<p>Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT I (by section):[/li]CR- 610
M- 670
W- 640</p>
<p>[li] SAT IIs: in the low 500s</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Unweighted=3.6 weighted= no idea</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 15 out of 246 i think</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: didn't take the act.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] APs: only one AP all throughout high school; AP psychology.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IBs: none</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Yr Courseload: AP psychology, honors anatomy, the rest are advanced classes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Number of Apps from Your School: only me for ED</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats (Awards, etc.): mt. holyoke book award, national honor society, national hispanic scholar. that's it.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] ECs listed on app:[/li] um, about 200 community service hours. orchestra, drama club, dance, volunteer teaching theatre to middle schoolers, piano, performing in plays outside of high school.</p>
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: the BK lounge! (burger king) all summer. 40 hrs a week.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays (subject and responses): ** i'm pretty sure this is what got me in: i wrote about being adopted, but never really appreciating the United States until i met a hispanic lady at work. it's kind of hard to explain why it's a great essay. it just, really came from my heart, and i think people can tell when they read it. idk, i guess you'd have to read it to fully understand. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: um they're ok. not great though.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: ugh, the lady hates me.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:**</p>
<ul>
<li><p>State or Country: CT</p></li>
<li><p>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): it's a pretty good school, i think. not spectacular though</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity: hispanic.</p></li>
<li><p>Gender: female</p></li>
<li><p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): well, i'm full blooded Honduran (latino). so yea, that's probably why...</p></li>
<li><p>Why you think you were accepted: because i nailed my essay and short answers and really showed them my personality and values.</p></li>
<li><p>Date you received envelope: 12/14/07 (three days after it was sent).</p></li>
</ul>
<p>**Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>TO EVERYONE WHO GOT IN: congratulations!!</p>
<p>TO EVERYONE WHO DIDN'T GET IN: i'm sorry. i don't know how you feel, so i can't say that it is ok. there's really not much that can be said to console people in this type of situation. just make best friends with Ben and Jerry this weekend, and watch the movie "Accepted."</p>
<p>TO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO APPLY FOR REGULAR DECISION THIS YEAR (2008), FALL 2009, 2010, OR WHENEVER: good luck! just nail the essay and the short answers. really show them who you are. don't be afraid to take a risk when writing about yourself. a lot of times, passion goes a lot farther than just talent. **</p>
<p>peace. keep in touch! i guess? lol idk. <3</p>