OFFICIAL Early Action Decision Thread

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR:770 M:800 W:740
[</em>] SAT II: U.S. Hist: 710 Bio:720 MathII:760
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. Hist(5) Calc BC(5) Psych (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: heaviest</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 30 hr/wk jobs and internships
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: rocks
[<em>] Summer Activities: rocks
[</em>] Essays:okay
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: stellar
[</em>] Counselor Rec: stellar
[li] Interview: SUCKED</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket: low income
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: hm. none?
[</em>] Weaknesses: ethnicity, academics, extracurricular, interview... everything?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea why Yale wants me</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I feel safe that Yale is my backup now, but I'm looking forward to go to Princeton =X Congratulations 2012 Yalie</p>

<p>hahahahaha
yeah. I got accepted.</p>

<p>Dude, ublar13, I really don't know. The only thing I can think of is if you did something to make yourself sound insincere, like all you cared about was going to a top school. Other than that I can't really think of why they wouldnt accept you, much less reject you, unless you just left half the application blank. You seem extremely qualified and I'm sure that you'll get into plenty of good schools. Maybe they thought that you wanted to go to harvard or princeton instead. I'm just speculating, but it seems like there has to have been something like that going on.</p>

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR 700M 790W
[</em>] SAT II: US History 770 MIIC 740
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 114
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5, Art History 4, Computer Science A 4
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB (BC is not offered)
AP US Govt
AP English
AP Stats (online)
AP Economics (online)
Honors Physics (AP not offered)</p>

<p>[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): See chances thread <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/404483-scea-chances-anyone-interesting-chancing-me-giving-me-some-advice.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/404483-scea-chances-anyone-interesting-chancing-me-giving-me-some-advice.html&lt;/a>
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Coke guy at VT football games
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: see chances thread
[<em>] Summer Activities: chances
[</em>] Essays: 1 about why i want to major in economics, talked about Noble Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and related the VT shooting's effect on me and how everyone helped out. I tied the two ideas together by talking about how bad it was because it hit so close to home but worse things are happening to others all the time and we need to pay attention to them even if they are half a world a way. In the other essay I talked about why I created my school's Gay-Straight Alliance.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: The one i read was good, the other one I didn't get to read but i saw it was very short. The first one checked the best of career box for all but one category
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Additional Rec: Amazing
[</em>] Interview: Good, my interviewer and I really saw eye to eye on a lot of things
[/ul]
Other*[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small public 472 students
[</em>] Ethnicity: about as white as possible
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 45k-55k It was about 55k but my dad lost his job at a textile mill in august and now hes unemployed
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): FIrst generation, from Southwest VA (typically a poor rural area, even though I live in the more developed part near Blacksburg)
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: school and community involvement and being leaders in those things
[<em>] Weaknesses: test scores on the low end, lack of any major awards or recognitions
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they thought I had an unusual mix of interests. I think being the straight founder of a Gay-Straight Alliance probably caught their eye (it did for my interviewer). My assistant principal wrote a fantastic recommendation that I imagine made an impression. And of course, a LOT of luck
[/ul]
General Comments:* Congrats to everyone. This is a crazy process and i'm sure that those of you who didn't get in for whatever (probably unexplainable) reason, you'll have plenty of opportunities at other great schools.</p>

<p>well ublar this is my input (not trying to roast u) but ur sat is not impressive since the average range for each section is 700-790 u r at the bottom for 2 out of 3</p>

<p>rank...4 out of??? unless its 400+ thats not very impressive</p>

<p>national merit COMMENTED??? i sure hope thats not what u put on ur app
national honorS society??? same
underpriveledged??? same
governemtn??? same</p>

<p>im sure most of those were typos on this thread but if any of those were actually put on ur app that probably killed it</p>

<p>also unless there was something really important or special written on ur add rec it worked against u</p>

<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? Yes. Ugh.
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (CR: 800, M: 720, W: 800)
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] SAT II: US History: 690, Literature: 720; Spanish: 650
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/790
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), World History (5), Spanish Language (4), US History (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Macroeconomics, AP American Government, Yearbook/Journalism II, AP Literature
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Technically none. Ugh.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of four clubs, Debate Team Captain, Yearbook Editor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring, Babysitting
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Linus Project
[</em>] Summer Activities: Governor’s Honors Program, Duke TIP
[<em>] Essays: CommonApp: Hyperhidrosis; Supplement: Love of food, books, and Yale.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Enthusiastic!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Student Government sponsor
[<em>] Interview: I thought it went well…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Didn’t put
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, I guess.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, Class rank, Work Experience, SAT IIs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wish I knew so I could fix it…[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!, and Congratulations if you’re in!</p>

