OFFICIAL TRINITY CLASS of 2015 REGULAR DECISION RESPONSES

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<p>No one had started one of these here yet. So I decided to take initiative. </p>

<p>Template (remember to remove spaces):</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Reading:800 Math:610 Writing:660 (2070)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: none
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):not yet taken
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro and Micro, AP English, AP Statistics, Physics (H), Product Development Project (H) (work with a local company to develop a product, I worked with Master Lock)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Ski Team (4 Years, Most Team Spirited), Intermural Basketball (3 years)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant (Bhati Beads by Margaret Maggard)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: YMCA Leaders Club (President, 25 Hours)
[<em>] Summer Activities: YMCA Day Camp (300 Hours each summer, 2 summers)
[</em>] Essays:Common App was excellent, talked about my hero Jim Abbott and his influence on me.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was “the best I have ever seen” according to my guidance counselor, one pretty good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview:Awesome, they were blown away that I came from Wisconsin
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[</em>] Intended Major:English
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):Wisconsin
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mother is an Alumni
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, Test Scores
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Unique student that Trinity needs
[/ul]General Comments:
need to decide between here and Colby.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 27
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Weighted GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Environmental Science (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Literature, AP Human Geography, Physics, Precalculus, AP Art History, Concert Choir, AP Government, Tennis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years choir, 4 years tennis, varsity ice hockey, Environmental Club, Special Olympics, National Honors Society, California Scholarship federation, Key Club, Academic peer tutoring, Junior Statesmen of America
Job/Work Experience: Six Flags Employee
Volunteer/Community service: Special olympics volunteer, academic peer tutoring, tennis coaching volunteer
Summer Activities: Various tennis and ice hockey camps, Junior Statesmen of America Stanford Summer School
Essays:Essays were solid and showed variety of extracurriculars, focused on my passion for environmental science and tennis.
Teacher Recommendation: 2 solid recs from my environmental science and choir teachers
Counselor Rec: Average/Generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:Environmental Science
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: 60,000 to 80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Athlete</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, GPA, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Recs, test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted because I demonstrated my passion for environmental science and tennis, and I really made myself stand out in my app. It is just so important to separate yourself from others in the admissions process.
General Comments:
I will be ecstatic if my financial accommodations come through! Congrats to all those accepted, and those were weren’t, just know that admissions this year are extremely competitive!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):1590 (I know, this is very low)
[ *] ACT: 22
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Spanish Lit, AP English Lit, AP Calculus, AP Biology
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP US History, AP English Lit, AP Calc, AP Bio, French</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body Class President), Golf, Senior Committee, Play writing Club, Photography Club, National Honor Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: READ Foundation (Junior Supervisor), Levi’s (retail), Hollister -_-
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: READ Foundation (Junior Tutor),
[ *] Essays: mainly focused on my dream to study medicine.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One from my Epidemiology teacher, and one from my English teacher (both really great)
[ *] Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me, so we know how that goes… :slight_smile:
[ *] Interview: I did an interview during an overnight at Trin, and honestly I think this is what secured my spot in the class. It was an awesome interview.</p>

<p>Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Bio/Neuro
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 10,000-20,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Athlete, First to go to college</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: My GPA, overall transcript, and of course my interview
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores :frowning:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wish I knew. I guess they saw something in me, and liked it! With the help of my transcript…</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>The amount of financial aid they are offering me is just mind blowing. I hope that everyone who is accepted here actually attends, it is such a great school.</p>