Georgetown EA Class of 2020 Results Thread

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21

Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: MSB

Objective:

  • []SAT I : n/a
    [    ]ACT: 31 (English: 34, Math: 30, Reading: 29, Science: 29)
    []SAT II: Math II 690, Literature 650, US History 650
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.852
    []Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): n/a
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank or percentile, most likely top 10%
    []AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (3) US History (4) Composition (3)
    [    ]IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
    []Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov (1)/Econ. (2), Physics (1,2), AP Lit (1,2), AP Statistics (1,2), AP Calc BC (1,2), Religion (1,2), Wellness( Mandatory Free Period) (1,2), Principles ofInvestments(1), Personal Financial Management (2).
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars: Student Government (Treasurer), Link Crew, Drug Free Club, Business Professionals of America (President), Varsity Table Tennis, Varsity Tennis, Math Team.
    [    ]Job/Work Experience: n/a
    []Volunteer/Community service: Social Media Assistant at Non-Profit called Aimed Alliance based in D.C., Volunteer at local Hospital/200+ hours.
    [    ]Summer Activities: Business Camp at G-Town, other camps, tennis.
    []Essays: I used common app essay for the first one, but put a lot of effort into the other two, Georgetown is top choice.
    [    ]Teacher Recommendation: Calc Teacher and APUSH teacher, didn’t read but probably good.
    []Counselor Rec: I guess good, didn’t read it.
    [    ]Additional Rec: Family friend who knows Charlie Deacon-Head of Admissions
    []Interview: Interviewed with Head of Alumni Interviewing in Minnesota, I think it went well, more like a Q&A than a regular conversation.

Other:

[ul]• Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[]Intended Major: Business (Finance)
[]State (if domestic applicant): MN
[]Country (if international applicant): n/a
[]School Type: Private Catholic School
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: 250K+
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double Legacy
[/ul]
Reflection:

  • []Strengths: Extracurriculars/Leadership, took most difficult course load at my school and did well.
    []Weaknesses: Not incredible test scores, not as good in math as i had hoped, can do Calculus, but not Geometry :(.
    [    ]Why you think you were accepted: I focused on this application the most, have known for my entire life that I wanted to go here and I made that clear in my application. I am also a double legacy with more than forty relatives that have gone to G-town, and I know that Georgetown loves Legacy students, so that obviously boosted my chances a bunch.
22

Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: SFS

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 2210; CR 770, M 690, W 750
    [    ]ACT: 34
    []SAT II: Math II 690, Spanish with Listening 790, Literature 720
    [    ]Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.12
    []Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
    [    ]AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4) AP English Language (5) AP Physics C (5)
    []IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
    [    ]Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature, History of Christianity
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, NHSMUN Top Honors

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society President, Model UN President, Musical Theater Program President, Varsity Volleyball Captain, Candlelight Chorus Senior Honor Soloist, Key Club, Admissions Ambassadors, Show Choir President
    []Job/Work Experience: Tech Town Foundation Intern
    [    ]Volunteer/Community service: Siskins Disabled Children’s Hospital, Habitat for Humanity
    []Summer Activities: Governor’s School for International Studies, Volunteer Girls State (County Mayor, City Mayor, Girls Nation Nominee)
    [    ]Essays: I liked them a lot, but who knows
    []Teacher Recommendation: Assume it was good
    [    ]Counselor Rec: Assume it was good
    []Additional Rec: Assume it was good
    [    ]Interview: Went really well. We had a lot in common and talked for close to an hour and a half.

Other:

  • []Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
    [    ]Intended Major: SFS Undecided
    []State (if domestic applicant): TN
    [    ]Country (if international applicant): n/a
    []School Type: Private, Single Sex (All Girls)
    [    ]Ethnicity: Caucasian
    []Gender: F
    [    ]Income Bracket: <40k
    []Hooks: n/a

Reflection:

  • []Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars
    []Weaknesses: Subpar test scores
    [    ]Why you think you were accepted: Put my heart on the line and stayed true to myself. It was my top choice and I think that showed through.
23

