**Santa Clara early admission 2019**

who got in

Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (720, 720, 710)
ACT: 31
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: Not sure, 8 AP’s. probably over a 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), French (3), Calc AB/BC (3)
Senior Year Course Load: Statistics, AP Comp Gov, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP English, Ethics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Personal Statement: Very good.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Economics
School Type: Medium Private (1300 kids)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~500k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

Got the SCU Incentive Scholarship ($26,800/year). Needless to say, I’m pretty happy with that.

@EmpyreanDweller‌ Did you receive your acceptance through mail or through ecampus? Congrats btw :slight_smile:

eCampus! I got an email saying that my decision and award were available through the portal.

@Paradoxical1‌ and thank you! :slight_smile:

Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): M: 640 W: 660 CR: 690 C: 1990
ACT: 31
SAT II: Biology (M): 680 Spanish: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Weighted GPA: 4.371
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Somewhere in the top 10% of 740 students.
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Comparative Gov: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
IB Psychology SL: 6
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB.
IB Math SL 2
IB Business SL
IB Biology HL 2
IB Psychology HL
IB Spanish HL
IB Geography SL
IB English HL 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hahahaha… no…

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Dance - 6 years. I was on the Varsity team. I’ve been asked to be on multiple competition teams. These days I spend about 5 hours a week at the studio.
Photography Club - Vice Pres
National Honors Society
Science Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Model UN
Job/Work Experience: I tutored a three kids from a family 6 hours a week for two years.
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered with the INOVA Flu Service
Summer Activities: Mostly traveled to see family and danced.
Essays:
Common App was probably an 8/10? I talked about travelling to Colombia and seeing the importance of educating yourself before passing judgement.
Teacher Recommendation: Probably a 9/10. She thought I was funny and that I was a hard worker.
Counselor Rec: I didn’t even submit one…
Additional Rec: None.
State: Virginia
School Type: Massive public (4000+)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Congrats to all!