*****Official Brandeis Class of 2019 RD Results Thread*****

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brandeis University
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Decision: Accepted :smiley:

[ b]Objective:**
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[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1990 720 CR 580 M 690 W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: US History 740 570 on lit (didn’t send)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 5, English Language 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP World History, AP English Lit, AP US Government, High Honors Judaic Studies, Honors Hebrew 5, Honors Spanish 4, Calculus, Anatomy and Sports Medicine, Race, Class and Gender
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society
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[ b]Subjective:**
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[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): United Synagouge Youth, sports broadcasting, Cross-Country runner, actor in play, Student Ambassador, Interfaith Dialogue Leader
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked At synagogue for 3 years as child care leader.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Organized toiletry collection project, volunteered with Youth group
[ *] Summer Activities: attended sleepaway camp for 8 years, attended 2 week social justice program last summer
[ *] Essays: I wrote about my stutter and how I’ve overcome it, and in Why Brandeis I talked about American Studies and the clubs there.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: very very good. both my teachers loved me. one, my APUSH teacher loves me and the other my Physics Teacher praises how I was challenged in her class.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I assume very good.
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: I had an interview with Anne Chioriazzi. Love Her, and I think she loved me!! :slight_smile:
[ *] Supplementary Material:
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[ b]Other**
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[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Top, Private Jewish School
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 250,000>>
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Reflection**
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[ *] Strengths: My essays, my grades

[ *] Weaknesses: My math SAT score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, Tulane, Indiana, GW, UMiami Denied: and Wash U Waitlisted: UCSD
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[ b]General Comments: ** Go Judges

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Accepted.

[ b]Objective:**
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[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2120; math:670 reading:680 writing:770
[ *] ACT: N/A

[ *] SAT II: world history: 660, US history: 720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school only does weighted GPA; mine is 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English lang 5; world history 4; US history 5.
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes: calculus, biology, English lit, government & politics, macroeconomics, health, and ancient Greek,
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (honestly I have no major awards except some school awards)

[ b]Subjective:**
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[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): environmental club (representative), key club, moot court, national honor society, yearbook club, magazine club (editor in chief), tennis club, library club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: teacher’s assistant in the summer before junior year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: a bunch of service hours from clubs; also a volunteer at a nursing home.
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: I think they are decent, although not amazing.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: two are amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic, but sweet
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:
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[ b]Other**
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[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
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[ b]Reflection**
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[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses: few leadership roles
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I like Brandeis and Brandeis likes me
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted by 4 SUNYs, university of Maryland, Rutgers, and university of Rochester
Rejected by Northeastern
And waiting for the replies of some liberal arts colleges.

[ b]General Comments: I am so happy that Brandeis accepted me! I might go to Brandeis (depending on financial aid stuff)

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good job to everyone who got in!!!

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Decision: Accepted (Leadership in Health LSC)

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 superscore. 610 M 720 CR 670 W
[] ACT: 29 C
[] SAT II: Bio M 730 Lit 640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/376
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5 Psych 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Chemistry
AP Government and Politics
AP Statistics and Probability
AP Spanish
Honors Calculus
Honors English

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hispanic Student Recognition Program STEM winner.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country, 4 years. Track and Field 2 years, NHS 2 years, Book club 2 years, co-founded a student organization.
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: n/a
    [] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours at children’s hospital. Local library volunteer and school volunteer.
    [    ] Summer Activities: volunteer work^
    [] Essays: Decent. Wrote about women’s issues.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were good, if not really great.
    [] Counselor Rec: average.
    [    ] Additional Rec: n/a
    [] Interview:none.
    [    ] Supplementary Material: n/a

Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): DE
    Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: ~1600
    [] Ethnicity: Hispanic
    [    ] Gender: F
    [] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >80,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Essay. Weighted GPA?
    [    ] Weaknesses: Test scores.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UConn, Wesleyan University, Swarthmore College, Boston College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College.