Decision: Accepted

**School Applied To: SFS **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (760 M, 680 CR, 690 W) actually didn’t send this oops
    [    ] ACT: 35 (35 R, 35 E, 36 S, 33 M) 20/36 on writing
    [] SAT II: 720 WH, 700 USH, 720 Lit
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.95 ish
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.3 (out of 4.4)
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 4%
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis):World (4) USH (4) Lang (5) Euro (4) haven’t taken test yet for: Bio, Lit, US Gov, Comp Gov, Spanish Lang, and Macro
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP US Gov, AP Comp Gov, AP Macro, Calculus, PE class, an art class, and required theology
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor; medalist on National Spanish Exam; did really well on the American Mathematics Competition one year and got an award at my school for it

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (3 yrs, president for 1); service based club (4 yrs); altar server (4 yrs, captain for 3); International Affairs Club (2 yrs; PR rep for 1); NHS; exchange trip to England; National Spanish Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting (4+ years) & I run an Etsy shop, it’s very minor but I listed it on my resume
[] Volunteer/Community service: fair amount- mission trip to Central America; service week at camp; various tutoring programs; and I had an entire club dedicated to community service that I was very active in
[] Summer Activities: student exchange trip to England; mission trip to Central America; Counselor program at my summer camp; babysitting
[] Essays: my special talents/skill was about how I have a form of synesthesia and how it affected my learning- it was probably considered “quirky” but showed my voice; school/summer activity one was about my exchange trip and how it influenced my choice of major (a condensed version of my common app); my personal statement/free essay was probably unique- i did a day in the life of me and again it showed my voice and whatnot; my SFS essay was the weakest IMO because it was a general issue but I related it back to a personal experience to show why I thought the issue mattered. I’ll be honest I wrote my essays pretty quickly and didn’t have anyone read over them because I was too busy
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them. both teachers apparently write good recs but I’ve never been the student that’s been super close with my teachers. Both liked me, generally, though
[] Counselor Rec: no idea. I know she likes me because I actually try but she doesn’t know me on a personal level so- if I had to guess she probably wrote about how I’m driven.
[] Additional Rec: didn’t send one
[li] Interview: Interesting- I think it went well overall and she told me that I’d be a good fit. She seemed interested in what I had done throughout high school (Model UN, exchange trip) and we talked a lot about that. She said some odd things about her Georgetown experience (how hard language requirement is to satisfy, about a bad experience with a history class, how many students seem to be stuck on campus) which was weird but overall I think it went really well. [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Global Business in SFS
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:$200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): literally none[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score; rank
[] Weaknesses: my SATII’s are a lot lower than everyone else’s now that I look; I’ve always been worried that my EC’s aren’t that great
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: [/li][/ul]

General Comments: I didn’t get my letter today (unlike the rest of America) but I had a student from SFS call me telling me I got in!! This was exciting because it was my first reach school acceptance!! I hear back from UChicago on Friday so fingers crossed that goes well. also just a note- I didn’t send all sittings of SAT/ACT and it wasn’t a problem…

24

Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: College, Faculty of Language and Linguistics

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR 700 M 760 W
    [    ] ACT:
    [] SAT II: 790 Math IIC 780 Chemistry 660 Literature
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): N/A
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): N/A
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/69
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): 39/42
    [] Senior Year Course Load: Math HL, English HL, Econ HL, Chem HL, Psych SL, Spanish Ab SL, ToK
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Patent for landshift-detection system, 2nd place at FLL 2014

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN(Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, Founder), Robotics, Language self-study, public speaking, Sanitation project, Editor of School magazine, organizer of math and science quiz, Creative Writing (Head), Music
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Project FUEL, local startup
[] Volunteer/Community service: Swachhalay, a sanitation project
[] Summer Activities: Internship, language study, summer school
[] Essays: Essay 1 about robotics was nice but not outstanding, essay 3 (why Georgetown)was very good and essay 2 (personal or creative piece) was excellent I wrote that about my dad and sister and I have yet to find someone who doesn’t love that essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: amazing, teachers actually wrote mine before I even asked for it
[] Counselor Rec: very strong, extremely lengthy with a very good counsellor in my school.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Excellent - I mentioned that I wanted to try out rowing and my interviewer was captain of the rowing team when he was there and even aside from that he loved me :D[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Comparative Literature
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: suffice it to say that money is not a worry
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recommendations, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Math grade (I have a 39/42 but with a 4/7 in math), bizarrely low SAT Literature score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I think in my second and third essay I was able to articulate myself very well, and really get across what drives me, defines me and makes me unique, and I think they sensed that it was a good fit with regard to Georgetown. I think it also helped that as an applicant to the Faculty of Language and Linguistics I had very strong English and foreign language grades (perfect all through school), a lot of activities indicating my interest in it and a history of achievement that made the SAT Literature score look an anomaly.[/li][/ul]