<p>Behind what appears to be sheer chaotic decision-making madness, there seems to be a trend. Those who were presidents of multiple clubs tended to be deferred at a greater rate than those who were not. Possibly, admissions officers find such a plethora of high positions indicative of a lack of focus, a lack of commitment to a single goal, a resume-building disposition, and a misunderstanding of the concept of leadership. Absolutely, I am not accusing anyone here of these faults, but such a list of high offices lends itself to such interpretation. </p>

<p>Nevertheless, this is just a theory, one seemingly supported by the results of this early admissions cycle. I myself did not hold the office of president in any club at my school, but merely dedicated myself to a select few (3), aiding the community while nurturing my knowledge of and passion for government. Luckily, I was accepted and expect to matriculate this fall.</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Deferred EA? Yes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2350: 800 CR, 780 M, 770 W</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 35</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 800, 800, 800, 800, 740, 730</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (School doesn't rank; I'm probably #2 or 3 out of 80 at a very competitive prep school)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC AP, Spanish Lit AP, Phys AP, Nonfiction Writing, Russian History</p>

<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 7 out of 14 awards given to Juniors by my school; Nat'l Merit Finalist, etc.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Too many: Rowing, Drama, Singing, X-C Skiing (Captain), Debate (Prez), Mock Trial (Prez)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: 4 weeks as Cutco salesman</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: none</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Rowing, employment</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: One on meaning of family (narrative style), one on my style of thinking and plans for future (expository)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation: I didn't read them but I think they were great. My school doesn't let teachers fill in the grid, I think that would have helped a lot.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: same as above</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec: none</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: The guy was in a big hurry, but I think it went well</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private, all-boys</p>

<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: M</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: I wouldn't qualify for financial aid</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): rowing (could contribute at college level, but not supported very heavily. got official visit)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths: Standardized tests, academic awards, recs (presumably)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: Help me figure it out!!! Too many x-currics, not enough concentration? White, affluent, massachusetts, prep school kid? Told rowing coach that I was also interested in Princeton? My grades and essays were pretty good, but not enough to get me in alone.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had nothing to really stand out. Also, they were on the lookout this year for kids who would rather have been applying early to Princeton/Harvard. They could see that both my parents are Princeton grads. That might have worried them.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: A lot of really qualified kids got in early. Wish I could have been one of them.</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
Deferred EA? Yes</p>

<p>SAT I : (took SAT 1 and 11 but did worse than ACT - so doesn't count, right?)</p>

<p>ACT: 33 (will be higher in february! hopefully it reaches them in time)</p>

<p>SAT II:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%, but near the end of it. i'm current salutatorian, but we have several valedictorians.</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): [school doesn't offer AP's before senior year]</p>

<p>IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: ap calc, ap chem, ap english, physics, writing, spanish 4, college english</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): state scholar...but even that's not so hard to recieve.</p>

<p>Subjective:
extracurr.: class office (class pres), student government, track, cross country (captain), dance, spanish club (former leadership position), speech team, math team, swim class for fun, adventure club, key club</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: summer job w/ lot of hrs, two other jobs during school year with about 14 hrs a week</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at hospital in extended care unit, student committee to raise money for cancer</p>

<p>Summer Activities: job! (had other activites but didn't list them on app) did talk about triathlons and races that i've done and continue to be interested in, though</p>

<p>Essays: one on the way my life has gone because of childhood...difficulties. not a sob story, though - and i think it was pretty good. other on the world and the mounting problems, why i want to do something for it...unsure how that was, but i think it was probably decent-prettygoodish? somewhere in that range.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: waived right to see them, but i'm pretty sure both were pretty good.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: told me he made them really good</p>

<p>Additional Rec: none</p>

<p>Interview: area not covered - should i request one?</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL</p>

<p>Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, not prestigious in the least bit</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Gender: F</p>

<p>Income Bracket: middle</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): well...siblings all attend not-so-great schools...so maybe it shows my initiative and how much i've accomplished on my own</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: um...act score not great but in range (they always say about 30-34). um... class pres, work, my situation considering where i'm from (geographics)</p>

