Finding out why this university admitted me?

[GnocchiB]

OP’s stats from another thread:

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (lol didn’t send)
[ *] ACT: 34 composite / 36 essay
[ *] SAT II: Math II 800, Chem 800, Phys 770
[ ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): idk haha
[ ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[ ] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem 5, Environmental Sci 5, Calc BC 5, APUSH 5, Eng Lang and Comp 5, WHAP 4, Phys 1 4 ( cries)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s, varsity sport, varsity fine art
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Intel ISEF X 2, some 1st place international music thing X 2, Naval Research recognition
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[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity athletics, Great musician IMO (2 instruments), Research, Community Service, the usual. I won’t elaborate.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Paid coding job
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: An outside organization, NHS
[ *] Summer Activities: China, Research, Sleep and Netflix lol (and some “party” parties haha)
[ *] Essays: Common App (8/10), Princeton Supplement (6/10), Princeton Engineering (8/10)
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: One was eh-ok. Other was also eh- good. Both 6.5/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great. 10/10
[ *] Interview: Great
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[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Don’t mess with Texas
[ *] School Type: Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Asian
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Chinese
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Athlete (not recruited), Arts supplement, not much else
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OP, I agree with posters above who said not to bother the admission office for a post-mortem and also, please try not to put any pressure on your sister. Do your parents know what a crapshoot the Ivies are?

BTW, I’m an alumni interview for the school that admitted you and was more than a little annoyed when I received notification from the admission office last spring that a current student I had interviewed had gotten access to my interview report through FERPA (even though I had only complimentary things to say about the applicant). Just saying.