General Comments: I almost didn’t apply early because I thought my math grade, and then my SAT Literature grade, would screw things up for me. Don’t do that, if there is a reason you want to go to Georgetown (or any other university) more than any other that you can clearly articulate you should apply. In any case, Georgetown doesn’t reject so you’re not at a HUGE disadvantage even with less than ideal stats. If you got deferred in this round, don’t beat yourself up over it and don’t take it as a personal thing; I think they intentionally restrict the number of acceptance early and it isn’t something you can control. In any case you will get in somewhere and irrespective of where you go be very happy and very successful wherever you go. Take the deferral, however, as a reason to reflect upon whether or not Georgetown is right for you because your deferral might have been due to fit rather than qualification.

25

Decision: Deferred

School Applied To: College

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR 720 M 800 W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 750 Math II 750 Spanish 710 WH
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.82
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.45
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (4)–AB Subscore (5), English Language and Composition (5), English Literature and Composition (TBD), Physics C: Mechanics (TBD), Psychology (TBD), Spanish Language and Composition (5), Statistics (TBD), US history (5), US Government (TBD), World History* (4)

  • indicates no AP class taken in that subject prior to test
    [] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [    ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Psych, AP Physics, Religion, PE
    [li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commended Student[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (Manager), Chamber Orchestra, Editor-in-Chief of literary magazine, Newspaper, Pit Orchestra, Pep Band (president/founder)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours, Service Trip to West Virginia
[] Summer Activities: Stanford summer law program, Barcelona exchange program
[] Essays: I liked them a lot
[] Teacher Recommendation: I know they love me, and I thought they might be what pushed me over the edge
[] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure she knows me exceptionally well
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: You know, I thought it went well[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Spanish
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really[/li][ /list]

Reflection

[list]
[] Strengths: Course load, GPA, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Community Service is required by school, not much dedication to that,
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: No hook? Moderate test scores. I thought I was a pretty good applicant but who knows[/li][/ul]

General Comments: Kinda numb, idk the feeling really

26

Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: Walsh School of Foreign Service

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): used ACT
    [    ] ACT: 31
    [] SAT II: Math2 790 Physics 700 USH 670
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.99
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): no Weighed GPA int’l curriculum
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): No AP.
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: N/A
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Speech and Debate Tournament Public Forum Int’l Division Runner-Up

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): founder, president and coach of school debate club; regional PF debate promoter; president of student government publicity department; school paper editor in chief; school broadcasting station VP
[] Job/Work Experience: Interpreter for Formula One Shanghai Grand Prix

[] Volunteer/Community service: Funding Raising Organizer, Work at local orphanage
[] Summer Activities: Harvard Summer School
[] Essays: I think it’s strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: waived, but sent a third party interview, which is strong. [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: International Politics
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: traditional Chinese high school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: around 200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college [/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Third party interview, and all my devotion into the ECs (I believe school can see it!) And I actually took an adventure on my own from Boston to DC, and talked to an Admission Office, and therefore get connected with the Asian region Admission Officer.

[] Weaknesses: Score, scores, scores… and my ECs are actually ordinary, no major awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I truly think this is a miracle!! People say it’s impossible for a international without any oversea experiences to get accepted. But I did. This might be because my essays are quite unique, and because in the third party interview I did an analysis of Chinese-American relation.[/li][/ul]

General Comments: Again, such a miracle!!! This is a dream com true. Don’t stop believing as long as you tried really hard!!

