***OFFICIAL*** Georgetown Class of 2015 RD Decisions thread

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[ *] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Activity Short Essay:
[ *] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay):
[ *] Essay 2 (Different for each school):
[ *] Other:[/list]
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #1:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**[ list]
[ *] Which school did you apply to?:
[ *] What did you choose as your major:
[ *] Date Submitted App:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] </p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] What would you have done differently?:[/list]</p>

<p>[/list][ b]Other Factors:**
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:**</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (700,770,730)
ACT:
SAT II (if submitted): Math II(800), Literature (750), US History (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): 10 AP Classes, all A’s
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/274
AP (place score in parenthesis): American Gov’t (5), World History (4), US History (5), English Language (5), Psychology (5), Calc AB (5), Spanish Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Stat, AP Physics B
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, MD Distinguished Scholar, NSCAA Scholar-All American</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Varsity soccer captain, student government class rep, captain of quiz bowl team, physics olympics, MESA effective communications competition (regional and state champion)
Job/Work Experience: Two part-time jobs
Volunteer/Community service: Assistant coach for youth soccer team
EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Pretty generic, but well-written
General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Pretty personal, really gave a good depiction of me and my life
Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didn’t see, but I would assume very good. The teacher has taught me twice
Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): My counselor doesn’t really know me besides numbers
Additional Rec (only if you saw it): None
Interview: Went fairly well; at least I thought it did
Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Transcript, rank, AP scores
Weaknesses: Average SAT scores, mediocre supplement essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, not entirely sure. Came as sort of a surprise…oh well!
Where else I applied: accepted: Notre Dame, Northeastern, UVA ; waitlisted: Swarthmore; still pending: Princeton, Yale, Duke, UPenn, Stanford, Brown, Columbia, JHU</p>

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<p>everyone, please include which school you applied to :)</p>

<p>Edit: whoops i didn’t see that there was a space for it on the template</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] SAT II:Math II: 800 Physics: 780 US History: 730
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[</em>] Weighted GPA:4.53
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):11/305
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses):Calc BC, World, US, Physics C (both) all 5s
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:heavy, two college classes and many APs
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Finalist[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):very meh, somewhat extenuating circumstances though, definitely is the worst part of my app
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: see ECs[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[</em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[<em>] Activity Short Essay:6
[</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay):8
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school):7
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1:good, but unknown
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: good, but unknown
[<em>] Counselor Rec: bland, counselor has 300 other kids to deal with
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: fine, no strong impression
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: The main one, forget what it’s called
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: undecided
[<em>] Date Submitted App: early november or late october (EA)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs and volunteerism
[<em>] Why you think you were rejected:
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:nothing, maybe write my essays a bit more[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: congratulations to all who got in!</p>

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<p>Sorry, I applied to Georgetown College!</p>

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<p>Just wondering but where do you all live to have known your decision by now. DC? MD? VA?</p>

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<p>JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO GEORGETOWN FIRST CHOICE </p>

<p>Gpa :3.6
SAT: 1770
ACT: 26</p>

<p>Only post the worst of my stats, and I got in the community scholar program for DC students!</p>

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<p>It seems people within 2 hours of DC got there letters. I’m guessing Monday or Tuesday for the rest of us.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>College</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 30 (Math 31, Science 34… all i can remember)
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): ^one sitting
[<em>] SAT II: Math I: 730 Bio: 620 (yes, horrible, but whatever)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.7
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/275
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (3) Bio (5) Calc ABBC (5) Psychology (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp, stats, AP Stats, AP Enviro, sociology, 2 college courses at a community college
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I’m the only one I know that applied
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Uhhh Maryland Distinguished Scholar, AP scholar with honors, academic excellence…
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Awana (church group), NHS, SNHS, Junior class club, senior class club, other little things here and there
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: My parents own a little restaurant and I’ve worked around there like my whole life
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: Talked about work and how I had to step in b/c my dad was going though some medical difficulties 7?[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 7-8 talked about diversity and how it’s important to me
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 8 talked about how much I loved psychology
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t see, probably good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: went really well, he said that he could see me at Georgetown
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: College
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Psychology
[<em>] Date Submitted App: few days before deadline
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: not sure, middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] First generation, don’t know if asians are underrepresented at GU lol
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, class rigor
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores, extracurriculars
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I expressed a lot of interest in Georgetown, but they probably didn’t accept me because of my test scores
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Dunno, maybe studied for the subject test
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I was surprised I even got waitlisted. I was expecting a rejection after being deferred EA, but I’m going to accept the waitlist and hope for the best. Good job to everyone who got in! It’s an accomplishment :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected (didn’t feel like typing it into this template so I used a different one)</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 720 M 710 W 680 CR (2110)

