Rensselaer Class of 2017 Results

<p>You guys know the drill :)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770M 740R 690W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 770 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 89.71% (3.5)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 128/302
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 USH
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, Gov, Calc, Chem
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Religious persecution in China protest, 300+ Hours. Wrestling Kids Club volunteer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ Hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Nothing, Physics after Jr year
[</em>] Essays: Amazing, about religious freedom in China and it's effect on me
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Math (Really Good) Science (Good)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing growth and change over 4 years
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 110k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, Upward trend, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, Class Rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and SAT score
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn State, Waiting: Case Western
[/ul]General Comments:
Rensselaer leadership award with a bit of other stuffs</p>

<p>EDIT: Can someone copy and paste a template for this thing? I can't figure it out.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 700M 640R 560W
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Chem, 780 Math II, 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 80.00% (3.0)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chem
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays: Terrible, about me and my desire to go to a good school
Teacher Recommendation: Biology (Amazing) Chemistry (Good)
Counselor Rec: None
Additional Rec:
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): NV
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: SAT II, recommendation
Weaknesses: GPA, Class Rank, essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mistake
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None
</code></pre>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 740M 720R 720W
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA: 3.94, Weighted GPA: 4.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): CalAB=5, English=4, US History=3
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Cal CD, Differential Equations, AP Physics, AP English, Senior Engineering Project (Project Lead the Way)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rensselaer Medal, National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar, Coca Cola Semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity golf (captain), chorus, NHS, intramural basketball
Job/Work Experience: clerk at garden center (2 yrs)
Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life (school founder), FLL Mentor, Elementary school volunteer
Summer Activities: NASA Inspire program, work
Essays: Adequate, but probably not noteworthy
Teacher Recommendation: Calculus (Good) Engineering (Excellent)
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Talked to admissions rep in 2/1 situation for about 30 minutes.</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, high school course, SAT
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted: Indicated to rep and through essays that this was my first choice school.</p>

<p>Generous package included Rensselaer Medal scholarship.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 560CR 600W 770M
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA:4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 (AP Psychology and AP Calculus AB)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, Global Health/ Anatomy and Physiology, AP Spanish VI, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Art
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer (3 years), Model United Nations (3 years), Art Club (2 years), National Art Honor Society (President), National Honor Society, SGA (Treasurer), Yearbook Committee (Business Manager)
[</em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I wrote about how I tutored a Korean boy (3rd grader) English. He was having a hard time getting along with his classmates because of the language barrier.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: 200+ Hours
[<em>]Summer Activities: Volunteering, Soccer
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: all good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (born in Korea. Korean was my first language)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college. Gold Medalist for Rensselaer.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Math and science
[</em>] Weaknesses: ENGLISH… :frowning:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they liked my math SAT score…?[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck or Congratulations to everyone!</p>