MIT Class of 2019 EA Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Decision: AdMITted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): ~2250; taken once
ACT superscore (breakdown): 35; 12 essay
SAT II (subject, score): 2x 800; 1x 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP (place score in parentheses): 4x 4s; 1x 5
Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Siemens, iGEM, ZR, etc.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Intensive research, great leadership, heavy family responsibilities, run a small business, self-published novels, etc. Did everything I wanted to do, and went out of my way to do them well. No regrets. </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: 9.5 - very risky, but it worked
Department at MIT: 6 - had the most trouble with, revised completely for 3-4 times
Trait Most Proud Of: 7.5 - I liked it but my friend said it’s a ‘trite’ trait
World You Come From: 10 - It’s me. My identity, my life.
Significant Challenge: 8 - risky as well. I didn’t write about my most significant challenge, I just wrote about a significant challenge on one of my special ECs.
Additional Essay/QB Essays: sent a QB essay about diversity and what I have contributed.</p>

<p>Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Didn’t get to read any recs, so here’s my guesses:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 8-9
Teacher Recommendation #2: 6-7
Counselor Rec: 5 (2 guidance counselor for the whole school)
Additional Info/Rec:
3rd: 10, a professor from Harvard who I got to know from my interest in Bio
4th: 9, math teacher
Interview: 1; I was convinced that I would be rejected after the interview. (However, all other applicants had reported similar experiences so I guess MIT adjusts the scale accordingly)
Art Supplement: 8
Research Supplement: 9
Makers Portfolio: 7.5
Date Submitted App: 11/1</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I love MIT.
Weaknesses: Interview.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I did what I love and believed that colleges will see that.
What would you have done differently?: Nothing. I value being myself more than getting into a college, but being able to do both is amazing.
Where else did you apply? Caltech, Purdue, IU - admitted. Didn’t hear back from anywhere else yet. It’s still early, so I am going to keep my options open. </p>

<p>Other Factors:
Many, but my application cycle is not over yet and I must be vague to remain anonymity. I did want to post on CC in an admitted students thread for a pretty long time, though, so here I am.</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice:
Be yourself. Do what you love and do it well. If you don’t like something, don’t do it. Also, don’t let more than four people read your essays and take any advice with a grain of salt. Take some risks too.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/650/690/8 (2140)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/690/710/8 (2190)
ACT (breakdown): 35: (35E, 35M, 36R, 34S, 8 Essay)
ACT superscore (breakdown): Only took once
SAT II (subject, score): Chem, 790, M2 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.3255/6.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/449
AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry(5), Statistics(5), English Language(5), Spanish Language(4), World History(3)
IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C(Both), AP Comp Sci A, AP English Lit, Anatomy & Physiology
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar With Distinction, Outstanding Brass Musician Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):</p>

<p>Drummer in my own band, 11-12, founder and manager, we rehearse, record our music and publish it online, and play gigs at local venues
My own landscaping Business, 10-12, founder and manager, provided landscaping services for up to 12 simultaneous customers on a weekly basis with one person working under me
School band (Concert and Marching), 9-10, principal trumpeter in symphonic band, won state marching championship and top ratings on both solo and ensemble at the state competition
Math tutoring for free, 11-12, tutor, increased Mu Alpha Theta’s presence in my school
Spanish Honor Society/ Spanish Club, 10-12, Member, worked to increase interaction with surrounding hispanic community (live in Texas so it’s fairly large)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Experience:
Scuba Diving in Florida Keys
Took classes at the community college
Shooting skeet and Sporting clays</p>