27

Decision: Deferred

School Applied To: SFS

Objective:

  • []ACT: 35
    [    ]SAT II: 800 Math II 770 Chemistry 740 US History
    []Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
    []AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (4), World History (4)
    [    ]Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP European History, AP Physics, English Honors, Gov and Eco Honors
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Commended Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, National Honor Society, AP Scholar

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign service club (officer), service trip to Ecuador, selected or recommended member of multiple other clubs at my school, varsity soccer team for three years (captain for two)
    []Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, assistant soccer pro at summer camp, assistant counselor at art summer camp
    [    ]Volunteer/Community service: Service trip to Ecuador, volunteer at annual silent auction fundraiser
    []Summer Activities: Soccer, work, service trip
    [    ]Essays: definitely not weak. my SFS essay definitely could have been stronger, but it was a tough topic to write about! i was pretty happy with my other essays… both related to foreign service and my passion for it
    []Interview: was only a half hour… seemed to go okay though

Other:

  • []Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
    []Intended Major: SFS Global Business
    [    ]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
    []School Type: Public
    [    ]Ethnicity: Hispanic
    []Gender: Female
    [    ]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Being Hispanic? My aunt graduated from Georgetown and my other aunt works in DC government, not sure if those help though

Reflection:

[ul]
[]Strengths: ACT score, GPA, course load?
[]Weaknesses: maybe not enough extracurriculars?
[li]Why you think you were deferred: Honestly not sure. My best guess is that my essays just weren’t up to the standard of the other applicants, although I certainly was proud of them… until now, I guess[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I’m sad, but hoping to get in RD. Good luck to everyone else!

28

Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: Georgetown College

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): composite score of 2040, CR=710, M=640, W=680
    [    ] ACT: Not taken
    [] SAT II: Not sent
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): no weighted scale in school
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/37
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): No AP courses available at school
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): No IB in school
    [] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous school curriculum, Honors Math (equivalent to US AP) 4.0, all other available courses.
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the Year, Academic Excellence in all subjects every year, Honor Roll, various awards in intercollegiate and national MUNs

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Executive Student Council (President) 12th, Model United Nations 9th-12th, Model United Nations club (President) 12th, Class Officer (President) 9th-11th, French Class, Sabbatine Ballet IV
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: none
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Staff at Best Buddies (Volunteer Coordinator)
    [    ] Summer Activities: none
    [] Essays: Definitely original and interesting to read. My proofreaders loved them!
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing!!! Teacher knew me better than any other and definitely proved it through his astounding letter. Can’t thank him enough!
    [] Counselor Rec: Excellent! Great relationship with my counselor!
    [    ] Additional Rec: none. (thought I couldn’t send one?)
    [] Interview: waived

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [] Intended Major: Econ
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
    [] Country (if international applicant): Dominican Republic
    [    ] School Type: Private, American-based curriculum
    [] Ethnicity: Hispanic
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: US$60k
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Minority (Hispanic, woman)

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely recommendation letters, grades and essays.
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores and rigor of curriculum
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Rec letters were amazing and uniqueness shown in application:)[/li][/ul]

29

Decision: Deferred

**School Applied To: College **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (W 690 CR 800 M 610)
    [    ] ACT: Composite 32 (E 32 M 28 R 35 S 34 W 28)
    [] SAT II: Lit 780 Bio E 630 (retook bio, lit, and french in December)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.8 probably
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.2ish
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US (4) AP Rhetoric (4) AP Bio (3) haven’t yet taken: AP Micro, AP Physics, AP Music Theory, AP Lit, AP Gov
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Gov, Honors Trig, Digital Recordin, AP Physics, AP Music Theory, Honor Choir, AP Lit, Taking Eng 1A at the local JC to make up for year abroad
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Studied abroad in France for a year through AFS, Varsity Tennis (Captain), Choir (President), Vocal ensemble - our schools acapella group, Track and Field, Hiking Club (president/founder), Interact (VP), School news paper (article published in the tricounty paper), Rowing, Musical at school
[] Job/Work Experience: Bohemian Grove over the summer, Babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local renaissance fair, Dickens Fair in SF, A ton of community service work for Interact
[] Summer Activities: Job at The Grove, LOTS of travelling
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see any of them but one is definitely 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: hopefully not totally useless, my counselor is a joke.
[] Additional Rec: Choir/ Music Theory/ Digital recording teacher and Vocal Ensemble leader
[li] Interview: I was really nervouse but it actually went pretty well I think[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Peace and Justice or Political Economy
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White (middle eastern background)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Extra curriculars, Studied abroad, lived in Ghana for a year with my family
[] Weaknesses: Test schores, My sophmore year transcripts are a mess because i went to two different schools while I was in France
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Probably because of my test scores and the sophmore year transcript debacle [/li][/ul]

