<p>^teamedward, how did you show “LOTS of interest”? I am trying to get off the wait-list</p>
<p>Objective:[list]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):Math: 690. Reading: 680, Writing: 680
[</em>] SAT II:Math II: 720, US History: 680
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.54
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):75th percentile
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Statistics (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, AP Economics, English Electives, AP US Government, AP Modern European History, AP Calculus AB
Other[list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:No
[</em>] Intended Major:History/Government
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):US
[*] School Type:Public</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: THEN Rejected!!![ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2060 670M 690CR 700W
[ *] ACT: nope
[ *] SAT II:720Bio 750USH 670Lit (didnt send the last one)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9th percent
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 11 of them a two 5s, three 4s, four 3s, two pending
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 courses. one 6, 5 pending
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 year long IBs, 1 class in dual enrolled college, 2 APs (each a semester)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): debate, film club, relay, international science, leadership positions in all
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 250 hours in varied activities
[ *] Summer Activities: dual enrollment every summer
[ *] Essays: copied and pasted my UF essay, but this essay also got me into USC
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: great, very personal
[ *] Counselor Rec: great, explained thorougly hardships in my life, heartfelt and personal
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[ *] Intended Major: premed, undecided major
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public, large
[ *] Ethnicity: South Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: idk
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: idk
[ *] Weaknesses: idk
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: overqualified/little interest
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to USC, Brandeis, UF, UM wiht a 80k scholarship, and NYU. Rejected from here, uchicago, washuinstlouis, uchicago, unc. Waitlisted from Wake Forest</p>
<p>LOL, you were not rejected because you were overqualified. That makes no sense since many with higher stats got in. I suspect if you showed little interest that played a much bigger role in the decision.</p>
<p>Congrats on USC, Brandeis, etc. Fine schools, you will have a great time whichever of those you choose.</p>
<p>**Decision: Waitlisted ** </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/440
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not available until senior year
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc AB, Physics II, Law Studies, Bio II, AP European History, English 101, Psych 201, Criminal Justice 101, Sociology 101, Spanish 101, Psych 278, Poli Sci 101. (All gifted/honors except university courses)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Scholar. (I also listed school awards, such as senior of distinction and Most Likely to be Rich like Oprah. ;-P)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Theatre- 40+ shows and musicals with 15+ lead roles. I also wrote and directed two short and one full length productions. (Lead actress, playwright, director, props mistress, sound technician, spot technician, stage manager, etc…) Also involved in theatre show choir senior year.
Mock Trial- Senior year charter member. 2nd place regional, 4th place state. (Attorney)
Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, Vice President and Cofounder, Senior year
Junior Classical League- 10-12th grade (Convention delegate, Historicus)
Band- 9th grade: Marching Band, Concert Band (First chair alto sax) 10th grade: Marching Band, Symphonic band (Second chair tenor sax, also filled in as first chair bari sax for Christmas concert. ;-))
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Brand Rep/Sales Rep at Justice Tween Clothing
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours of teaching youth theatre camps
[</em>] Summer Activities: See above, plus summer school, shows, and a trip to Europe last summer.
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good. I wrote about how my messy room is a reflection of my mind.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One generic, one absolutely fantastic.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I didn’t read. Probably fairly generic but talked about my tough curriculum
[</em>] Additional Rec:None
[li] Interview:None. [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):LA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Medium/Large public. Not really competitive.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essay, GPA, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of APs, difficult to show my personality without a supplement…
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: There is a certain deadline that LA students who meet certain criteria can apply by and be automatically admitted. I met the criteria but missed the deadline. I think that they had already admitted a ton of LA students due to that program, and they could tell that I wasn’t interested.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Harvard (Likely), UofChicago, Vanderbilt, UNC- Chapel Hill, Carleton, Drexel (Honors College), LSU (Honors College)
Waitlist/Deferred: Deferred Brown ED, Waitlisted at WashU (along with everyone and their mother)
Rejected: None so far. Just waiting on Yale and Brown now, but I’m sure Yale and Brown will appear in this category shortly.
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments:
I honestly wasn’t really considering Tulane and will not be taking my place on the waitlist. I’m a yankee at heart, and I’ve been in good ole’ LA a bit too long. Nevertheless, congrats to all admitted. LA has the most vibrant and fun culture you will ever experience. Embrace New Orleans- specifically the food and the Saints, but really, the FOOD. If you’re from up north and are just now heading below the Mason-Dixon, be prepared for the freshman fifty, not fifteen! We Cajuns can COOK.</p>
<p>aleader - you are a class act. Nice comments. You will do well at Harvard or wherever you end up. Good luck! My daughter did the freshman 15 at TU in 2006. but 50, ouch!</p>
<p>a class act and “a leader”</p>
<p>Waitlisted</p>
<p>SAT 2180
IB
Lot of AP`s
HPA 4.86 (after fall semester)</p>
<p>I do not want to wait Tulane anymore…just want to make my college decision and be done with it. It will be UNC-CH honors or UF Honors…both are equal on my scale…Please somebody help…</p>
<p>Help with what and how, exactly? If you are wanting help deciding between UNC and UF, you will get better info on those boards.</p>