ND Early Action Results 2017

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>College and Program: School of Architecture</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs: Euro 5, Comparative Politics 5, APUSH 4. Currently in Physics B, AB Calc, Spanish Language, and English Lit
[<em>] GPA (W): 4.03
[</em>] Rank: School does not rank
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Chile Summer Exchange, ND Architecture Summer Program, Spanish Honors Society President, NHS Secretary, MUN, Track and Field, Nursing Home Volunteer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Stockperson and cashier at local grocery store
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App was on my glasses and how I see other people and the world through my frames. Supplements were Why ND? (talked about my time there during the arch program), Who convinced you about God? (talked about Kairos and seeing God in all things), and Passion? (talked about architecture). I really liked all of my essays!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably good. Three teacher recs actually got sent, but it worked out fine haha
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably also good. We like each other!
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): EA
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Chicago
[<em>] School Type: Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: European American
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: So happy and relieved! ND is where I want to study classical architecture and have a fantastic college experience, but I’ll see what the financial aid office gives us in March and where else I get in. Congrats to everyone accepted and maybe I’ll see y’all next year. Good luck for all of you who were deferred; I’m praying for you!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 2200 800 writing
SAT IIs: 720 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Lit
ACT: 36
(Best individual scores: 36 E, 35 M, 36 R, 35 S)
APs: Sophomore-4 Euro Junior-5 English Lang, 4 US History
Senior- Calculus BC, Physics B, English Lit, US Gvmnt
IBs: N/A
GPA (UW, W): 3.85 UW; 4.15 W
Rank: N/A
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Class President, Founded Honor Code Club, Varsity Athlete, Many charities, Nhs, shs, ambassador club
Awards: NM commended, High Honor Roll, Philanthropy Award, AP scholar, Academic All-State in Skiing
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring underclassmen
Essays (subject and responses): Common app-how my culture/dance helped me find myself, from the perspective of my folk dance costume merged with my own voice.
ND-friend’s suicide-who convinced you about god, intelligence vs wisdom, why ND
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Applied on (EA?): EA
Hook (if any): Irish Catholic, legacy, kept in touch with regional admissions director and talked to him at local/school info sessions
Location/Person:
State or Country: Illinois (Chicago suburbs)
School Type: Catholic All-girls
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Happiest day of my entire life. I have wanted this since I was 7 years old. Never been happier. Good luck to everyone else!</p>

23

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>SAT 1: 2190 (M: 690 W:740, CR: 760)
ACT: 33 (ND Does not superscore)
APs: (All 5s) World History, US History, Psychology, Spanish Language, Art History, English Language, Biology
GPA (UW, W): 4.0
Rank: 1/530</p>

<p>[ *] ECs listed on app:
Club Soccer
Swimming
Founded History Club
NHS President
Service Club Officer
Several others albeit not as major</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses):I casually mentioned ties to ND, talked about how I wanted to bring an open-minded approach to the University.
Teacher Recs:Pretty strong, they were genuine
Counselor Rec:Not a clue
Applied on (EA?):Yep
Hook (if any): I founded a club? We have done a lot, so I discussed everything we did in my essay.
State or Country: Indiana
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Additional Notes: Don’t be discouraged by the school’s admission stats; it is a very holistic acceptance process that goes pretty deep in your application.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]College and Program: ARTS AND LETTERS[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): N/A
[ *] SAT IIs: Math II-780
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] APs: US History-5, Lit-5
[ *] IBs: N/A
[ *] GPA (UW, W): 98.8/100
[ *] Rank: Top 3%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Lots, don’t want to list them…mainly soccer (captain of both club and high school) and debate
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I think all three were pretty good. Mine about WHY NOTRE DAME? was very specific to professors in my field of interest.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Great!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great!
[ *] Applied on (EA?): EA
[ *] Hook (if any): NONE
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: TX
[ *] School Type: Medium, competitive private
[ *] Ethnicity: White as all get-out
[ *] Gender: M
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: So excited! I still am discerning on whether I am actually going to go here though, as I have a few other options right now! But right now I can celebrate my ND acceptance. Congrats to all who were accepted and good luck to those who were deferred or who haven’t heard yet. REMEMBER: EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND YOU WILL END UP WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE! So don’t stress out too much if you don’t get into/go to ND.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Intended Major: Finance (Mendoza College of Business)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT- Math: 800 Reading: 730 Writing: 720 (2250 Total)
AP- US History (5), European History (5), Chemistry (5), currently enrolled in Biology and Calculus AB
GPA- 4.5ish/4.0 (weighted)
Rank- 2 of about 250</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (just to name a few):
Varsity baseball
National Honor Society
Student Council
VP and Co-founder Finance and Investment Club
Youth leader at church</p>