30

Decision: Deferred

School Applied To: College

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 Math 700, Writing 790, Reading 800
    [    ] SAT II: Lit 790, Math II 750, US History 780
    [] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale):
    [    ] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.35
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/250
    [    ] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP US Government (5)
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Environmental, AP Psych, Choir, Select Choir
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Yale Book Award, Governor’s Scholar Award, Daughters of the American Revolution Award, lots of Model Congress awards

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (president), Model Congress (president), Choir (soprano section leader), Class of 2016 (social chair), lead roles in musicals, Student Board of Education Representative, Varsity sailing team, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor (2 years), ice cream store (1 year)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Camp counselor-in-training for a full summer (about 1000 hours), intern for a local first selectman campaign
[] Summer Activities: Camp counselor (as stated above)
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good? One was about a novel that molded me and the other was about how working at/attending camp inspired my passions for democracy/people.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read one and it was SO nice, probably a 9/10, and I have a lot of faith in the other!
[] Counselor Rec: She totally loves me, but I didn’t read it
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Definitely okay, really nice guy, but we didn’t connect at all. Presented myself well but don’t think I came across as special. Tried to talk about my passions for feminism and the environment.[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Middle size public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong test scores/grades, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Not sure! Probably just boring/run of the mill.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Probably didn’t quite stand out[/li][/ul]

General Comments: A little disappointed, but I’m applying to a lot of places so I’ll keep my fingers crossed! One weird thing- I checked the application website after receiving my letter and it said that my counselor hadn’t submitted her recommendation… Not sure if that could actually affect anything or if maybe the website is wrong, but it was a little jarring. Still, huge congrats to everyone accepted, I’m so proud of you all!! And for everyone else, don’t worry, I know it will all work out :slight_smile:

31

Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: Walsh School of Foreign Service

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (710 CR, 730 M, 800 W)
    [    ] ACT: N/A
    [] SAT II: 720 Math II, 760 US History, 620 French with Listening
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 4.01/4.33
    [] Weighted GPA: 6.98/7.83
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/310
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (5), Lang and Comp (5), US History (5), Micro (4), Physics 1 (4), BC Calc, Physics C, French, Lit, and Gov
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: Orchestra, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP French, AP Lit, AP Gov, and honors Chinese
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the Month, scholarship to study abroad in a French-speaking country, National Merit commended student, AP Scholar

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Social Studies Honor Society (VP), World Language Honor Society (VP), Eco-Adventure Club (Service Project Coordinator), Math Honor Society, NHS, Wildlife Leadership Ambassador in my county, Model UN
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a bus girl at a Thai restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some via wildlife leadership and NHS (a low point in my application, honestly)
[] Summer Activities: Wildlife Leadership Academy (very selective, only a handful of students from my state), cultural immersion trip to China, global leadership conference on China’s role in the world, studied abroad in Nice for a month
[] Essays: Wrote about overcoming my hearing loss by finding my love for foreign languages (mentioned relevant experiences abroad), China’s controversial claims on islands in the South China Sea (SFS essay), and discovering a new way to experience the world in picking up my hobby of outdoor adventure activities (hiking, camping, etc)
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 for one of them, maybe about 8/10 for the other
[] Counselor Rec: I’m pretty sure it was excellent; I had gotten to know my guidance counselor very well over the years
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Went pretty well; I had a lot in common with the interviewer, and we discussed our mutual experiences as Westerners in Asia[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: (Regional and) Comparative Studies (between Asia and Western Europe)
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Somewhat competitive, recognized public school
[] Ethnicity: White and Asian (Irish-American and first-generation Filipino)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Unique experiences abroad, hearing disability (???), mixed race[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Personal experiences and extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, volunteering
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I think it was my unique experiences abroad (and relevant social studies extracurriculars) that set me apart from other applicants and showed that I am a good fit for the School of Foreign Service[/li][/ul]

General Comments: I’m so thrilled to have been accepted! I still can’t believe it - it’s been an emotional day!

