<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (Crit) 780 (Math) 780 (Writing)- one sitting
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC/AB Subscore (5/5), Comp Sci (5),
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: * indicates Magnet level courses, FY indicates full year (two semester)
AP Macroeconomics
AP Comparative Government (FY)
AP English Literature (FY)
Biochemistry*
Computer Graphics*
Senior Research Project B *
Intro. To Physical Chemistry *
Analytical Chemistry*
Advanced Geometry *
Sports Statistics*
Silver Chips Online (FY)
Gym (FY)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar something, Hon. Mention in international essay competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth and Government (committee chair), JV (captain) and Varsity Girls Volleyball, Research Special Volunteer, Summer Paid Research Internship, Science National Honors Society, Silver Chips Online (Art Editor), Envirothon, Piano, Art Lessons,
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid Research Internship
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Research Special Volunteer
[<em>] Summer Activities: Paid Research Internship
[</em>] Essays: Good, one about a classmate who got sick the night before our state competition and compared myself to a mama duck, one about how art lets me relax, written kind of in a format of a painting
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good/Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: We have around 700 students, so probably good, but not exceptional
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Good?
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Molecular/Cellular and Developmental Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, Magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Some of my awards, essays, internships, SAT score
[<em>] Weaknesses: SATII Biology score, GPA, Asian/Female, nothing exceptional, short answers could have been better, no hook
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was probably not an extremely standout applicant in the crowd of applicants, and my SATII Bio score wasn’t great for an aspiring biological field major.
[/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to everyone who was accepted, and for us deferred and rejected: let’s keep our heads held high and keep working hard! </p>