<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800M 750CR 790W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Chem 800 Math II 770 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking at my school
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish, AP Biology, Advanced Physics, English, Chorus, Bioethics (elective)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chorus, a Capella & Musicals (lead in musical, assistant to chorus director), LitMag blog (Editor in Chief), Spanish Club (president), LOTS of cooking, Water Polo, various other little things
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Bus Boy during sophomore year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Very little: volunteering in the Math Center and grilling for the senior class during first semester
[<em>] Essays: Commonapp main: Cooking & what it means to me, Activity essay: the value of learning music from the beginning to the end
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both should be great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should be great
[</em>] Additional Rec: From chorus director, should be great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Independent Quaker
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: No official visit
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats and essays mustve done it for me.
[/ul]General Comments: My brother went to NYU and loved it. I doubt Ill end up there, but its a great option to have!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 – 720cr 770m 750w (1490 composite)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 750 USH, 740 Math II, 700 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100 weighted, idk unweighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (4), AP Euro (5), AP Psych (5), AP Physics B (2), AP USH (4), AP Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Statistics, AP US Gov, AP Macroecon, AP Microecon
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): different clubs with officer positions, nothing eye-popping
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: interned for accounting firm, worked for family business
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered overseas for a summer
[<em>] Summer Activities: see above
[</em>] Essays: good, unique, and creative (from those who have read it)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: finance
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT scores?
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea…
[/ul]General Comments:
SO EXCITED! WOOO!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 770 W, 640 M (2210 Composite)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t send
[<em>] SAT II: 780 US History, 620 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): have no idea (the system’s been messed up), but it’s 4.446 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/469
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), Euro (5), APUSH (5), Calc AB (2), Chem (3)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Microecon, AP Stat, French IV Honors (don’t offer AP at my school), AP Physics B
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing national, but a few state-wide and lots of school-based
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (captain), Environmental Club (VP), French Club, Nat’l Honor Society, National French Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National English Honor Society, International Thespian Society, Speak Club (genocide awareness/prevention club), Young Dems
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Art Museum/Garden summer volunteer, Salvation Army volunteer
[<em>] Summer Activities: Vanderbilt Summer Academy (9th & 10th), Volunteer Girls State (11th)
[</em>] Essays: Good, I guess. My CommonApp one was kind of out there (it was topic of my own choice). I wrote about how my brain works. It was really abstract.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, I imagine.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good…I didn’t get to see it.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep.
[</em>] Intended Major: Philosophy
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender:Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Not sure…somewhere around $90,000-$100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Don’t really know…I talked about how I’m Swedish…and how I speak a few languages…not sure that that counts.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores (minus math, obviously), recs, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not sure…probably my Math score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno…again, some combination of scores and uniqueness, I guess.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m just really happy I got in. Their Philosophy program is phenomenal, from what I’ve heard!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 800 M, 800 W (2350), took 3 times.
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 730 Bio E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (our school does out of 100 so 91/100 unweighted, 94/100 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank, somewhere slightly below 10% (11-12 or so)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 US History, 4 Biology, 5 Computer Science A, 5 Calculus AB, 5 Chemistry
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, Computerized Accoutning I, English Honors, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics (Micro + Macro), AP Physics C.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended.
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics, won Regional Engineering Inspirational Award and Regional Chairman’s Award. Academic League, won first place. Environmental club.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 57 hours total.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Internship at UMDNJ (Rutgers)
[</em>] Essays: Wrote about engineering for one of them instead of something finance related LOL (my mind was in the wrong place).
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t get to see it.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t get to see it.
[<em>] Additional Rec: From UMDNJ internship, don’t get to see it.
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul] Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Actuarial science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~150k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Downward sloping GPA, off topic essays I guess.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too many Asians apply to Stern and I’m just not good enough.
