<p>Now that people, including myself, are starting to receive letters, I figured I might as well start this.</p>
<p>I guess I’ll start. </p>
<p>Pick one: Accepted</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 superscored (670CR 700M 760W)
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 690 Math I
650 Math II
720 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.94
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/251
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Calc Ab (pending) Microecon (pending) Macroecon (pending) Biology (pending)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP AB, Econ, Bio. CP English. Spanish (no honors offered). Couple of electives
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 6 months at an auction house and 9 months at a golf club
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
2 years Mock Trial, captain as senior. “Best Advocate” Award as a junior.
1 year Odyssey of the Mind, state qualifier
1 year Model UN
3 years Young Democrats Club
2 years NHS
2 year Boys volleyball, school and club teams
1 year indoor and spring travel soccer
Avid ceramic artist
2 years NHS
3 years Ski Club
2 different jobs- a local Auction House and a local Golf Club
3 years attending the Unitarian Universalist Ohio Meadville District Summer Institute. It is a week-long summer church camp held at Kenyon. Small group discussion leader this past summer.
[ *] Essays: About my experience at the above camp. Decent, not great. Unique topic imo, my religion is not exactly common (Unitarian Universalist)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably very good, not spectacular. Didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: good, probably generic
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: Went ok, didn’t really seem to connect with the interviewer
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Decent, mid-sized public. Sends a handful of kids to top schools
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 80k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT, recs, GPA, maybe my essay
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT II, interview, the fact that I took two years of non-honors/AP English, which is what Kenyon is known for.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my GPA and scores were high enough to offset other issues. Did not receive any financial aid, will not be attending
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>are the decisions online yet? i was accepted in early march but i’d like to see it anyway. :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2070 (710 CR, 700 M, 660 W)
ACT: 27 ( didn’t send. and this is why people should give both the SAT and ACT a try!)
SAT II: 720 lit, 700 chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Comp(5),Chem(4),Gov(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Writing Center, Film, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lacrosse, film club, red cross club, theater
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Free trade store (15+), science center (15+)
Summer Activities: film camp, science center volunteer work
Essays: I think my essays were pretty strong. The supplements were kind of fun and the common app was more serious.
Teacher Recommendation: Good, I assume
Counselor Rec: I go to a big school so probably generic
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 70,000- 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, course load
Weaknesses: test scores and a lack of leadership positions.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the URM pool who apply to Kenyon is relatively small so maybe that had something to do with it along with my essays.
General Comments: I don’t think I will attend but I’m happy that I was accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9%
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): (Senior Year Courses: Lit, Calc AB, Physics B, US Gov, Microecon.); 11th: Chem, Psych, APUSH; 10th: Bio, World
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: In addition to the APs: Creative Writing and Medical Careers
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutored Elementary/Middle School Students with homework, dance club, random clubs on campus
[<em>] Personal Statement: I really put my heart and soul into them.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: English, but Premed track
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian (but probably counted under “Asian”)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~40,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college.