<p>Essays and recs were good I believe
No hooks</p>

<p>State: PA
medium sized; fairly competitive public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Go Irish!!! Beat 'Bama!!!</p>

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<p>anyone get Notre Dame Scholar?</p>

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<p>REJECTED
GPA: 3.8 unweighted
International Baccalaureate Program<br>
SAT: 680/690/670
ACT: 30
Rank: top 10%
Extracurriculars:

  • dance (for 14 years)
  • National Honor Society
  • President of community service foundation</p>
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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>College and Program: Business</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): Reading: 700 Math:760 Writing:670
SAT IIs: None
ACT: 33
APs:US history, World History, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Comparative Politics, US Government
IBs: None Available
GPA (UW, W): 4.0 (UW)
Rank: N/A
Other stats:</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: VP of Student Council, Executive Officer of NHS, Junior and Senior Captain of Speech Team, Peer Counselor, Section Leader of Marching Band, Member of Top Wind Ensemble
Job/Work Experience: Host at local restaurant, Water Safety Instructor
Essays (subject and responses): What am I passionate about: Talked about speech/forensics. The poem one and I picked “What can’t you live without?” I talked about my best friend. and Why ND?
Teacher Recs: Should be good!
Counselor Rec: May be generic, but should be good
Applied on (EA?): Yes
Hook (if any): Lots of charity projects</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: USA
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Filipino
Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: You would not believe how fffffing excited I was. Literally punched a few things I was so excited!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Now I just have to wait on the HY scholarship… :wink: CONGRATS TO ALL</p>

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<p>Congratulations to all those with acceptances and for those without, it’s just the beginning so don’t lose heart! </p>

<p>Is the acceptance letter tailor-made? It seems to be really specific…</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>[ b]College and Program:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:33 (Composite)
[ *] APs: AP US History: 5 AP Bio: 5 AP European History: 5
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA (UW, W): 3.9
[ *] Rank: Cum Laude (somewhere in the top ten percent- my school doesn’t rank)
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Ambulance Corps (Blogger-in-Chief), Varsity Swimming, Math Tutoring, Orphan Connection (a club to raise money for orphans in Bolivia- President), Student Government (Communications Vice President), Teen Alliance (a group that organizes activities for teens within my town), Day Care Volunteer
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Interned at Mass General, lifeguard
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):I think they were pretty good, not amazing though. My responses to the supplement questions fit ND very well.
[ *] Teacher Recs: They should have been very good, but I can’t be 100% sure.
[ *] Counselor Rec: It was probably great.
[ *] Applied on (EA?):EA
[ *] Hook (if any):my sister goes there, I am half asian? (I don’t know if that really counts as diversity…)
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:NY, USA
[ *] School Type: Very competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:chinese/white
[ *] Gender:F
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I am very happy! I got deferred from my ED school, so this was definitely a nice surprise! To all the other students who got in: congrats! To those who got deferred: my sister got deferred and waitlisted before receiving her ND acceptance letter. Don’t give up hope! To those who got rejected: There is more than one “right” school for every person, so there are surely more schools out there for you. Good luck!</p>

