(for daughter, copying from another forum, so format’s slightly different)
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (R800, M800, W750) single sitting
[] SAT II: Math 2 750, Physics 730,Chemistry 740, World History 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/52
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Govt and Politics 5, Calc AB 5, Eng Lit 5, English Lang 5, Music Theory 5 (aural 5/nonaural 4), Biology 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats (previously completed math through Calc 3/dual enrollment), AP Comp Sci, World Lit, State History, Econ, Mandarin 201/202 (DE), orchestra, Public Speaking
[li] Major Awards: not much, NMSF, State Champ World Language Declamation Mandarin 3[/li]
Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars: 16 years of figure skating (employed as instructor/coach 3 yrs, elected club board member 3 yrs, show soloist 3 yrs, regional bronze medalist); cross country running 11/12 (varsity/lettered 11/12,captain 12; 3rd place team at state; couple other awards); cross country skiing (varsity/lettered 11/12, state qualifier, couple of awards); 14 years of piano and violin (State Solo and Ensemble Fest qualifier for both instruments, 3 yrs All State orchestra qualifer; employed as church accompanist current year; church worship band/keyboard); Mountain/trail endurance racer 2 years, multiple completed races of 3-24 miles/9000 ft vertical gain, winter and summer conditions, various hazards, top 10 female in Grand Prix series[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: skating coach, accompanist, tutor[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: twice weekly involvement in homework help/mentoring program for at-risk children during the school year (involved since beginning of program/3rd yr now); barista/coffee shop supervisor weekly for church youth group fundraiser for service projects (do things locally and throughout the state, like flood relief), and participation in the projects themselves; attorney for youth court (limited hours; generally a handful of cases in the summer due to time constraints); volunteer for organization that teaches cross country skiing to youth living off the road system in Alaska; two summer-long construction service trips to Tanzania and Peru; various other things: food bank work, race volunteer, Spec Olympics volunteer, etc[/li]
[li]Summer Activities: mountain racing, skating[/li]
Other
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Civil Engineering; Chinese
[] State (if domestic applicant): Alaska
[] School Type: Public charter for homeschoolers
[] Race: White
[] Gender: F
[li] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): geographic diversity, female in engineering, maybe homeschooling, though that can go either way, depending on evaluator[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: strong test scores and completed university classes to demonstrate the validity of homeschool grades; heavy community service; accomplishments in music and athletics; essays were probably compelling; geographic diversity; studying Mandarin 4 years (plus 3 years prior to high school) is somewhat unusual for a non-heritage speaker
[] Weaknesses: No major awards or strong leadership; no extracurrics related to math/science/engineering; sometimes people will question homeschooling curric/grades; charter school transcript looks super flaky because of the way they organize it.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Decent package overall, and unusual location probably pushed it over the top[/li]
General Comments:Both parents grew up in Atlanta and lots of family there. Daughter would love to be part of that community. Attendance is ultimately going to depend on scholarships, so the likelihood of that coming through seems low. Has been turned down for every competitive scholarship applied for this year; did not even make semi-finalist for Nordstrom or Coca Cola Scholarship
congrats to all that were accepted 