*] SAT I (breakdown): 2140
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] SAT II:780 Math 2 760 Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 ( BC Got my only bplus in HS in AP lang comp last year ) A pluses in every math class ive ever taken and apluses in every science class ive ever taken in HS. all As in the rest as well. W: 5.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2.4 percent of class
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Us History 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Ap Chem. Ap statistics, Ap calculus AB, AP Physics 1, English 4-1, Microeconomics.
Mid year senior grades: AP chem- A+, AP stats- A+ ,AP Calculus- A+, AP Physics- A+, English 4-1 A+. Gym A+
… A Plus in every single class bc i was worried about the b plus in AP lang
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National achievement scholarship finalist, National Spanish honor society
[ /list][ b]Subjective:*
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 years of track( have asthma so made sure to state that), Red Cross club (co-chair), avid program (tutor for chemistry), Young life club( founding member), National Spanish honor society, Robotics club (design team), greenhouse club ( take care of lizards, snakes, and turtles)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Student council volunteer( soup kitchens etc)
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: 9-10/10 - I wrote about writing my first ever book/short story and how the process of writing is empowering for me. Engineering Supp- wrote about bridging my social and humanitarian passions with engineering. described finding new meaning in engineering after exploring the arts as well as the sciences and stated my interest in programs at Princeton that embody those interests. For the additional essay I wrote about how my name (Eseiwi) means a “gift that is never lost” in my Nigerian Edo language and described the impact of having such an unorthodox name and how I’ve drawn a sense of self and cultural identity from it - so the intended meaning eventually came true in my life
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
[ *] Counselor Rec:10/10
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:good
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ *] Gender: M
[ ]Income Bracket: 120-150K
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, National achievement finalist (only 1300 in country)
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: GPA, Definitely the Essay, good Extracurricular, I’m applying for engineering so my love for writing shows more dimensions of my personality, minority in Engineering
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT score and could use more ECs
Other schools I have heard from so far: Accepted: Northeastern, Purdue, SUNY buffalo, Rutgers, Northwestern, Duke(likely letter), Cornell (likely letter). Waitlisted: Uchicago, Deferred Early action: Harvard, Rejected: MIT(No interview though which may have hurt me a lot)
My Councillor received an Email from admissions lastweek and the officer wrote “I have been asked to see if (me) and (my friend)have sat for AP tests for the AP classes they have taken. If they have taken those tests and you have access to the scores, can you please email them to me to attach to their files.” Since decisions are coming soon is this a good sign? Like that they are still considering me. I feel like if they weren’t at least a little interested they would have rejected me way before the week before dday you know? What do you guys think?