*****************Johns Hopkins Class of 2019 Results ED********

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted - CC[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted - SEAS[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred - CC[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred - SEAS[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected - CC[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected - SEAS[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 630 m 630 r 630 w (1890)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 640 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US, Biology, Micro, Stats, Government
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): solid 10/10 - not sure what happened
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: a lot
Summer Activities: volunteer
Essays (rating 1-10, details):8.5/10 on both
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10- showed me both</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: phenomenal
Teacher Rec #2:great
Counselor Rec:ok
Additional Rec:
Interview:9/10</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:no
Intended Major:international studies
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:private
Ethnicity:white
Gender:M
Income Bracket: $$$$$
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:EC, recs, essays,interview
Weaknesses:scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I suck :frowning:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: Congrats to all accepted….</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 Superscore
ACT (breakdown): 34 (30 Math, 35 Science, 36 English, 34 Writing) (something like that)
SAT II: Bad on bio (630?), 650 History, 710 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/160
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (3), Psych (4), Lit (next semester), calc (next semester, want to drop?) (4/6 offered at my school)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None at my school
Senior Year Course Load: Chem 1 and 2, Bio 2, Ap and Honors Calc, Honors and Ap lit, World Studies. I might drop Ap calc in favor of Anatomy 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
4 years of debate (Co-captain)
3 years of knitting club (vice president, didn’t put down)
1 year of NAHS (Vice President)
Job/Work Experience:
Secretary last summer at a machine shop
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Bio teacher, loves me to death
Teacher Rec #2: Pre-Calc teacher, loves me even more, probably talked about my great sense of humor
Counselor Rec: Good. Probably a form
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Yes. It went well (except for where I screwed up and said the wrong school colours)</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Bio and International relations
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Rural Public, Small. Not notable, ranked low.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
First Generation</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: I think my scores and my essays got me in.
Weaknesses: I have little to no extracurriculars. Not like the other people on here, at least.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted at Penn State, Pitt, and probably villanova</p>

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted - CC[/green][/12]**</p>

<p>I’m a Korean-Canadian for those of you who are wondering about my strange course names</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 Superscore
ACT (breakdown): 35 - 35 Reading 36 Math 35 Science 33 Writing 10 on the Essay
SAT II: Korean - 800, Chemistry - 760, Math - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.98 I think?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Stats
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Bio, AP Chem, English 12, Teacher’s Assistant 12 (Chemistry 12) PE 12, </p>

<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9.5 - I spent a ton of time on both Common App and Supplement
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9-ish? My math teacher, who happens to be the head of the mathematics department, wrote an endearing one while my chem teacher wrote me a solid, resume-esque recommendation</p>

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<p>**
ACCEPTED BME!**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 M, 710 W (2310)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 770 Biology, 800 Chem, 800 Physics, 800 Math II, 770 Chinese w/ Listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95.62 (out of 100 scale… converts to 3.93?)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Calc BC (5), Physics B (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Physics C E&M (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Stat, AP Bio, French, Experimental Design & Development, Internship, bunch of joke classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USA Biology Olympiad Semifinalist X2; AIME Qualifier X3; National Merit Semifinalist;</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Bridge (including 2 national-level awards), Piano, Math Club, Science League (state-level awards), Columbia Science Honors Program
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Chinese School TA, Chinese School Math Club (legit Teacher)
Summer Activities: Internship X2, Summer Camp Volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8? Well, I’m bad at writing… Also, none of the essays really resonated with me strongly (like the MIT ones), so I didn’t think I could write them very well.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Probably 9/10 - Written by Calc BC teacher, I didn’t do much in her class except do well…
Teacher Rec #2: Probably 10/10 - Written by my French teacher of 4 years. Showed lots of improvement!
Counselor Rec: Probably 9/10 - Maybe lack of communication between Counselor & myself prevented the 10
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: We could Interview???</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No idea… I stated “no” on the CommonApp, but Hopkins still asked for “financial aid” docs
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering!
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Top Public (US NEWS: #10-20 overall past 4 years)
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: XY
Income Bracket: Probably won’t qualify for major need-based financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Awards, Great Engineering-focused High School
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strong Internships (x3), Research, USABO
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Waiting on MIT (probably deferred)</p>

