<p>@Katy3028. May I ask what school in Beijing? ISB? WAB?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: CR:690 Math:800 Writing:760 (one sitting) 2250
ACT: didn’t take.
SAT II: Math 2C: 800 Lit: 770 US history: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I have no idea.
Rank: top 13%? Top 5 school in NJ
AP: AP Language and Composition <a href=“school%20offers%20very%20few%20APs,%20and%20most%20of%20them%20are%20only%20available%20to%20seniors”>4</a>
IB: there are no ib’s
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s
Major Awards: nothing major.
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars: 4 years of soccer, winter track, spring track. 25 club credits. Vice president of FBLA.
Job/Work Experience: Internship for a NYC Council candidate, at his campaign office. Worked as an assistant painter at a local museum.
Volunteer/Community service: 130 hours at nursing home since 10th grade.
Summer Activities: soccer camp.
Essays Topic: talked about my ex-girlfriend.
Teacher Recommendation: both were good. one of which was a columbia graduate & an English professor at columbia.
Counselor Rec: i guess pretty good. i don’t know.
Additional Rec: nahz
Interview: about 50 minutes long. ithe nterviewer was an alumni from my school.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah.
Intended Major: Economics…for now haha.
State: NJ
Country: the great US
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: no idea
Hooks: recruited for track
Reflection: mad goood
Strengths: sports(ec’s)
Weaknesses: took 1 honor class in frosh year. killed my gpa.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ok gpa, good ec’s, mad sports, track, good sats, and good rec! what more do you need
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haven’t heard back from uchicago yet, but it doesn’t matter now
General Comments: whether you get accepted, deferred, or rejected from a college, there will always be a school that fits you. be happy with where you are and love those around you! and yourself</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (CR) 770 (Math) 710 (Writing)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 800 (French), 800 (Bio-M), 770 (Lit)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no GPA, 93ish average
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comparative Government (5), French (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Macro, AP Lang, Math 12, Creative Writing
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball (Team Captain), Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Choir (Music Head), Philosophy Club, French Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: musician in the pit orchestra of a professional musical
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: House-building trip to Tijuana Mexico, student leader of a volunteering/leadership organization at my school, peer tutoring
[ *] Summer Activities: Oxbridge Paris, musician in professional musical (see above)
[ *] Essays: good to very good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good to excellent
[ *] Additional Rec: good
[ *] Interview: did not interview
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: philosophy or poli sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Vancouver, Canada
[ *] School Type: Independent
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Scores, References, Consistently High Marks
[ *] Weaknesses: Little “diversity,” bad SAT essay (6/12!)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: though my application doesn’t show that I am exceptional at one thing, it shows how strong I am in all aspects of my life - personal, academic, extra-curricular, etc.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was planning on applying to WUSTL, Chicago, Brown, Princeton, Barnard
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>Late!! But:</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted!!! OMG!!! **</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 SUPERSCORED (690 CR, 800 M, 790 WR)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math 2c, 770 chemistry, 720 biology-m
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/506 (top 3%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 in stats
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 5 in chem, 5 in spanish
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Full-IB course and AP Calculus BC
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Lots of Math Nationals awards!!
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math team president that placed 4th in the nation! National honor society president, couple vice-president jobs, community service, basketball coach
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 20 hours a week during summer + a little during school year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: basketball coach, camp counselor, environmental activism
[<em>] Summer Activities: Math Mu Alpha Theta Nationals, Job, etc.
[</em>] Essays: TERRIBLE! At least in my opinion. I wrote about how a television show managed to change my perception on life. I felt this would be the cause of my rejection.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic. Had an 850 word fabulous rec from my math coach. Junior Year English teacher wrote me a great one as well.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty dang good. I read it quite a while after and it was a lot better than I expected
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Went awesome! She emailed me after saying good job =]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but got barely any 
[</em>] Intended Major: Applied math!!!
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[</em>] School Type: Average public IB School
[<em>] Ethnicity: ASIAN!
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: around 100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st generation college student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Hmm… nothing about me really stood out. Good SAT? 2280 superscored. Solid GPA and rank at top 3%. Presented myself as having an insane passion in math, which I guess was bad cause it was stereotypical asian but good because I want to be a math major. I think me being from WA and a 1st generation college student was helpful. That and I had God on my side 
[</em>] Weaknesses: Oh lord, my essay was horrendous. I cannot believe they accepted me despite it, really. Umm I also had 2 typos on my application
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I DON’t KNOW!!! I LOVE GOD!! Haha, this was a happy moment
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied UW honors, UCLA, Berkeley, gonna have to retract all those.