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

<p>Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Wrote about my experience playing the first gig with my band and how it’s much different from performing with a large ensemble, 9, probably my favorite one
Department at MIT: Course 10 and why engineering is right for me, 6, fairly straightforward
Trait Most Proud Of: Level-headedness, 7, I thought this portrayed my character well
World You Come From: Parents’ divorce and how I learned from it and made it a positive experience, skipping a grade halfway through a school year, how these things forced me to mature, 7
Significant Challenge: Switching to a new high school and being placed in the lowest band and working my way up to marching in the state championships, 8, showed dedication and willingness to accept failure
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: My AP chem teacher/NHS sponsor who I had for two years and got to know well, he loved me 9/10.
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP English teacher, who saw my writing progress and that I was there to learn, not just for grades. She only writes 10 recs/year and is a great writer, 9/10.
Counselor Rec: He told me he really enjoyed writing it, though I didn’t know him extremely well due to my school’s size, 7/10.
Additional Info/Rec: Didn’t see any of my recs due to FERPA release
Interview: Went very well, he flat-out told me I was the best prospect he interviewed this year.
Art Supplement: N/A</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 11/1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: TX
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: high
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, GPA, and self-started EC’s
Weaknesses: EC’s that I wasn’t extremely devoted to, mainly essays, EC’s didn’t relate to intended major
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I didn’t put enough time into essays, poor EC’s
What would you have done differently?: Start my application much sooner, look for research opportunities
Where else did you apply? UT Austin, A&M, U Minn TC, UC Berkeley, Rice, GA Tech, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>**Other Factors: **</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments & Advice:[ /b] Visit MIT before Applying! I visited soon after submitting my app and feel that it would have helped me write better essays had I visited first.
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<p>[ size=4][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/size]</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT superscore (breakdown): 34 - Composite; 33 - English; 34 - Math; 34 - Reading; 35 - Science;
SAT II (subject, score): Math II - 690 (Was just not my day…); Physics - 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: approx. 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked; likely top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): Physics (5); Calculus BC (5); English Language and Composition (4); US Government and Politics (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit and Comp; AP Spanish; AP European History; Honors Anatomy and Physiology; World Literature; Literature of a Genre-Novel Study; Concert Band
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Honor Roll, AP Scholar with Honors, National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):</p>

<pre><code> Athletics:
Men’s Swimming: Grades 9, 10, 12
Men’s Track: Grade 9
Men’s Cross Country: Grade 11
Musical Performance:
Jazz Band: Grades 9, 10, 11
Musical Pit Orchestra: 10, 11
Southeast Iowa Bandmasters’ Association Honor Band (2012, 2013)
Clarinet Section Leader: Grades 10, 11
Marching Band Drum Major: Grade 12
Iowa “All-State” Honor Band (2014)
Other:
FIRST Robotics Team: Grades 10, 11 State Qualifier: Grades 10, 11
Debate Team: Grades 9, 11
</code></pre>

<p>Job/Work Experience:</p>

<p>HyVee Grocery Store, Bettendorf, IA
Cashier, August 2013 - Present</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service:</p>

<p>PVCSD Beginning Band Program: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12</p>

<p>Summer Experience:</p>

<p>none :frowning: this might have killed me</p>

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

<p>Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Spoke about watching TEDTalks and Netflix; I’d give this a 5-6, might have sounded fake
Department at MIT: Computer Science, used research to back myself up but hopefully sounded passionate; I’d say 6
Trait Most Proud Of: Tenacity - may have been too plain - 5
World You Come From: Described my family and community, talked about diverse perspectives - 7
Significant Challenge: Definitely my strongest essay. Spent a lot of time on this one. Talked about overcoming depression and coming out - 9.5
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Definitely a great asset. Physics teacher that got me a 5 on AP Test; She has a reputation for writing high quality recommendations
Teacher Recommendation #2: Not sure about this one, but she has her doctorate in rhetorical communication, so I think her writing was sound. Just not sure if she was passionate.
Counselor Rec: Likely postive or normal. Nothing stands out to say about her
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Went very well; Never at a loss for words; made an effort to let my passion bubble out
Art Supplement:</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 11/01/2014
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Iowa
School Type: Public High School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: Upper Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I think my interview and my test scores were solid; Definitely think my recommendations helped
Weaknesses: Essays needed to be more thoroughly worked on; Very shaky on grades
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Likely, I just didn’t have that “x-factor” that set me apart from other applicants
What would you have done differently?: STARTED MUCH EARLIER!!!
Where else did you apply?: Planning to apply to Columbia, Cornell, Georgia Tech, and Rice</p>

<p>**Other Factors: **</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice:
Sad about my decision, but I’m still hopeful for now. Hope everyone’s apps go well!
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<p>[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:** comp sci, ocean engineering, chem
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 680, 760, 690, 8
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 690, 760, 690, 8
ACT (breakdown):NA
ACT superscore (breakdown):NA
SAT II (subject, score): 720 chem/ 680 math 1/ 670 bio molecular
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4) Chemistry (3) Physics 1, Calc AB, Stats
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc AB, AP Physics 1, Programming 1, Web Design, other level ones
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 20 plus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): top 10 place at National Ocean Sciences Bowl Seattle 2014
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): 1st Regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl 2014, NHS, Excellence in Italian 14th on National Exam 2013, Excellence in Italian, 16th on National Exam 2014, Class Award in Italian, 4th Regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl 2013, Honor Roll (all four years)</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:[ /b]
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): NHS (11th and 12th) Peer Tutor (11th and 12th) National Ocean Sciences Bowl Captain 11th and 12th, member all years, founder and co-president of all women’s coding club
Job/Work Experience: social media marketing and admin at local small company, lifeguard summers, tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: NHS; majorly peer tutoring in math, science and italian
Summer Experience: lifeguarding, sailing</p>