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

<p>College and Program: Mendoza School of Business</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 690 reading, 800 math, 700 writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: AP Euro (4), AP US History (5), AP Calc BC (and AB subscore) (5), AP Language and Composition (4), AP Chemistry (5)
[<em>] IBs: N/A (not available at school)
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.94 UW, 4.64 W
[<em>] Rank: 2/486
[</em>] Other stats: I am currently taking 6 AP classes this year.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Played club hockey for 6 years (captain 1 yr, assistant 2 yrs). I also volunteer at a Notre Dame Alumni Club breakfast for low income families every week. French Club 4 years, president senior year. CSF (california scholarship federation, no board position).
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): My common app essay was about how I traveled to Morocco for vacation and compared modern societies obsession with technology to their way of life. Supplements were define intelligence and wisdom, is it bad to be considered normal from the poem, and why ND. I felt they were strong essays and had them proof-read by AP lit teacher.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: AP US history teacher, ND alum who wanted one of her students to go to ND so bad. (I’m her first one, she is a fairly young teacher).
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor didn’t know me really well, but she knew me better than she knows most students. We talked a lot the weeks before she wrote her letter. I never saw it.
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): Early Application.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I had a ND alum who is a board member of one of the top rated ND alum clubs write me a letter saying that I fit the ND role. I visited the campus last year for a hockey tournament and skated on their new ice rink. (wrote about it in my supplement)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Orange County, California, USA
[<em>] School Type: Public School (no fancy ranks or anything)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (Canadian to be more specific)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: This is my dream school. I couldn’t stop thinking about my mailbox during school today. Congrats everyone else who also got in, good luck to the deferred, and I am so sorry for those who didn’t get in. Go Irish!!!</p>

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<p>submitted for DS:</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]ACCEPTED</p>

<p>[ b]College and Program:[ /b]Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):not submitted
[ *] SAT IIs:not submitted
[ *] ACT:34 Composite (34E, 33M, 35R, 36S)
[ *] APs:Calc AB(5), Bio (4), Engl (4), Spanish (4), USH(3)
[ *] IBs:N/A
[ *] GPA (UW, W):3.85UW
[ *] Rank:top 10%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:Varsity Soccer, Basketball (captain), Baseball; Engineering Competition Team (Founder/Captain); Church Youth Group; Volunteer Service
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on (EA?):
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:KY
[ *] School Type:Small Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:M
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: No mention of ND Scholar. Is it possible this notification is still coming? Hopefully the FA package is good - DS is excited!</p>

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<p>Decision: the worst - deferred</p>

<p>Stats:
ACT:33/A
APs: AP US History (5), AP Chem (3), AP Spanish
GPA (W): 4.1 W
Rank: 12/186
Other stats: I am currently taking 4 AP classes this year.
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Played football for 4 years (captain 1 yr). Campus Ministry Team member, NHS, Track all 4 years, Math team all 4 years, volunteer work at parish, student service worker for tuition
Part time work: 2 yrs
Essays (subject and responses): My common app essay was about how dad’s recent disability status has provided inspiration to always do our best, live for the moment and not take anything for granted.Supplements were define intelligence and wisdom, and why ND.
Teacher Recs: AP US history teacher, AP Calc (and homeroom) teacher
Applied on (EA?): Early Application.
Hook (if any): N/A
Location/Person:
State or Country: Minneapolis, MN USA
School Type: Private Catholic School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Frustrating to be deferred, would rather be told NO :-(</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>College and Program: Arts and Letters</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 1460 (two part)
SAT IIs: Chem 770 Math II 770 Bio 720 World/US History 750
ACT: N/A
APs: AP US History (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Physics B (4), AP World (5)
IBs: N/A (not available at school)
GPA (UW): 99.05 UW (100 scale, school doesn’t weight grades)
Rank: N/A (School doesnt rank- top 1-3 % though)</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity Rugby Player, State Latin Club…other clubs and organizations… </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Summer Job: at beach.
Essays (subject and responses): </p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Latin Teacher- highly involved with my extracurricular activities- very good though i didnt read- Other was from my AP Chem and AP Physics teacher (soph. + junior year)
Counselor Rec: Very Good- talked a lot with her before she wrote it.</p>