[/ul]General Comments: This was unexpected, and I’m sure there were so many more qualified people than me. But believe me this is not the end and I’m sure you will get in somewhere great!!! Hopefully everyone who got deferred gets in. Good luck!</p>
<p>@Chinabananas
People keep asking me that…I don’t go to an International School:)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CC!!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2310 800/800/710 first and only sitting
[</em>] ACT: 36 36/35/36/35
[<em>] SAT II: Lit:800/Math I:720/World:720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (Weighted: 4.84)
[<em>] Rank: 1/266
[</em>] AP: Euro History (5), English Lang (5) (all that was offered)
[<em>] IB: Haha, in OK? Yeah right.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Physics, AP English Lit, Academic Decathlon, Leadership, U.S. History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USSYP, National Merit Semifinalist, Coke Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Academic Quiz Bowl and Decathlon Teams (captain), StuCo (vice-president), Key Club (board member & project chair), Teen Council (chairperson)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Subway Sandwich Artist (lol), Tutoring
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ Key Club hours, Only Teen Spokesperson for Local School Bond Campaign
[<em>] Summer Activities: Girls State (Attorney General), HOBY (State & National), Youth Leadership Oklahoma
[</em>] Essays: For why I want to go to Columbia, I wrote about basically being in love with NYC. For my personal essay, I wrote about my mom’s addiction to cocaine and methamphetamine & her recovery, as it related to my development as a youth. I was honestly worried that the first one was way too fluffy and that the other one would come off as a sob story.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: AP Calc & AP English teachers. Well written & glowing, but forgettable IMO.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea, didn’t read it. She likes me, but I hear she’s not a great writer.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None. I didn’t dare submit anything but what they asked for, lol.
[</em>] Interview: None! No phone call, no nothing!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Heck yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: Philosophy, Political Science
[<em>] State: OK
[</em>] School Type: Public, never sends grads to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: 100% Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Lower middle, I guess. $70,000, which in OK ain’t half bad.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Cousin graduated CC? If that even counts for anything.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Strong GPA and scores, decent ECs. But I’ve never had the money to go to any college summer programs or any prep/private schools. My public school has few APs and really doesn’t encourage students to leave Lawton, much less Oklahoma.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know! I guess the adcom recognized the fact that I had done absolutely everything I could to succeed given my opportunities and my environment, which is what I was desperately hoping for.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hadn’t even started any other apps![/li][/ul]General Comments:
Today has literally been the best day of my life. I’m so grateful to the adcom for appreciating what I’ve done. It’s just a huge validation for the past twelve years of work. For you lurkers of future years who go to public schools and feel like you don’t have a shot, don’t give up!! I went all in, and it paid off! Also, any rejected/deferred, you’ve been such a comfort and inspiration to me during this process. I know y’all are going to be so successful no matter where you go! Best wishes!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Weee!!!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33 (35, 35, 35, 28, 10 on writing)
[</em>] SAT II: Math II- 670, Chem- 720
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[</em>] AP: Chem (4), Spanish 4 (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 2 honors
[</em>] Major Awards: Mount Holyoke Book Award, various drama awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: a ton of theatre (lead roles, sometimes ran sound), a ton of comedy improv (co-founder and president), NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: waitress at a Japanese noodle shop
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Relay For Life (captain), Peace For Kids (taught foster-kids improv)
[</em>] Summer Activities: worked, was a guest reporter for one of Japan’s public broadcasting companies (basically the PBS of Japan) for an english ed. tv program
[<em>] Essays: really strong. focused on drama.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: didn’t read them, but they love me :D!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read…i’m assuming it was good.
