<p>Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 R, 750 M, 780 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Bio M, 750 Literature, 750 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%, no rank reported, but 3-4/104
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (School doesn’t offer)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, Honors European Dictators, Honors Latin V, Honors Physics, Astronomy, Honors Statistics (Highest level courses offered=Honors)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist (Potentially Finalist), School Awards </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
4 Year varsity Cross Country and Track, 2 year JV 2 year Varsity Squash. (Captain XC and Squash 12)
Individual Squash Tournaments
4 Year Jazz Band (Trumpet leader 12)
2 Years Outside School Youth Orchestra (Trumpet Section Leader 12)
13 Years Piano Lessons, Recitals Etc.
Diplomacy Society
Science Academy (Co-Founder)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
10th Summer, CIT at 8 year summer camp
11th Summer, Counselor at 9 year summer camp
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Co-Chair of the Student Board of a Music Non-Profit, Attended organization board meetings, presented views of students involved in giving other, less privileged students access to music, instruments etc.
[</em>] Summer Activities:
Camp
[<em>] Essays: One about camp counselor, touching situation with a camper who had divorced parents, dealing with that as a 17-year-old “parent”. Probs 8-9/10 grading harshly. Edited A LOT. Other about music, what it means to me, how it’s changed my life etc. 7-8/10, also edited for weeks.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers love me, one was 4 year squash coach and junior English teacher, other was 3 year science teacher and junior/senior elective teacher. Also doing an independent study with him this spring (Dark Matter!)-Both 9-10/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great, she knows me well and is definitely a pro at what she does. Thinks highly of me, I think. 8-9/10
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: One on campus was great, flowed well and we talked the whole time. Obvious time limit however. 9/10. Alumni interview was good, although he did a lot of the talking. 8/10. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, probably won’t receive.
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics, concentration on Astronomy
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Not sure
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (Mom) </p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, Scores, ECs at large, Legacy
[</em>] Weaknesses: Awards, In school ECs, no APs?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Legacy definitely helps, but I felt qualified in most aspects. [/li][/ul]General Comments:
CONGRATS all, we made it, it’s been a wild ride. For me now, a longer wider one. To all accepted, I’m sure you will go far and I hope to see you on campus, come regular round. To all deferred, I feel you, and I’m sure we all end up in our right place, even if it doesn’t seem like it right now. Take the next couple (long, I know) months as an opportunity to grow, and examine the other great schools that we are all so fortunate to try our hands at. To those denied, I know it stings. But, as I said, we all end up where we need to be. I’ve had a great time with you guys these last few weeks. As Yale’s dean of admissions says, its “Their loss baby”.</p>
<p>Ex post facto: All I want to know is why… Guess I’ll never know though.</p>
