Macalester College Class of 2019 PROFILE

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<p>Just curious how I matched up with the rest of the class of 2019. </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): Didn't Take
ACT: 31 (Math: 34, English: 34, Reading: 31, Science: 26)
SAT II: Math II: 670, Chem: 620
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov (4), Comparative Politics (5), Chemistry (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, AP Economics, Honors Physics, Honors World History, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain), Student Newspaper (Opinion Editor)
Job/Work Experience: Work at pool in summer
Volunteer/Community service: Food Drive every year
Summer Activities: work
Essays: Common app and Why Mac? were both strong
Teacher Recommendation: Good, I think
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: went well
Supplementary Material: N/A</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: </p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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Accepted!
UW gpa: 3.83
W gpa: 4.38
ACT: 28: 33 reading, 30 writing, 26 math, 24 science
ECs: writing center volunteer 10-12 hrs per week
Tutor k5 kids living in public housing for an after school program 4 hrs per week
Band
National Honor Society
Oboe lessons
Violin lessons
Awards: 2012: 3rd place senior paper national history day
2013: 3rd place senior paper state history day
2014: 1st place senior paper national history day and National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar
Strengths in application: Essay, recs, ecs, awards, grades, rigor, interview
Weaknesses: test scores, from MN, white girl, def not first generation college student.
Interview: went great

Advanced courses:
2011-2012: we aren’t allowed to take any advanced classes freshman year
2012-2013: honors Chem, College in the Schools German, AP us history (3 was the most we could take
2013-2014: AP Calc, AP Human Geography, AP Bio. I also did PSEO at the U of MN. There, I took german, government, English and another poli sci course
2014-2015: AP stat, College in the Schools lit, PSEO: sociology, physics, italian, history

Summer activities: 2012: German Concordia language villages high school credit program
2013: Concordia language villages apprentice counselor
2014: gothe Institut intensive german program in Germany

Btw. I sent in 5 recs: gov prof at the U of Mn, english teacher (senior year), AP star teacher, human geography teacher, and an outside one from the woman who runs the afterschool program I work for.

Accepted: Denison, university of Vermont
Rejected/wait listed: N/A
Other places applied and waiting on response: brown, carleton, Middlebury, Bates, Oberlin, Kenyon, Wesleyan, Colby, Lewis and Clark, Dickinson