<p>C'mon whirlybird, we all know that most ECs people do are done with college admissions in mind, not because people truly enjoy them. It is a sad state of affairs, but it seems to be what colleges want to encourage. When I applied to college may years ago, I had zero ECs. Zero, zip, nada. Between studying for a very demanding HS and being with my friends/enjoying my teen years, I managed to fill up my time. Despite the shocking absence of ECs I somehow still turned out OK, and somehow graduated from college with a nearly 4.0 GPA (did not have a B until my final year, in a subject I thoroughly disliked).</p>
<p>Date Applied: I want to say 11/30, but I'm not certain. Date Accepted/Rejected: I got my letter 12/20</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: didn't take
[</em>] ACT: 33C, 34E, 34M, 32R, 31S, 9W
[<em>] SAT IIs: Didn't submit to UW (they wouldn't even bother to look at them)
[</em>] GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.60 W
[<em>] Rank: It was 1/~550 when I submitted my application.
[</em>] Other stats: Hmmm. AP Scholar with Honor?
[<em>] Honors: (Applied/Accepted/Rejected?) Accepted with 10k scholarship
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: My short one essay was kind of cliched. It was about my lab experience with people who had a harder time speaking English. My longer essay for general admission was better- it was about my race and what it means for me to be Indian. My honors essay was honestly crap- it didn't say anything and didn't have a point; however, it was written well.
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Oh lots. 4 years of mock trial + captain, 3 years newspaper + ed-in-chief, 4 years volunteer club, 2 years NHS, founder of GSA on campus, plus more.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Uhhh. Cheese?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Arizona
[</em>] School Type: Public, slightly competitive.
[<em>] Ethnicity: half Indian (from India), half white
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors/Hook?: I don't think so. </p>
<p>Scholarships: I got a scholarship for 10k from the University's Honors program.</p>
<p>Other schools applied to: Accepted University of Arizona + money, University of Michigan. Pending: Yale, UC Berkeley, Brandeis, Tufts, Dartmouth, Cornell</p>
<p>General Comments: I honestly don't know how I got into the Honors Program with my crappy essay- but whatever.</p>
<p>Date Applied: 11/30, last day
Date Accepted/Rejected: March 12th, today, according to unofficial transcript</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: Math: 590 CR: 550
* ACT: NA
* SAT IIs: NA
* GPA: 3.58 when applied
* Rank: 90/650?
* Other stats:
* Honors: (Applied/Accepted/Rejected?) NA
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: I liked it, checked it out with my AP English teacher who said it was good.
* Extracurriculars: 1st Board Varsity Chess Team, 4 Years of band (pep band, like at basketball games and football), some other random stuff
* Hook (if any): dunno?
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: WA
* School Type: Public, about 2180 students
* Ethnicity: Caucasian/White
* Gender: Male
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