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<p>[asize=4]Decision: Accepted - CC[/size]</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (CR: 750 M: 710 W: 750) Single Sitting
ACT (breakdown): NA
SAT II: Math II (800) Chemistry (780) Biology E (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA but should be around 3.8. Slightly higher
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis):Psychology 5 Microeconomics 4 Macroeconomics 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Law, AP Calc AB, Spanish, Beginner Hockey, Leadership
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Major</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming (School Varisty Team Captain and Head Coach), MUN (Club president, Executives, Founder, Staff, and awards), Debate (Club President), Exec positions at two non-profit organizations.
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service: Local Community centres, Food Bank, Salvation Army, Farms, Local Hockey Clubs
Summer Activities: Swimming
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 I probably one of the best essays I have ever written
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 9
Teacher Rec #2: 9
Counselor Rec: 6
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: NA</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: NA
Intended Major: Public Health
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Appx. 80,000-100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:Diverse ECs, Good Essays
Weaknesses: Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments:
Congrats to other accepted students and good luck to those deferred or rejected.</p>

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<p>Objective:
DEFERRED</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): Reading - 640 Math - 740 Writing - 800 (2180)
ACT (breakdown): Reading - 32 Math - 34 Science - 34 Writing - 31 (33)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 700 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), Lang (4), Stats (4), Physics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP US Gov, AP Comparative Gov, AP Psych, Jazz Band, Chinese 5, English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (9-12, Captain 11-12), Varsity Cross Country MVP (10-12), Varsity Cross Country Regional Champion (10), Varsity Track and Field (9,10,12), Varsity Track and Field Regional Champion (10), Varsity Swimming (9), Jazz Band (12), Chinese Club (9-12)
Job/Work Experience:Research and Development for semiconductor processing at NTU
Volunteer/Community service: SAVE (9-11), SPAR (9-10 (treasurer, 10))Village HOPE (12), Peace Initiative (12)
Summer Activities: Research and Development for semiconductor processing at NTU, teaching Chinese kids how to speak english at a local school
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9. I spent some time with this and I thought it went well.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7. Great teacher recs but awful counselor rec.</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Extremely good. Connected very well with this teacher.
Teacher Rec #2: Extremely good. Also was very close with this teacher.
Counselor Rec: Probably some BS.
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Neuroscience
Country (if international applicant): Singapore
School Type: International
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 350,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Activities, Teacher Recs, and Essays
Weaknesses: GPA and Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Low GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: hear back from MIT tomorrow… lol not going to get in.</p>

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted - CC[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (CR:730 M:800 W:770)
ACT (breakdown): NA
SAT II: 800 Bio-M, 770 Bio-E, 770 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA, but 4.693/5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats-5, English Lang-5, USH-5
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP BC Calc, AP Psych, AP Spanish, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NA</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Co-Founder of group that serves an elementary school in Africa
Member of District orchestra, Section leader of school orchestra
Servant Team member at church
Youth Grant Decision making Committee member
Black Belt in Taekwondo (quit 10th grade)
Science Competition Team (Science Olympiad and Science Bowl)
Volunteer at hospital
VBS Crew leader
NHS, SNHS (treasurer), MAT MHS (treasurer), Tri-M
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service:
Coordinator of a chamber orchestra that plays at retirement homes
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common-5 (Too much pathos), Supplement- 9 (About my beatboxing hobby)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: ?
Teacher Rec #2: ?
Counselor Rec: ?
Additional Rec: ?
Interview: 8</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Molecular Biology
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Lowish Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None o’ that</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Beatboxing essay made me unique, community service was really strong
Weaknesses: Grades (meh), Common essay not too gripping
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Overarching character? I dunno, I was a bit surprised.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere else.</p>

<p>General Comments: Don’t stress. Let your character shine through.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CC</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): CR (690) M (720) W (760) 2150
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 720 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 26/305
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t self report
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Comp Gov, AP US Gov, AP Latin, Multivariable Calculus, Advanced Marketing, AP Physics C, English 12H DE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd LC SBDC Business Comp; AP Scholar w/ Honors </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science National Honor Society (VP); DECA (Director of Community Service); Varsity Swim; Internship @ WRAIR; VASTS Scholar
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Hosted local science symposium
Summer Activities: Interned
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 b/c had really specific topics to focus on
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 would recommend reccomendations </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: 11/10
Counselor Rec: 12/10
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: Pretty good 8/10</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes (Didn’t get any $ though)
Intended Major: ChemBE
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Strong Extracurriculars, Philosophical essays, and ridiculously good teacher/counselor recs
Weaknesses: Sub-par GPA and SAT Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Word of advice for future JHU applicants, make sure to not only focus on the academic aspects of the application ie. GPA/SAT/ACT but also on the other portions such as ECs and building relationships with teachers. While a terrible GPA and SAT can prevent you from getting into an elite university, an average one can be supplemented with strong other portions of the application.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Got into Tulane, still waiting on UVA and USC </p>

