<p>Decision: Accepted CIT (ECE)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR 750 M 800 W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chem 790 Math2 760 Chinese
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98/4.0 UW 4.68 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on chem, eng lang, world history, ap calc BC, AB subscore, 4 on computer science A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP's, 1 stupid freshman class (that i was forced into), 2 periods internship
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Maryland Distinguished Scholar finalist, national merit commended student, harvard book award, some other stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess team 2 years, NHS, Science NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: internship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, do research on virtual environments and human-computer interaction
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: did some for graduation req, nothing important
[<em>] Summer Activities: um, slack around?
[</em>] Essays: common app was about my dad's illness and how I learned independence about it, cmu essay was about how I became interested in computers through building computers for gaming
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: both from teachers that like me and teach in science fields
[</em>] Counselor Rec: counselor likes me, but i didn't really talk to her much until after i applied....
[<em>] Additional Rec: none, they wouldn't let me send one from my internship mentor
[</em>] Interview: went OK, was kind of awkward
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: CIT
[<em>] Intended Major: ECE
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public (sends few to top schools)
[<em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[</em>] Gender:M
[<em>] Income Bracket: >100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: scores, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: little detail about ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong essay I hope, and maybe the interview?[/li][/ul]General Comments: Read my thread about all of the rumors. I got in second wave and without a blank line, so I hope my case dispels all of these rumors... Anyways, I am very excited about this!</p>