[</em>] Interview: didn’t get one!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: drama/theatre arts
[<em>] State: Cali
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: half Japanese, half white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: definitely my essays and extra curriculars
[li] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, man those were aweful[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am SO HAPPY! My scores definitely aren’t the best, and I have no hookjust goes to show Columbia puts a lot of weight on the writing portion of the app. I am looking forward to meeting you all, and for those deferred/rejected, keep your head up. I am a strong believer that people end up where they are meant to be. Everything happens for a reason.</p>
<p>deferred. too lazy to post my stats though</p>
<p>congrats to everyone who was accepted! </p>
<p>doesn’t it seem like a very large amount of people were deferred?</p>
<p>I got flat out rejected…I was brooding until now, when I realized that I have to work on my other applications now. I was expecting to get in to Columbia…whatever, I will post my stats in a bit.</p>
<p>My daughter got in to Columbia College, and we are so happy and thankful ! I know well that there are many equally qualified folks out there.</p>
<p>My thanks to all members of this forum who have helped. You all made it all the more bearable.</p>
<p>To all those who are still waiting , it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Self worth is internal, and doesn’t require the approval of others. Show 'em what ya got .</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ <em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780, 750, 720 (2250 total)
[ *] SAT II:MathII, 760; Literature, 740; Chemistry, 720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9, w, 4.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5) Chem (5) Human Geo (5) Spanish language (4)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: ap us gov, ap physics c, ap calculus ab (no bc at my school), ap literature, independent study of printmaking, creative writing, PILATES (I got an A+ in that, I though that would have gotten me in)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really, cum laude, community service awards, honor roll/headmasters list, nothing national or state or even local
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): national literary magazine (co-editor), school literary magazine (published in twice), Robotics team (don’t know anything about robotics just made the bumpers), varsity softball for two years quit because I was only in it to have something to talk about with my father
[ *] Job/Work Experience: nnoooooooppppe (work as slave labor at my dads office)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:yuuup, teen community service group, in it for 4 years was the Chair of the group and have held various other leadership postitions, raised $15,000 for seniors, i deliver groceries to a homebound senior (she is 96 and her only family left is her cat) I have done lots of other things for her as well and visit her at least once a week
[ *] Summer Activities: study abroad in spain, leadership program in washington dc, internship at the International Medical Corps, tutored inner-city kids in alegbra 1 and 2, went on a horrific RV trip with my family
[ *] Essays: memorable, funny
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: didnt see them but they were probably great, but I am worried about the one from my history teacher (he did a lot of drugs back in the 60s so he forgets things)
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably crappy, she is an ex-pe teacher who is unbearably peppy and tan
[ *] Additional Rec: why?
[ *] Interview: relaxed, the guy had just graduated from Columbia last spring so it was helpful for me to hear what he had to say about columbia, he wore sunglasses the whole time which was kind of </em><strong><em>y
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope, I wanted to though but my parents didnt do it
[ *] Intended Major: it will change anway so who cares
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): california
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity: private, supposedly religous
[ *] Gender: baby maker
[ *] Income Bracket: pretty high, high enough that asking for aid is pointless even though I nees it (have to support two other brothers, one in college other in airforce currently in 6th tour in middle east he has 3 daughters and a druggy wife)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sent in art portfolio, I have done printmaking since 9th grade and photography but everyone does photography
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ ] Strengths: essay, rigorous workload (for my school), teacher recs
[ ] Weaknesses: diversity-less, rich white </em></strong> from california
[ <em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:rich white </em> from california with nothing extradorinary about me (didnt publish any research papers or win an archery competition)
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:no where yet
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
last night i had the strangest dream about being raped by an asian guy (east asian of some sort) around my age. my brother walked in and the guy stopped raping me, but we couldn’t tell anyone what happened because our family friend’s daughter was with us and she was drunk (we were all drunk) and we would get in trouble fo rgiving her alcohol. i ran into him the next day and he kept rubbing my arm and telling me I liked it. horrible, horrible dream. made today seem wonderful in comparison. for all of you who were deferred or rejected at least you werent raped…congratualations to those accepted! go give yourselves a break, you have earned it!</p>
<p>By the way, you guys had to delete the spaces inbetween the brackets to make it look fashionable. Sorry I didn’t mention that. You guys should go back and edit your posts to help future Columbia hopefuls out a bit :)</p>
<p>you go to TJ huh haha</p>
<p>i’m glad to see all the acceptees posting finally. Welcome to Columbia! </p>
<p>If anyone has questions, I will do my best despite finals and everything to answer. just pm me.</p>
<p>look forward to seeing everyone at Days on Campus in April.</p>
<p>How do you know?? What school do you go to:P</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!! SEAS!!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1890
ACT: 28
SAT II: 670 math 2c, 530 chemistry, 570 pHYSICS
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/132 (top 10%)<br>
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, more AP’s </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity football and varsity basketball (Captains)
Essays: felt good about them. wrote bout my trip to Columbia for CE2 program
Teacher Recommendation:great recs
Counselor Rec: Pretty freakin good.