<p>General Comments: Congrats to all applicants who went through this arduous process and best of luck to all future applicants </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 Superscore
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: 730 (Math II)
Weighted GPA: 97.61
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/405
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP English (4), AP US History (3), AP Chem (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Bio, Anatomy, AP French, AP Calc, Sociology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Key Club (4 years, vice president and treasurer)
Interact Club (4 years)
Field hockey (2 years)
NHS (2 years)
French Club (1 year)
French NHS (Board member, 1 year)
Student Council Class Representative (1 year)
Job/Work Experience: Sales associate at retail store
Volunteer/Community service: A lot of hours through clubs
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Chemistry teacher;
Teacher Rec #2: French teacher; got amazing grades in this class for the 4 years I had him. He talked about how I could be an introvert at times and how that contrasts with my ability to take leadership roles and my dedication to community service.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but I assume it was probably pretty good because she loves me.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: No interview</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Bio
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public; relatively large and somewhat competitive
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My supplement essay was amazing, course rigor
Weaknesses: My extracurriculars, my common app essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea because I’m still in shock
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: First & only acceptance!!</p>

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<p>Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 Superscore (CR: 640, M: 800 W:760)
ACT (breakdown): None
SAT II: Math II: 800/ Physics: 770/ Chemistry: 800
Weighted GPA (out of 4.3): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Physics B (5), Human Geography (4), Physics C: Mech (5), Physics C E/M (4), Chemistry (5), Macro Economics (4) , Statistics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Chemistry (Organic Chem), AP Statistics, Creative Writing, AP English Lang, AP Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, AIME Qualifier</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student body vice president
Varsity Lacrosse (Captain, 3years)
Volunteer community service club (vice chair, 3 years)
Music club (chair, 3 years)
Science club (chair, 3 years)
Science symposium school representative
International science camp Korea representative
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours by clubs & etc
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Chemistry teacher 9 or 10 he knows me well
Teacher Rec #2: Math teacher 10 knows me well and really loved me i guess
Counselor Rec: 8? Generic
Additional Rec:
Interview: Really good</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Chemical engineering
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): South Korea
School Type: Boarding/ private
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: essays & ECs
Weaknesses: GPA and test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: recent reputation about korea (SAT release and etc)/ No idea. I don’t understand why I’m rejected…
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected - CC</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 34 composite, math 36, science 35, english 34, reading 30, writing 8
SAT II: Chem 740, math II 750, japanese with listening 790, chinese with listening 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t release this info but they do tell us quintiles. I’m in the first quintile
AP (place score in parenthesis): chem (4), calc ab (5), japanese (5), chinese (5), us govt (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap physics 1, ap stat with multivariable calc, orchestra, ap us history, english 4, ap microecon
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national latin exam magna and maxima cum laude</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): color guard (co-captain), varsity swimming, varsity tennis, youth orchestra
Job/Work Experience: tutor, tennis student coach
Volunteer/Community service: elementary school tutor, summer school teacher’s assistant, safe house outreach, mentor at boys and girls club
Summer Activities: summer school teacher’s assistant, string quartet camp, suzuki institute in ithaca, georgetown leadership institute
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, i wouldn’t say my essay was very good or terrible but I thought it was decent.</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 9 ap chem teacher liked me and i did well in his class
Teacher Rec #2: 9 sox studies teacher also liked me and i did well in his class so it should have been good
Counselor Rec: she really loves me so it should have been good
Additional Rec:
Interview: i think it went well</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: East asian languages major
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: asian (chinese)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: about $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: course load, test scores especially for language
Weaknesses: essay, junior year grade had one C first semester
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i think i was rejected because of my essays? I’m not sure. and maybe my grades and GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nothing yet</p>

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<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected - CC[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 30 ENGLISH-31,MATH-27,READING-31,SCIENCE 29
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): BIO, LANG, STUDIO ART, APUSH, APES (ALL 3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP LIT, AP CALC AB, AP COMP SCI, AP STUDIO ART, HEBREW, RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP SCHOLAR, SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP AWARDS</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):STARTED MY OWN CHARITY IN TIJUANA (FOUNDER), TAUGHT METALLY AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED KIDS TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR 6 YEARS (MEMBER) VARSITY BASKETBALL (CAPTAIN)
Job/Work Experience: WORKED AS A GROCERY BAGGER SUMMER OF JUNIOR YEAR
Volunteer/Community service: OVER 300+ HOURS
Summer Activities: ^
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 TALKED ABOUT MY EXPEREICE WORKING WITH ORPHANAGES IN TIJUANA</p>

