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Decision: ACCEPTED
Race- white
Dual citizenship with Italy, US citizen/resident
GPA- 4.3 Weighted (out of 4.7), not weighted 3.92 (to give some perspective here, my schools is extremely competitive and the Valedictorian W GPA is usually 4.38-4.4, also I have all A’s)
ACT- 35 C
Class rank- probably top 10%, not reported though
Italian Subject SAT- 770
APs- World History (4), Psychology (5), Biology (5), English Lang (5), US History (4)
Honors- Chem, French (3 yrs), US History, Calc
Senior Course load: I’m taking almost the most rigorous courses possible, 4 APs and 1 Honors
Honors/Awards:
National French Exam- Silver Award: won Sophomore year 2015, one of 2 people to win it
some decent local awards for my projects below
High Honor role- all of HS
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended student
Sports: JV Tennis 2 years, Varsity Tennis 2 years, V Golf 1 year
Leadership: Major one is a grant of $4,000 I applied for and was awarded Junior year to do a project on Healthy Eating for it in my school district (I organized 6 assemblies, 2 parent workshops, and a HS cafeteria tasting, also made a survey, successful impact which added organic and healthier options in the cafeterias, continuously adding more this year to improve the cafeteria food at all schools)
Started the Animal Rights club (president of it for 2 years, not currently)
Pres of Environmental Club
VP of French Club
Applying for 2 more grants on similar topics (one 10K the other 2K) for sustainable gardening and composting
Volunteer: my grant project also gives me hours (at least 40, Junior year), Pony Power Therapies (Soph year 25 hrs), I help kids with disabilities (Soph-Senior, 20 hrs per year)
Summer: into Junior year I did a two week college camp at JHU and took a class, into Senior year I took a summer online course at my local community college in Abnormal Psychology
Recommendation Letters: one 10/10 (gave me the highest rec he’s ever given??), the others I’m guessing 9/10, also an extra one from my superintendent who worked with me on the grant (7.5/10)
Essays- great: my main essay is maybe a 9/10 and supplements are similar, show my personality/voice, unique interests/qualities. I loved my supplements and they were the best of any I wrote for my college apps
Interview- pretty good, he was really weird though (8/10)
Extra- I’m bilingual (Italian and English)
Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
Intended Major: Psych or Neuro
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public, top-rated
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): the opposite of a hook
Strengths: don’t even know, probably ACT scores, increasing trend in grades, leadership in the grants
Weaknesses: my state, gender, whiteness, average GPA and extracurriculars for the most part
Other decisions: Accepted- Amherst (early write), Middlebury
Waitlisted- Pomona, Bowdoin
Deferred- Brown ED
Decision: ACCEPTED
Race - Asian
Citizenship: Pakistani
GPA- 3.84/4 UW
ACT- 30
SAT- 1470( 720 Maths and 750 English)
Class rank- 8/450
SAT 2: Maths level 2: 740, English Literature:720
A Levels: Maths A, History C, Economics A*
Senior Course load: Not as rigorous as others I’ve seen, but I’d still say quite challenging
Honors/Awards:
Will receive a silver medal for my A Levels Grades, although I did not report that.
Received a certificate for my essay on Women’s Empowerment organized by the Harvard Alumni for Global Women’s Empowerment
Extracurriculars:
Interned at WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and led a small cleanup drive.
Volunteered at Lettucebee Kids and taught underprivileged kids the basics of arithmetic operations.
Interned at the Career Advisers’ office.
Part-time teacher at a local school.
Organizing member of the Gaming Society at my school and successfully arranged chess and console gaming competitions.
Participated in a summer camp at USEFP which involved partaking in mentorship sessions and team-building activities.
Recommendation Letters: I would give both teachers an 8-9/10 on the recommendation letters and around 7/10 to my friend who wrote one for me (the recommendation wasn’t written very well but the material included was top-notch)
Essays- decent essays - main essay 8.5-9/10 really showcased my personality - I used one of my hobbies as an analogy sort of; I liked my supplements for Carleton tbh would give them the same rating
Interview- no interview
Extra- I’m bilingual (Urdu and English)
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Economics or IR
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Pakistani
School Type: Private - highly rated and one of the most competitive in the country
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks whatsoever
Strengths: probably my SAT score, my essays, and my recommendation letters
Weaknesses: quite a few people with higher SAT scores, in my school alone, and GPAs, more rigorous course load
Other decisions: Accepted: UC Davis, Uni of St Andrews (Scotland - applied through Commonapp), Boston University
Waitlisted-
Rejected: Middlebury, Boston College ( Recently found out they rarely admit Pakistanis - no Pakistani was admitted last year and I don’t think there was any this year either), UCLA, Uchicago, Upenn, Emory, Yale-NUS
Decision: ACCEPTED
Race - Asian
Citizenship: Chinese
GPA- 37/42 IB
ACT- 29, didn’t submit
SAT- 1410( 780 Maths and 630 English)
SAT 2: Maths level 2: 780, Physics: 760
IELTS: 7.5
Senior Course load: IB 
very challenging
Honors/Awards: Math competition medals
Extracurriculars: Good ECs, good school involvement
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Recommendation Letters: did not read (no additional rec letters, only two teachers+counselor)
Essays- good essays, 9/10
Supplements - decent, 8.5/10
Interview- interview long time before applying, I think it went bad
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Math/Physics
School Type: International School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No
Strengths: essays and activities?
Weaknesses: SAT and IB scores
Other decisions:
Accepted: UC Davis, UC Irvine, Rose-Hulman, Cornell (likely letter)
Waitlisted: UIUC, Colorado College
Rejected: UCLA UCSD UCSB Imperial College Oxford
Decision: ACCEPTED
Race- white
GPA- 4.1 Weighted (after 1st trimester senior grades)
ACT- 34 (35 superscored)
Class rank- school doesn’t rank
Subject SAT- 790 (Math 2) 730 (Physics)
APs- English Lit, English Lang, Physics, Calculus AB – school doesn’t offer many AP’s
Senior Course load: pretty rigorous (for me at least)
Sports: track/field, cross-country, football
Leadership: Robotics Team Captain
Volunteer: YES - lots
Recommendation Letters: No idea since I wasn’t allowed to read them.
Essays- I thought they were good, but who’s to say?
Interview- Thought it went well.
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: unknown
State (if domestic applicant): Out of State
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: upper class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none whatsoever
Strengths: Not sure – probably ACT and SAT II tests???
Weaknesses: white male, lack of AP’s compared to a lot of people on CC
Other decisions: Accepted - Hamilton, Colgate, Kenyon, Grinnell, Colby
Waitlisted- Middlebury, Wash U