being Catholic may have helped.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to SUNY Binghamton and University of Rochester. Denied at Yale. Still awaiting decisions from Brown, Tufts, and Princeton.
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Very excited, especially due to the fact that I was accepted into the Honors program.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted CSOM</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 700 Math II, 730 USH, 700 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3 weighted
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH 5, Calc AB 5, Lang Comp 5, Chem 4, Micro 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Macro, AP French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Volleyball captain, MUN Secretary, NHS, FHS, Band
Job/Work Experience: Private tutoring
Volunteer/Community Service: Church service & stuff through school
Essays: I thought my essays were really strong
Teacher Recommendations: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: Volleyball coach great
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Girl
Income Bracket: Middle class</p>
<p>Reflection
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Upset that I was wait listed but wasn’t planning on going to BC anyway
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Most likely attending McDonough at Georgetown </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (730 math, 750 reading, 780 writing)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (31 math, 33 English, 25 science, 36 reading)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): U.S. History (800-I’m applying as a history major), Literature (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): European History (4), U.S. History (5), English Language (5), Calculus A/B, American Government, English Literature
IB (place score in parentheses): Social and Cultural Anthropology, Environmental Science, Psychology
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus A/B, Current America/Independent Living, IB Environmental Science, AP Gov/Econ, IB Psychology, AP English IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Volleyball, Photography, Magazine internship, Two school community service clubs, National English Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: Tutor for tutoring company, Employee at Lemonade
Volunteer/Community Service: Community service clubs, head coach for local volleyball league, service trip to Fiji, animal adoption volunteer
Summer Activities:Jobs(tutor, camp counselor, restaurant), service trip
Essays:Pretty sappy “save the world” type essay that admissions people love
Teacher Recommendations: I would assume they were very good
Counselor Rec: I have no idea; each counselor has about 100 students so probably not too detailed
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Very difficult public school
Ethnicity: Very white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (mother graduated)</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, course load, well-rounded extracurriculars, legacy? (I’m not sure how much BC considers legacy)
Weaknesses: Lack of tangible leadership experience
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was at the high end in terms of my test scores, and I think I appear very well-rounded
Where else you are applying or have already applied: USC, UCLA, UC Davis, U of Washington, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Northwestern, U of Wisconsin, Indiana U</p>
<p>Rejected Caroll</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (730 CR, 740 M, 780 W)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 680 lit and us history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 weighted: 3.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4), English Lang (5), Calc AB, Stat, Euro, Micro/Macro, English Lit
IB (place score in parentheses): none at my school
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit/ Micro/Macro/Stat/Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing too exciting
Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (Captain), Newspaper (editor-in-chief), Lacrosse (co-captain), art, piano
Job/Work Experience: paid journalist/ bakery employee/ lacrosse camp counselor
Volunteer/Community Service: not much just interact club
Summer Activities: summer programs at colleges
Essays: I thought my essays were really strong
Teacher Recommendations: Assuming they are good
Counselor Rec: good hopefully
Additional Rec:
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: rich enough to not be able to get fin aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: SAT, leadership
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT IIs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, but still surprised since i thought my strong SAT and leadership would be ok. a bit surprised, but not annoyed since it wasn’t a top choice
Where else you are applying or have already applied: got into U of Miami and Northeastern. rejected by upenn. waiting on georgetown, columbia, brown, nyu, usc</p>
<p>Waitlisted. If you do not plan on attending, please respond soon so that people on the waitlist get a chance!! </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1840
ACT: Not taken
SAT II: let’s not talk about it…
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load:
Honors Symphonic Orchestra
AP World History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Statistics
AP Literature
Molecular Biology</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Paul Robeson Award for Versatility
National AP Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Green Team (Vice President)
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
French Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Rho Kappa History Honor Society
Junior Statesman of America (Vice President)
Committee Chairperson, Sherwood Fashion Show
U19 Maryland Girls Rugby Team
Knitting for Humanity (President)
Model United Nations
Black Student Union (President)
Doctors of Tomorrow (President)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Montgomery County, MD Board of Elections
Co-Captain, American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Sandy Spring Museum
Boys and Girls Club of America</p>
<p>Summer Activities: I had a job as a sumer camp counselor for 3 years
Essays: Pretty awesome
Teacher Rec: GREAT!
Counselor Rec: GreaT!!</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: 2000+
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150,000K +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths:uh my essays were pretty great!
Weaknesses: SAT score was so terrible and so were my SAT II
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t think I’d be accepted. Still in shock!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Maryland, College Park Scholars (accepted), UVA (accepted), UCLA (rejected)</p>
<p>**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>
<p>-- College of Arts and Sciences – </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 30 (34M 31E 26R 27S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses): 38 Predicted Score
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Solid EC’s (Community service, tons of clubs, leadership experience)
Job/Work Experience: Internship
Summer Activities:Internship
Essays: Great!
Teacher Recommendations: did not read
Counselor Rec: did not read
Additional Rec: did not read
Interview: n/a</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international background? Idk if this is a hook.
