I’m really late but I hope this is useful for future applicants!
Pick one: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (680 Reading, 720 Math, 700 Writing, Essay: 10)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 740 Math II, 700 Chemistry, 750 US History, 720 Math I
Unweighted GPA: 96.71 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% out of 620 students
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats- 5, AP English Language-4, AP US History- 4, AP World History- 4, AP Calculus BC- 5, AP Chemistry- 4, AP English Lit- 5, AP Spanish Language- 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish Language, AP Comparative Government, Chamber Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper editor, 1st chair of school orchestra, orchestra board member, President of Chamber Ensemble orchestra outside of school, spanish honor society, NHS, FBLA.
Job/Work Experience: Hollister
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, violin player for nursing homes
Summer Activities: Job, chamber ensembles
Essays: Very clear and concise, straight to the point. Well written.
Teacher Recommendation: My english teacher wrote an amazing recommendation letter, bc she has known me since 6th grade. My stats teacher wrote a decent one, but probably not anything spectacular.
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Commonapp Essay: Talked about some personal moments in my life. I think it helped my application tremendously
UR Supplement Essay: See above
Interview: N/A
Other: N/A
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Competitive public high school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 70K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
Reflection: So relieved and happy to be a part of U of R! Cannot wait to explore what it has to offer
Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to University of Rochester, Lehigh, Boston College, NYU, William & Mary, Northeastern, Boston University, University of Richmond, and Providence College.
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