<p>I'm getting accepted/rejected/waitlisted tomorrow, and I'd like to see your guys' speculations to see how well you're good at guessing. I'll be displaying my decisions after I see them tomorrow so go ahead and guess what I'll get into and what I'll get rejected from. It is mostly just probability and luck, but who knows. You could be spot on.</p>
<p>Decision: Pending
Objective:[ul]
[<em>]Major: Physics/Mathematics
[li] SAT I (breakdown): 800/800/800[/li][li] **SAT II: **800 (Math Level 2), 790 (Physics), 750 (Chemistry)[/li][li] **Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): **3.98/4.0[/li][li] **Weighted GPA: **4.7 (highest attainable)[/li][li] **Rank: **Top 1% [/li][</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 APs, 11 APs this year, 16 total.
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Comparative Government & Politics, AP US Government & Politics, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. [/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cross Country (JV Captain, Varsity Runner), Track & Field (JV Captain, Varsity Runner), Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader, 9 years), Music (9 years playing Piano, Flute, Guitar, and Recorder), Martial Arts (Assistant Taekwondo Instructor, Black Belt, Referee), Self-studying Math (finished Multivariable, Linear Algebra, Topology, Differential Equations)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: More than 300 hours.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Klein Bottle project, Eagle Scout project, Self-studying Mathematics courses.[/ul]</p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): 9[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8; Experience in Vietnam, etc.[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 8. If I can recall, it was on my Eagle Scout project.
[<em>] Other(s): 9. Sent in a supplement regarding a Klein Bottle that I made using foam board and 172 slices of washers. Took a little over 4 months to make using toplogy and parametric integration with vectors. [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendations: 9. Phenomenal.[/li][</em>] Counselor Rec: 7. Normal to excellent.
[li] Interview: 7. Great interviews for HYP. Nothing that stands out though.[/list]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/27
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Lower Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: **SAT score, GPA, Rank, Course Load, decent ECs.
[li] **Weaknesses: No major hooks. Typical Asian science-influenced applicant.[/li][</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Above.
[li] What would you have done differently?: I would have used score choice to hide my first score although it would make a negligible difference. I think I should have focused more on the mathematical and musical aspects of my life and intermeshed those two together because I believe I shine really well especially in those two areas of concentration. I shouldn’t have focused on my Boy Scouts as much.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>*General Comments: * Accepted in Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley (Regents), UCLA, UCSD, UCI. Rejected in MIT. Pending applications on Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and UPenn.</p>
<p>Take your shot.
Harvard:
Yale:
Princeton:
UPenn:</p>
For some reason I think you have a better shot at Princeton than the others…haha let us know if that happens to turn out true!</p>
I just had a hunch you’d get into Princeton, since I’ve noticed that Princeton tends to take people with great stats (GPA, SAT) like you. Will you be attending? :)</p>