<p>[ b]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ /b]</p>

<p>Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: sailing
Department at MIT: 6
Trait Most Proud Of: leadership
World You Come From: family- sisters
Significant Challenge: parent with severe chronic illness
Additional Essay/QB Essays: learning two way street
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 (very close with teacher)
Teacher Recommendation #2: 10 (very close with teacher)
Counselor Rec: 10
Additional Info/Rec: 10 (science team coach- known her for four years, had her as a teacher)
Interview: ehhh, could have been better 7/10
Art Supplement: NA</p>

<p>[ b]Other[ /b]
Date Submitted App: Oct 28th
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White/ Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): Female interested in computer science and changing the gender disparity for computer science</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection[ /b]
Strengths: transcript, extra curricular activities, teacher recs, awards, leadership positions
Weaknesses: test scores, interview
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: scores & who really knows, they accept so few
What would you have done differently?: tried to do better on SAT 2s and AP tests
Where else did you apply? Northeastern (accepted/ scholarship/ honors program), UMichigan, UMass, McGill, University of Vermont, UCSB, UC Berkeley</p>

<p>[ b]Other Factors: [ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments & Advice:[ /b] Congrats to all who got in! Just remember we will all end up at amazing universities and have awesome experiences!
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<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT superscore (breakdown): C: 35, M:34, S:35, R:36, E:35, W:9
SAT II (subject, score): Bio M: 800 Math I: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/600ish
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio(5) Chem (3) Eng Lang (5) Gov (5) World (4) US (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Nursing Assistant Program, AP Calculus, AP Euro, Honors Physics
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Band (Highest Leadership 2 years, principal bass clarinet and oboe). Debate (President). Math Club (President)
Job/Work Experience: Student Research Assistant at Local University in Molecular Biology
Volunteer/Community Service: 200ish in Medical Field, 100ish tutoring/misc.
Summer Experience: Visiting Boston, Volunteering at Hospitals, Doing Research</p>

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

<p>Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Weightlifting, 8, honest
Department at MIT: Biology, 9, Showed my personality well
Trait Most Proud Of: Persistence, 7, showed off the places I have lived and leadership, but wasn’t very well-connected
World You Come From: Louisiana, 9, best written essay from a lit point of view, but not very personal
Significant Challenge: Rejected from a research program, 7
Additional Essay/QB Essays: Pasted common app essay on the relationship between biochemistry and music, 10, really proud of this essay, though I may have been better served not copying and pasting. </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Biology
Teacher Recommendation #2: History
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Info/Rec: Did a research one, which seemed solid but not outstanding on MiT standards.
Interview: I was a bit stressed and awkward, but it was overall fun and I think it went well. </p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: October 31
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Louisiana
School Type: Public, 2100
Ethnicity: Cuban
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range: 150,000</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Good leadership, research helped, also unique perspective on science.
Weaknesses: Math Sat, connections between essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was happy with my application, but there were around 600 people whose applications were more appealing than mine. My math scores could’ve looked stronger as well.
What would you have done differently?: I may have taken math II instead, or maybe explained in the additional info that I was not able to take math junior year because of scheduling errors. Other than that, I don’t think I would change anything.
Where else did you apply? Fordham (Tuition), Temple (Tuition), Northeastern (University Scholars, Tuition), Clark (Half Tuition and opportunity for Ride), Stony brook (pending), Loyola (Pending), Louisiana State University (Tuition, competing for Stamps Scholars), Bard (Pending). I’ll apply to Wesleyan and Yale, too, but I’m finishing those applications now. </p>

<p>General Comments & Advice: Good Luck to everyone in the RA round, and congratulations to those who were accepted! I have a lot of respect for the MiT admissions team, and I’ve enjoyed this application process. </p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2380 800/800/780/10
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): 35 36/36/36/32
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Math II 800, Physics 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Weighted GPA: 4.58
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29
AP (place score in parentheses): BC Calculus (5), Lang (5), APUSH (5), WHAP (5), Psych (5), Human Geo (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics II, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Gov and Eco, Choir, Internship
Number of other EA applicants in your school: at least 7, 1 other acceptance (school record!)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semi-finalist, teacher-nominated Most Outstanding Girl, couple UIL team awards, TMEA All-Region choir</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Robotics team founder (12), Choir (9-12), UIL Academics various subjects (10-12)
Job/Work Experience: Engineering intern at local company
Volunteer/Community Service: Tutoring
Summer Experience: Absolutely zero!! But I put stuff like “exploring my uncle’s farm” or “playing tennis with my sister”</p>