<p>Applied on (EA?): Early Application.
Hook (if any): None really, had an ND Alum letter but I sent it late in the game and I am not sure if it was considered before decisions were made.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New Jersey
School Type: Private School- Catholic
Ethnicity: Caucasion
Gender: Male</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: So happy to say that I am officially a member of the Class of 2017!! Congrats to everyone accepted, and to those deferred good luck in the spring, I know many of you will join the Class of 2017! I have a few other options so ultimately my decision will come down to Financial Aid. Hopefully all goes well with that!</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>College and Program: Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): M:700, CR:760, W:670
APs: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C
GPA (UW, W): 93.96
Rank: Top 10%</p>

<p>Other stats:
ECs listed on app:
NJOTC Officer and Platoon Commander
2 Varsity Letters Baseball, 1 year Captain
3 Years Mock Trial, President, 2nd in state sophomore year
Boys State Delegate
Attended West Point’s Summer Leaders Seminar
4 years Latin Club, President
4 years Key Club
2 years Latin honor Society, Vice-President
2 years National honor Society
4 years coaching baseball</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: 20 hours/week
1 Summer as Caddy
1 Summer at STAPLES
1 Year at Rite Aid</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good, a little rushed though
Common App: Importance of baseball in my life
Is ordinary a failure? Yes
What sets you apart? Want to be officer in Army
Why ND? Obvious reasons
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Applied on (EA?): Yea
Hook (if any): AROTC</p>

<p>Location/Person: Jersey Shore
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public Magnet Career Academy, very competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to all who have made it.
Notre Dame is third choice behind West Point and Vanderbilt.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>College and Program: Arts and Letters</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 690M 780CR 760W
SAT IIs: Biology: 710, US History: 760
ACT: N/A
APs: US History(5), World History(4), Chemistry(3)
IBs: N/A
GPA (UW, W): 4.3905
Rank: (I didn’t report it) 7/251 top 3% of my class
Other stats: Commended National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: 2 school choirs, 2 bell choirs (assistant conductor), school musical, Middle States Planning Committee, community service club, church choir, mock trial (secretary), school sailing team (founder and captain), school ambassador, NHS, Peer Leader
Job/Work Experience: 4 restaurants and babysitting
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my experience of being cast as a boy (when I am in fact a girl) in my school musical last year and the lessons I have learned from the experience. For the Supplement I did Intelligence vs Wisdom, Mil Preguntas (I chose the question When did you stop needing magic?), and Why ND.
Teacher Recs: Very good
Counselor Rec: Very good
Applied on (EA?): Yes
Hook (if any): My brother is a freshman at ND.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New Jersey
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White/Caucasion
Gender: F</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I cried when I got my letter. I am so happy to be going to Notre Dame next year. Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>College and Program: Finance in Mendoza College of Business but might change to engineering or a science major</p>

<p>Stats:
ACT: 35 (34 E, 36 M, 36 R, 35 S)
APs: US history (5), Chemistry (5), Statistics (5), currently taking Biology (these are the only APs offered at my school)
GPA (UW, W): 4.00 UW (school does not weight)
Rank: 1/260</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity soccer, ice hockey, Big Brother in Big Brothers Big Sisters program, helped set up/organize a mentoring program for freshmen and new students at my high school, peer tutoring, and other clubs I am less involved with
Job/Work Experience: 3 Jobs: Boys and Girls Clubs of Central MN, Bernick’s Ice Arena, and soccer coaching for Central MN Youth soccer
Essays (subject and responses):
common app essay: the death of my father to cancer when I was 12
1st supplement: I answered the question “What will you always believe?”
2nd supplement: I talked about my passion for helping others and how that sets me apart.
3rd supplement: Why I want to attend ND
I felt that I was very honest with these essays. Overall, I would say they were pretty good.
Teacher Recs: I didn’t read but it should’ve been good. One of my science teachers and my hockey coach, knows me well
Counselor Rec: Probably average, it is my counselors first year at my school but he seems to like me quite a bit
Hook (if any): none</p>

<p>Location/Person
State or Country: Minnesota
School Type: One of the top public schools in the state, fairly competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone accepted, and good luck in the spring to all who were deferred. I am so excited for this opportunity to spend my next four years at the greatest place on Earth. Today was the longest day of my life waiting to go home and check the mail. Also, does anyone know where it says if you are an ND scholar?</p>