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, great junior year, and challenging senior year.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores, bad sophomore year
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores and GPA weren’t high enough I suppose. Oh well![/li][/ul]General Comments: My first real rejection! I’m not as disappointed with it as I thought I would be. Whatever happens, happens for the best. So, congrats to every one who got accepted! :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (660CR 660M 650W)
[</em>] ACT: 33 [34 superscore] [35E, 32M, 35R, 34S, 8W]
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
690 Math II
640 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.99 [not sure if this is on a 4.0 scale]
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5) Human Geography (3) BC Calculus (pending) English Literature (pending) Psychology (pending)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, H Anatomy & Phys, AP English Lit, French II, H Humanities, H Music History, AP Psych (online course)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Honor Society
National Beta Club
Cliosophic Society
Mu Alpha Theta
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Ambassador
Latin Club
Canstruction (Captain)
French Club (Historian/Photographer)
Mu Alpha Theta (secretary/treasurer)
Senior Class Vice President
Varsity Pom team (9-10)
Varsity Cheer squad (11-12)
Student Council (Class Representative 10,11)
STEM Society
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting (10 hrs/wk, 12 wks/year)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Animal Shelter volunteer (5 hrs/wk, 8 wks/yr)
[<em>] Summers: Duke TIP Marine Research and Biological Study of Sea Life, H Olympics Summer Study (Europe trip)
[</em>] Essays: Topic of Choice: My first time trying macarons and then my experience baking them (yes, really), Common App EC: not making cheer squad on first try but perservering yada yada, Calvin and Hobbes quote: school picture day as a kid and being very shy and overcoming this shyness, Where am I from?: having a small, culturally ambiguous family and not limiting myself to one geographic location because of it (I thought it was a good spin on the whole “typical white female” deal)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably very good. First teacher (2 year advanced calculus teacher) said that she would write a good one. Second one (Sophomore advisor and H English teacher) told my parents about Kenyon in a parent-teacher conference, she’s the one who introduced me to Kenyon. Told her that I was applying to Kenyon when I asked for rec so she probably highlighted what she thought made me a good fit. Didn’t get to read them though
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good, probably generic but she likes me
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: No
[<em>] Visited: Yes
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Undecided, Psychology, Social Sciences
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[<em>] School Type: Best private school in my very large city, 60 per class, K-12, all-girls. Sends many kids to top schools, rest to either decent of big SEC schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT, recs, GPA, maybe my essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II, EC’s (lack of obvious direction *rolls eyes</em>)
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I think my GPA and scores were high enough to offset other issues. Letter of acceptance said “My application stood out”… “essay was very good”[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Was pleasantly by my acceptance!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (800CR 700M 740WR)
ACT: 35 (11 Essay)
SAT II (if submitted): MII:690 PHYSICS:790
Unweighted GPA: 3.7-around top 20% of class
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang/Comp (5), BC Calc (5), APUSH (4), Physics B (4), Euro (Pending), Statistics (Pending), Physics C (both E&M and Mechanics-pending), English Lit (Pending).
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc (at nearby college), Linear Algebra (see previous), Physics C AP, European History AP, Statistics AP, English Lit AP, and my fav, gym
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Nationally-ranked French language competitor
National Merit Commended whatever
Some honors society nonsense
AP Scholar with honors
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
JV Volleyball (frosh, soph)
Theatre (jr, sr)
Directed two major plays, etc.
Nonprofit musicianship-raised $ to relieve Sudanese malnutrition
Have my own rap mixtape-PM for discount on itunes in 10yrs<br>
Student Ambassador when i remember to attend meetings
Job/Work Experience: Trade $tocks. Working for Goldman Sachs, Grp. branch this summer as an intern!
Volunteer/Community service: Summer camp service trips
Summers: Brown University engineering program/certificate, partied, etc.