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

<p>Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Reading, 7
Department at MIT: 2 & Linguistics, 9
Trait Most Proud Of: Communication, 7
World You Come From: Multicultural and how engineering impacts the world, 3
Significant Challenge: Robotics team epic failure, 9
Additional Essay/QB Essays: List of random stuff I like
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Calculus teacher & robotics team sponsor, 10
Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher who absolutely adored me, 9
Counselor Rec: Didn’t know me at all, had us write our own letters…, 6
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Fun but very early (early September) and so didn’t contain a lot of my accomplishments or details about things like the internship that I hadn’t done yet
Art Supplement:</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: October 26-ish?
U.S. State/Territory or Country: TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mixed
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Nope</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Robotics team founder, major teacher’s pet, naturally good test scores
Weaknesses: Lack of major awards, did nothing in the summers, too much of a goody two-shoes to really be a risk-taker
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Luck and I really emphasized how much research I’d done on MIT and how it would help me. I tried to cover how I fit every aspect of the qualities they’re looking for and I told my teachers and interviewer explicitly that MIT is my dream school.
What would you have done differently?: Not start the essays so early (I seriously started last year because I wanted them to be so perfect…) I ended up throwing all that out and writing them all from scratch the same day I submitted it about a week before it was due.
Where else did you apply?: University of Cambridge, UT-Austin… Planning to apply to more RD but no need now!</p>

<p>**Other Factors: **</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice:
Don’t stress overmuch about it - I know that’s easier said than done but the essays I’m proudest of I just wrote in a spurt of productivity. It also probably helps if you can prove why MIT uniquely suits you - special programs or opportunities you want to take advantage of that show you’ve done your research.
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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 770/780/710
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/780/740
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 790, Chemistry: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/360
AP (place score in parentheses): Freshman year: AP Chem- 5; Sophomore Year- AP Bio-4, APWH-5, AP Stat-5; Junior Year: AP English Language-4, AP Physics C: Mechanics-5, AP Physics C: E & M-5, APES-5, AP Calc BC-5, APUSH-5
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Optimization and Analysis (all previous at Columbia Univ), Independent Study Physics, AP English Lit, AP GovPol
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP National Scholar (after junior year), National Merit Semifinalist, AMC 12 School Winner, Physics Olympiad School Winner</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): board positions in a few clubs, two varsity sports, captain of Science Olympiad and Academic team
Job/Work Experience: startup social media company
Volunteer/Community Service:volunteer English tutoring and coaching in China
Summer Experience: multivariable calculus and logic in college program in Shanghai summer before junior year, and work on startup and classes at Columbia University summer before senior year</p>

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

<p>Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: startup, 8
Department at MIT: EECS, 8
Trait Most Proud Of: Cooperative ability, 9
World You Come From: Immigrant Parents, 9
Significant Challenge: Experience in China, 7
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics C, 10
Teacher Recommendation #2: English, 9
Counselor Rec: 7
Additional Info/Rec: Research mentor from UChicago
Interview: Great
Art Supplement: Research and maker portfolios</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 10/20ish
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket Range:200k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?:
Where else did you apply?: UChicago (deferred), RD to Princeton and Stanford</p>

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<p>**Decision: adMITted ** :smiley: </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Not Sent
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Not Sent
ACT (breakdown): 33 composite, 34 English, 35 Math, 32 Reading, 29 Science, 8 Writing
ACT superscore (breakdown): ^^ Single Sitting ^^
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 710 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.44
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/625
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5). Comp Sci (4), Physics C Mechanics (4), Lang & Comp (3), WHAP (3)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Bio AP, Chem AP, Macroeconomics AP, US Government AP, English Lit AP, Advanced Computer Programming, Spanish III Pre-AP, Electronic Multi-Media II
Number of other EA applicants in your school: Maybe 2 others max. I was the only one accepted.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 8th Animatronics TSA Nationals, 9th Computer Numerical Control (CNC) TSA Nationals, President’s Volunteer Service Award (Gold Level)
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Achievement Semi-Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): I participated in all clubs all 4 years except NHS (11-12 grade). Robotics club (President), Technology Student Association (Parliamentarian), Mu Alpha Theta (Treasurer), NHS (Technical Director), Texas UIL (Academic Competitions)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: >600 hours (mostly with special needs community)
Summer Experience: MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community (MOSTEC)</p>