  • ACT: N/A
  • SAT II: 720 Math II 650 Chem
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 UW, 4.50 W
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Calc AB Subscore (5), Stat (5), Chem (3), World History (3)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
  • Senior Year Course Load: Calculus 3, AP Physics C (Mech), AP Physics C (E&M), AP Lit & Comp, Discrete Math (at 4-year college), Sociology 101 (at a comm. college), Student Service Learning
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Gold Service award, Congressional Service award, other misc. service awards, AP Scholar w/ Honor…and a few other small things
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): The most significant was cheerleading, all-star and high school. About 20 hours a week all 4 years. State champion, national champion, captain a few times, all that good stuff. NHS of course (isn’t everyone?).

  • Job/Work Experience: Own my own international business w/ a HUGE charity component to it.
  • Volunteer/Community service: Tons. Organized and ran a few fundraisers, created an athletic scholarship for underprivileged athletes and of course your regular volunteer stuff (Animal Control, Rally for the Cure, yada yada). 600+ hours.
  • Summer Activities: Uhh…the usuals? And lots of volunteering.
  • Essays: Pretty good, I would say.
  • Teacher Recommendation: Good/Great
  • Counselor Rec: Amazing! Brought my mama to tears.
  • Additional Rec: N/A
  • Interview: Really really really good.
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): MD

  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: Public (MD)
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: Female
  • Income Bracket: N/A
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: ECs, Essays, Course Rigor

  • Weaknesses: SATs I guess (though I thought they were on par for Georgetown) and maybe class rank??
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Couldn’t tell you
  • Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UNC Chapel Hill and Georgia Tech. Waitlisted UVA, Deferred ED from Duke.
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments:
Kinda confused. Thought I would at least be waitlisted…oh well, shows what I know</p>

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<p>ahh! they sent decisions already!?!? Do you guys think NJ will be tomorrow?</p>

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<p>^Yup, i’m in jersey too and it looks like the entire east coast will be tomorrow. I’m trying not to get too psyched up for it but this message board isn’t helping. The scattergram on naviance had me nowhere near any prior accepted student’s stats so i’m praying for a miracle.</p>

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<p>Ugh I’m SO CLOSE to prior students’ accepted stats thats why i’m bugging out so much! Cause I’m so close and yet it’s such a long shot…</p>

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<p>^I love how everyone on cc just knows what a naviance scattergram is lol :)</p>

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<p>Rejected… </p>

<p>It was my top choice…</p>

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<p>So sorry ZapadniyRus; I trust you do/will have other great options and, in time, the disappointment you feel now will fade. My D has had her disappointment and time/other acceptances have helped immensely. May I ask which state you are in? I am wondering if D’s letter will be today or tomorrow. All the best to you.</p>