<p>Weaknesses: dipped into too many things and didn't get involved enough, didn't fill out my application well and forgot to explain things, SAT scores might've hurt if they did look at them anyway, act score (funny, i just listed as strength) isn't standout. honestly, my application wasn't filled out well at all. oh! and no statewide-national awards, plus school doesn't give out any really, so i was basically screwed in that category.</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I jump between theories. Sometimes I think I was deferred because, although I have a really great shot in the regular admission, I'm definitely not one of Yale's strongest applicants... and early action is for the strongest usually. Other times I think I was deferred because, although there is no way in hell they're letting me in, they didn't want to toss away a 33 and bunch of activities because plenty of people get in with less.</p>

<p>General Comments: It's strange - I look at some of the deferred people and they're incredibly strong, and then I look at others and I can't believe they didn't just get rejected. Some of the people who were accepted, even, don't seem nearly as strong as some of the deferred and basically the same as the rest of us. I wish I could see this process clearly, because it seems like lottery.</p>

<p>oh, and to PJFavs41, i think you're probably on to something with the princeton parents. they probably do think you really just want to go there, so i'd show more interest. other than that, you seem really strong with you test scores and activities. maybe your essays weren't unique enough? or they couldn't see the passion behind everything you do?</p>

<p>again, it's strange, because you seem much stronger than some of the admitted i've heard about.</p>

<p>thanks, jl08. how do I go about showing more interest?
you might be in the same boat as me: too many x-currics. as jayman pointed out, this can hurt.</p>

<p>also, anyone else who sees other weaknesses w/ my app, please let me know</p>

<p>I don't know if those little application mistakes really matter all that much. For instance, my application was about 15 minutes late, i accidentally listed that i particpated in 2 of my extracurriculars for 222 hours 22weeks a year. When i uploaded my resume/brag sheet the formatting was skewed and chunks of it were missing. I sent in a correction form a week or so later though. They're really not out to disqualify you because of a small mistake or two.</p>

<p>There are many deferred people here who seem to have a better resume than I do. </p>

<p>But, I think what really made me stand out was my interest in attending Yale OVER Harvard and Princeton. Since Harvard and Princeton both tossed their early options, Yale was bombarded with applicants who applied early to yale only because they couldn't apply early to the other two. As a result, I'm sure the Yale application committee tried to fish out those who were genuinely interested in only Yale. I showed this interest especially in the interview, citing all the reasons I chose Yale and out-right telling him that I would choose Yale over Harvard any day. </p>

<p>And, like I said before, concentration in a few things is better than a laundry list. Don't be afraid to take unneccessary and unimportant things out. They will only hurt you.</p>

<p>Didn't apply to yale, but seems that when everyone all have the same awesome credentials, they look at each essay. If yours has some generic topic, then it's not as eye-catching.</p>

<p>Plus, this year I heard that the % of early applicants rose significantly, since H and P both got rid of theirs. THus it's way more competitive.</p>

<p>Hey vaguy89, thanks for the input. I appreciate it. I don’t remember being insincere, but I might have done it unconsciously. </p>

<p>As for dude08, thanks for your input. I reviewed my application and it didn’t have any of those typos I made on this thread. The point I was trying to make with the SAT scores was that although they are not impressive, they are in Yale’s range. And they are better than the scores of some other people that were deferred and accepted. </p>