Reflection
Strengths: Ec’s, Internship, Rec’s, Course Rigor
Weaknesses: Test scores and most likely GPA as well
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, i have no idea as to why i was accepted… i did not think i would be considering the relatively low ACT score. I guess the adcoms saw something i ddnt.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: BC, Northeastern, UBC, Fordham, UVM, UM,
Rejected: NYU Stern, BU (lol), Notre Dame. Wait-listed: Villanova School of Business.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: </p>
<p>meant to say i was accepted oops haha </p>
<p>Accepted: CAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1830 (710 M, 520, CR, 600 W)
ACT (breakdown): 28, 29 using the english and essay (27 E, 33 M, 27 R, 26 S, 10 Essay, 28 E & Essay)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (710), Math I (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): Stats (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology, French III, Microeconomics, Robotics, Band, Physics, Nutrition, Computer Graphics, Personal Finance, Yearbook
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Leo Club, Student Council (President), Yearbook (Editor), Math Club (Founder & President), Board of Education Representative, Wrestling, Peer Mentor, Fresh Start Mentor, Academic Bowl (selected member), NHS
Job/Work Experience: Created own Tech. Company at age 12. (Made iPhone apps that hit top 500 in over 50 countries, and great dynamic websites), In the process of finalizing my non-profit organization.
Volunteer/Community Service: 100+ hours internship, 50 hours creating and managing website for local food pantry, 500+ hours created and managed school/town’s iPhone App.
Summer Activities: Working on non-profit
Essays: Great and honest (Talked about my non-profit)
Teacher Recommendations: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: Great
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hmmm, I don’t know, maybe creating a company at 12 years old.
Reflection
Strengths: I’m very involved in my school and town. I have great determination.
Weaknesses: Test scores were awful!!!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I believe that starting my own company and non-profit really gave me a push.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted: American University of Paris, Bryant University, Drexel University, Elmira College, Marist College, New York Institute of Technology, New York University, Purdue University, Saint Louis University, UCONN, University of Maryland: Baltimore County, University of Miami, University of New Haven, University of Rhode Island Waitlisted: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rejected: Boston University, Cornell University, Georgia Tech, M.I.T Waiting: Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, George Washington University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Quinnipiac College, Stanford University, Stevens Institute of Technology, UMASS-Amherst, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, University of Southern California, University of Toronto, Yale University
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m honestly shocked I got in, I was expecting to get rejected! It just goes to show you that test scores aren’t everything. Congratulations to everyone that was accepted! As for the people who have been rejected, at least you tries, I’m sure you’ll all go to a great school!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Honors</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): super score CR 800, M 740, W 800
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 800, US History 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): About 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t formally rank or give percentiles. Approximately top 1%.
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calc BC 5, AP Phys C M 5, AP Lang & Comp 5, AP US History 4, AP Statistics 4, AP Latin (Sr. year), AP German (Sr. year), AP Lit (Sr. year), AP Gov (Sr. year).
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP German, AP Lit, AP Gov, Multivariable Calculus, Chorus, Theology, AP Phys C E&M (but as an extracurricular, using the MIT MOOC, as there is no one at his high school to teach it)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS Treasurer, Quiz Bowl, Schola Cantorum (liturgical music singers), Science Scholars, etc.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: Yes. Various.
Summer Activities: Built an interactive fiction website with three friends, studied Japanese, Latin I, Latin III (these allowed him to take AP Latin his senior year even though he didn’t take Latin his freshman or sophomore years)
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recommendations: Assume they were very good.
Counselor Rec: Very good.
Additional Rec: School principal - outstanding.
Interview: None
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: European-American
Sex: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: His personality.
Weaknesses: His personality
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Great grades, great test scores, interesting personal story
Where else you are applying or have already applied: 11 others.
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>
<p>**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>
<p>School/major: College of Arts & Sciences </p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2050
[</em>]ACT (breakdown):
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Japanese (800) Literature (710)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/40
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): 45/45
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Some varsity sports, some volunteer, some nationally ranked academic (sorry won’t list)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Yes
[</em>]Summer Activities: Yes
[<em>]Essays: Good
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Great
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I think good
[</em>]Additional Rec: Nope
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): Japan
[<em>]School Type: Private, international
[</em>]Ethnicity: Mixed (US citizen though)
[<em>]Gender: F
[</em>]Income Bracket: 50-60k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Idk[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths:EC, GPA
[</em>]Weaknesses: SATs
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Holistic perspective on my app = good
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted into BU, Waitlisted for Middlebury & Colgate, Waiting on Duke, Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard, UPenn (Don’t worry, I have better SAT scores to send to these schools)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Yay! [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 800 Writing, 760 Reading, 720 Math
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (760) Eng Lit (680)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): International Applicant (no idea lol) Probably something like 3.5
Senior Year Course Load: International A Level - Cambridge and Edexcel
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eh?</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Rugby, Thai boxing, Painting
Job/Work Experience:Currently radar operator on a Singapore Coast Guard ship (National Service)
Volunteer/Community Service:Nope
Summer Activities:
Essays: Wrote about my national service experience
Teacher Recommendations: I’d like to think they said nice things
Counselor Rec: ^
Additional Rec: Glowing recs from my ship’s CO and XO.
Interview:None</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Singapore
School Type: Private, International
Ethnicity: Chinese Singaporean
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Enough
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):What do these mean</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Coast guard experience, strong SATs
Weaknesses: Weak GPA, not enough ECAs or volunteer work
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: It must be my radiant personality
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Waiting on Duke, Tufts and USC. Waitlisted from Washington at Saint Louis and BU. </p>
<p>@botulism A “hook” is anything that makes you stand out to the college, i.e. being an international applicant. The examples given there are URM (under-represented minority), and first generation college (meaning you are the first in your family to go to college, so your parents and grandparents didn’t go)</p>