[/ul] General Comments:
I don’t really mind that I got waitlisted, I dislike the city and my parents forced me to apply anyway.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230; cr 800, writing 770, math 660
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: math 690, us history 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): weighted is around 18%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 ap classes: bio (3), apush (4), micro econ, macro econ, calc ab, us gov
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: physics, ap calc ab, ap gov, ap macroµ economics, english, spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really…</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot. leadership position in mun, job as paid tutor, worked at nike headquarters, various clubs, mock congress, tennis, etc, etc
Job/Work Experience: paid tutor; twice a week
Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours
Summer Activities: nothing terribly unique, community service
Essays: i was told they were very good
Teacher Recommendation: didnt see, but they both loved me
Counselor Rec: my previous counselor moved schools so we had a new one this year, so i’m sure it was generic. didnt see.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, but im sure i dont qualify.
Intended Major: marketing
State (if domestic applicant): oregon
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, but reputable
Ethnicity: indian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): dont really know…
Reflection
Strengths: sat scores probably, lots of extra curriculars
Weaknesses: gpa?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no idea
General Comments: thought i would get in, but guess not. i wont be taking a place on the waitlist</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 770W, 770CR, 680M (2220)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Lit, 740 US History
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: Euro (4), US History (5), Lang & Comp (5), Calc, Lit, Pol & Gov, Macroecon
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/359
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Orchestra (Concertmaster, President), Chamber Orchestra (Co-Founder), Volunteer Tutor at Neighborhood House Association Tutoring Center, Girls State, Competitive Speaking (9th/10th grade), Link Crew (11th), Honor Society (12th), Co-Founder of MISC (Musicians In Support against Cancer) Benefit Concert for Seattle Cancer Care Alliance - raised over $2000
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon Learning Center, agency-represented fashion/runway model
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Personal statement was strong and I had a unique twist on my short answer (extracurricular activity)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good I think?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): No
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Washington
[<em>] School Type: public, fairly small, not competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half Taiwanese, half German
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Got a 10k CAS Scholarship….but certainly not enough $$ for me to be able to attend. Also been accepted to University of Chicago, UCLA, Berkeley, and UW. Deferred to Columbia. Right now I’m trying to go to UChicago if I can work out financial aid.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (CR:660 M:720 W:660)
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): Math II:720 Spanish:530
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A predicted 39 out of 45
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma. IBS B Spanish, IBH Physics, IBH Film, IBH Economics, IBS Math, IBS English A1.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Baseball team (Captain), member of a few clubs here and there, camera-man for my school’s weekly news podcast, play for my local baseball league and semi-proffesional league.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Loads, over 200+ hours volunteering for GK (something similar to Habitat for Humanity), in a school club that plays with homeless children at our school every once in a while and youth organizer of a government housing project to relocate the urban poor.
Essays: Talked about how my Dad and I have live contrasting paces in life and my meaningful activity was about baseball.
Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, I asked my Math teacher who knew me really well and my Economics teacher of the past two years.
Counselor Rec: Awesome, my counselor is an assistant coach on the baseball team.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
Intended Major: Undecided, but planning to pursue a major in Economics.
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Philippines
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Filipino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 125K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Leadership position in a sport I’m passionate for.
Weaknesses: SAT scores and GPA.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Focused passion and maybe my recs helped better portray me as a student because IBH physics is the reason why my GPA is not as high as it should be.
General Comments: SO STOOOKED! Got an acceptance from Wesleyan (and rejection from UVA) but nonetheless, it’s a great day and life is good! Congratulations to those who were accepted and good luck to those who got rejected/waitlisted! Don’t hang your heads…it’s not the end of the road!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 650 CR 740 M 800 WR (2190 composite)
ACT:
SAT II: 740 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Theology IV, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, Government and Sociology, Honors Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Honors something sophomore and junior years, and other school awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): All Star Cheerleading (4 years), Winter Track,
Volunteer/Community service: Pee Wee cheerleading coach (4 years), Philly Dragonboat festival
Summer Activities: Full time jobs at Sesame Place and Chuck E Cheese
Essays: Good, I guess…
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to read them
Counselor Rec: I’m guessing pretty good, didn’t read it
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Small all-girls private
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: Somewhere around $60,000 ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, at all</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Probably my essay?