<p>Most importantly: Go Irish! Beat 'Bama!</p>

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

<p>College and Program: Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1570/1600, 2240/2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Math II, 780 Chem
[<em>] ACT: never took it
[</em>] APs: Chem (5), Calc BC (5), Eng Comp (4), US History (4), Euro (4)
[<em>] IBs: not available at my school
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.97 UW, 4.32 W
[<em>] Rank: Top 10% (my school only does decile ranking)
[</em>] Other stats: 5 AP classes for senior year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Hospital Volunteer/Intern (coordinator on the leadership team) 150+ hours, Academic Decathlon, Science Olympiad, String Orchestra, Writing Club, Teen Council
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): worked hard on them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: never read, but I assume pretty darn good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: never read, but she knows me
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): early action
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Large, competitive public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul] General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I can’t believe it. This is my first college application and I really got in. Utter shock and excitement. To those who were deferred or rejected, I am confident that you will thrive no matter where you go.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Mendoza - Finance</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 720CR, 760W = 2280 single sitting
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math 2C, 710 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 uw out of 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/800
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 -> Stats, Calc AB, Calc BC; 4->Spanish Lang, Chem, Computer Science A
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: TA, AP Psych, AP Econ, AP English Lang, AP Physics C, Multivariable at Community College
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): LA Country Fair Community Hero, JPL Invention Challenge 2nd Place, Lions Club Student Speaker Contest Club Level Winner, “Top 10” student of sophomore class, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended, City Outstanding volunteer</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): </p>

<p>FIRST Robotics Competition: Founder/President/Team Captain. Participated in 10th grade then team got disbanded and I spend a year restarting it serving as team captain.</p>

<p>FBLA: National Western Region Treasurer, National Treasurer’s Council, Developed national sponsorship plan and fee waiver, Created financial management kit</p>

<p>Link Crew: Captain</p>

<p>Track: Hurdles 10th and 11th</p>

<p>Officer positions in two other small clubs</p>

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

<p>Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours; District Treasurer for Leo Club (many leadership positions for 3 years), Chapter Treasurer for CSF; Relay for Life 3 year participant, Won multiple community service awards</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Intern for Valet Parking Company; Intern for an International Airport (wrote in e/c essay about the hard work to get the internship and the sacrifices to participated in it (private tutoring to pay for metro ticket to airport); Misc. Summer conferences and academies</p>

<p>Essays: Common App -> about how I grew up in a hispanic culture even though I was asian. Essay is about how the way you can tell a lot about someone based on how they hold their chopsticks and I connected my sloppy way to holding chopsticks to my personal background; Supplements -> they were OK. Talked about what I wanted to do at the school (create FRC mentoring organization). Also talked about how my experiences led me to want to pursue a Business oriented engineering career.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Should be pretty good; had 3</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Should be decent
Additional Rec:
Interview: none available
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public -> large competitive
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 5k / yr (retired)</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): aviation interest and internship
Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Very good leadership positions and e/c’s. I tried to have as many non-cliche e/c’s as possible. My essays were extremely unique but I took a chance by talking about chopsticks</p>

<p>Weaknesses: COULD be the essays. Lack of awards.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Columbia SEAS ED
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>College and Program: Mendoza</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): N/A
SAT IIs: N/A
ACT: 33
APs: WHist(5), Microecon (3), Chinese (4), US History (3),
IBs: not available at my school
GPA: N/A
Rank: N/A
Other stats: 5 Honors Classes senior year
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Member of adoption board since 2007, Model UN since 2009, Assembly Committee at school, Service program to China for adopted teens organizer, Crew, over 300+ hours of community service,awards/scholarships from MUN and the State Dept, AP scholar with honor, President volunteer service award
Essays (subject and responses): worked hard on them (why nd, intelligence and wisdom, faith put to the test)
Teacher Recs: never read, but good
Counselor Rec: never read, but probably good
Applied EA: yes
Hook (if any): not immediate family and didnt mention on application anyway
State or Country: Washington
School Type: Private independent
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese) adopted
Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: :slight_smile: couldnt be happier</p>