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

<p>Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Wrote about speed-cubing 10/10
Department at MIT: Chemical Engineering. 7/10
Trait Most Proud Of: My self motivation. 10/10
World You Come From: It was about my diverse background and working hard academically. 8/10
Significant Challenge: I wrote about failing my first physics quiz and learning from my mistakes. 10/10
Additional Essay/QB Essays: N/A
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Teacher - He really likes me. 10/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: English Teacher - She likes me as well. 8/10
Counselor Rec: Great!! She loves me! 10/10
Additional Info/Rec: I sent in two MOSTEC evaluations that were very good (robotics and science writing). The robotics eval 10/10. The science writing eval 7/10.
Interview: It wasn’t the best, but I showed my passion for STEM. I was very nervous.
Art Supplement: N/A</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 10/25/14
U.S. State/Territory or Country: TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic & African American
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range: >100k
Hooks: URM & MOSTEC</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: My essays and additional information were great.
Weaknesses: I had a low physics subject test.
Why you think you were accepted: I thought my application showed that I would be a good fit for MIT.
What would you have done differently?: I would have tried to be more relaxed during my interview.
Where else did you apply? **Caltech (accepted EA) **, Princeton (applied RD), & Columbia (applied RD)</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice: Write truthfully! The essays are the most important part of the application. Everyone will have great grades. It’s all about the essays!! Congrats to everyone accepted. :D</p>

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<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2260 (710/800/750/8)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Same
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 E, R, S; 33 M; 8 essay)
ACT superscore (breakdown): Same
SAT II (subject, score): Math II 700 (I didn’t study…), Biology E 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 (3.77 freshman year, straight A’s since)
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank: N/A
AP: School doesn’t technically offer, but Calculus AB (4), Statistics (4) are the tests I’ve taken and I plan to take about five more
IB: Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: 7-8 classes per trimester (normal students take 6-7, I’ve taken an extra nearly every tri). By trimester: Postmodern Theory & Lit/Western Fiction/Modernist Lit, Comparative Gov/Public Policy, Programming 3/Mythology in American Film/Independent study in German?, Choir/Choir/Drawing & Painting. Year-round: Adv. Calc, Adv. Bio, Adv. Spanish: Literature, Instrumental Music.
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1, I believe
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Theatre (9-12th) Lots of shows at my school. Volleyball - JV 11th, JV (co-captain) and varsity 12th. Founding Editor of school newspaper (11th). Tutored five students in Spanish and math.
Job/Work Experience: Counselor-in-training at my acting camp
Volunteer/Community Service: ~300 hrs in HS of data entry/admin work for a nonprofit
Summer Experience: 6 years (20 weeks) of acting camp. </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
Almost entirely written in the hour before the deadline.
What You Do For Pleasure: 6.
Department at MIT: EECS and STS. 9. Fascination with efficiency, potential, and cultural impact of computers. Desire to innovate and leave an impact.
Trait Most Proud Of: Positivity/passion. 4. Optimism, idealism, effect on others.
World You Come From: The Pacific Northwest, my family, schools I’ve gone to. 8. Hella liberal, environmentalist, focused on social awareness, exploring lots of options, critical thinking, global impact, desire for knowledge.
Significant Challenge: Trapping myself in mental blocks and panicking in the face of essays. 9. Trying to gather so much evidence so I would have the “correct” answer that I never got around to writing something. Judged myself too harshly. Wrote about facing that challenge and getting my shit together (happened at the end of my freshman year, if you couldn’t tell by the shift in grades). Wrote about my current work ethic and how I now love my work.
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher/advisor. Hoped she could balance out the low math scores - I was one of her best students, and she’s always said in comments that math seems effortless to me. I don’t have her this year, but she’s made effort to chat with me and stay invested in my academic success.
Teacher Recommendation #2: History teacher. I’ve gone above and beyond in her classes more than any other - extra reading, research, all that. I’ve guest taught a couple classes for her. She’s very enthusiastic and seems to be quite fond of me, so I think she wrote something good.
Counselor Rec: He had me as a student back in 7th grade and said he could still write an excellent teacher recommendation because I left such a positive impression. As the Upper School Head, he’s had to deal with my frequent requests for more challenging schedules and knows how driven I am. We’ve had a lot of good talks in our meetings and I think he understands me as a person very well.
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Not good. Loved my interviewer, but it was my first interview and I hadn’t prepared. Social interaction isn’t exactly my forte. Lots of long pauses, odd tangents, and circumnavigation. Mostly talked about how in love I am with data and analysis.
Art Supplement:</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: November 2nd. A couple minutes after midnight. I assumed it had the same rules as the Common App and the deadline was in my time zone.
U.S. State/Territory or Country: WA
School Type: Private. College prep school. ~300 students.
Ethnicity: White, kinda Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): None. Privileged af and boring.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Critical reading. Transcript. Recommendations.
Weaknesses: Math scores. ECs. Interview.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m an okay applicant for MIT, but you have to be much better than okay to get in. I was quite sure this would be the result.
What would you have done differently?: Prepared. For my interview and my writing supplement. Wish I had started much earlier.
Where else did you apply? EA: Chapman and Case Western Reserve. Admitted to both. RD: Brown, Harvard, Stanford, Pomona, University of Chicago, and Yale. Throwing myself at all of them and hoping I succeed somewhere. </p>

