@slowrunner7 First of all- congrats! Secondly, were you deferred from early action or ED prior to being accepted last week?
Decision: Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 31 super score
SAT II: 780 US HISTORY 680 SPANISH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):I’ve taken 10 and I dont want to list them but 1 3(econ) rest have been 4s or 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis): Na
Senior Year Course Load: a lot of APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Classes over the summer at Yale, Johns Hopkins, and took a class at a University in Spain, and a lot of clubs too
Job/Work Experience: no
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Yale, Johns Hopkins, University of Salamanca, All hands volunteer
Essays: Starting a charity for Alzheimer’s research
Teacher Recommendation: Yes.
Counselor Rec: Yes
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Charter
Ethnicity: black
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: ACT, ECs
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Alzheimer’s Research donations
Weaknesses: gpa
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Acpt: NYU, UMASS Rejected: UVA
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:
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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 reading & writing, 660 math, 21 essay
ACT (breakdown): 34c, 36r, 36w, 30m
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psychology (5), AP Lang (5), APUSH, AP Lit, Art
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Lit, AP Art, Marine Bio H, Precalc, French 3 H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 scholastic art awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor in chief of literary magazine, film club, photography, environmental club, creator’s club.
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Yellowstone research trip
Summer Activities: n/a
Essays: Very strong
Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t get to see them but I assume they’re strong because they were written by teachers in my 2 best subjects
Counselor Rec: Eh, probably not anything special
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Right around $100k but my mom is a single parent with 3 kids (little 2 both younger)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Neither of my parents finished college
Reflection
Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My writing ability and curiosity about the world
Weaknesses: Weak extracurriculars, very poor freshman grades
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Significant uptrend in my grades, test scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected by Amherst College, accepted by UMass
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Writing ability and will to persist in the face of challenges
Decision: Accepted Early Action + Dean’s Scholarship
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33 composite (34 E, 32 M, 33 R, 33 S)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/514
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language & Comp (5) AP Calculus AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature & Comp, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, Government and Civics, Concert Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, National Spanish Exam Gold Medalist, Illinois All-State Honors Vocalist 2x
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity dance team 4 years (senior year captain), NHS, Peer Mentors, Madrigals/Vocal Jazz (leader of ensembles)
Job/Work Experience: private tutoring, cleaning houses
Volunteer/Community service: worked at animal shelter (helped with pet adoption events and took care of animals), ran charity dance camps every year, tutored peers, led vocal camps for young students over summer
Summer Activities:
Essays: 8 (common app essay was pretty strong)
Teacher Recommendation: 9 (only 1 teacher rec, but was really strong and personal, have strong relationship with teacher)
Counselor Rec: n/a
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Health Science
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, non competitive
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student
Reflection
Strengths: passion for extracurriculars, ACT, strong teacher recommendation
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:
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Decision: EA Accepted
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 (super-score); 34(one-setting)
SAT II: Math 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA: 4.23
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP: APCalc BC(5), AP English Language(4), AP US History (3, didn’t send), AP Physics 1 (3, didn’t send )
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP U.S. Government, AP English Literature, AP States, Advanced Studio Art, Harvard Extension School Linear Algebra
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Book Charity Founder (10-12)
Grass-root Lobbying Organization Co-Founder (12)
Yearbook Editor (9-12)
Youtuber (11-12)
Theater Actor (9-12)
Varsity Tennis Player (9-12)
Paid Artist (9-12)
Robotics (9-11)
National Honors Society Secretary (10-12)
Job/Work Experience:
Interned at Jianwei Law Firm
Volunteer/Community service:
Book Charity Founder
Workers’ Right Advocate
Dominican Republic Service
Church Food Drive
Summer Activities:
Cornell Summer College - Foundation of American Law (A)
Book Charity
Travel + Blogging
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 9/10 Conceit of Cooking
Supplemental Common Essay: 9.2/10 The balance between my two names
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
College Counselor Rec: 9.8/10 She loves me
Teachers Rec: 9/10 I am good friend with both of my teachers
Art/Theater Additional Recommendation: 8/10
Others:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International Studies
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): International; Chinese
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Reflections:
Strengths: Extracurriculars, Test Scores, Recommendations
Weaknesses: AP Score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am lucky. In the meantime, my Stats is not weak.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UCLA, University of Michigan (EA), Tulane (EA), UIUC (EA);
Waitlisted: JHU, Northwestern, Emory(Scholarship)
Waiting: UCB(Tomorrow), Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Tufts, Princeton, Harvard, Georgetown
General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who has got accepted. You guys totally deserve it Best of luck to everyone! I hope that you will end up where you are happy 