<p>Decision: Accepted<br>
(Applied of College of BUS but the university accepted me into General Studies instead because i have been a science student all my life)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2010
ACT: -
SAT IIs: 770 (Physics), 760 (Chemistry), 770 (Maths2)
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2000
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT IIs: math 2-800; chemistry-710, physics- 690
[</em>] Weighted GPA: 4.03
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.25
[</em>] Rank: top 25%
[<em>] Other stats: los of academic clubs, 3 season varsity athlete (didn’t get recruited or anything)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: nothing too impressive
[<em>] Hook (if any): eagle scout
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] Sate or Country: new jersey
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Intended Major/Department: engineering
[li] Major strength/weakness:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>1984Pom: I think a lot of the students in BioE are thinking of med school, however my son probably isn’t. Kind of what Emmers said: It was more of a strategy for him: you can transfer out, but not in, is why he went into it. That being said, I think he finds the curriculum interesting and is doing some tissue engineering research already as a freshman with a BioE Professor. As a Freshman, he is taking classes with students from other majors, so he is not constantly being compared to BioE students and his grades have been very good. I cannot say what his grades will be like as he gets into upper level courses. Honestly, if my son was truly interested in Med School, I think he would have opted to go to a less competitive and cheaper (but still very good) University like U of Iowa, Michigan State, or Pitt.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2160
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2C – 800; Japanese – 780; Physics – 760
[<em>] GPA:3.3 Unweighted; 4.3 Weighted
[</em>] Rank:N/A; Probably barely in top 25%
[<em>] Other stats: None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:Terrible; crammed
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Unbelievable laziness
[/ul]Other Factors:
Well, I still don’t know how a lazya</em>* like me got in.</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Fair, nothing too fancy, spoke about my passions</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: IL</li>
<li>School Type: Suburban Public School</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
<li>Intended Major/Department: Journalism</li>
<li>Major strength/weakness: Many Extracurriculars with an essay to back them up. Biggest weakness would be procrastinating.</li>
</ul>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take…
[</em>] ACT: 34 Composite (twice); Superscored 36
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 760 US History, 720 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/1100 (top 2%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in Euro, US History, Comp Sci A, and Eng Lang & Comp. Taking 6 more tests this year
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s, but taking regular English
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NSHSS Member, IMEA All State (Violin), AP Scholar w/Distinction… nothing too special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (1st Violin Section Leader), Violin, Urban Arts Club (Recruiter/Promoter), Movie Production Club (founder/head Editor).
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutoring, Working at a grocery store
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Public Library work, volunteering at soup kitchen
[<em>] Essays: common app essay was very good, best I have written. U Chicago was one was generic (this proly killed me)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but proly generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: Didn’t sign up for one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Finance
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None, if anything anti-hooks for being affluent and asian
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, essays, recommendations
[</em>] Weaknesses: somewhat generic EC’s, Grades are a little inconsistent
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: From my school, the acceptances were very random. There were people with better GPAs rejected, while kids below the top 5% got in. I’m guessing that they put a lot of weight on the essays. [/li][/ul]**General Comments: Start your college search in the summer. Stay organized and also make sure you have a clear idea of what the schools are looking for. If your time and money are going to be invested in completing these apps, you might as well make it the best damn application you can. Also once you send in your applications stop worrying and focus on the other things in your life. Being paranoid and worrisome will not affect your decision. You will know your decision in time, so there’s no use in fretting over it. **</p>
<p>SAT I: 2150
SAT II: US History-800, World History-750, Math Level 2-750
GPA: 91.67 / 100 Unweighted
AP: US History-4, Environmental Science-5, English Language-5, Microeconomics-4, Computer Science A, Statistics, English Literature, Biology, Psychology (Senior APs)
ECs: Mostly community service activities with some internships and awards
Ethnicity: Asian
Region: Asia</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: R: 600, W: 580, M: 680
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT IIs: -
[ *] GPA: I did OSSD. 72%
[ *] Rank: -
[ *] Other stats: -
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: well… I’m not sure. I tried to do my best.
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person: graduated in India, but currently in Korea (i already graduated highschool[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:kr
[ *] School Type: international school
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Intended Major/Department: economics
[ *] Major strength/weakness: -
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>wow.
I didn’t expect this outcome.
I first thought I made stupid mistake. (ex.applying to associate’s degree)
But it seems I did things right.</p>
<p>I got into engineering (comp sci) as an out of state. Where are all the denied stats? I’m starting to really wonder if they really accepted most of the out of state applicants…</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2000
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology 750, US History 770, Math I 610 (took b/c SAT Math score was a 600 and wanted to show I could do “better” :/</p>
<p>[<em>] GPA: 3.6 Unweighted, 8.11 Weighted (out of 9)
[</em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank, but in top 20% of class
[li] Other stats: APs: US History and Bio-5, mostly have taken honors</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] Essays: About Finding Model UN, Hating Jigsaw Puzzles and Environmental science
[</em>] Hook (if any): OUT OF STATE (much easier to get in, so few people from my school it was a “safety”), Legacy, Sustained, continuous passions </p>
<p>[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Public, Suburban
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Intended Major: Environmental Science/Resource Ecology and Management
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Great recommendations, consistent improvement in grades every year, have sustained interests rather than pursuing activities to put onto college resume. Weaknesses= meh at standardized tests, did not take enough hard courses early enough
[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Jewish Youth Group/Hebrew High School until Junior Year/Israel Trip, XC/Track, Model United Nations, Year Long Environmental Project as part of AP Biology curriculum.</p>