ACCEPTED
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1380 superscored (690 r&w, math 690)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 740 on US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 91.5/100 UW (school does QPA + doesn’t weight. it is roughly equivalent to a 3.7)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (school doesn’t rank)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP US [self-studied]; 4 on AP Macro; 3 on AP Micro
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: I go to a Magnet school where every course is taught at the honors level. 5 out of the 7 class choices I’m taking are AP (AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Spanish Language). My other courses are Genocide Studies & The Holocaust, Gym, and Web Design (in place of AP Computer Science, which I didn’t want to take. An IT course is mandatory. These are all Honors).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Destination ImagiNation (Captain/Co-Captain since 7th grade. Global Finalist 2 years, top 5 in NJ 5 years); FBLA (VP of Community Service & Fundraising. 1st place in NJ, National Finalist); Girls Who Code (Alumni, Recruiter); Relay for Life (Team Captain).
Job/Work Experience: Worked @ the mall my junior year and a law firm the summer before my senior year.
Volunteer/Community service: Destination ImagiNation, Relay for Life, Volunteering for my school
Summer Activities: Went to Atlanta for FBLA National Leadership Conference 2016. Worked 9-5 job 2016. Worked part time 2015.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. Don’t wanna sound cocky but it was bomb af.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: US History Teacher, 9/10. He inspired me to self-study APUSH. Had him for 2 years and he was so happy when I got a 5 on the exam. One of my favorite guys.
Teacher Rec #2: Spanish 4 teacher 10/10. Loves me! I skipped out of her Spanish 3 class to take a higher Spanish (taught by her) so I made a good impression and she always liked my speaking!
Teacher Rec #3: FBLA Adviser/Freshman teacher, 10/10. Loves me x2! Went to Atlanta for NLC with her and solidified our relationship there!
Counselor Rec: 10/10. She told me she couldn’t stop writing about me and had to use smaller text to make it seem less overwhelming for future readers haha.
Additional Rec:
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes!
Intended Major: International Affairs – Security Policy
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet public school. You have to apply to get in. All classes taught at honor level and it’s EXTREMELY competitive.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: about 110k a year.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation! There was a genocide where my parents are from so they could never go to school. Also, I’m a lesbian and Muslim!
Reflection
Strengths: My ECs, essay, and LORs.
Weaknesses: I was always worried about my SAT score and QPA but I guess it didn’t make me look as bad as I thought haha!
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Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments : I AM SO HAPPY 