Weaknesses: Critical Reading SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Just happpy I got in (:</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 750 M, 710 W
[</em>] SAT II: 720 Bio, 690 Math 1c
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Two Honors/AP, rest are regular
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State debate semifinalist, national debate qualifier, Dartmouth Debate semifinalist, USC top debate speaker, 1st-4th place finishes in State Science Olympiad for events I competed in, Siemens: Regional Best in Engineering (Applied Science) - U.S. Military pick, some random journalism award from Columbia for a writing competition, 1st and 2nd place place in OCEAN Entrepreneur competition @ MIT for two years.
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Policy Debate, Yearbook (Editor-in-Chief), Varsity Science Olympiad, some other things I can’t remember but weren’t as important as… those?
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Harvard University editing research papers
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: None
[</em>] Summer Activities: Debate camp, internship, yearbook camp, etc. Just lots of camps.
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about experience as a deaf/hard of hearing policy debater.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Decent. Nothing spectacular.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Decent. Nothing spectacular.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Gallatin doesn’t have a major, only concentrations.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Deaf/hard of hearing.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Awards? Passion for ECs.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low GPA. No interview.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low GPA. Two C-'s on my report card.[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Superscore: 1800 M:650 CR:570 W:580
[</em>] ACT: 27
[<em>] SAT II: Spanish:750, Biology Eco:650, Math I:600
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 63/761
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 12 - World History (4), US History (3), English Language (4), Spanish Language (5), Biology (2), Art - Drawing/Painting 3 (Didn’t take test.)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Statistics, AP Economics, AP Environmental Science, AP Studio Art, Peer Assistance and Leadership, and AP English Literature
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Key Club (President of 4th largest club in the world with over 480 members)
Peer Assistance and Leadership (Class Representative)
Art Club (President)
Environmental Club (Recycling Coordinator)
Civil Rights Club (Vice-President)
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Spanish Club
Senior Men
Student Council
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Fully coordinated a fundraiser that raised $6,500 for childhood cancer and endangered gorillas
Fully coordinated an art show that raised $1,000 for Texas Children’s Hospital
Over 300 community service hours in the past three years (100 in the last semester alone)
[</em>] Summer Activities:
Attended American Legion Texas Boy’s State in June 2010
[<em>] Essays:
Very personal/emotional
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
AP U.S. History teacher
AP Biology teacher
Art teacher of 4 years
Peer Assistance and Leadership sponsor of 2 years
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
Counselor used to be my English teacher in 10th grade so she knew me really well
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Cinema Studies
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[</em>] School Type: Pubic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic – Mexican-American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Very low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM – Hispanic, first generation</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extra-curriculars, recommendation letters
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT/ACT, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe my portfolio saved me![/li][/ul]General Comments:
MY DREAM SCHOOL! I got rejected from USC’s SCA yesterday and this is the best news ever! The NUMBER ONE film school in the nation accepted me! I CANNOT believe this! I hope I get enough outside scholarships to attend. $63,500 is MEGA EXPENSIVE!</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 31 superscored
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (2 (Freshman)), AP Euro (3), AP USH (4), AP Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP US Gov, Honors English, Honors Religion, Electronics and Robotics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming (recruited to swim at NYU), National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: Work at party store on Tue, Thurs, Fri, and Sat
Volunteer/Community service: Service trip to Peru over summer, weekly visits to church to volunteer
Summer Activities: Swim training
Essays: good
</code></pre>
<p>Teacher Recommendation: good
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Civil engineering/mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, religious
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Grades? Swimming?
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably for swimming. I also have legacy.
