<p>Accepted! I visited the first week of April and handed in my deposit then. So excited!</p>
<p>GPA: 3.86 UW, 4.26 W
SAT: Took it once, got a 2200. CR 720, M 720, W 780.
SAT IIs: 740 Math IIC, 720 Spanish, 710 US History
Rank: 29 / 500something (my high school is pretty competitive, and I don't care about grades nearly as much as my peers do)
AP classes/tests: European Civ (3), Spanish (4), Calc AB (5), Computer Science AB (4), US History (5), Calc BC (5), English Language (5). Currently taking Environmental Science, English Lit, and Gov.
Other: I took third-semester calc this year at a local community college and got a C in it. My professor was awful and I didn't learn a single thing! (I didn't study or do homework either, but...)</p>
<p>Essays: I copied and pasted my "table" essay from my EA UChicago app--an essay I was fairly pleased with, but I was too lazy to write another one. It wasn't exceptionally eccentric or anything, but it was well-written and showed my "voice". I've made a conscious decision not to go back and re-read any of my essays, but I think my "Why Reed" essay was okay. I hadn't ever visited Portland or the campus, so it was based purely on my perceptions of the school and what I'd read on their website and on Wikipedia.
Writing Sample: I sent in a copy of a 12-page log I wrote about One Hundred Years of Solitude for my AP Lit class. I attached a preface explaining what a log is--you pick a book and write whatever you want about it. I also explained that most logs written are written the night/morning before they're due, mine included. In my log, I talked about Arrested Development, Pan's Labyrinth, and Salvador Dali. I think my analysis was pretty good, too.
Recommendations: One from my US History teacher probably talked about how I'm "unique". I'm sure the rec was good, though. The other one, from my calc teacher, talked about how I'm hard-working (false, but oh well).</p>
<p>ECs: Co-President of Leo Club, Leadership positions in FBLA, Peer Counseling, & Young Democrats, Member of Link Crew, Water Polo, NHS, Food Not Bombs. Worked at an accounting firm and at Bed Bath & Beyond. Most of my ECs are not at all representative of me or my personality.</p>
<p>Interview: I had an interview when an admissions rep came to San Diego. Since I had the advantageous last spot of the night, we talked for a good 15 minutes past the 30-minute mark until someone kicked us out of the room. We talked about bands we both like, books, movies, and lots of other fun things. By far the best interview I had.</p>
<p>Location
State or Country: San Diego, California
Description of school: Public, 4x4 schedule, somewhat competitive, upper-middle class suburbs
Ethnicity: Asian + Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hook?: Nothing!</p>
<p>For anyone looking at this to try to figure out whether or not they'll get into Reed, comparing your stats with ours is essentially pointless. Though statistics are of considerable importance, the admissions office ultimately decides whether you're a good fit for Reed, and I think a large part of that decision doesn't take statistics into account. So don't worry about it--there's nothing you can really do to control their decision and college admissions are so arbitrary in general. You'll end up somewhere good regardless!</p>