<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (800 R 700 M 690 W), superscored. 800 R both times.
ACT (breakdown): 35C (35 E 35 M 36 R 34 S)
SAT II: 720 Literature, 730 Math 1, 690 Physics, 700 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.66 (3.54 Fr./So. followed by 3.9 Jr)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank. Top 5 school in the country so rank really doesn’t mean much.
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t send any
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Chinese 4, Calculus AB, Russian Literature, Java Programming, Contemporary Social and Political Issues
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar, NSLI-Y Scholarship</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate - 4 years - strong performances at big invitational tournaments
NSLI-Y - China Summer 2014 - 7 weeks. Teacher Recs talked about it and I mentioned in my essay. (Seriously apply for this if you can!)
Peer Tutor - Chinese (3 years, head of tutors)
Newspaper (Photo Editor/Assistant Head Editor)
Yearbook (Photo Editor)
Opinion Jounral (Staff Writer)
Student Advisor - ‘big sib’ program
Foreign Policy Club </p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:</p>
<p>Interned at the District Attorney’s office after soph year; full time for 8 weeks (320 hrs)</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:</p>
<p>Chaplain at a Hospital ministering to Catholic patients (3 hrs/week, year round)</p>
<p>Summer Activities:</p>
<p>NSLI-Y + Interning</p>
<p>Essays:</p>
<p>Personal Statement: Powerful essay about interacting with someone close to me accused of a crime.
Supplement: Went through course offerings and extracurricular programs and how I’d like to do them because they fit my interests</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation:</p>
<p>Teacher 1: Admissions Director at our school, addressed my low GPA in the first two years, talked about how much I gave back to the school, referenced other students from my school who are in the top of the class at Cornell
Teacher 2: Chinese Teacher, talked about how much progress I made and said I was his best student in 32 years of teaching. Explained how well I took advantage of my time in China.</p>
<p>Counselor Rec:
Pretty good, it’s a smallish school and we write a lot of reflections so he had a lot of material to use.</p>
<p>Additional Rec:
n/a</p>
<p>Interview:
Talked with an ILR alum for about an hour. He happened to work at the DA I worked at, so that was fun. I talked about picking my high school (it’s well known for being tough and I was accepted at all of the elite schools in the city), learning how to learn in the context of studying Chinese, using my time efficiently while in China, giving back to others, and so on.</p>
<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: ILR
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private, Small, Catholic, Extremely Competitive, Top 5 Nationally
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection:</p>
<p>given the debate on affirmative action I’m really happy that I got in because it really feels like I did it on my own merits.</p>
<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Studying Chinese from a non-chinese background, fit for ILR in terms of extracurricular activities
Weaknesses: Low GPA early in high school
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good standardized test scores, clear strong upward trend in grades, NSLI-Y probably was pretty big
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: waiting to hear back from Fordham; doesn’t really matter unless my aid package is terrible
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: probably NSLI-Y or my personal statement topic</p>
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