<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10 SHE LOVES ME
Teacher Rec #2: 8 PRETTY GOOD
Counselor Rec: 10 BUT ALL BS PROBABLY
Additional Rec: NO
Interview: NO</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
Intended Major: UNDECIDED
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: PRIVATE
Ethnicity:WHITE
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $$
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): HAD A CONNECTION TO A BOARD MEMBER BUT CLEARLY NOT.</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: EC’S!
Weaknesses: TEST SCORES AND LOW GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: REJECTED BECAUSE LOW SCORES I THINK?
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: NO WHERE YET APPLIED TO UMICH, TULANE, BOULDER, NORTHEASTERN, UMIAMI </p>

<p>:’( THOUGHT MY EC’S WOULD GET ME IN</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT (breakdown): 33 (32 Math, 32 Science, 34 English, 33 Reading) (something like that)
SAT II: Bio M-760, Math 2-740, Physics-730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 99 .41, 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): World, Physics B, Human Geography (5), Lang, USH, Bio (4),
IB (place score in parenthesis): None at my school
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Physics C, APES
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place at Long Island Geography Championship, 2nd Place at New York State Science and Engineering Fair in Medicine and Health</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
3 years of Model UN (Treasurer)
3 years Varsity Soccer (Captain)
3 years Varsity Tennis (Captain)
3 years Science Olympiad (Co-founder)
3 years Math team
2 year of NHS
Job/Work Experience:
Internship in physical anthropology lab-to be co-author of paper to soon be published
Volunteer/Community service: Sunday School teacher
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10, I think they we’re pretty unique and showed great fit for hopkins
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: AP world: claims it was best recommendation she’s ever wrote
Teacher Rec #2: Research: said a lot about me but it was a bit generic
Additional Rec: pretty generic
Interview: Yes. It went well </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Public Health and Geography
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Somewhat competitive public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
NA</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Extracurriculars, essays, some of my test scores
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Through the essay I was able to link my passion for Geography with health, which well explained the major combination I’m taking on
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Deferred at Case Western lol</p>

15

<p>Decision: Accepted
Got dat BME!!!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070
ACT (breakdown): 29
SAT II: 740 math ii, 610 bio E didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
6.7 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/517
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5, Psych 5, U.S. history 4, world history 4.
IB (place score in parenthesis): None at my school
Senior Year Course Load: AP chem, AP environmental, AP GOV, AP computer science, Anat. & physiology honors, weights, art, etc.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National achievement outstanding participant,AP scholar with honors, boys state nominee.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
president of black Americans on the move club, president of health professions club at my school. NHS member, Red Cross youth leadership council
Job/Work: none
Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross and Calc tutor, had 0 on my transcript tho.
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Great
Teacher Rec #2: Great
Counselor Rec: Amazing, talked about how I used to ride the bus to hcc for dual enrollment as a freshman over summer.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Yes. It went well</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: BME!!!
State (if domestic applicant): Fl
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Rural Public, Small. Not notable, ranked low.
Ethnicity: African, African American.
Gender: male
Income Bracket: $110000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Urm </p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: I think my essays and my recommendations got me in.
Weaknesses: Low scores and ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know of there’s a God, but if there is, it’s cuz of him
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: don’t care, I’ll do whatever it takes to pay for hopkins</p>

16

<p>Decision: Accepted BME</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not report
ACT (breakdown): 34, one sitting (36 math, 36 english, 32 science, 31 reading, essay 9)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 710 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 3/AB 4, but did not report since my school does not offer AP classes
Senior Year Course Load: CAPPS (Chemistry And Physics Project for Seniors) H, Spanish 5H, Advanced Prose Writing (non-honors english), multivariable calculus at local college (Dartmouth), western religions, Physics H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nation Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, National Spanish Exam silver medalist</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of field hockey, 4 years of crew (coxswain), piano since forever
Job/Work Experience: some: babysitting, other sporadic jobs
Volunteer/Community service: church
Summer Activities: travel
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 - writing is one of my weaknesses, but I’m also a perfectionist, so I spent a great deal of time on my essays
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9 - my teachers tend to like me so I believe they wrote good ones</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Assuming great
Teacher Rec #2: Assuming great
Counselor Rec: Assuming great
Additional Rec: No
Interview: No</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: BME
State: NH
School Type: (Rural) Public - top 100 in country
Ethnicity: Greek American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Not sure…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): second generation immigrant, first generation to attend university in the US, possibly that I’ve grown up and coped with a chronic illness (what my CommonApp essay was about)</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Maybe scores? Recs?
Weaknesses: Maybe essays?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really have a passion for math and engineering, and I showed that in both of my essays, my transcript, and maybe even my math scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected from MIT</p>

<p>General Comments:
Excited!</p>