<p>I’m just hoping that it’s not something that makes me seem like a bad candidate in general, because then I have no chance of getting into some other the other ivies. =(</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? NO
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 780M 740W (2320)
[<em>] ACT: NO
[</em>] SAT II: 770MATH 720USH 730LIT
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/601
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5) APES(5) FRENCH(3) ENG.LANG(5) WH(5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NO
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: APCALCBC APENG.LIT APMICROECON APGOV DRAWING CERAMICS
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 15th in the nation - debate, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): debate (captain) SAVE (captain) various others?
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: canvassing/deputy field director
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NO
[</em>] Summer Activities: Yale JSA Summer School
[<em>] Essays: GOOD
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: REALLY GOOD
[<em>] Counselor Rec: dunno
[</em>] Interview: hmm...
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: PUBLIC
[</em>] Ethnicity: ASIAN
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: UPPER MIDDLE
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nah...
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs, recs, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: GRADES!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i got really really lucky.
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? No.
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 640 M, 800 W
[<em>] ACT: none
[</em>] SAT II: U.S. History 720, Literature 750
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/446
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Language and Comp. (5), Calculus I (5), U.S. Government and Politics (5), Chemistry (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus II, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Music Theory, AP Literature and Comp., Programming in JAVA, Chamber Choir, self-studying AP European History
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (My State) Distinguished Scholar, National Achievement Semifinalist, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, various state and regional awards in chorus
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chorus (school chamber choir, MD All-State 4 years in a row, participation in other honors ensembles, Superior ratings at District and State Solo and Ensemble Festivals, organize fundraisers for school chamber choir, travel with school choir to NYC Heritage Festivals for 2 years, earned Gold Rating qualifying for 2008 Festival of Gold in NYC, blah blah lots of awards), Dance (LOTS of time commitment here and I've been doing it since elementary school - I dance for my studio's competitive showtroop, and I spend at least 8 hours a week at the studio, often more up to 11 or 12), Mock Trial (lead defense attorney), Theatre (again with the time commitment)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Planetary Geodynamics Lab, work as legal secretary at law firm
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: eh, work on political campaigns during 2006 elections, but I didn't really talk about this, it wasn't a big deal, and I think it's silly to pump it up when other people are doing serious volunteer work
[</em>] Summer Activities: NASA GSFC internship, travel to Beijing (talk about interest in East Asian Studies in essay), intensive dance camps for dance studio, Explo at Yale
[<em>] Essays: one really good, one pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: glowing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: don't know
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, legacy, was told I had unusual/interesting EC's and a good internship
[/ul]Reflection[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Strengths: extra-curriculars, recs, courseload, AP scores. I don't have a lot of EC's, but the ones I do have I'm intensely involved in.
[</em>] Weaknesses: rank, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: again, strong EC's, AP scores, essays, but everyone who got deferred/rejected had those too, so I really can't say. It's really a roll of the dice - they have a certain amount of spots and way too many qualified people to fill them. I have to say I'm still really proud of my answer to the "Why Yale?" essay, one of the few things I was completely happy with on the app. I agree with the post a little above me, who said in addition to the usual standards, they were probably looking for people who seriously wanted Yale, and not just the general qualities of HYP. There has to be a reason beyond "brilliant academics" - you can get that several places. My advice. [/li][/ul]
General Comments:** I feel terrible reading posts of people who were rejected/deferred with better SATs than me, or more national awards of recognition, over even more time in their EC's.</p>

<p>Icy, I have to point out that while the number of applications to Yale rose dramatically this year, their % acceptance didn't drop that terribly. I think they went from like 19.6% to 18.1% which is really not as bad as it could have been (they took more students to accomodate for the increased num of applicants). About the generic essay thing, I think only very few students can write essays that an adcom would regard as truly unique after they have waded through so many piles of essays. Mine were on somewhat generic topics, but I tried to infuse them with my own personal voice. I think it's more important that your essay be genuine and honest, and that you capture "your essence" on paper, than that you write about catching spider monkeys in New Zealand or some other crazy feat.</p>

<p>pjfavs41 -</p>

<p>i've heard people talking about requesting course catalogs or other information, so that's what i'm going to do. i'd say doing things like that - and what everyone else has been saying with calling yale - would let them know you're not out for princeton and are truly interested.</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[li] Deferred EA? Yes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2400</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 34 but didnt send</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 800 ML2, 800 Chem, 790 USHist</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 5; US Hist 5; Chemistry 5</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Econ, AP English, AP Spanish, AP Physics, + 2 Dual Enrollment Sciences</p>

<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/list]Subjective:[ list] Nat'l Merit, Sunshine State Scholar (District Scholar), many Model UN Awards (but I put my 4th place at nationals on the app)</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 varsity teams for 4 years, Prez of 3 clubs (including one i founded), Tutoring chief for another club, member of two local govt boards in miami</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: many tutoring hours (200+)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Dual Enrollment classes + Sports </p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Essays:Good I thought
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn't send
[<em>] Interview: Happened after decision (but went well!)
[/list]Other[ list]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (but left blank on app)
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $120-$150
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/list]Reflection[ list] None...
[<em>] Strengths: Well rounded?
[</em>] Weaknesses: Well rounded? (plus Asian...)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I turned in my application only a few days b4 the deadline. They probably didn't even look at it and deferred me automatically.[/li][/list]General Comments: Good Luck!! Don't know why I didn't get in, but good luck to all of you!</p>