<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown):1440/2220 (CR 750, Math 690, W 780)
[</em>] ACT: (did not send, however, was reported on the common app) 31 (En 32, M 28, Rea 34, Sci 30)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): US History 710, Literature 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 UW, 4.6 W (Junior/ Senior year 3.95 UW, 5.21 W)
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Half A’s, Half B’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): does not rank- approx. top 15% of 540
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
World History (3)
Human Geo (3)
US History (4)
Lang. Comp. (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
Honors Philosophy
Honors Physics
Honors Calculus
AP Lit. Comp.
AP Macroeconomics
AP Government
AP Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]National Honor Society
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Honor
First Honor Roll: 9
Principal Honor Roll: 10, 11, 12
Perfect Attendance: 2-8, 9, 10, 11, 12[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):
[</em>] Football: 9, 10, 11<em>, 12</em> Lettered
Approximately. 14 hrs./ week 44 weeks/ year
2010 Co National Champions
2010 State Champions
9, 10, 11, 12 Undefeated Season
9, 10, 11, 12 District/ Regional Champions</p>
<p>[<em>] Parish Youth Group: 9, 10, 11</em>, 12* President
Approx. 3 hrs./ week 47 weeks/ year</p>
<p>[li] National Honor Society Tutor: 11, 12[/li] Approx. 1.5 hrs./ week 20 weeks/ year</p>
<p>[li] Parish Lector: 9, 10, 11, 12[/li] Approx. 1 hrs./ week 14 weeks/ year</p>
<p>[li] Parish Usher: 10, 11, 12[/li] Approx. 1 hrs./ week 30 weeks/ year</p>
<p>[li] Model United Nations: (11), 12[/li] Approx. 1 hrs./ week 30 weeks/ year
Only able to attend conferences during 12 (football);
attended meetings throughout 11-12</p>
<p>[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Service Hours: 425+
Volunteer work with:
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Volunteer Broward
Broward Down’s Syndrome Organization</p>
<p>[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it):
Thought this would be my strongest component.
Special Place: talked about tearing my hamstring in practice and how the ice bath offered a unique and calming place to think while I healed.
Surprise: discussed my 370 (37) point jump on the PSAT in one year to prove to everyone that I could be a National Merit Semifinalist despite their doubt.
Why ND: stressed how ND reflected myself in a school and would be a great fit not only for myself, but also for them.
[</em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): excellent, about service projects and their impact on my life and how they prompted me to exponentially increase my grades, scores, service, and athletic accomplishments after slacking in my first two years of high school.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): did not see it, from my US History teacher and Model UN moderator who has seen me work through adversity and challanges.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): did not see it
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] School Type: Large private, had 8 Early Applicants to ND and all applications were accepted except mine.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection
[ul][</em>]Strengths: test scores, balanced activities, consistent growth, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: early grades, lack of in school activites because of the time commitment football requires.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Maybe my writing got too technical, even in personal essays.
My math score on the SAT was suspect.
I was the only white applicant at my school, doubt that played a role though.
I was limited in my senior class choices because of a math grade freshman year, despite having a high A in junior year pre calculus (physics and calc honors as opposed to AP)
Its hard to explain why I was rejected and not deferred. They say its so “i am not distracted in my future college planning.”
Good luck to everyone admitted, its a wonderful school.
To all those who were rejected as well, lets hope we find the college that we are meant to be at.[/ul].</p>