Essays: Topic of Choice: entirely fabricated a story about uncovering a corpse on my way to school, personal ramifications…
Common App EC: Wrote it from the perspective of a chair-on my theatre
Where am I from?: literally, albuquerque, new mexico
Teacher Recommendation: Waived right to view-how tf would i know. probably good with respect to my ability but rarely do homework, thus poor relating to commitment
Counselor Rec: this is my third counselor in three yrs. doubt she knows my first name/gender/race without looking at me (and i am not an ambiguous person)
Additional Rec: what
Interview: haha no
Visited: i have never been in ohio outside of cleveland. if gambier is like cleveland, ill love it
Other: yes
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: math/econ
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: large public school in north shore chicago are-those who arent shot by graduation go to schools of varying caliber if at all (diverse; around 12 to ivies/stanford/mit/etc and 50 to decent private schools while the remaining ~500 go to mediocre illinois colleges/ccs)
Ethnicity: anglo-saxon by descent
Gender: m
Income Bracket: 1%
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): im an interesting guy
Strengths: mostly calf/quad workouts but some strength in upper deltoids-need to improve bench press. also, standardized testing and essays (essays+ACT+personhood)
Weaknesses: poor GPA/work ethic for things uninteresting to me
Why you think you were accepted:wrote an incredible essay. also have good cheekbones</p>
<p>@614077</p>
<p>If above is any indication of your writing ability, you will go far.</p>
<p>that was brilliant and the best and most interesting read I have on CC to date</p>
<p>Waitlisted! A lot of people from my school applied there who have better gpas, i think BUT i got the national scholastic art and writing silver medal for poetry (which would give me an extra 2500 per year) so idk why i wasn’t accepted. creative writing is my strength. interested in film/poetry. maybe cause my 9-11 gpa was 3.46 and then my 12th yr gpa was 3.77, but still, that’s a big increase. i have lots of extracurriculars and community service and people who don’t even have that got accepted from my school over me. i feel like i am too qualified to have not gotten in…then again i only got a 28 on the act and an 1820 on the sat. oh well. I got into Bard, which was my first choice anyway. lol i mean hopefully i will get enough $$$ to go.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 [610 CR (yikes), 750 M, 740 W]
[li] ACT: 33 (36 English, 36 Reading, 32 Math, 29 Science)[/li][</em>] SAT II: … I actually don’t even remember hahh
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[<em>] ELC?: no idea what this means
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), Environmental (4), US (4), English comp (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Gov/Econ, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Bio, leadership, & a photo course at community college
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): California Arts scholar, AP Scholar with honors, National Merit commended student… there’re two more which I’m forgetting hah.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): definitely don’t feel like typing this all out haha. mostly clubs.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: just babysitting and tutoring
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: lots and lots (hundreds of hours) with various organizations.
[</em>] Summers: California State Summer School for the Arts for creative writing
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good!
[</em>] Teacher Rec: I didn’t see it, but I’m certain it was lovely! She said she spent a lot of time on it and that she was really proud of it.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: As far as counselor recs go, I think mine was pretty good. Again, I didn’t see it, but my counselor and I know each other well so she probably said good things.
[</em>] Interview: Nope
[li] Visited: no</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: mhmm
[</em>] Intended Major: undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: f
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: rank maybe? or the arts scholar thing. also the 36/36 English/Reading ACT
[</em>] Weaknesses: AP scores, Critical Reading score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea haha. Not to be cocky, but I was sort of expecting to get accepted? Not that I think I’m perfect or deserving or that I had it in the bag, but my guidance counselors and college counselors all said Kenyon was a match, even a safety, for me… awkward.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone who got in!! (:</p>
<p>Decision: Wait-listed</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 M, 730 CR, 770 W
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/224, top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Euro (3), English Lang (5), US Govt (4), Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Diploma Candidate - Chem SL (4), Spanish SL (4), Math SL (equivalent of AB Calc), Psych HL, English HL, History HL
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: HL Psych, HL English, HL History, SL Math/Calculus 1, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Theory of Knowledge (required IB course). Guidance counselor checked off ‘most rigorous’ box.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Theater grades 9-12 - stage manager, director, lighting designer/technician (won Best Lights at a District One Act Festival)
SGA grades 9-12 - Treasurer, Senator, Senator, Student Body President
Beta Club grades 11-12 - Secretary
National Honors Society</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Bussing tables at a chain restaurant about 12 hours a week.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a summer day camp the summers of 2009 and 2010, and all of the proceeds of our spring musical last year that I directed and stage managed went to charity.
[<em>] Summer Activities: See volunteer work, otherwise it wasn’t much (though I did take courses over virtual school that bled into the school year).
[</em>] Essays: Excellent, I thought. My “Why Kenyon” was really specific and referenced a a blog written by students and sponsored by the school, which I thought would get me “extra points.”
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were above average - one might have been really awesome, but I never read it.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great - she actually knows me, so I think it was her least generic rec all year.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: I started, but didn’t get my Noncustodial stuff in on time.