Interview: none
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: chemical engineering
State (if domestic applicant):cali.
School Type: not so good private school
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: around 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st generation college student, CE2 program</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted! Insanely happy!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (690 CR, 700 M, 750 W) (One sitting) </p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: NA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 680 Biology-M, 680 Math Level 1</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA: 4.28</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/109 (Top 2%)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): NA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): 41-42/42 (They don’t count our bonus points)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: Biology HL, Economics HL, Arabic A1 HL, English A2 HL, Math SL, History SL, Religious Studies</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Merit awards for being part of a private scholarship from the Crown Prince, awards in a stock exchange program, Honor Society awards… etc.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] Extracurriculars: Model United Nations (Head Team Leader/President), Honor Society (Vice President in Junior Year, President in Senior Year), Tradequest stock exchange program (Team Leader), Debate Team (Captain/Co-founder), “Go Green!” Initiative for environmental awareness (Leader), Student Congress in Freshman - Junior Years (Class Rep & Sr. Council), Animal Welfare Club, Movie Critique Classes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Internships during last 4 years: a local rehabilitation center, PriceWaterHouseCoopers, United Nations Information Centre</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: I’ve organized many campaigns to save funds for local communities such as orphans, poverty-stricken families, organizations for autistic children… etc. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Sports Camp (2008), Crown Prince Leadership Program (2009)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: Pretty good. It was unconventional; I wrote it like a visual commentary about a heated moment I had debating stereotypes about religion an in Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park, London. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation: I’m guessing they helped a lot. My counselor told me they were pretty good. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: She had to write mine only after 2 weeks of meeting me, but she got some help from my other teachers. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec: NA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: I didn’t have one. I don’t think they offer them where I live! There’s like 1 Columbia alumnae in the entire country. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>
<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: No</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended Major: Environmental Economics or Political Science (or both?)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): NA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant): Bahrain</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private, Independent </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: Don’t know. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks: URM maybe? I mean, I don’t think Columbia has many (if any) Bahraini undergrads. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: Leadership positions & GPA/Class Rank</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: My SAT II scores. I was really worried about them (57 percentile in Bio!) I didn’t really study for it and I was expecting to do them twice but I didn’t get the chance to do it. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted: A recommendation from the scholarship office maybe. Or because of my leadership positions.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted: I got offers from University of Edinburgh, Warwick University and Queen Mary College in the UK (still waiting for a few offers from UCAS). Didn’t submit the rest of my US applications yet. Won’t have to anymore![/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to all who got in! I’m sure you’re all beside yourselves with joy… I know I am. Good luck to those who got deferred & to those who got rejected: stay optimistic about other unis.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 710, Math 790, W 700 (one sitting) 2200
[</em>] SAT II: Lit 740, US Hist 730, Math II 710
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 out of 150something
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist 5, Chinese 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 36-39 without extra points
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (club president), literary magazine (editor-in-chief), theatre (director and producer of a play), NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: summer at a law firm for one month (unpaid)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: earthquake relief volunteer
[<em>] Essays: thought it was fairly good. could have done better, but it was definitely not a bad essay
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: read both. quite good from my perspective. eng + theatre teachers
[<em>] Counselor Rec: she told me it was fantastic.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Columbia Architectural School Alum who i’ve known for a few years
[<em>] Interview: he told me at the end that it went very well and he will write a good rec for me
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. however i’m canadian so it should be need-blind
[<em>] Intended Major: PoliSci
[</em>] Country: Canada
[<em>] School Type: int’l school in asia
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: prefer not to disclose
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I think I have very strong ECs, and good recommendations from everywhere
[</em>] Weaknesses: taking the IB really weighed down my GPA. SAT could also have been higher. also, i need to read more 0-0
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: weren’t exactly happy with my short response questions, and my reading list was horrendous. SAT is a bit low, because I took it quite a few times, and submitted all scores.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
somewhat surprised, because my friend has similar scores and he got accepted today. nevertheless, life goes on.</p>
<p>Deferred! But I’m not about to loose hope now!</p>
<p>is the consensus that the ED decisions were rough this year? or generous?</p>