Official Class of 2018 Stats

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>There should be one such thread for Pakistani students application stats!
There we go! :)
Use the template if possible.</p>

<p>University/College Name:</p>

<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
O-level Grades:
As Level Grades:
Distinctions, if any:
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendations:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other
City:
School:
Gender:
Fee-waiver used?:
How much financial aid you seeked and how much was met:
Citizenship(if other than Pakistani):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:</p>

<p>General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>

2

<p>shall do this when I am feeling less lazy :P</p>

3

<p>Bored so here goes.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2280 CR 800 M 760 W 720
ACT: Didn’t give.
SAT II: Chem 780 Math II 790
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Like top 2% I think.
O-level Grades: 7A* 1A 2B
As Level Grades: 5 A*
Distinctions, if any: None
Senior Year Course Load: A-level – Physics, Chemistry, Math, Further Math, English Literature.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st is Math and English for two years at my school. First in an event at Pakistan’s biggest science Olympiad. 2nd in the All Pakistan Math Olympiad. </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): English Literary Society (President - 2 years). LOTS of blogging and related stuff. Some dramatics. Managing team for a huge international Literature and Cultural event (Lahore Literary Fest). Science and Math olympiads.
Job/Work Experience: 4 summers of internship at a local printing press. Research assistant to my English Literature teacher.
Volunteer/Community service: Very little but did participate in a big charity event and walk.
Summer Activities: Stated before.
Essays: I think they were pretty good but not the blow you away type.
Teacher Recommendation: My counselor told me that they were KILLER GOOD.
Counselor Rec: She told me that she had written a good one.
Additional Rec: Took a HUGE risk and sent in a peer recommendation by an American friend through blogging.
Interview: No interview. </p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>City: Lahore
School: LGS JT
Gender: Male
Fee-waiver used?: Yes
How much financial aid did you seek and how much was met: Sought $58k and got it all
Citizenship(if other than Pakistani): Pakistani forever!!!</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Well written essays, great recs, unique extra curricular activities and no fear of risks.
Weaknesses: Huge lack of social work.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My extra curricular activities probably.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at NYU Abu Dhabi and rejected/waitlisted at more places than I can count. </p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>Hard work pays off in strange ways!</p>