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Decision: Deferred

School Applied To: SFS

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 1960 (660 CR, 680M, 620W)
    [    ]ACT: N/A
    []SAT II: 660 Math II, 600 US History, 570 Literature
    [    ]Unweighted GPA: 4.00
    []Weighted GPA: 5.28/5.32
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/176
    []AP (place score in parenthesis): (Took AICE Courses, my school doesn’t offer AP. Out of 22 courses, I’ve completed 12 of them and I’m currently taking 6 now. The highlights are: Psychology A-Level, English Language AS-Level, Literature AS-Level, International History AS Level, US History AS-Level, Physics AS-Level, Economics AS-Level, Mathematics (Statistics and Calculus 1) AS-Level, and couple philosophy-esq courses
    [    ]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    []Senior Year Course Load: Honors French 1, Chemistry AS-Level, Literature A-Level, Calculus A-Level, Physics A-Level, Spanish AS-Level, Statistics A-Level
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 7 individual awards at MUN Conferences, perfect score on Algebra and Geometry EOC in FL, AICE Diploma recipient with Distinction (highest honor), school recognition for best in mathematics and science (two different awards) in my year

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (VP), Student Council (VP), Engineering Club (President), Key Club (Secretary), National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society
    [    ]Job/Work Experience: Worked at an immigration law firm in my freshman year for a summer, did an internship for an advertising company based in NY, currently working in a social security law firm (approaching year and a half mark)
    []Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered as a teacher’s aid at the sister Middle School to our school, volunteered a lot for NHS and Key Club
    [    ]Summer Activities: Uh not much, except that one job, general volunteering but significantly less
    []Teacher Recommendation: Both superb, the teachers have known me forever and think of me as a friend first before a student, had several experiences in class to write about
    [    ]Counselor Rec: Very confident it was excellent
    []Additional Rec: N/A
    [    ]Interview: Went amazingly, we talked for a long time, by the end she had said me and a friend who interviewed her earlier in the month were her favorite applicants and she would write great recommendations (ironically we both got deferred :P)

Other:

  • []Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ]Intended Major: Security Studies
    []State (if domestic applicant): Florida
    [    ]Country (if international applicant): N/A
    []School Type: Very new charter school, not on certain “find my high school” search bars because of new-ness. A school, but not very distinguished in my area, let alone the state
    [    ]Ethnicity: Hispanic, both parents from Ecuador, first generation born here but not to go to college
    []Gender: Male
    [    ]Income Bracket: Lower Middle Class
    []Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I talked about sexism in my family in my essay, first generation born in US, family from a small country and doesn’t make much

Reflection:

  • []Strengths: Transcript (my interviewer said my transcript was perfect), recommendation letters, essays
    []Weaknesses: SAT scores, I and II.
    [    ]Why you think you were deferred: I think I was deferred because while my SAT scores are in Georgetown’s middle 50, they were on the lower end and were not enough to back up my other credentials. Also my SAT II scores were pretty low as well.
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Decision: Deferred

School Applied To: College

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: 35 (35 E, 36 M, 34 R, 33 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chemistry, 800 Chinese with Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 40%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese (5), English Literature (4), Computer Science (4), Chemistry (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calculus, AP Statistics, Bible Studies (H) (1S), Advanced Topics in Math (H), Chamber Orchestra, Shakespeare (1S), Poetry (2S), AP Mandarin TA
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin (CPYO), Golf
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Chelsea Music Festival (Head Translator, Assistant to Curator)
[] Summer Activities: Chelsea
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: 8/10[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
    [    ] Intended Major: Mathematics
    [] State (if domestic applicant): CA
    [    ] School Type: Small Private, Nationally Recognized
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: 200,000+
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Standardized Testing, Recommendation letters
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: GPA :([/li][/ul]

General Comments: Pretty bummed about this. I guess I wasn’t expecting much because my GPA sucked so much, but you know…

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:

[list]
[]SAT: 2,000
[]Class Rank: 15/550
[]GPA: 4.7 W
[]Full IB Diploma Candidate
[*]California

