<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:
- SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2270, CR 720 W 800 M 750
- SAT II: 800 M, 780 Lit, 720 Bio (bahaha)
- GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
- Weighted GPA: not sure
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ehhh, went from top 2% to probably top 5%
- AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s in Calc AB/BC, Biology, Language, 4 in APUSH
- Senior Year Course Load: Physics C, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP US Gov, French 4th year, Orchestra
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit? Kinda sketch.</p>
<p>Subjective:
- Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lots of tutoring, Science Olympiad. was captain for a pretty unique sport
- Job/Work Experience: None, because I’m lazy.
- Volunteer/Community service: tutoring</p>
<p>Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: About how my artsy friend kid of clashes with me, because I’m so scientific and technical. They commented on it, and said they really loved one of my quotes which I didn’t even give a second thought to. But I thought it was only mediocre, because it seemed really: “Here’s a typical high school struggle (fitting into a clique, etc)”</p>
<p>6/10</p>
<p>EC Short Answer: I loved it. It was about my favorite sport, which I don’t think a lot of high schoolers do. I don’t know, I thought it sounded much more passionate than my science essays. Which is kind of off putting, not going to lie. Could have been better, but I’d say a solid 7, maybe an 8.</p>
<p>Why Harvey Mudd: I thought it was quirky and cute, but I see how it could have been really cheesy. I talked about Harvey Mudd (the school) as if it were my long lost off-the-rocker cousin. This was the one I worked the hardest on, because I was afraid it could have been misconstrued as “Oh yeah, we were meant to be,” which is not at all what I wanted. 8/10 if it was interpreted it the way I hoped it was, otherwise 5/10</p>
<p>Other supplemental essay: The one on “how has your background… etc” I think I talked about how I’m kind of a destructive person and that I’d like to put my skills to better use. Kind of cute, kind of boring sometimes, but I think it got the point across. Maybe 6.5.</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Calculus-- probably stunning. I’m not saying it to be showy or braggy, but junior year I would just sit in her class after school and self-study BC, then this year I tutored after school. I also have this crazy math friend, and we would study multivariable calculus in her room, as well. During her free time, all three of us would talk about anything, from math to sports and beyond.</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation #2: Language–not as great, but I hear she writes recommendations that make it sound like you could cure cancer. She did tell me that my final project last year was one of the best argued ones she had seen in a while, and she kept it as an example for future classes. We were kind of ranters, so sometimes I’d just sit in her class and vent about the curriculum. </p>
<h1>3 – My science olympiad coach, and he loved me. I’d say it was a pretty great recommendation, although I know he’s not very eloquent, but I hope he got his point across. Since I’m captain, he knows how hard I’ve worked. And how crazy and nerdy I get.</h1>
<p>Counselor Rec: Average. That’s all I can say.</p>
<p>No other supplements.</p>
<p>Other:
- Date Submitted App: Technically 1/3 (ssh!)
- State (if domestic applicant): WA
- Country (if international applicant): USA
- School Type: Ok-ish public school
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Gender: Female
- Income Bracket: > 200,000
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. I’m a national champion for my sport, but it’s not like I could be recruited.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: I’m really not sure. Maybe the sport I do? I did demonstrate a ton of interest–I applied to both their FAST programs, did a mini campus tour last year, then requested an interview that went OK.</p>
<p>Weaknesses: I’m very boring otherwise. My essays were very mediocre, I believe. I put a lot of effort into some of them, but they were not even close to the caliber I have seen in other examples. My EC’s aren’t that great, and my stats aren’t anywhere near phenomenal.</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Bottom line: I think it was interest, and maybe that I showed a bit of my quirky side. Also, I think I picked my recommenders pretty well.</p>
<p>Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: UW Seattle, Rice, waitlisted at Caltech</p>
<p>What would you have done differently?: Spent more than two weeks on my essays. Maybe take more initiative in school?
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General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: **
Harvey Mudd is my dream school. I never thought I would get in, and to see this black folder with the gold lettering on it is nothing short of astounding. I can’t believe it. There is no way I’m not going to the admitted student program, and I really hope that I can find a way to convince my parents to let me go, because this is honestly a dream come true.</p>
9/10