<p>Not a discussion thread. DC and parts of Maryland got their letters today, most will get them tomorrow or Saturday. Post results here in this format.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred*[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]School:**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (Superscore)(Single-sitting):
[ *] SAT breakdown: M= , CR=
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA:
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Rigor of Schedule:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ ] Academic Extracurriculars:
[ *] Other (Instrumental, Athletic):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Alumni Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Number of applicants from school:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ *] Where else are you applying:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:*</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]School:College **[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (Single-sitting): 1460, 2240
[ *] SAT breakdown: M= 700 , CR 760
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: none sent. taken in Dec.
[ *] Unweighted GPA: no idea
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.0. if you get all As for all of high school, my school gives 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 12
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lang (5), APUSH (taken online/crappy) (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: only other AP- Lit, AP Gov/AP Macro (online), Dual Enrollment College Algebra/Statistics, Honors Physics, Art II, Spanish III (online), yearbook/journalism
[ *] Rigor of Schedule: most rigorous. (my school sucks) First person in my school to do online APs
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): National Merit Commended Student, Hall of Fame at my school
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Academic Extracurriculars: founded a math club for girls/empowerment, NHS
[ *] Other (Instrumental, Athletic): presidential campaign fellowship- usually held by college students, worked 20+ hours/week, club swimming since 4th grade year-round 10 hours/week, a bunch of other random stuff
[ *] Job/Work Experience: just Quiznos for a year. haha
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: President of Key Club
[ *] Summer Activities: summer program at Columbia and UChicago (which really shaped me)
[ *] Essays: really really visceral, describe me and where I’m from, how I’ve developed. Spent forever on them
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: She loves me, we bond over our mutual love of Lena Dunham
[ *] Counselor Rec: She also really likes me
[ ] Additional Rec: From internship. Amazing- since it was somewhat professional I wrote it myself
[ ] Alumni Interview: He was a rich banker or something… feel like he got my vibe but I can see him liking other kids more.
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Government
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: small religious
[ *] Number of applicants from school: only me. first person to apply from my school ever
[ *] Ethnicity: didn’t fill in on app
[ *] Gender: F
[ ] Income Bracket: didn’t fill in
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy): from very small town…?
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT score? I only did extracurriculars that I enjoy and get things out of. Essays.
[ *] Weaknesses: no subject tests. crappy school. not a lot of APs at all
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Dude this stuff is so complex and crazy that you can’t rationalize
[ ] Where else are you applying: Columbia, Yale, Williams, American, Haverford, New College, Bennington, Brown? UChicago?. Already accepted to Fordham and Tulane
[ /list][ b]General Comments: I felt really bad, but a school like Gtown is a long shot for everyone, and to get in is really, really lucky. Hopefully I will get in to a school where I can grow and be happy, and I do think that will happen.</p>