[</em>] Intended Major: Film and/or Theatre.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] School Type: average public high school with IB program and AP classes
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: High - dad makes 100,000+ and mom makes 90,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Course load, leadership, ACT score, essays, maybe recs?
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Not really sure. There was a strong emphasis on theater, because my CommonApp essay was about the spring musical last year and it was my top EC. Most of my honors stemmed from it.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Lack of strong volunteer involvement, no science senior year, no real “hook,” lack of demonstrated interest I suppose.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m honestly not sure. I thought my courseload was above and beyond rigorous, my scores were on point with Kenyon’s averages, my ECs showed my devotion to what matters to me (THEATRE, when I would have definitely taken part in Kenyon’s fantastic program)… I guess not having a science and downward trend in grades (all A’s in freshmen/sophomore year, A’s and B’s starting junior year and continuing through senior year) hurt me more than I thought they would. There was also a lack of really strong volunteer experience? I really don’t know… might have been lack of demonstrated interest. I didn’t visit and didn’t talk to my admissions rep. Ugh. So would have loved the opportunity to at least consider Kenyon - it was up there on my list.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Emerson College, Northeastern U, Boston University, New College of FL, UF, and Columbia College Chicago; waiting on Scripps College, Pomona College, Wesleyan University (within the next few days hopefully?).[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in! Kenyon is a great school and a fantastic opportunity. Don’t know what I’m going to do about my waitlist offer… here I was thinking I was competitive for merit money and now this. Doesn’t bode well for the decisions coming from Pomona and Wesleyan. D:</p>
<p>@pmbeck
How is a 3.5 and an 1820 “too qualified” for Kenyon. Im not surprised you weren’t accepted</p>
<p>@pmbeck
How is a 3.5 and an 1820 “too qualified” for Kenyon? Im not surprised you weren’t accepted</p>
<p>@Syoung2m And I quote, “i feel like i am too qualified to have not gotten in…then again i only got a 28 on the act and an 1820 on the sat…” I already reflected upon the fact that my grades/standardized tests scores were low. What I did say made me “too qualified” was not only my strength in creative writing, (but my honors/awards:National Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Medal for Poetry, Semi-Finalist for National Student Poets Program, Published Spokesperson for Girls Philanthropy Group, and many other awards) I also have strong extra-curriculars and community service work. Additionally, my essays were strong, insightful, and poetic. If you want to tell me that grades and tests scores are more important than an outstanding resume which delineates my activities and accomplishments OUTSIDE of a classroom/bedroom, which I can link you), then go ahead…but I think that is a very narrow minded and outdated perspective. I show promise. My poetic and filmic creations, my artistic visions, are what make me qualified, if not overqualified for Kenyon…you know especially when the Kenyon admissions counselor is encouraging you to apply for the MVP program to learn more about their film program. Anything else you’d like to know about me, just ask :)</p>
<p>Saying that grades and scores are the most important thing is “outdated”? Selective colleges, including Kenyon, look at the grades and scores FIRST to see if you are a qualified applicant. Then they take that pile of applications and look at extracurriculars and other factors. Grades and scores get your app looked at, ECs and recs get you admitted.</p>
<p>All of your ECs sound great; they are better than mine, especially to a school like Kenyon. But when applying to SCHOOL, the most important factor is how your grades were in high SCHOOL. I am sorry you didn’t get in to Kenyon, but I am not surprised. If you think you are “overqualified” for Kenyon, I don’t believe that you understand the competitive college admissions process at all.</p>
<p>That is a very fair point, however, I still believe that since the college admissions process is “holistic,” I should have been accepted. You’re right, grades and test scores show how one would perform at the college level. One thing I should have also mentioned was that my school, BASIS, was ranked #6 in the nation by Newsweek/ is known for being an academically rigorous high school. I took 9 APs, and got 2 scores of 5, the rest 4s and one 3 and one 1. haha</p>