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Decision: Accepted

**School Applied To:

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math level 2-800; French-800; Spanish-700
[] ACT: 35 (composite), 36 English, 36 Math, 35 Science, 35 Reading, 36 Superscoreodo
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.993
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.24
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English 5, Calc BC 5, French 5, Spanish 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Span lang&cult, French 6, AP Lit, AP GoPo, Honors Bio
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard book prize, national merit commended, French department, campus ministry department[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Founder and President of Crusaders for Kindness) and lots of other stuff.
[] Job/Work Experience: made a database for archdiocese
[] Volunteer/Community service: LOTS
[] Summer Activities: LOTS
[] Essays: Good but none of them answered the questions
[] Teacher Recommendation: :slight_smile:
[] Counselor Rec: :slight_smile:
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: It went well, could’ve been better :slight_smile: [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Justice and Peace
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I speak 4 languages![/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, personality
[] Weaknesses: essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I’m awesome[/li][/ul]

General Comments: :-* also accepted Notre Dame EA

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Pick one:
[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color]

[ b]School Applied To:** Georgetown College

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR 680 M
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: Didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.85 -ish
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): school doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 39
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma program
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Loads: Volunteer work in five different organizations, class president, played tennis for four years, technology student association
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of volunteer work in hospitals and shanty towns
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[] Counselor Rec: Strong
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: I would say it went very well[/li][/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Peru
[] School Type: Private international
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths: Essays and EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Scores and maybe GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Not sure[/li][/list]

[ b]General Comments:**

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Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: SFS

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (740 CR, 740 Math, 680 Writing)
    [    ] ACT: 35 (Took the test twice, 35 each time)
    [] SAT II: 670 Spanish, 720 English Lit., 770 Am. History
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): N/A
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5), Chemistry (4), Psych (5), APUSH (5)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Spanish 5, AP Environmental, AP Lit, AP Government
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-finalist

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (5 lead/supporting roles), FBLA (2-time nationals, 4th in Impromptu Speaking), Model UN (Best Position Papers, Best Delegations), School Board Rep,
[] Job/Work Experience: 6 months at McDonalds, Currently working at Target and Kwik Trip
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Student tutoring
[] Summer Activities: 1-week camp at Georgetown, Badger Boys State (elected Governor), Boys Nation
[] Essays: 8/10- Wrote about Boko Haram for the SFS essay, my participation in Boys Nation, and growing up in my small town
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10- Read both from AP Chem and AP Lang teacher, melted my heart :slight_smile:
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10- Another great one!
[] Additional Rec: See Above
[li] Interview: Went really well! We met at a Starbucks and just talked, very nice guy[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Politics; Political Science;
[] State (if domestic applicant): SE Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Lower-middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Boys Nation and attending Georgetown for the week were my biggest hooks I think. Possibly National Merit Semi-finalist[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Good essays, recommendation letters, and ACT/GPA
[] Weaknesses: Lack of athletics and community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I really like my essays and I think Boys Nation was a big thing[/li][/ul]

General Comments: Letters were sent on a Friday, I received mine (SE Wisconsin) on Tuesday. 3 white sheets 1 blue sheet of paper inside of a regular, letter-sized envelope. Just be honest and true to yourself throughout the application! The interview is a really good place to showcase who you are!

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Pick one:
Decision:Accepted

**School Applied To:**Georgetown College

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown):600 CR; 650 W; 780 M
    [    ]ACT: None
    []SAT II: 750 Chem; 760 Bio E; 770 Phy; 780 Math I; 790 Bio M; 800 Math II
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): None
    []Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): N/A
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st out of 50
    []AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [    ]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    []Senior Year Course Load:N/A
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Maths Tutor; Maths Olympiad (Captain); ICT Club President; Creative Writing; Athletics; Engineering Club (President); School student Functions Committee
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community service: Donated materials to local hospital yearly. Raised money for children suffering from cancer.
[]Summer Activities: Volunteering at local hospital
[]Essays: 9/10 The personal one was excellent and really unique - wrote about being taught by my parents at school. 6/10 - The major one was rather pathetic. Wrote on Neurobiology
[]Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 - My Biology teacher wrote an excellent one. 7.10 - my Physics teacher was OK.
[]Counselor Rec: 8/10 - She wrote a good rec.
[]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[]Intended Major: Neurobiology
[]State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[]Country (if international applicant): Zambia
[]School Type: Independent
[]Ethnicity: Black (African)
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 70000 - 80000
[li]Hooks(URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (Africa + Black). First person in my family applying to an American institution.[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Strong leadership skills and excellent SAT Subject Test scores
[]Weaknesses: Weak SAT Reasoning Test Score. Too few major awards
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I showed passion and zeal. I also emailed and updated the admissions office frequently (it helps). Not too many people apply to Georgetown from our country so that also helped[/li][/ul]