</code></pre>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800R 690M 760W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: horrible so didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Sitting in May
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Maths HL, IB History (Asia) HL, IB Economics HL, IB French A2 SL, IB Chemistry SL, IB English A1 SL.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Rugby 12 years, 4 years at school, national this year (not mentioned), (captain at school, MVP at club)
Club tennis (4 years)
Club golf (4 years)
Model at several fashion shows (charity)
MUN
Student council (interaction with French G’ment) (3 years)
Varsity X-country (1 year)
JV Basketball (1 year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: approx. 250 hrs (through CAS as well)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Yale Summer Session (Economics 252 and English 212
[<em>] Essays: Commonapp had a spelling error but apart from that pretty decent. They were a bit rushed though.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but should be honest, good evaluations.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but it should be good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: English professor at Yale, didn’t see but probably quite good.
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Well it was BPE… but now I am not so sure
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT (Born and maintain a residence)
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[<em>] School Type: Small, Competitive Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: High…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Experiences living abroad?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT (apart from Maths), additional recommendation, essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Maths profile (poor grades in Maths HL, 690), aspects of my transcript were pretty poor (though GCSEs were good) no business activities whatsoever :S
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Damn you BPE! On a lighter note, congratulations to all of those who received acceptances! To those who didn’t receive the decision they wanted: there will be a college out there that is the perfect fit!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (CR: 710, M: 630, W: 730)
[</em>] ACT: –
[<em>] SAT II: Literature - 750, Math I - 670
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55; Weighted = 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geo (4), AP European History (4), AP Psychology (5), AP English Composition (5), AP American History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Computer Science, Precal
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, GLSEN Certificate of Achievement in Student Activism, many musical awards (All-Region, Superior Exemplary Solo Performance, etc)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance (President/Founder), NHS, Amnesty International, Cancer Awareness, Chamber Orchestra, various youth orchestras
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at Forever XXI
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours (nursing homes, symphony concerts, etc).
[<em>] Summer Activities: Barnard’s Pre-College Program, GLSEN Student Ambassador (Safe Schools Media Summit Attendee)
[</em>] Essays: Common App essay was quite good, I wrote about the Laramie Project and how culture, religion, and sexual orientation have sort of contradicted each other during my life
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Very good, emphasized my keen understanding of cross-cultural connections
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m assuming good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Media, Culture, and Communication
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): –
[<em>] School Type: Public School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White - Middle Eastern
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gay, Iranian, IDK.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays and EC’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I really made myself stand out with creative essay/supplement answers and I showed an interest in my major[/li][/ul]General Comments: My GPA isn’t good at all so it shows that if the other parts of your app are strong, you can make it into NYU! Good luck to everyone who plans to apply next year, and congrats for the class of 2015!</p>
<p>In the original NYU message, they made it clear there may be people who do not hear on the first day, 4/1. They asked the applicants to be patient and give them time to get all the emails out. Then call on 4/4, I believe? So, based on that, you should give NYU 3 days from today, which would be Monday, 3/28. So that is the next time you can call anyway since the w/e has started. GL! I hope you find out before Monday.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (680R 800M 760W)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (36E 35M 30R 33S)
[<em>] SAT II: Physics (780), Chemistry (760), Math II (750), US History (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, weighted 4.26
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/121
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Physics B (5), English Language (4), US History (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP Physics C
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): My literary magazine won national awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Literary magazine (layout editor)
Student Leadership Committee (academic prefect in dorm)
Science Club (president)
Music Club (founder/president)
School radio station (=music club)
Junior State of America (chapter officer)
Band (lead flute)
Theatre tech (only technician at school. Is this leadership?)
Yeabook
Debate Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: If I work, I get deported, ****<em>es.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at daycare in South Korea, Boys & Girls Club, environmental awareness team. Adds up to 200 something hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Nothing selective, one JSA camp
[</em>] Essays: Common App was good, supplement pretty generic
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: No idea
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[<em>] Additional Rec: No idea
[</em>] Interview: NYU does interviews?</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Either economics or business economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): high school in GA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: <$60,000. That’s right. I can’t afford NYU.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I AM THE ANTI-HOOK</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA and rank
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extracurricular activities
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and rank</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Pretty stoked! Although I’m going to have to see if I can afford NYU.</p>
I’ve been waiting for this day for what seems like forever.</p>