<p>9th grade I took 2 APs (Psych and Gov), 10th grade I took 3 APs (Euro, Eng Lang, Chem). 11th Grade I took 4 APs (US Hist, Calc AB, Eng Lit, Bio). I was taking Calculus AB class as a sophomore and Calc BC class as a junior.</p>
<p>So, a 3.5 GPA at my school is like a 4.8 at an average high school. PLUS, my high school GPA has increased from 3.5 to maybe a little over a 3.6 since my 12th grade grades were 3.77 cumulative.</p>
<p>I think it is a bit of a stretch to say that your GPA would be 4.8 at most schools, although I believe that you probably experienced some grade deflation. However, the remedy for that is to get high test schools, which a 28/1820 is not. Best of luck to you</p>
<p>That is very true. I didn’t really study for the sat, and it showed. I didn’t study enough for the ACT, and that also showed. However, no matter how many times I tried, I am just not good at standardized tests. You are right to say that I should have gotten higher test scores to be more competitive, and to say I would have a 4.8 is a stretch (I was being hyperbolic, not serious…although I think it is fair to say that i would have gotten a 4.0). Thanks for your help and good luck to you as well. Who are you?</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/667 or top 3%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (4), USH (4), Lang (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Phys B, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Gov, Ceramics, Forensics
[</em>] Major Awards: National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Forensics (Extemp Captain), NHS, Key Club (Historian), Volunteered on Obama Campaign
[</em>] Work Experience: Pizza Restaurant 3 days a week for a couple years
[<em>] Community service: ~350 hours or so
[</em>] Essays: Didn’t put much effort in because Kenyon was just me kinda going through the motions for an app, so maybe 5/10 or 6/10?
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Very Strong
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very Strong
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Stats, Extracurriculars (not volume, but I had a chance to explicate in a couple places both my achievements and dedication within Extemp)
[</em>] Weaknesses: General lack of interest (I had already been accepted by a couple schools Early Action and Kenyon was seeming less and less like where I would end up)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ^^^
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Tulane, University of Arizona; Waitlisted at Pomona
[/ul]General Comments: Kenyon seems like a really cool school, but I completely fell in love with the Tulane campus after getting accepted and getting to tour and really get an intimate feel for the school. I can’t see myself anywhere else, and I think that I ended up having that reflect in my Pomona and Kenyon applications.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted as Kenyon Scholar</p>
<p>Objective:
ACT: 34 (35 English, 34 Reading, 33 Math, 35 Science)
SAT II: Literature 750 Math II 750 Chemistry 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Literature (5) Chemistry (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc BC, APUSH, Honors Physics, Honors English, Yearbook, Honors Spanish V, Organic Chem (Ind-Stu) I and II
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit commended student, selected for Girl’s State…nothing too interesting
ECs:
Major Extracurriculars: Class Office (President), Academic Challenge (Captain), Student Council (Secretary), National Honor Society (Treasurer), School newspaper (Head Editor), Key Club, Yearbook (Senior editor), Junior Engineering and Technical Society</p>
<p>Community Service: Cleveland Clinic Junior Ambassador, local hospital and surgery center volunteer, several local fundraisers and volunteer committees for area improvement
Research Experience: Intern for a cancer epidemiology process
Essays: They were certainly interesting.
Teacher Rec: Two English teachers who are like mothers to me, and a Chemistry teacher who is just the coolest guy ever.
Counselor Rec: Not too sure, my counselor was under a bit of stress while writing.
Interview: During Scholars Weekend
Visited: When invited to campus
Applied for Financial Aid?: I don’t think so!
Intended Major: Biology/History
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Not too sure, my parents did not want me to know.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Kind of an URM at Kenyon.
Reflection
Strengths: Probably essays, and how awesome the admissions team–they really put in the time to learn about each applicant.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was a bit blind going into the college process, and I think that added a certain amount of honesty to my essays.
General Comments:
Congrats to all future Lords and Ladies, and to aspiring L&L, definitely apply by the December 15th scholarship deadline! Good luck to all of you!</p>