<p>Choose one:</p>
<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>
<p>Hopefully this helps someone!</p>
<p>Objective</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790 CR, 800 WR, 800 M)
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: 750 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 760 US History, 770 Chinese w/Listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry: 5, AP US History: 5, AP English Language and Comp: 5, AP Psychology: 5, AP Human Geography: 5, AP Chinese: 5, AP Comparative Government: 4, AP Statistics: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, Japanese
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Semi-Finalist, published a paper on Japanese Tokugawa foreign relations during the 17th-19th centuries (I sent in the first page of the journal article as a supplement) in a Stanford Institute of International Studies journal, Chinese-American Semiconductor Professionals Association Scholarship (not that major), various awards from the World Affairs Council for my passion for international relations, a bunch of awards from flute competitions </p>
<p>Subjective</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>
<p>Director of Foreign Relations for the UN International Youth Council (currently in the midst of creating a youth-run policy journal), Youth Ambassador to Finland (1 of 12 students to receive a scholarship from the Finnish govt), Stanford Reischauer Japanese and Sejong Korean Scholar (competitive program, only 25 students nationally get in), Board Member of the Silicon Valley United Nations Association (10-12), Student Ambassador for local World Affairs Council (10-12), Principal Flutist of a state-level youth symphony and school Wind Ensemble (sent in a flute supplement) (9-12), Undersecretary general for Model UN (9-12), Director of finances for National Honor Society (10-12), Founded my own financial literacy initiative after interning at a microfinance NGO in China (10-12), Business editor for award-winning school newsmagazine (10-12)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Interning at a microfinance NGO? That was only for a summer though. </p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service: Many hours through the UN Association</p>
<p>Summer Activities: 2013 summer was spent touring Central Europe with my youth symphony for 2-3 weeks, Interned at a Microfinance NGO in Central China, 2014 summer: Received a scholarship from the Finnish government to study abroad 7-8 weeks</p>
<p>Essays: (copy and pasted from the other thread)
My Common App was no more than a 8.5/10, about my experiences as a student diplomat in Finland- I talked about a Finnish word that could not be translated into English and how eventually understanding the word helped me understand the Finnish spirit
Princeton Supplement was a 7.5/10, about the importance of listening to people’s stories. When I interned at a microfinance NGO in China two summers ago, I was put in the position of distributing microfinance loans to villagers in Central China and deciding who should receive what by conducting multiple interviews and listening to their life stories. I chose the quote response prompt, and I admit it was kind of cheesy.</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation: Stellar! From my APUSH and AP English Language teachers. I was a heavy participant in both these classes and they loved me. </p>
<p>Counselor Rec: Should have been pretty good; I visit my counselor a lot and she understands my ambitions</p>
<p>Additional Rec: Did not send. But I did send in a flute supplement, through the Princeton Arts Supplement portal.</p>
<p>Interview: Amazing- interviewer is a prominent alumnus (donates a lot, volunteers a lot, dad is a professor of ORFE) and his interests aligned directly with mine, told me he would write a “glowing” recommendation but I guess it didn’t count for much.</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Woodrow Wilson School/Anthropology/East Asian Studies- I haven’t decided yet
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Chinese-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$400,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. </p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: SAT I score, unique passions and extracurriculars, not a cookie-cutter Asian
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT II scores, bad at math
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: It’s a crapshoot! I just wasn’t lucky enough 
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ll apply to a bunch of other privates.
General Comments:</p>
<p>I’ll get over it eventually.</p>
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