<p>Pick one:
** CIT-ECE (STATUS: Accepted- Early Decision)**</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math: 620, Reading: 640, Writing: 590
**SAT II: ** MathII: 520, MathI: 590, Physics: 550, Literature: 530
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
**Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): **9/~190
AP (place score in parenthesis): I prefer not to say. Not 5s… 
. I only had 2 AP classes- AP Biology, and AP Calculus AB(Which I am currently taking)
Senior Year Course Load: Dual Enrollment (Second Semester): World War II, Dual Enrollment (Second Semester): Life, Death and Dying, Dual Enrollment (Second Semester): Principles of Economics, Dual Enrollment (Second Semester): Abnormal Psychology, AP Calculus AB, Photography (Second Semester), Economics, Environment and Ecology (Second Semester), Food Preparation (First Semester), Novels (First Semester), Dual Enrollment (First Semester): American History to 1865, Dual Enrollment (First Semester): American Government, Dual Enrollment (First Semester): Art Appreciation, Dual Enrollment (First Semester): Fundamentals of Speech</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None (Hell No.)</p>
<p>Subjective:
**Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): **Chess Club President, Math Club President, Indian Pride (Pep Club), Computer Club, Art Club
Job/Work Experience: Knoebels Amusement Park Games Operator
**Volunteer/Community service: **National Honor Society, Sewing for a Church, I also take care of the mentally handicapped because i have a few in the family, Free Computer Repair
Summer Activities: Knoebels Amusement Park Games Operator, Laziness.
**Essays: **A Metaphorical Essay on Why I want to Attend Carnegie Mellon, For The Common App- I did the first essay option where it asks about moral and ethical issues, and i chose to talk about the challenges of owning and operating a parapsychological site/organization, and an extra essay about my dreams.
Teacher Recommendation: Eco Teacher: Wonderful Recommendation, Physics Teacher: Not so good.
Counselor Rec: Wonderful, I know my guidance counselor on a friendly basis. I was taken out to eat by her when I got into Carnegie Mellon because i go to an underperforming school.
Additional Rec: College Art Professor- Decent.
Interview: Yes- By an Adcom. I was told my scores were abit low. I was honest about where I stood, didnt give excuses. I was asked to retake them. I took them, and the above scores are superscored. I think it went well. I told them that I didnt think that the physics scores would be raising much. I retook it and went from a 520 to a 550. She asked me to mail in some extra stuff, and seemed really polite on the whole. She wrote a bunch of stuff down for my answer for the what am I looking for in a college question, which I had previously prepared to answer. There was one question it took me awhile to answer, which was, how could I contribute to the Carnegie Mellon community. I asked her a few questions. I asked her what is the thing she likes LEAST about the school. That got her attention. I make informed decisions not blind ones. My app was not yet submitted when I had the interview. For the record, she said the parking.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Title 1, Underperforming, Rural
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low Income. My ED financial aid estimate form indicated that everything is being taken care of via loan, work study and grant money besides the dorms.
**Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): **No.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Dual Enrollment, ECs not school related, essays, location.
**Weaknesses: **Scores, I also had an 80% in an AP Bio class as an average.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essay was very out of the ordinary/ not a standard answer to the question. Supposedly im finding out through 3rd hand sources that CMU called about this essay, but Im not holding my breath, having an interview with an adcom, Not your average EC stuff ( I sent in an activities resume as per request of the adcom, which had things in it like making my own Linux distro, punk jacket (ex: <a href=“http://i138.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/q269/sayspo/CRIM0019.jpg[/url]”>http://i138.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/q269/sayspo/CRIM0019.jpg</a> , pictures included, getting a job to build my own computer. I related each one back to a volunteer activity I do that is non-traditional or non-school related.
General Comments:</p>
<p>I applied to: CMU, Cornell, Penn State, Drexel, Rensselaer(RPI), WPI, Bucknell, RIT</p>
<p>I was accepted to: CMU(ED), Penn State, Drexel
I was denied to: None
I withdrawed: All the rest, and my acceptances when i got in ED at Carnegie Mellon.</p>
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