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<p>I am so sick to my stomach. Carnegie Mellon and Gtown are my favorites, and I got waitlisted at Carnegie last night :frowning: I am really nervous and sad.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted - SFS !!! **</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): took it twice (610 M, 660 R, 690 W & 590 M, 690 R, 770 W)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2040 Highest Combined, 1970 Single Sitting
[ *] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): didn’t take
[ *] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: 640 US History, 590 English Literature, 690 Spanish w. Listening
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.56
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): AP English Lang (5); currently taking AP Vergil, AP US, AP English Lit, and AP Stats
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): -
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: See AP
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 10
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] the usuals, National Honor Society
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): also the usual, too much to list really.
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] about 200 hours of Service
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects): I would say a solid 9 for my Walsh essay on a global issue. I discussed political/economic turmoil in Quito and mentioned how two other students and myself created a student-run Microfinance Institution.
[ *] Activity Short Essay: Wrote about my work as Senior Editor for the Yearbook, about a 7.
[ *] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): ?
[ *] Essay 2 (Different for each school): ?
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: both amazing
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: ^
[ *] Counselor Rec: good I assume
[ *] Additional Rec: -
[ ] Interview: Went well, except I didn’t like that my interviewer didn’t go to SFS. But Who cares ahhaha
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list]
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Which school did you apply to?: Walsh School of Foreign Service
[ *] What did you choose as your major: Undecided
[ *] Date Submitted App: November 1st
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: All boys, Jesuit Prep school
[ *] Ethnicity: Cuban American
[ *] Gender: M
[ ] Income Bracket: <70K
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: Microfinance work
[ ] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I HAVE NO CLUE BUT I’m SO HAPPPPPPPY I GOT IN AHAHHHHHHHHHH!!!
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: CONGRATS TO ANYONE WHO DID GET IN and IF YOU DIDN’T DO NOT BE UPSET because there is definitely a great place for you out there. The whole admissions process is bull and if they don’t take you they can kiss your you know what!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected by Georgetown College</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] SAT II: 770 Spanish, 790 U.S. History, 690 BIology
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 89.89/100
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5), U.S. (5), Bio (3-did not send), Spanish Lang. (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Spanish Lit, English seminar, Ethics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Inducted into Cum Laude Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boys Varsity Basketball Manager, community service, theater, International Club (co-head), religious camp staff (Team Leader), GSA, Environmental Club, School Newspaper
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I hostess at a restaurant during the summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot – one of my main ECs
[<em>] Summer Activities: lawllllllll…tanning at the beach and working out. legit
[</em>] Essays: great, unique, showcased my personality traits
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but sure they were great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ^same
[li] Interview: didn’t have one[/li][/ul][ b]Other**[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] School Type: Independent boarding
[<em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: $250k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever
[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: Scores, course rigor, passionate about ECs, recs, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GRADES GRADES GRADES, no hooks, SAT II Biology score
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s a selective school. The kids who got in had better grades than me, and I know I wasn’t the right fit. Maybe they knew it too.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Notre Dame, UMich, UNC, WashU, and BC Honors. Waitlisted from Northwestern and Vandy.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: CONGRATS EVERYONE WHO GOT IN! Everyone who didn’t, keep your head up; you will receive great news elsewhere! Things happen for a reason. I knew Georgetown wouldn’t be the right fit for me, and I applied to appease my father. For those who had Georgetown as their first choice, I’m sorry and I sincerely hope that you become incredibly happy at another wonderful institution!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 - 750M, 740CR, 720W
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): Didn’t take.
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): Didn’t take.
[<em>] SAT II: Math II - 670, Literature - 670, Spanish w/ Listening - 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure. 4.6 weighted. Maybe a 3.9?
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.6
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Haven’t taken any (Was abroad junior year)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP US History, AP Comp Sci, AP English 12, Independent study in German.
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school:2?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

  • Rotary Exchange student in Chile for 11 months
  • Student Rep. on School Board
  • Varsity Soccer
  • Varsity Tennis
  • Varsity Nordic Skiing
  • LifeSmarts - Consumer challenge. Like Jeopardy for Econ nerds. 5 member team, we’ve won at the state level the past three years and placed 4th and 3rd nationally. This year we won states and will compete in Hollywood nationally (all paid trip!)
  • Math Team
  • Outing Club (Vice President)
  • FBLA
    [</em>] Job/Work Experience:
  • 4 years at a Marina
  • More years than I can count at my Dad’s restaurant doing catering.
    [li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]- Earthquake relief in Chile
  • Tons of hours with Rotary for various events, both here and in Chile.
  • Volunteered at a Chilean orphanage once a week while in Chile.[/ul]</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: I think I wrote about Lifesmarts. 6-7? [/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Used my common app one about how I changed while abroad in Chile. 8-9?
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Wrote about why I am interested in global economics, and growing up in a somewhat business-oriented family. It was mediocre. 5-6?
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Good. She knows me personally.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Decent. Well written, but more of a laundry list of stats.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, I assume. She likes me.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Superintendent wrote one about my time on the school board.
[<em>] Interview: Fantastic. Met in a cozy coffee shop and talked for almost 2 hours.
[</em>] Art Supplement: Didn’t submit. I draw stick figures. [/list]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: McDonough
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Economics/International Relations
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Dec. 15th
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle class.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Zero hooks. [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs, test scores manage to break the magic 2200 mark.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays maybe?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Thank god for taking an exchange year. I think that is really helping me get into schools.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: [/ul]</p>