<p>u never know...im in pa...i think my school is good, except that we have a drug problem lol.</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2060 (650 CR, 710 M, 700 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 550 Lit, 680 Math I
[<em>] GPA: 2.96
[</em>] Rank: 100/350 -- top 30%
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Awesome
[</em>] Extracirriculars: Too long to list
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 really awesome one, 1 mediocre
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[<em>] Hook (if any): None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ list]
[</em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Drop in junior year grades, although in all AP classes
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'd like to know myself...[/li][/list]Other Factors: There's nothing really special about me.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 670R/740M/630W 2040 total
[</em>] SAT IIs: MathII 780; Chemistry 760; USHistory 720
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.89, 3.95 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 4/572
[</em>] Other stats: AP Chem (5), AP US Hist (4), taking AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP English, and AP Spanish
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I'm not the best writer, but I tried to present the true me (it sounds cliche, but it was better in writing. I swear.)
[</em>] Extracirriculars: Speech & Debate (3years, varsity+officer, state-level debate, national alternate); NHS (3 years, secretary, director of multiple fundraisers); Academic Team (4 years, varsity, conference champs); Band, Marching Band, Clarinet (4 years, went to Midwest Clinic, Semis at Grand Nationals, state contest every year)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I'd venture to say they were really good. I picked amazing teachers to vouch for me.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: He's the father of one of my best friends. It worked out well.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Woman in engineering, active leadership, lived in many places (Finland, NY, etc.)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (go figure)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths (academic vigor, leadership, well-rounded, dedicated, ACTs, SATIIs); weaknesses (SAT score, no sports, writing skills)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Impressive courseload with many extracurriculars; well-rounded student with many interests (science nerd who loves public speaking...); leadership positions; active involvement; high ACT score[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I have talked with admissions counselors a few times.
General Comments/ Congratulations/ Venting/ Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everybody who has been accepted! I am so excited that I got in! I got the Presidents Scholarship of $20,800 and I was designated a finalist for the Ohio Leadership Awards Program. I'm going up on March 31 for an interview.</p>