<p>**Other Factors: **</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice: Don’t procrastinate. Don’t be stupid. </p>

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**Decision: Admitted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): none
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): none
ACT (breakdown): 36 - 36 english, 36 science, 36 reading, 35 math
ACT superscore (breakdown): one sitting
SAT II (subject, score): 800 math II, 780 Physics, 790 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.738 (maximum is 4.78ish(?) for my school, if you take a bunch of random honors classes)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro, Physics B, Calc BC, Bio, APUSH, English Lang and Comp, Macro (5s)
IB (place score in parentheses): none
Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3/LinAlg, AP Phys C, AP Studio Art (2d design media), AP Art History, AP Themes, AP Gov’t, AP Statistics
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 or 3 as far as I know
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): State Science Fair Best in Category/Best Paper (? not sure if this counts), Science Olympiad Nationals medals
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar, high honor roll, recognition award at Northwestern research symposium,

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Model UN (9-11), started business to fundraise for local charity (10-12), Science Olympiad (9-11), independent research project at museum/local university (10-11), NHS (11-12), badminton
Job/Work Experience: Freelance illustration
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered at English language school while in China, local charity fundraising
Summer Experience: Art Intensive, internship at a lab, volunteer teacher, art studio

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: I wrote about cutting signs out at NHS meetings, and how I enjoy it because it is boring. (8/10)
Department at MIT: Computer Science and Media Arts (7/10)
Trait Most Proud Of: Calmness? Maturity? I’m not sure how to describe this essay, but it is pretty meta and I liked it a lot (9/10)
World You Come From: I talked about the Universe, and how small we are inside it. This one is REALLY meta and it’s my favorite essay I’ve ever written (10/10)
Significant Challenge: Not comfortable sharing about this one here, I think it was well written. A bit of a sob story (even though I wrote really candidly), so I don’t like that I used it in my college apps… (9/10)
Additional Essay/QB Essays: I wrote about feeling a disconnect with my Chinese heritage, and then about why I feel that MIT will help me on my way to two of my dreams. (10/10)
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Teacher Recommendation #1: English Teacher (probably 10/10) we are good friends : )
Teacher Recommendation #2: Math Teacher (8/10) I did not know her that well, but she wrote it very kindly.
Counselor Rec: (8 or 9/10) I messed with my schedule a lot this year, so we got know each other a bit.
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Decent, I was pretty nervous so I rambled a lot about interaction design I think, haha.
Art Supplement: I am applying to art schools too, so I compressed my concept art portfolio and put it here.

Other
Date Submitted App: Nov 1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Illinois
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: Will probably end up paying in full, let’s leave it at that.
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):
I was really surprised when I got in. I think it was my art supplement and my essays that stood out. I am pretty proud of my MIT essays, I wrote them really really frankly, and even though some are pretty meta they are really honest.

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Supplement, Research Awards
Weaknesses: I didn’t talk about passion for STEM at all, I talked about passion for art mostly haha… which is why I was surprised I got in…
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: look at hooks^^
What would you have done differently?: hmm started my essays earlier
Where else did you apply? 2 art schools, Yale RD, Caltech RD

**Other Factors: **

General Comments & Advice: Try to be yourself with the essays, and try to not care about what you THINK this school is about.
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**Decision: Accepted! **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 750/720/790/11
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): n/a
ACT (breakdown): n/a
ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
SAT II (subject, score): 780 (Math II) 750 (Physics)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/521
AP (place score in parentheses): Statistics (5) HuGe (5) Comp Sci A (4) Lang (5) World (5) Calc BC w/ subscore (5, 5) Physics B (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP USH, C++, Research & Data Analysis, Linear Alg
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Intel ISEF 4th Grand Award, 1st Special Award, Concerto Competition winner
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, NM Commendation, Principal’s HR

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): NSHS (president), NHS, Yourh Symphony Principal Flute, Flute Ensemble, Private Lessons, School leadership stuff
Job/Work Experience: Research internship at University in England
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Experience:

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: dogsledding (9)
Department at MIT: bio (9)
Trait Most Proud Of: musical (7)
World You Come From: animals (10)
Significant Challenge: great lab hunt (9)
Additional Essay/QB Essays: Research supp. essays (10)
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Teacher Recommendation #1: Calc teacher (10)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Lang (8)
Counselor Rec: probs cookie cutter letter (5)
Additional Info:
Interview: said I was the best (10)
Art Supplement: played well, good resume and rec (8)

Other
Date Submitted App: morning of 11/1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: MD
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: ~160?
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nah

Reflection
Strengths: all essays super uniquely written and well written too; research internship, awards, interview
Weaknesses: sat scores lol
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: unique, actively seek opportunities
What would you have done differently?: nothing I guess
Where else did you apply? Duke, Harvard, Stanford, Northeastern, UC Berkeley

**Other Factors: **

General Comments & Advice: Be yourself, don’t worry too much about scores as long as they “qualify”, seek opportunities!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Not submitted
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Not submitted (they weren’t very good lower 2200)
ACT (breakdown): 31E/36M/35R/32S/9W Composite: 34/36
ACT superscore (breakdown): ^ only took the ACT once
SAT II (subject, score): Math II 800 and Chem 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.49/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 out of 174
AP (place score in parentheses): I don’t take APs
IB (place score in parentheses): I take my IB exams in May 2015
Senior Year Course Load:

  • IB Theory of Knowledge
  • IB HL Chemistry
  • IB HL English
  • IB SL Spanish
  • IB HL Physics
  • IB HL Math
  • IB SL History
  • STEM Inc. (Finance and Marketing class)
    Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5
    Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
    Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Distinguished Honor Roll (9, 10, 11), National Merit Commended, Honorary Mention at ILMUNC, High Commendation at PHUNC, 2nd Place at the University of the Sciences Health and Marketing Campaign, small awards for FBLA and Science Olympiad, Most Dedicated Volunteer Award, and a few other little things.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):

  • Student Council (9, Freshmen Head of Spirit Committee 9)
  • Class Council (10, Historian 10)
  • Marketing Coordinator for HOSA (10)
  • STEM Volunteer Club (11-12, Founder and President 11, 12)
  • Church Youth Group (9-12, Treasurer 10, President 11, 12)
  • STEM Ambassador (10-12)
  • Science Olympiad (11-12, Treasurer 11, President 12)
  • Model UN (11-12)
  • FBLA (10-12, Treasurer 12)
  • Career Fair Head Chair (11-12)
  • NHS (11-12)
  • Spanish NHS (11-12)
  • Taekwondo (9-12, Blackbelt 11, Student Assistant Instructor 12)
  • Choir, outside of school that I had to audition for, (9-12)

Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer club I ran, and Church Youth Group; had over 500 hours
Summer Experience: Did these the summer before my senior year

  • Penn Summer Science Initiative program, hosted by UPenn (4 weeks, had to apply)
  • Internship at Total’s Cray Valley, a specialty hydrocarbon and petroleum company

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Nail polish, 9
Department at MIT: Course 10 (Chemical Engineering), and also talked about Sloan Business, 10
Trait Most Proud Of: Feistiness, 9, it was kind of corny but I think my metaphors worked since I got in
World You Come From: Hard to explain… it was about my parents being immigrants and how I never had many relatives, but I was able to fill the holes with people in my community, 9.
Significant Challenge: Accepting to attend my highschool, it’s a STEM and IB school, 10. By far my favorite essay
Additional Essay/QB Essays: N/A
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Teacher Recommendation #1: English Teacher, 10. I call her mom, and she calls me her daughter … Nonetheless her recommendation for me was really stellar!
Teacher Recommendation #2: Math Teacher, didn’t read. I was one of her favorites though so I’d suspect at least an 8
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but we’re tight so probably 8-9.
Additional Info/Rec: Youth Group Teacher, didn’t read but I’ve read recommendations that she’s written for me for scholarships so probably a 10.
Interview: Awesome, mine lasted 3 hours and we really connected. My interviewer said I was probably the most social one she’s met thus far (and she had met 23 others before me).
Art Supplement: 10 pictures of my nail art (I have been featured on a magazine and famous nail instagrams, but I’m not a professional)

Other
Date Submitted App: 10/18
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian, specifically Korean
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: Upper/Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None

Reflection
Strengths: definitely my essays, I spent over 4 months on every single prompt and had over 15 people edit/comment on them (no, i did not pay a professional to read them. just got my teachers, parents friends, and my friends to read them). My interview was great, and I had a lot of leadership positions throughout my highschool career.
Weaknesses: No crazy awards like Intel or Siemens. I only competed in one international event, but that was Model UN so not as impressive as a science international competition. Additionally, I’ve only dabbled in research and didn’t have the chance to go into a full indepth research of my own.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not really sure why I was accepted … maybe a combination of my essays and recommendations? I think I chose the right people for my recommendations, as I had established really close ties with my guidance counselor and teachers earlier on.
What would you have done differently?: Probably tried harder in Science Olympiad to reach something beyond state level, looked for more research opportunities, and joined more clubs my freshman year.
Where else did you apply? Penn State Main (safety, accepted), Penn State Schreyers Honors College, Harvard