**General Comments:**Anything is possible. Don’t lose hope. Work hard. Make you your priority. Have working relationships with your teachers. Email the admissions office frequently i.e. monthly.

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[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color]

[ b]School Applied To:** Georgetown College

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 Math, 750 CR, 690 W
[] ACT: 33 composite
[] SAT II: 780 Math 2, 710 Bio E, 700 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 92.7440
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 98.6770
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), US History (4), Stat (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ macro/micro, AP calc AB, AP Lit, AP Gov & Politics, AP French, STEM
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): French seal of biliteracy, National merit commended, AP Scholar, Academic decathlon regional/state awards, 1st team all-league 2 years for tennis, 3rd team all-county
[/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girls Learn International (Co-Pres), French Honor Society (Pres), FBLA (VP junior year), Academic Decathlon (regular competitor 2 yrs), Band (librarian), flute ensemble, pit band, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: summer camps, desk/snack stand at tennis club
[] Volunteer/Community service: Interact Club (30 hours/year), 20 hours last summer performing/at the library
[] Summer Activities: Cornell 1 week econ program, volunteering ^
[] Essays: I honestly thought they were all really strong and I had some third-party adults read them and they agreed
[] Teacher Recommendation: had both teachers for 2 years and am presidents of their clubs, should have been really good
[] Counselor Rec: should be good I think he really likes me
[] Additional Rec: Got an alumni rec that could not have been better
[li] Interview: Seemed to have gone pretty well, but it was my first one so I don’t have much to compare it to [/li][/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public (~240 per grade)
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: parents don’t really tell me, but I didn’t think we were going to get any aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths: 1510/1600, challenging classes, essays, extra-curriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA, not much volunteering, no hook
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: [/li]
[ b]General Comments:** Honestly, I really thought I was going to get in and I was really devastated when I didn’t. Georgetown is my absolute dream and it pains me to see people who got in that are apathetic about the school.

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Decision: Deferred

School/major: McDonagh

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000, 690 Math, 680 English, 620 Writing (Did not send)
ACT (breakdown): 32 Comp, 32 English, 32 Math, 30 Sci, 34 Reading, 11 Writing (Sent); 32 Comp 29 English, 31 Math, 36 Science, 32 Reading, 8 Writing (Sent)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (720), Physics (680), US History (750)(Did not send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7%
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), US History (5), English Lang (5), Physics (2)
IB (place score in parentheses): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geography, AP Economics, AP Calc AB, Honors World
Literature, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, Religion, Senior Thesis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Football (JV Team Captain, JV Scholar Athlete, Varsity Scholar Athlete), Track (Thrower’s Captain), National Honor Society, Fresh/Soph Lacrosse, Youth Group (Youth Group Leader)
Job/Work Experience: Junior Counselor at Camp, Lifeguard, Farm Worker
Volunteer/Community Service: Youth Group, Summer Camp, Lacrosse Camp
Essays: Common App essay: 9/10, Why Tulane essay 8/10
Teacher Recommendations: Spanish Teacher 9/10 (had her for freshman and junior year and did very well), AP US teacher 10/10 (spent a lot of time and actually wrote individualized letters based on all the schools I applied to.)
Counselor Rec: Probably 8+/10
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Reside in MD
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Large, Boys Only Private School (1,200)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:
Strengths: Essay, Interview
Weaknesses:
Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted: I feel my essays, recs, and ECs were really good.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Alabama (Accepted), Texas, SMU (Accepted), Tulane (Accepted), Notre Dame (Denied), Maryland, Davidson, Wake Forest, UNC
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I knew it was a reach going in. Not too bummed about it.