Accepted Early Decision I- Yeah Go Wildcats!!!
(I was just really excited to get in because this was my number one school)
b]Objective:
Note: All of these scores were at the time of submission and have significantly gone up.
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1700 (Math: 600, Reading: 540, Writing: 560)
[ *] ACT: 25 (Reading: 23, Math: 24, English: 25, Science: 28, Essay: 8)
[ *] SAT II: Biology E - 580, Math II - 540
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: We don’t weigh
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 255
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 13 (AP World History, AP European History, AP American Government, AP United States, AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Language)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit., AP Chemistry, AP American Government, AP Calculus AB, AP European History, AP Microeconomics, AP Spanish Language, and STEM Human Body Systems: Essentials to Biotechnology
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State of Georgia and University of Georgia Certificate of Merit Award Scholar, UGA Young Scholars Pre-Collegiate Research Conference Scientific Poster Competition 1st Place Winner, Georgia Science and Engineering Fair 1st Honors (Top 10%) & Best In Category (Animal Science) Awards, International BioGENEius Challenge Georgia Regional Finalist, Frank Ski Kids Foundation Plant Green Eco-Trip Oratorical Essay Contest Top 10 Winner, DECA state conference winner & International Qualifier, and Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl First Place State Champion
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Georgia State Superintendent Student Advisory Council (Committee Chair), Reading bowl (officer), Science Olympiad (Co-Founder & Co-Captain), Mathematics Team (Captain), DECA: An Association of Marketing Students (President), and STEM Ambassadors Program (President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked over the summer doing paid research at the University of Georgia
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I have over 620 of volunteer derive at Zoo Atlanta working in Animal Husbandry and diet preparation. I also volunteer at the Georgia Aquarium in the public relations department.
[ *] Summer Activities: The summer before sophomore year I studied abroad in the Galapagos Islands on a full scholarships to learn about the native culture and fauna. The summer before junior year I studied freshwater ecology at the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology. The summer before senior year I participated in a paid internship at the University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences researching the antagonistic relationship between selenium and FGD gypsum in plant uptake. I also studied abroad in china for three weeks before school on a ambassadors scholarship I won to study the language and culture.
[ *] Essays: Common App was pretty good in my opinion; talked about how I overcame being at the bottom of my of my class in remedial classes to graduating as number one in my school talking the most rigorous courses possible despite my many flaws including my speech impairment (9/10). Why Davidson was REALLY risky and bold as I talked about how even though my dad disapproved of it because it wasn’t an Ivy League I still chose to apply (10/10). Extracurricular was really creative, I talked about all the fun science topics we discuss in my STEM Ambassadors program (8/10). Additional information section I discussed I started our schools Science Olympiad Team (9/10).
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Recommendation 1- My AP Lit. teacher wrote this and she made me feel like I was the saved the world from damnation; it made me cry (10/10). Recommendation 2 - Honors Tenth Grade Lit. teacher who I had a really close and funny relationship with both inside and outside of class (9/10). Recommendation 3 - AP Biology Teacher wrote this one and she adores me as she helped me get some internships, win science fair awards, start science Olympiad, and I got the highest score on her AP exam (8/10). Other Recommender 1 - My research mentor wrote this and he made it seem like I was above them but was still good. Other Recommender 2 - My principal wrote this and it was pretty generic (7/10). Peer Recommender - Had friend from another school who I’ve known for two years right this; she told me she made it really good, so I mean she did just get into Harvard (9/10).
[ *] Counselor Rec: She really likes me and talked about how I overcame my financial circumstances to do above my richer peers and how I come dress in a suit and tie everyday to promote professionalism.
[ *] Additional Rec: Had another teacher who I didn’t have but really like me right this and he is a pretty good writer (9/10).
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[ *] Country (if international applicant): United States
[ *] School Type: Public with Specialty Magnet Program
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Less than $23,000 for a family of 4
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (African American) and financial circumstances
[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Essays, accolades, recommendations, rigor, GPA, demonstrated interest (really important), and extracurricular involvement & leadership
[ *] Weaknesses: Most certainly test scores. I though they would really reject me for those abysmal scores.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was probably accepted for my strengths listed above and demonstrated interest. Schools like this really care about level of interest as I called emailed, and was accepted into the Multicultural Visitation Program, which I hear is a big indicator of admissions.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Depauw University, Georgia State University, Gustavus Adolphus College, Howard University, and the University of Georgia
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**
Talk with you admissions counselor and make sure they remember you in a good way again schools this small want a good retention rate so they want people they know are going to come and thrive so really demonstrate that in your application.
Can’t wait for the fall!!!