**Other Factors: **

General Comments & Advice: Don’t get hung up on your scores, a 2400 vs. a 2300 isn’t something to stress over as it won’t be the deciding factor between you and another student. Work hard on your essays. When people say that the essays have the most weight, I 100% back that. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t find myself particularly spectacular, so I definitely feel as though my essays and teacher recs got me accepted. Also, rack up those leadership positions earlier on!! Good luck to all regular applicants, hope to see some of you there at CPW!
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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2390 - 800m/790cr/800w/11e (second try)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): same
ACT (breakdown): 35c - 35m/35e/36r/35s/9w (didn’t submit, but in case you wanted to know)
ACT superscore (breakdown): same
SAT II (subject, score): chem 800, physics 800, math ii 800, us history 800, chinese 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.986
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): chem (5), physics b (5), us history (5), chinese (5), stats (5, self-studied)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: ap calc bc, ap bio, ap physics c, ap comp sci, english honors, euro history
Number of other EA applicants in your school: around 5? not really sure
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): haha nope
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): ap scholar w/ distinction, nmsf, aime qualifier, some school awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): marching band (9-12, clarinet squad leader); concert band (9-12, principal bass clarinet); math team (9-12, co-captain)
Job/Work Experience: ap physics 1 & 2 ta (12), chinese program ta (11), school’s visual production center worker (9-10)
Volunteer/Community Service: school carnival (9-11, booth chair); tutoring (9-12)
Summer Experience: hosted english program in shanghai middle school for a senior capstone class

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: listening to music, 8
Department at MIT: course 20, 7
Trait Most Proud Of: curiosity (but of course), 7
World You Come From: fiction, 9 (one of my favorite things i’ve ever written)
Significant Challenge: not getting a leadership position i wanted, 6
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Teacher Recommendation #1: physics teacher, in his class for two years & currently ta-ing for him, probably alright?
Teacher Recommendation #2: english teacher, only know him kinda well but he writes good recs, also probably alright?
Counselor Rec: he knows me pretty well, i talked to him a lot about classes and future and stuff like that, most likely alright? (i have no idea about these recs tbh sorry)
Additional Info/Rec: n/a
Interview: we talked a lot about music, books, and traveling, and we clicked pretty well, but my responses to some of his questions were kinda iffy
Art Supplement: n/a

Other
Date Submitted App: 10/27
U.S. State/Territory or Country: hawaii
School Type: private
Ethnicity: asian (chinese)
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: high enough so that i didn’t need to apply for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope

Reflection
Strengths: numbers, recs were probably good?
Weaknesses: general lack of ec’s, leadership, & awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no idea. i know mit doesn’t put a lot of weight on numbers, so probably my personality came through in the essays and they liked that enough to accept me :smiley:
What would you have done differently?: started essays earlier? i worked really hard on my essays, but they just didn’t turn out the way i wanted them to.
Where else did you apply? bu, usc, berkeley, princeton, stanford

**Other Factors: **

General Comments & Advice: i had convinced myself that i wasn’t going to get in, so this is a huge surprise! i’m just really grateful and lucky to be a part of this amazing class. as for advice, as cheesy as it sounds, be yourself. pursue your curiosity. be kind and thoughtful. find interesting things about the world. don’t spend too many weekends studying. best of luck, if you so happen to need it!
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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Superscore 2380 (790R 790M 800W), single sitting 2350 (790R 760M 800W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 BioM, 800 World Hist, 790 Math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/1194
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 4’s, 7 5’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Band, Debate, AP CS, AP English Lit, AP Music theory, AP Stat, AP Physics C
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISEF Finalist, 4th place state science fair, 1st place state (extemp), 6th place state (oratory), Welch Summer Scholar, journal publication, Area Jazz band 4th chair sax, National AP Scholar, National Merit semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate team (captain), research, jazz band, track (varsity captain), physics club (president)
Summer Activities: research, Welch program
Essays: good
Recs: good

Other:

School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None?

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, grades, well-rounded, research and speech/debate awards
Weaknesses: over-represented ethnicity, gender, state
Where else I am applying: UChicago (Accepted!), MIT (deferred), CalTech (deferred), Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, UMich, UCB, USC, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB