<p>SCHOOL: UChicago (EA)
STATE: KY
GPA: 3.95 UW
RANK: 1 or 2/187
APs: 11
SAT/ACT: 35 ACT
SUBJECT TESTS: N/A
3 MAIN ECs: Academic Team (Co-Captain), Band (Section Leader since 9th), French Honor Society (President)
3 MAIN AWARDS: Nothing really special, random school and state awards
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS: Crappy rural school that never sends anyone to top schools, super-low income</p>
<p>SCHOOL: UNC Chapel Hill
STATE: NC
GPA: 4.79
RANK: 22/469
APs: 2 Junior year (5’s on exams); 4 Senior Year
SAT/ACT: 2250/33
SUBJECT TESTS: None
3 MAIN ECs: Cross Country (Captain), Track, Indoor Track
3 MAIN AWARDS: Various Cross Country Awards
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS:</p>
<p>Well, for 2009-2010 Cali was the most represented state so maybe you should include that in your app too LOL. No but I’ll say you have pretty good chances of an in if you really mean what you right in the essay. MIT Admissions doesn’t care much if you are the smartest person on Earth, they just find people that are going to do great in their school and accept them. (Or so I’ve heard 
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To Respectfully being very respectfully LOL</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Penn
STATE: GA
GPA: 3.8 (4.0 without freshman year)
RANK: very competitive private hs that doesn’t rank
APs: US History (5), Biology (4), Calculus BC, Physics C, Computer Science, Statistics, English Literature (most rigorous)
SAT/ACT: 35 (36 math, 35 science, 35 english, 32 reading)
SUBJECT TESTS: 780 Math II, 770 US History
3 MAIN ECs: Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook, Varsity Swimming, and Researcher at a bioengineering lab at Georgia Tech
3 MAIN AWARDS: Courage to Strive for Excellence, Most Improved Swimmer, and I’ll mention getting articles and poems published in 6 publications here as an achievement
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS: White female from GA applying for math/engineering in the North? Also, I’ve been to two very selective summer programs at Penn for the past two summers.</p>
<p>SCHOOL: NYU(stern)
STATE:NY
GPA: 95(UW)
RANK:don’t know yet.
APs:4APs,all others are honors.
SAT/ACT:Math790,CR630(I am aiming for a 680 next time.),Writing740
SUBJECT TESTS: MathII 790,going to take US History and World History.
3 MAIN ECs: Volunteered at a councilman’s campaign(he is running for city comptroller this fall.),worked at Burger King as a cashier,volunteered at a local library.
3 MAIN AWARDS:National Honors Society…Best Student Award(in china.I know it’s awkward…), a writing competition award(got it in China too. I don’t even think it counts.)
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS:First generation student. Immigrated from China 2 years ago. Parents are divorced. Financial hardships…etc
Antihooks: I’m Chinese.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot Elytron!!</p>
<p>SCHOOL: MIT (EA)
STATE: California
GPA: 3.8+ UW
RANK: Top 10% (School doesn’t rank officially)
APs: 11
SAT/ACT: 32
SUBJECT TESTS: 710 Math 2, 710 Lit, Taking Bio-M Nov.
3 MAIN ECs: Editor in Chief of YBK, Volleyball, Photography
3 MAIN AWARDS: Captain/MVP/etc Volleyball, student of the year, NHS
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS: Recruited athlete to MIT, started own business, started own community service</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Colby
STATE: New York
GPA: 3.75 UW
RANK: School does not rank
APs: 5 (all 5’s) +honors courses
SAT/ACT: CR 730 M 670 WR 660
SUBJECT TESTS: Math 1 690, US History 740
3 MAIN ECs: Crew, Literary Magazine, Yearbook Copy Editor
3 MAIN AWARDS: NHS, President’s Award for Academic Achievement, School honors
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS: interview went well (lasted 1 hour), no one from my school has ever gone there (religious school)</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Smith College (my big reach)
STATE: Tennessee
GPA: 3.3
RANK: School doesn’t rank
APs: None
SAT/ACT: ACT 29
SUBJECT TESTS: None
3 MAIN ECs: Giving speeches at autism conferences, literary magazine, diversity club
3 MAIN AWARDS: Creative writing award (schoolwide), biology award (schoolwide), Creative Communications poetry contest - poem published (national)
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS: autism spectrum disorder (could be a hook or an anti-hook, i.e. “she has a fascinating story, but can she succeed in college with this disability of hers?”), unique essays, white, needs financial aid</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Yale
STATE: Texas
GPA: 96.9 ~ 3.92
RANK: 8/165
APs: Scholar with Distinction, ening year with 10 AP’s
SAT/ACT: SAT 2170, ACT 34
SUBJECT TESTS: Math II - 770, Bio M - 780, Li - 740
3 MAIN ECs: KRGV-TV Mastermind Team Captain (College-Bowl kinda thing), Student Council Vice-President, National Technical Honor Society President
3 MAIN AWARDS: 2nd place UIL Biology State Level, 1st Runner up Masterminds competition, National Competitor, Health Occupations Students of America
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS: C in Calculus II 1st quarter Senior year, but given no one else in the entire school is taking that class and im forced to go to our district’s engineering magnet to take it (i go to a medical magnet). Assisted in a charity surgery (ovarian mass resection) in the philippines (write-up, photos and video included), and I work for the Diocese of Brownsville as a World Youth Day coordinator and correspondent</p>
<p>SCHOOL: University of Virginia
STATE: Virginia
GPA: 4.35 weighted, like a 3.8 unweighted?
RANK: 15/480
APs: world history, government, calculus ab, biology
SAT/ACT: 1990 SAT, 30 ACT
SUBJECT TESTS: scored poorly on math 1, 640 literature
3 MAIN ECs: National Honor Society, Varsity Tennis, Part-Time Job
3 MAIN AWARDS: First Place Prepared Speech Competition Skills USA, Highest GPA - Anatomy and Physiology, Highest GPA - Spanish 4
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS: I’m a white female. My Grandfather attended and graduated from UVA. My mother finished her degree program at UVA.</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Stanford
STATE: North Carolina
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.79 W
RANK: 4/260
APs: CalcBC(5), Bio(5) USHist(5) EngLang(3)
SAT/ACT: Math(800) Verbal(710) Writing(720) – Total(2230) (Superscored)
SUBJECT TESTS: Math Level 2(770) Bio(720)
3 MAIN ECs: Church-Help lead prayers, organize events/celebrations (8-9 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year), Sunday School–Volunteer assistant teacher, help organize fundraisers, etc.(2-3 hrs a week, 32 weeks/year), Math Tutor-Tutor in Algebra2, PreCalc, Calc, etc.(2-4 hrs a week, 15 weeks/year)
3 MAIN AWARDS: National/French/English/Math Honor Societies, AP Scholar w/Honor, Minority Academic Excellence(state level)
HOOKS/ANTIHOOKS:</p>